As someone who has studied nutrition for many years, it's hard for me to grasp the lack of knowledge in our society. I think because of this, I found this film to be quite elementary. However, it has a lot of good information for those who may be still under a rock or who tend to believe the many articles, media hype, or social media success stories. As Jillian Michael has pointed out, yes, you can lose weight on Keto but it's a dangerous diet. This film tells you why it's dangerous more clearly than even our favorite fitness guru. But it's important to also understand they are focusing on a pie-in-the-sky solution here, just like most articles or diets that will warn you that if you don't follow directions it may not work. This film tells us we should "do" this or that. But for most people the real question is "how". How do I DO that. And Why can't I follow my goals. This is missing here, just like in most well-meaning articles and films. Why we are having so much craving and loss of self-control is about how our food is being made. I thought this film was going to focus on how to select our food better, and it did this to some degree. But the biggest reasons we are unable to say No to over eating is 1. Our food is denatured; any processed food has zero nutritional value. So no matter how much that cereal or yogurt tells you it's good for you, that's not possible because the act of processing destroys the food. 2. because we are consuming denatured food, we are literally starving and our body keeps telling us to eat more. We also have cravings for fat and sugars not only because we're designed to hoard these from cave man days but because the more denature food we eat, the more toxins our body has to hold away from our organs -- this is what creates fat cells. The more often you eat, the less opportunity the body has to digest and process the food you've already consumed. So while eating 5 - 6 meals a day may help short-term, you must give your body a break from the constant
metabolizing because as long as it's processing your food it can't clean out anything and must continue to store toxins. While weight-lifting is super important (body weight also counts for this), running, jumping and other cardio is also important to help loosen the fat surrounding your organs as you lose weight and detox. When they talk about avoiding "carbs" in some of the most popular diets, they are referring to the bad carbs; but good carbs are essential and can help you detox and feel better faster (good carbs are any raw fruits and vegs, keeping in mind cruciferous vegs and spinach are enzyme inhibitors and should be avoided; and keeping in mind that roots are not in that category since they can not be eaten raw. I felt this film was inaccurate in some ways because while there are many important points everyone should know, they focused too much on this several-meals-a-day theory, which is not really in anyone's best interest. The most important things are: no more than 500 calories in one sitting; no more than the calories allowed by your BMR; and minimize processed foods (and remove all animal products when you're ready since that is the number one cause of acidic blood and, eventually, cancer. And ideally, follow the 80/10/10 rule (please look this up). 20% is still too high. But if you must eat something with processed sugar, you can minimize the impact on your pancreas by making sure that item has a similar amount of protein and a low amount of fat. Fat is the true culprit of diabetes because it's what inhibits the sugar from being processed through your system. This is why healing centers around the world will let you have all the fruit you want but only a few slices of avocado per week and a handful of nuts even less often. As for those criticizing how the video was created, I think just that is was created is a big plus, it will help a lot of people realize many of their mistakes including how to read labeling. The best way to know what your calories and nutrients are is to only eat whole foods that are not processed or pre-made because every ounce of chicken has the same nutrients; every apple has the same nutrients with just a small variation depending on size and ripeness. To your health!
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