Is This The End Of The Diet Wars?

Is This The End Of The Diet Wars?

Nutritionists and health gurus have long fought over which diet is the greatest. From keto vs. vegetarianism, to vegan vs. carnivore diets, the diet wars have waged on. Bringing a well-researched and unbiased perspective to the table, Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart’s The Ultimate Nutrition Bible is the book that will bring peace to the nutrition world.

 width=The diet wars. Whether you have passionate feelings on the topic of keto vs. vegetarianism, or you’ve simply been trying to sift through all the arguments to get at what diet is right for you, the nutrition world needs a fresh, unbiased perspective: one that focuses less on pushing one diet over them all and more on the specific person looking to take on an effective nutrition plan.

The Ultimate Nutrition Bible, co-authored by Matt Gallant and Wade Lightheart, stands to do just that. Lightheart, a long-time vegetarian bodybuilder, and Gallant, a strength and conditioning coach who personally swears by keto, have come together to take the guesswork (and dogma) out of choosing the diet that aligns with your goals, psychology, and genetics.

When the pair first met, Lightheart was a successful trainer and was winning National Natural Bodybuilding Championships on a plant-based diet (to the shock of a bodybuilding community that thought little of vegetarianism). Gallant, on the keto path since the age of 16, was also finding great results as a personal trainer.

Jokingly describing each other as “zealots” when it came to their nutrition plans, the early years of their friendship were rooted in passionate debate.

“We argued all the time about food, diets, and religion,” Gallant recalls.

But instead of this story being par for the course with the rest of the diet wars, the two were actually able to grow from the other person’s perspective.

“At some point,” Gallant continues, “we realized that we both were achieving good success and that both of these diets were not working for everyone.”

Gallant recalls some of his clients at the time having digestive problems with keto – while Lightheart was having similar problems while adapting a meat eater’s approach to a high-performance vegetarian diet.

“It took Matt and I about four years to completely resolve our arguments about digestive health. We argued results and data until we determined that these fringe areas – outside the standard deviation of success parameters – are the conflicting aspects. Almost all experts just want to avoid that.”

Simply put, the reasons that diets succeed or fail comes down to nuance: there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

The Ultimate Nutrition Bible combines 20 years of research and experience from both Gallant and Lightheart – and teaches readers how to find the nutrition plan that actually fits them.

The idea that we all have different nutritional needs, strengths, and weaknesses as human beings seems obvious when said aloud, but then why do the diet wars rage on in fitness centers, grocery aisles, and online forums?

It comes down to dogma.

“We're all seeking tribes,” Gallant says, “but to seek a tribe based on the diet type you're on doesn't make sense. Obviously, there is a lot of money in nutrition, so it’s in the best interest of many diet gurus to create a tribe of zealots that will tell the world that their thing is the best thing.”

For those seeking a nutrition plan that actually yields long-term results, it’s best to trade this tribal thinking for something more individualistic to you. As an antidote to picking a side in the diet wars, Lightheart and Gallant suggest honing in on your specific goals, psychology, and genetics.

Everyone is looking for a different impact from their diet. Some seek to increase their lifespan, while others strive to compete athletically at the highest level. Some of us are simply wanting to feel and look good in our bodies. For performance or aesthetics, different goals are going to warrant different nutritional plans.

Then, we have psychology to look at. The right diet for you is going to be structured in a way that actually appeals to you. The insight of The Ultimate Nutrition Bible is designed to help you for life, so you need to understand your personality, habits, and lifestyle in order to find a nutrition plan that you can see yourself following to your old age. This ensures that you’re sailing with the wind, not against it.

Finally, genetics plays a large role – which is where Lightheart and Gallant’s research has taken them deep into the world of Nutrigenetics. Along with help from friends and colleagues who are experts in this area, the authors explore this emerging science – believed to be one of the biggest game changers in the world of nutrition. The Ultimate Nutrition Bible

In a nutshell, we all have mutations or genetic variants. Some of these are positive and some are negative. By coming to an awareness of our genetic dispositions, we can lean into our strengths and incorporate nutrition in a way that counters our weaknesses.

“Eventually, every diet is going to get exposed for its liabilities relative to your genetics,” Lightheart explains, “but it might be the best one that you can do. From there, you can calibrate and tweak in order to limit those liabilities.”

This recognition of liabilities highlights the damaging impact of the diet wars. There is no silver bullet for nutrition – and those who say that become blind to the tradeoffs that exist in every diet. By taking an unbiased approach – one can actually do something about the liabilities in their diet as it pertains to their genetics.

Getting to that unbiased, universal perspective was Wade Lightheart and Matt Gallant’s goal from the start. The Ultimate Nutrition Bible won’t just end the diet wars – it will disrupt the nutrition industry for years to come.

Make peace with your nutrition and unlock a diet that serves your goals, psychology, and genetics. Order your copy of The Ultimate Nutrition System today.

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