If you lived your life with one rule, you would live an exceptionally longer life, filled with better energy, hormone balance, better immunity, and have really balanced body composition.

“If Jesus could’ve eaten it, I can eat it.”

Heck, if you follow that with ANY level of discipline, you’re going to get the benefits above. That single guideline makes it easy to understand what foods are preferential and which should be avoided. For example, could Jesus eat M&M’s? No, they didn’t exist. Could he have eaten Hot Pockets? Of course not. Pretty simple, right?

If you want to add one more layer, you add “quality of ingredients,” on top of that. For instance, could Jesus eat bread? Yes. …but… he would’ve been making it himself, from real ingredients. It wouldn’t be Wonder bread that’s been bleached and processed down to fluffy insulin-stimulating loafs of bread. It’d be like Ezekiel bread, sprouted grains, or unleavened bread. Would he have eaten french fries? “They’re potatoes, and potatoes come from the Earth!” Sure, but potatoes are not naturally boiled in 500* fat. They wouldn’t have had a fryer in Jesus’ time… so… no, that’s not going to pass the 2-layer test.

“That means virtually anything enjoyable is unacceptable.” That’s true! Sorta. Making the right choice every single time is not reasonable and no one wants to live that way. No one wants to be the guy who avoids cake and ice cream at a birthday party. You absolutely CAN BE that guy… I’ve been that guy a LOT of times… but that’s because I don’t really care for cake and I DO like seeing my abs. If you do like cake, or pizza, or White Claws, or girl scout cookies; you can enjoy these. These are a social health benefit activity. Here’s what they aren’t: daily partakings. You can earn a 4 hour window for every 7 to 10 days of right choices. In that window you get to enjoy all of the things you typically don’t, to enjoy your friends and family, to enjoy the excess and pleasure. Then, when the 4 hour window has passed, get back on track with your two layers. Immediately.

This is a success strategy that can be maintained for a lifetime. Make more of your meals. Make them with earth-grown nutrients. Use dairy if you like in moderation (cheese is yum, but you don’t need so much of it!). Avoid processed breads, crackers, chips, and candy.

Start small, see BIG progress over time.