1. Eating fat doesn’t make you fat! Sugar is the main culprit.

2. You may have been led to believe that eating cholesterol rich food like eggs increase your blood cholesterol levels. It doesn’t and anyone who tells you so wrong.

3. Consuming saturated fat does not increase your risk of heart disease. On the contrary, eating saturated fat raises the amount of HDL (the “good”) cholesterol in the blood and changes the LDL from small, dense LDL (very bad) to Large LDL, which is benign.

4. Should I give my child medicine to lower his or her fever? A fever is a sign your child’s immune system is working well. As the core temperature elevates, it activates the CD8+ cytotoxic T cell. This is a special lymphocyte (white blood cell) that is able to destroy cancerous cells and cells infected with viruses. Researchers have found that higher body temperatures raise the number of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells. This creates a significantly greater immune response against infection. Your immune system is way smarter than any doctor or drug. Next time you may consider letting a fever run its course.

5. You get a far greater health benefit (metabolically and hormonally) from a 20 to 30-minute interval-training workout than an hour on a treadmill.

6. Milk “does not” do a body good! If you’re a woman and concerned about bone fractures or you want your child to have strong bones increase your intake of dark leafy veggies like Kale. A cow makes the best milk by eating grass not grain. Milk produced from grain fed cattle makes up the bulk of what’s on our grocery store shelves.

 7. You may want to consider removing grains from your diet. Grains are relatively low in nutrients compared to other real foods like vegetables. Increasing numbers of scientists and medical professionals are beginning to make the connection between modern wheat and chronic digestive and inflammatory illnesses like cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and depression. So definitely say no to the bread and pasta. Say yes to the veggies!

8.  Eating low fat (advertised) foods are not good for you! Low-fat foods are usually highly processed products loaded with sugar, corn syrup or artificial sweeteners. They are extremely unhealthy.

9.  The mainstream view is that everyone should eat a low-fat diet, with carbs being around 50-60% of total calories. The low-fat, high-carb diet promoted for years in our country is a failure and has been proven repeatedly to be vastly inferior to higher-fat, low carb diets. Check out a “ketogenic adaptation diet or a Paleo diet.

10.  Should I work out if I have a cold? Consistent, moderate exercise and resistance training can strengthen the immune system over time. So, by all means, train hard while you’re healthy. But single high intensity or long duration exercise sessions can interfere with immune function. So take it easy when you’re feeling sick. Listen to your body.