Do you know what you are eating?

Most of us have no idea what our bodies need in terms of nutrients, no idea of the calories we take in on a daily basis and no clue how many calories we burn so how the hell are we supposed to calculate calories in to equal calories out? The answer is we don’t. The use of the theory that calories in must equal calories out as an explanation of obesity is totally flawed. Our bodies are amazing things and all of our systems should be able to adjust like all other animals. So why have we lost this natural ability to take in a healthy balance of nutrients and maintain a healthy body weight and composition? For most of the population there is a plentiful supply of all the nutrients that we require and as much information as we care to take on board but there is a near exponential rise in metabolic illnesses.