When it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, understanding macro levels of nutrients is crucial. 

However, when researching macro levels of nutrients online, you will soon realize there has been a concerted effort to push biased forms of research telling you the majority of your calories should come from carbs. This is obviously and utterly false.

Human beings evolved mostly eating meat and having diets that prioritized animal protein. The reason for this is simple. For much of human history, large scale agriculture was not possible. This meant that most of the early human diet consisted of animal products out of necessity, not just preference.

Yet, if the uninitiated were to look for tips and facts surrounding the optimal diet, they would quickly have modern food industry propaganda thrust upon them. For many who aren't able to see through this unhealthy façade, they would then operate under the impression that most of your daily caloric intake should come from carbs.

In this article, however, we plan to debunk some of those common nutrition myths, thereby setting our community on the path to true health and wellness. First, we need to better understand what macro nutrients are so we can better grasp their role in our diets. So what are macro nutrients?

What are Macro Levels of Nutrients?

Macro nutrients, or "macros", refer to the three primary nutrients that provide energy to the body: proteins, fats, and carbs. These nutrients are seen as essential for proper bodily functions and overall health, with the exception of the role carbs play.

Each has some role to play in the proper functioning of your body, but there is still ongoing debate on how much of a role each should play when it comes to daily caloric intake for the average person.

First, let's show you what the commonly pushed propaganda says about your daily macro requirements.

How to Hit Macro Levels of Nutrients (Propaganda Version)

1. Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are the body's main source of energy. To hit the recommended macro level of carbohydrates, aim to include whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes in your diet. Approximately 45-65% of your daily caloric intake should come from carbohydrates.

2. Proteins: Proteins are essential for building and repairing tissues in the body. Sources of protein include meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, legumes, and nuts. Aim to consume around 10-35% of your daily calories from protein to meet the macro level requirements.

3. Fats: Fats are important for hormone production, cell function, and nutrient absorption. Healthy sources of fats include avocados, nuts, seeds, and olive oil. Around 20-35% of your daily caloric intake should come from fats to meet macro level recommendations.

Debunking the Nutrition Propaganda

As you can see from the above, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans states the majority of your daily calories should come from carbs.

What they won't tell you is the body can function without carbohydrates. This metabolic adaption is called ketosis and occurs when there are extremely low amounts of carbohydrate in the diet for an extended period of time. This carb restrictive diet forces the body to burn fat as its primary source of fuel, as opposed to carbs.

Fat is a more efficient fuel per unit of weight than carbohydrate. Carbohydrate must be stored along with water. Our weight would double if we stored the same amount of energy as glycogen (plus the water that glycogen holds) that we store as body fat.

When it comes to the discussion of a carb-restrictive diet, there are two commonly used fallacies related to the energy needs of the brain and the sustainability of a ketogenic diet that are often levied against the use of a ketogenic diet:

1. The human brain burns 600 kcal per day. This translates to a 150g/day glucose requirement to meet its energy needs, and
2. No one can follow a ketogenic diet long term.

Many peer-reviewed over the decades have proven these arguments against the safety and sustainability of nutritional ketosis to be false. Bottom line... your body doesn't need carbs to survive, and it definitely doesn't need 45-65% of your daily caloric intake to come from carbohydrates.

Contrary to the USDA guidelines, you should be prioritizing animal protein in your diet. There are plenty of reasons for this, but the short version, your body needs protein to survive and carry out many of the functions necessary to a long, healthy life.

But is there a balance you can strike between these macro nutrients? The answer is obviously yes. You have some that say you can and should cut out the intake of carbs entirely (the carnivore diet practitioners of the world) and there are those that say you can consume limited carbs, depending on the source (those that adhere to an animal-based diet).

