HIMPower Magazine January/February 2019 | Page 12

HEALTH & WELLNESS Guide to Healthy Eating by Terry Lemerond A key part of achieving the best possible health is a healthy diet. But not just any diet. I follow a low-carbohydrate/moderate-pro- teins, high healthy fat diet. I believe a diet like this can prevent—and even cure—heart disease, diabetes, GERD, arthritis, allergies, obesity, and even cancer. If you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, the answer may be changing your diet from one that is high in carbohydrates to a diet of protein and healthy fats. THE TRADITIONAL DIET Many studies have proven that the proper diet is the Traditional Diet that our paleo ancestors followed. To eliminate as much suffering as possible, return to vitality, and promote longevity, we must return to the traditional diet supplemented with supe- rior nutritional formulations. If you are very unhealthy and are chal- 12  HimPower January/February 2019 lenged with many health issues, it is good to start with a very clean diet that absolutely avoids all grains and all dairy products, with the exception of cream, butter, and eggs. For many people, the gluten in grains and the casein in dairy products are toxic and poisonous to the body. If you suffer from a chronic condition, like allergies, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, dementia, epilepsy, seizures, decreased libido, heart disease, MS, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, unspecified tremors, and nerve disorders, ADHD, depression, schizophrenia, or bipolar, you’ll will see huge benefits by avoiding grains and casein. THE TROUBLE WITH OUR DIETS For two million years, our ancestors’ diets consisted of animal protein, high animal fat and low carbohydrates. This Paleolithic or ketogenic diet consisted mainly of meat, fish, fowl, fruits, vegetables,