| As a personal trainer in Singapore, I get asked a lot | | | | bad habits in general and eat BAD meat. This, I do not |
| about diet, nutrition and supplements for losing fat and | | | | even consider meat at all! |
| gaining muscles. | | | | Smoked meats, preserved meats, sausages, hams |
| One common mistake that people in Singapore and | | | | and other varieties of "meat" are not meat! They are |
| around Asia especially make when it comes to fat | | | | random animal parts mixed with massive amounts of |
| loss and muscle gain is a lack of meat! Simply not | | | | bad artificial flavoring and preservatives that are |
| enough. | | | | cancer causing. |
| The Singapore and Asian diet has too little of it. A bowl | | | | Real meat causes no problems. In fact it's so good for |
| of fish soup has a few pathetic slices of fish. A plate | | | | you that its been known for men in hard labor like |
| of roast pork rice has a few slices of roast pork... | | | | soldiers or explorers to eat 4-5kg of meat per day! |
| TINY. | | | | The human body has the teeth, the enzymes, the |
| When I mention meat, I mean quite a large amount of | | | | absorption systems to handle meat intake! |
| meat. At least a kilo per day for men (more is better | | | | Meat boosts your testosterone levels, it improves your |
| as long as your digestive system is good!) and 500g | | | | liver's ability to detoxify your body, it improves your |
| per day for women. | | | | immune system, it helps build muscle, it helps you burn |
| "But I heard meat gives you all kinds of health issues"... | | | | fat! |
| like - kidney problems, gout, hypertension (high blood | | | | The only thing you should also do is match meat eating |
| pressure) etc... | | | | with vegetable eating. Meat is acidic while veggies are |
| NO | | | | alkaline. |
| The problem is not the meat, its the so called "meat" | | | | If these two components (acid and alkaline) are not |
| that many men and women end up eating. | | | | balanced in your diet, your body will leach chemicals |
| Let me explain. | | | | from your muscles and bone structures to restore a |
| Meat is like a Mozart composition. If you heard a | | | | correct balance. This weakens you and is certainly |
| Mozart piece played by me who is an average (or | | | | something you should be aware of. |
| worse) piano player...you would certainly think that | | | | So, don't blame Mozart for my piano playing and don't |
| Mozart was an average (or even below average) | | | | blame good quality meats for the ills of those who eat |
| composer! | | | | poor quality "meat"! (And don't forget your veggies |
| But it's not his fault, its mine! | | | | either! |
| Similarly, people who get problems from meat have | | | | |