Busting the "Fat" Gene Myth

You've heard it before. Another great reason whySince that time, obesity, type II diabetes, heart disease
you're fat that's not your fault. You have the 'Fat' gene.and cancer have sky-rocketed. See any connection
OK, let's put that theory to rest right now.here?
Go and pull out pictures of your great-grandparents.People are filling their bodies with toxic chemicals, and
Look for evidence that your family has a 'Fat' gene. I'mhave reduced or nearly eliminated the foods that
betting your won't find any.provide the nutrients we need to stay thin and healthy.
Look back over pictures from before the 1960s andWe have seen a society that continues to become
earlier, and I'm guessing you'll have a hard time findingfatter and sicker.
more than 1 or 2 people who were very heavy.You don't have a 'Fat' gene. That was made up to sell
Why is that?you more drugs to take care of your problem.
In the 60s and 70s, packaged and 'instant' foodsYour family may very well be overweight, and it may
started gaining in popularity. My mother andappear that this runs in the family. What actually runs in
grandmother were just in love with these new instantthe family are the eating habits you were raised with.
products. They would just gush - "Oh, isn't this great?"The members of your family all have the same eating
Um, No. It's really nasty.habits. People in thin families all have the same eating
It would kill me. Take Shake & Bake for example.habits.
You still had to wash the chicken, put it in the bag withYou might have one member in a thin family who
the mix, shake to coat the chicken, put in on the cookietends to snack and eat more bad foods than the
sheet and bake it for like an hour.others. You might have one weirdo in a heavy family
When you took it out, the chicken was sitting in a poolwho eats healthier. Its not some mysterious difference
of grease. It had a chemical taste. It took a long time toin their DNA.
make. AND you had to clean that horrible cookieYou may still not believe it. But it costs nothing to test it
sheet.out for yourself - and it certainly won't hurt you. Take
So then, people started lining the cookie sheet with foil,this challenge -
and adding their own seasonings to 'doctor' it up.Simply remove packaged foods from your diet, and
What time did this save? It made no sense to me! It stilladd 5 - 9 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
doesn't.That's it. Just those 2 little things. See what happens.