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Courtney Swan

👤 Speaker
1083 total appearances

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The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Whereas alternatively, if you turn around something like Cheez-Its, it has BHT in there. It has some preservatives and some other crap in there that you're reading that. You're going, I have no idea where I would find BHT in the grocery store. Where would I find that in the grocery store? It doesn't exist.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Whereas alternatively, if you turn around something like Cheez-Its, it has BHT in there. It has some preservatives and some other crap in there that you're reading that. You're going, I have no idea where I would find BHT in the grocery store. Where would I find that in the grocery store? It doesn't exist.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Whereas alternatively, if you turn around something like Cheez-Its, it has BHT in there. It has some preservatives and some other crap in there that you're reading that. You're going, I have no idea where I would find BHT in the grocery store. Where would I find that in the grocery store? It doesn't exist.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

So that would be something that I would say, put that one back on the shelf, look around. There's a lot of different alternatives now. If you're looking for a cheese like cracker, there's a couple of other brands now that are creating ones that are just made with real food ingredients. If you start doing something like that- That is, you're already going to be off to a great start.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

So that would be something that I would say, put that one back on the shelf, look around. There's a lot of different alternatives now. If you're looking for a cheese like cracker, there's a couple of other brands now that are creating ones that are just made with real food ingredients. If you start doing something like that- That is, you're already going to be off to a great start.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

So that would be something that I would say, put that one back on the shelf, look around. There's a lot of different alternatives now. If you're looking for a cheese like cracker, there's a couple of other brands now that are creating ones that are just made with real food ingredients. If you start doing something like that- That is, you're already going to be off to a great start.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Another one that I love to remind people, real food tastes amazing. Amazing. It is so good. Especially if you, you learn a couple of things that you love to make. You can repeat those, get, you know, follow some creators online that teach you how to make really simple, whole real food ingredient recipes. Also, you don't have to give up your favorite foods. We literally had burgers for lunch.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Another one that I love to remind people, real food tastes amazing. Amazing. It is so good. Especially if you, you learn a couple of things that you love to make. You can repeat those, get, you know, follow some creators online that teach you how to make really simple, whole real food ingredient recipes. Also, you don't have to give up your favorite foods. We literally had burgers for lunch.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Another one that I love to remind people, real food tastes amazing. Amazing. It is so good. Especially if you, you learn a couple of things that you love to make. You can repeat those, get, you know, follow some creators online that teach you how to make really simple, whole real food ingredient recipes. Also, you don't have to give up your favorite foods. We literally had burgers for lunch.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

I eat burgers a couple of times a week.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

I eat burgers a couple of times a week.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

I eat burgers a couple of times a week.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

It was delicious. It was so good. And this is what I remind people all the time. You don't have to give up your favorite foods, but make sure that when you're eating those foods, they're made with whole real food ingredients. So if you can't find a restaurant nearby that's using 100% Italian flour or whatever it is in their pizza dough, make pizza at home. Make those burgers at home.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

It was delicious. It was so good. And this is what I remind people all the time. You don't have to give up your favorite foods, but make sure that when you're eating those foods, they're made with whole real food ingredients. So if you can't find a restaurant nearby that's using 100% Italian flour or whatever it is in their pizza dough, make pizza at home. Make those burgers at home.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

It was delicious. It was so good. And this is what I remind people all the time. You don't have to give up your favorite foods, but make sure that when you're eating those foods, they're made with whole real food ingredients. So if you can't find a restaurant nearby that's using 100% Italian flour or whatever it is in their pizza dough, make pizza at home. Make those burgers at home.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Or find a really good burger place that has grass-fed burgers and beef tallow fries if you can find them. So that would be my second one.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Or find a really good burger place that has grass-fed burgers and beef tallow fries if you can find them. So that would be my second one.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

Or find a really good burger place that has grass-fed burgers and beef tallow fries if you can find them. So that would be my second one.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

you do not have to be restrictive. In fact, I have never had a healthier relationship with my food ever in my entire life. I've never had a healthier relationship with it because as long as it's real food, nothing is off the table for me. I don't feel like I'm like, oh, I can't have that cookie or whatever. I'm like, is it made with real ingredients? Great, I'm gonna have a cookie, love it.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
171. Courtney Swan: Why Your ‘Healthy’ Food Is Actually Harmful

you do not have to be restrictive. In fact, I have never had a healthier relationship with my food ever in my entire life. I've never had a healthier relationship with it because as long as it's real food, nothing is off the table for me. I don't feel like I'm like, oh, I can't have that cookie or whatever. I'm like, is it made with real ingredients? Great, I'm gonna have a cookie, love it.