A Word on Nutrition

There are six essential nutrients which are necessary for optimum nutritional health. These are:

1. Carbohydrates 
2. Protein
3. Fat
4. Water
5. Vitamins
6. Minerals

We need all of these nutrients to survive. Consuming the first 3 nutrients (carbs, protein, and fat) are the necessary sources from which we get calories that produces the energy our bodies need. Although we need water, vitamin and minerals, they do not provide calories which "fills our tank". Many diets will have us believe that carbohydrates are bad, or that fat is evil. The truth is, too much or too little of these essential nutrients can have a negative impact on your health. All six are essential.
When choosing a new diet to follow it is partially about watching total caloric intake. Alongside total caloric intake it is being able to identify good carbs, healthy fat and the leanest proteins.  This is knowing what foods promote the best nutritional impact. Finally a new diet should teach us how to change our poor eating behaviors that may have developed over time.
Quick diet fixes that promise huge weight loss over a short amount of time are never the answer. You may be able to drop a lot of weight by starving your body, but this is not a healthy answer and does not help you with a lifelong change in your eating behavior.

Follow my blog as I address all of the essential nutrients and why they are important.