How to Hit Macro Levels of Nutrients (Real Version)

1. Proteins: Proteins are the most essential macro nutrient a human being can consume, particularly, red meat. Red meat is not only rich in protein, but it also contains many essential vitamins and minerals your body needs to function properly. The benefits of protein consumption for the human body are numerous, but just to name a few; protein reduces inflammation and increase muscle mass, improves cognitive ability, boosts your metabolism, and helps achieve weight loss by reducing cravings and increasing satiation.

When it comes to protein consumption, it is more likely that the real percentage is closer to 45-65%, replacing the calories the USDA recommends for carbs with that of protein.

2. Fats: Since you should be replacing carbs with fats as your body's fuel source, the recommendation that 20-35% of your daily caloric intake should come from fat is generally still accurate.

3. Carbohydrates: When it comes to carbs, you should really be focusing on fruit, as they're not only a course of carbohydrates, but of fiber, as well. Not to mention the vitamins and minerals present in fruit... whereas the traditional recommended source of carbs, like whole grains, pale in comparison to that of organic fruit.

The breakdown of daily calories that should come from carbs is closer to 10-35%.

Unfortunately, there has been a rampant amount of corruption and resources spent on suppressing research that would contradict these traditional nutritional guidelines by those who have a vested interest in making sure Americans stay sick and unhealthy. 

Questioning their supposed authority in the nutritional field is necessary as organizations like the FDA, who we trust to protect us when it comes to food and drugs, have been captured by pharmaceutical companies.

The point is, even the authorities we know and trust to give us this kind of information can be corrupted and have been. So, while it is easy to say we are not scientists, we are able to use common sense and there is no reality in which the majority of your calories should come from carbs and whole grains.

Tips for Achieving Optimal Macro Levels

How can you achieve the real optimal levels of nutrients your body needs? Follow these simple steps in order to keep your body functioning properly.

1. Prioritize Animal Protein

Animal protein from organic sources. Another reason to de-prioritize carbs is because the main source of carbs peddled by things like the food pyramid are sprayed with pesticides and included ingredients you simply do not want in your body.

This will also help you hit your fat macro as animal protein sources, such as steaks or ground beef, are excellent sources of fat in addition to protein.

2. Include Organic Fruit

Fruits, particularly berries, are rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. This is where you will get the replacement of traditional sources of fiber and carbs. The thing to consider when choosing which fruits to eat are those from organic, non-genetically modified sources.

3. Limit Grains, Added Sugars, Seed Oils, and Saturated Fats

All of which have been shown to have negative effects on your long term health. The risks outweigh the very limited rewards from consuming such items. More often than not, these are items with a long list of ingredients, many of which are synthetic, or in the case of seed oils, made from industrial waste products.

The nutritional value is low and the rate at which these can cause illness is too high to remain a part of your diet. Stick with whole foods and foods with naturally occurring sugars, such as fruit.

5. Consider Supplements if Necessary

Last, but not least, the use of supplements can help you make sure you're getting the right amount of your macro and micro nutrients. Chiefly, protein powder and a high-quality multivitamin. 

Careful though, common types of both are known to have toxic ingredients. Protein powders can often contain seed oils in them, as well as other synthetic ingredients and multivitamins very often have actual poison in the the form of synthetic vitamin replacements. Stick to brands that make an effort to make sure such ingredients are never used in their products, like our Based beef organ multivitamin.

Making America Based Again

Based Nutrition is a supplement brand that prides itself on fighting back against the invasion of toxic chemicals on our food and beverage supply. We have committed to using only ingredients that can be found in nature, from real food sources humans have been consuming for thousands of years.

Unfortunately, many supplement brands on the market today fall into the trap of lacing their multivitamins or protein powders with synthetic and, often times, toxic chemicals that aren't the best sources of whatever they aim to supplement in your diet. 

Based's multivitamin made from 100% grass-fed, grass-finished, and pasture-raised beef organs, with natural forms of many of the essential vitamins your body needs. Despite all the competition from well-known brands on the market, we differentiate ourselves by removing all the synthetics and poison these common products contain.

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