CrossFit Citadel

I am currently in the process of creating Nutrition Phase Progressions (same idea as the CrossFit physical performance phase progressions).  Wanting to revamp one's diet, taking in and applying all there is to know about what is truly healthy all at once is like getting hit with a ton of bricks!  sooo... we're going to break it down for you.  One step at a time, you'll be on your way to feeling better than ever!

Until I get the full progressions posted, here's a step to get you started:

STEP ONE

---Immediately cut out all trans fat (on the ingredient labels, this appears as "partially hydrogenated fill in the blank oil).  Trans fat is an artificially manufactured ingredient, and your body does not know what to do with it.  It's cheap to produce, and it has a long shelf-life, so naturally companies use it to keep their costs down and make more money at the expense of your health, and ultimately your life.   Be careful--some products will advertise "No Trans Fat," but you HAVE to read the ingredient list, because they can legally advertise their food item as being free of trans fat as long as is minimal.  NO amount of it is good for you, though.

---Immediately cut out all high fructose corn syrup (look for this carefully on EVERYTHING).  HFCS has been proven to worsen diabetes, cause diabetes by producing insulin resistance, worsen metabolic syndrome, damage the immune system, speed up the aging process, cause mercury poisoning, increase blood pressure, etc, etc.
***Note:  Popular alternatives to items containg HFCS (which shows high sugar content on the nutrition facts) are Diet foods, labeled as such.  THESE ARE NOT HEALTHY.  Please, please don't be deceived.  The "diet" alternatives contain chemical sweeteners, i.e. aspertame, splenda, equal, sweet n low, which are actually worse for you than HFCS.  Despite how much people laugh it off and make fun as they down their fourth diet Coke for the day, these DO cause cancer and are extremely harmful to your body.  Pure cane sugar, honey, or stevia are the only safe sweeteners.