Secrets of the Superhuman Food Pyramid: Lose Fat, Build Muscle & Defy Aging With The World's Healthiest Food Pyramid
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Why the current Food Pyramid Is Wrong And What You Can Do About It.
Do you feel that becoming the best you can be is more than difficult?
That you are held back from achieving your best by frustrating issues like body fat, sore joints, irritated bowels and brain fog?
Interestingly, a consistent pattern in food pyramids around the world puts cereals, grains, bread, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates at the base of the food pyramid diet. And good fats from healthy sources are at the top as a "use sparingly" category.
This is exactly opposite of what a well-balanced diet should be. This model has been proven to lead to a
myriad of health problems such as:
- Excessive weight gain
- Risk of heart disease due to high cholesterol levels
- Higher blood sugars leading to diabetes and other related diseases
- Brain fog and much, much more...
Ben Greenfield, has listened to requests from his coaching clients, readers and listeners to design a "Ben Greenfield Endorsed" food pyramid. His new design is called the Superhuman Food Pyramid. His new food pyramid addresses all the above issues in depth according to his personal nutritional philosophies that he has expressed many times in consultations, blog posts, podcasts and talks around the world.
In the first of this series, "Part 1: Herbs, Spices and Sweeteners" you will learn:
- A full spectrum of choices from "Eat" to "Moderate" to "Avoid" in each food group.
- The minimum servings of fruits and sweeteners that will keep your blood sugar balanced.0
- Which herbs, spices and sweeteners are the best choices to supplement your diet
- Which ones you may use with moderation and...
- The ones to absolutely avoid and why they are toxic to your health
Included, as a bonus to make it easier to practically apply Ben's Superhuman Food Pyramid to your diet, several pages have been added at the end of the book listing each food category and the Eat, Moderate, and avoid foods within that category.
You can simply print, grab and go to the grocery store or farmer’s market with your Superhuman Food list.
Now is the perfect time to pick up your copy of Part 1 of Secrets of The Superhuman Food Pyramid and start your journey to becoming the best you can be!
Ben Greenfield
New York Times Best Selling Author of the popular “Beyond Training” book, Ben Greenfield’s balanced approach to fitness, nutrition and health comes from his extensive experience in the fitness and wellness industry as one of the country’s leading personal trainers and wellness consultants. In 2008, Ben was nominated by the NSCA as America’s top personal trainer, and in 2013, Ben was voted as one of the top 100 most influential individuals in health and fitness.A frequent contributor to health and wellness publications and a highly sought after speaker, Ben’s understanding of functional exercise, nutrition, and the delicate balance between performance and health has helped thousands of people around the world achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.Ben’s goal in life is to make healthy living inspiring, entertaining and educational.He is the founder and owner of Human Wellness Solutions, a company that develops innovative and cutting-edge fitness and nutrition services and solutions to help people reach their physical and mental performance goals, whether that be to cross the finish line of an Ironman triathlon, or simply shed a few pounds. Division of Human Wellness Solutions include Pacific Elite Fitness, Endurance Planet, Rock Star Triathlete Academy, Superhuman Coach Network, and BenGreenfieldFitness.Ben coaches and trains individuals for weight loss, lean muscle gain, holistic wellness, and sports performance, both from his physical location in Spokane, Washington and Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho as well as all over the world via online training and consulting. For more information on coaching and training with Ben, just click here. http://pacificfit.net/items/ben-greenfield/
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Secrets of the Superhuman Food Pyramid - Ben Greenfield
About Superhuman Coach
Becoming the best you can be is difficult when you’re held back by frustrating issues such as brain fog, body fat, an irritated gut or sore joints – so most people live their lives at just a fraction of their peak capacity, completely powerless to tap into their full potential or to achieve their goals as quickly as possible – whether that goal is t-- get a six-pack, run a marathon or perform at peak physical or mental capacity.
At the Superhuman Coach Network, you will instead learn how to unlock seven key modules for maximizing performance of your body and brain, and receive a system for using research-proven foods, supplements and strategies to make you unstoppable.
All the methods, systems, and strategies that can be used to enhance your body have been created into a curriculum by American fitness coach, author and speaker Ben Greenfield. In 2012, Ben launched the Superhuman Coach Network as a way to teach and certify coaches, and then connect qualified coaches with individuals who want to enhance their bodies and minds as safely, quickly and effectively as possible.
