There is no shortage of people online telling you what to eat, what to do, what supplements to take, what exercises to do, how to hack your health all with the goal of achieving lifelong happiness because your life matches theirs and that is what you have been looking for!

 

What a load of bollocks! 

 

I am not saying this to make you feel bad, believe me I have fallen for many of these over the years. Cellulite cream, tried it. Juice cleanse to lose 5kg and feel 10 years younger, done it. Alternating cold and hot water showers to speed up fat loss, yup. That along with every diet trend under the sun. I can confidently tell you that NONE of these made any difference (except to my bank balance in a lot of cases). 

 

It seems as though there are two camps of people online, those who genuinely want to help you, and those that are out there after a payoff that they have learnt to cleverly disguise as trying to help you. 

 

So, before you buy into any advice you see online ask yourself these three questions:

Who is saying this? 

What are they qualified in? 

And what do they have to gain if you believe them?

 

A lot of what gets sold as nutrition advice only works if you keep coming back for more of it. The plan only works if you keep buying it. The influencer only stays relevant if you keep checking in. That's not help, that's a leash with good lighting.

 

I would always rather you understood the why behind a recommendation than follow it blindly. Why protein first thing actually changes how your afternoon goes. Why the boring consistent thing works better than the exciting new thing (that inevitably costs you money). Once you understand the why, you don't need the fancy plan or product anymore, you know what to do.

 

A good rule of thumb is to trust the people who are trying to make you less dependent on them, not more. That includes me. If I'm doing my job properly, you'll need me less over time, not more.