CONTENTS
About Superhuman Coach
Why The Food Pyramid Is Wrong And What You Can Do About It
How To Use Cinnamon
How To Use Cloves
How To Use Allspice
How To Use Stevia
How To Use Xylitol
How To Use Maltitol
How To Use Turmeric
How To Use Curry
How To Use Cumin
How To Use Fennel
How To Use Star Anise
How To Use Garlic
How To Use Ginger
Pros And Cons Of Raw Pollinated Honey
Pros And Cons Of Organic Maple Syrup
Pros And Cons Of Natural Fruit Sweeteners
Pros And Cons Of Blackstrap Molasses
Pros And Cons Of Sucanat
Pros And Cons Of Truvia
Pros And Cons Of Regular Table Salt
Pros And Cons Of Red Pepper
Pros And Cons Of Black Pepper
Pros And Cons Of Fermented Soy Sauce
Pros And Cons Of Apple Cider Vinegar
Pros And Cons Of Brewer’s Yeast
Negative Effects of Processed Sugar
Negative Effects Of Candy
Negative Effects Of High Fructose Corn Syrup
The Negative Effects Of Regular Honey
Negative Effects Of Agave Syrup
Negative Effects Of Aspartame
Negative Effects Of Sucralose
Negative Effects Of Acesulfame
Negative Effects Of MSG
Food Groups List
Summary & Free Gift
About The Author
Free Newsletter & More Books
-Introduction-
Why The Food Pyramid Is Wrong And What You Can Do About It
Since 1974, when the first food pyramid was appeared in Sweden, triangular or pyramid-shaped nutrition guides have been used by 25 other countries and organizations. I found a great graphic over at Huffington Post that depicts some of the more popular food pyramids from around the world, and although America now uses the My Plate design many countries around the world still use a food pyramid to dole out nutrition advice.
In 2011, the USDA Food Pyramid (pictured) was with replaced with My Plate, which is very similar in terms of nutrient percentages.
Interestingly, a consistent pattern in food pyramids around the globe, from China’s Food Pagoda to Greece’s Food Pyramid, is the appearance of cereals, grains, bread, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates as the base of the diet – and fats near the top of the pyramid, as a use sparingly
category.
But this type of pyramid can lead to health problems. After all, dietary fat from healthy sources has been shown in studies to actually help to increase weight loss, reduce heart disease risk, lower blood sugars, lower cholesterols and maintain proper brain function (especially in kids).
And if you listened to my interview with Dr.William Davis on The Shocking Truth About Wheat
, or my interview with Paul Jaminet about the Perfect Health Diet you learned that consumption of carbohydrates can cause serious issues with everything from weight gain to fuzzy thinking to heart disease.
But the issues don’t stop with the predominantly high carb, low fat
recommendations of most food pyramids. Frequent consumption of featured and recommended foods such as commercialized modern whole milk and hamburger has been linked to heart disease…
…dairy is extremely overemphasized – although calcium is important, many vegetable and meat sources contain plenty of calcium with a lower number of calories….
…there is no differentiation between good proteins
and bad proteins
, good carbs
and bad carbs
or good fats
and bad fats
…
…and the minimum serving of fruits is 2-4, which is a great way to send your blood sugar levels on a roller coaster ride all day long if you’re not careful.
Furthermore, when it comes to the American food pyramid, we’ve barely scratched the surface of how food and agricultural institutions can exert lobbying and political power on the USDA to feature and prioritize subsidized industries such as dairy, corn and wheat as heavily featured or highlighted recommendations (a great book to read more about these shenanigans is Food Politics
).
So what should a good food pyramid actually look like?
Although I have yet to be convinced that a food pyramid is the best, most functional way to dynamically depict dietary recommendations, I’ve decided to act on hundreds of requests from readers and listeners and create a Ben Greenfield Endorsed
food pyramid.
I call my new design the Superhuman Food Pyramid
, and this new food pyramid address all the issues above, ties in my personal nutritional philosophies that I’ve expressed many times in blog posts and podcasts, and also gives you a spectrum of choices from Eat
to Moderate
to Avoid
for each food group, so that you don’t have to deal, for example, with Fats
lumped into just one category, or Proteins
just lumped into another category.
Click the pyramid to download a full high resolution pdf version of the food pyramid that you can zoom in and review each of the foods on each level of the food pyramid.
To make it easier to practically apply my Superhuman Food Pyramid to your diet, I’ve also included several pages at the end of the book listing each food category and the Eat, Moderate, and Avoid foods within that category, so you can simply print, grab and go to the grocery store or farmer’s market with your Superhuman Food list.
I have something special for you!
I want to give you a 10-day FREE trial to my How To REV the Human Machine: Recover, Elevate, and Vitalize
class at the Academy For Optimal Living at Entheos.com.
Now you can take your training and performance even further when you enroll in my FREE class today. All you have to do is click here to sign up!
Eat
How To Use Cinnamon
Since I first published the Superhuman Food Pyramid, I’ve received many questions about why the pyramid is structured the way that it is.
So in this series, you’re going to learn every detail that you need to know about how choosing the right types of foods can help you Become Superhuman, and why certain foods appear as eat
, moderate
or avoid
on the pyramid.
Rather than rushing through the entire pyramid without getting into detail, we’re going to take our time with this series, and focus on practical aspects of one specific