The Big Fat Lies About Diet & Weight Loss: What You Need to Know

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by weight loss, you’re not alone.


✔️ Tried multiple diets with no success?

✔️ Lost weight, only to gain it back?

✔️ Confused by all the conflicting advice?

✔️ Just hate dieting altogether?


We get it. The weight loss industry thrives on myths and misinformation, making it nearly impossible to know what actually works.


Here at Dragman Holistic Health, we take a real, science-backed approach to weight management—one that doesn’t rely on fad diets, calorie restriction, or extreme exercise. Instead, we focus on what’s really happening in your body.

Because weight loss isn’t just about calories.


A little of my story....


For most of my life, I struggled to gain weight, but after my first pregnancy, everything changed.

➡️ I gained a lot of weight.

➡️ I started experiencing aches, pains, and fatigue.

But I was able to get some control back on my weight, then....

After baby #2? Things were pretty good until she was about 1 year old. Then symptoms started to creep in little by little: depression, anxiety, irritability then the weight and exhaustion hit hard and I felt not only aweful with 2 under 6 years old but something wasn't right.

Doctors ran tests and found I had nutritional deficiencies, high thyroid antibodies (lab results didn't go past 1000) which turned into Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis diagnosis. So, I did what I thought was best—natural prescriptions, supplements, monthly blood panels—but nothing really helped. That’s when I discovered muscle testing and started a holistic approach with diet changes and whole food supplements. Within weeks, my symptoms started improving. My husband noticed and joined me. Then we started our kids on a program, too.


Now? We’re healthier and continue to improve all the time.

And I want to help YOU get there, too.


The Big Fat Lies About Weight Loss

Let’s bust some common weight loss myths:

“Weight loss is all about calories in, calories out.” (Nope.)

“Fat makes you fat.” (Wrong again.)

“Just eat less and exercise more.” (If only it were that simple.)

Here’s the truth:

Your body will hold onto weight if it doesn’t feel safe.

Nutritional deficiencies, organ dysfunction, and toxins play a huge role.

Weight loss isn’t just about food—it’s about healing the body.


Why Your Body Holds Onto Weight

If you can picture a triangle, there are three key reasons why your body resists weight loss:

🔺 The Triangle of Weight Gain

1️⃣ Nutritional Deficiencies – Missing key vitamins, minerals, and essential nutrients.

2️⃣ Organ Dysfunction – If your liver, gut, adrenals, or thyroid aren’t functioning well, weight loss is nearly impossible.

3️⃣ Stored Toxins – Your body stores toxins in fat cells to protect you.

If any part of this triangle collapses, the whole system falls apart.

🚨 More deficiencies = More stress on the organs

🚨 More stress = Harder to absorb nutrients

🚨 Harder to absorb nutrients = More symptoms + more weight retention

The real question isn’t “How do I lose weight?”—it’s “Why is my body holding onto weight in the first place?”


The Sugar Connection

Let’s talk about one of the biggest weight loss roadblocks: SUGAR. If you experience cravings, energy crashes, or mood swings, sugar is likely playing a role.

Check out this Sugar Quiz  and see where you stand. Be sure to count your false answers. If you have more than 4, that’s a BIG clue that sugar is playing a role in your weight retention.

Just look at what sugar does along with the 141 reasons why we recommend cutting out sugar:

#27 – Sugar contributes to obesity.

#98 – Sugar promotes excessive food intake in obese people.

#136 – Sugar leads to fatigue, mood swings, and depression.

Even if weight isn’t your main concern, sugar is still wreaking havoc on your body.


The Fat Lie: Why Healthy Fats Are Essential

For decades, we were told “fat makes you fat”—but the truth is, healthy fats are essential for weight loss, hormone balance, and energy.

Good fats:

• Grass-fed butter, ghee, coconut oil, avocado, animal fats

• Omega-3s from fish, flaxseeds, walnuts

Bad fats:

• Processed vegetable oils (corn, soy, canola)

• Margarine and trans fats

A low-fat, high-carb diet actually increases inflammation, weight gain, and hormone issues. So instead of cutting fat, focus on eating the right kinds of fat.


Peptides: Unlocking Your Body’s True Fat-Burning Potential


Your body is like a car built with a specific blueprint (your DNA). Some people have a blueprint that makes their engine run in “fuel storage mode” (storing fat) instead of “fuel-burning mode” (burning fat), no matter how hard they exercise or how clean they eat.

This is where peptides come in.

🔹 Peptides act like an advanced software update for your body’s metabolism.

🔹 They override the old “store fat” message and encourage your body to burn fuel efficiently.

🔹 They help regulate appetite, balance hormones, and support healthy metabolism.

One peptide I highly recommend is Lean Peptide, which helps reduce visceral fat—the dangerous fat stored around your organs that increases the risk of chronic diseases.

🌿 Check out the full line of nature-based bioactive peptides here:

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How Quantum Nutrition Testing Can Help

The good news? You don’t have to figure this all out alone. At Dragman Holistic Health, we use Quantum Nutrition Testing to pinpoint exactly what YOUR body needs to lose weight naturally. Using muscle testing, we can identify:

✔️ Which organs are under stress

✔️ Which nutrients your body is missing

✔️ What toxins, food sensitivities, or imbalances are affecting you

No more guessing. No cookie-cutter diets. Just a personalized plan tailored to YOUR body’s needs.


Ready to Finally Feel Good Again?

If you’re tired of yo-yo dieting, food frustration, and stubborn weight, it’s time to get to the root of the issue.

📅 Book your initial consultation today at Dragman Holistic Health—and let’s get you on the path to real health, real healing, and real results.

👉 Click here to schedule your consult!

Eat You Sunscreen!

Just kidding! Please don’t eat that TOXIC crap! However…..here are some good ways to boost your skins natural sun protection.

We all know that being in the sun is easiest way to get Vitamin D, but its easy to get sunburned too. Did you know what you eat influences how you burn? But remember too much UV rays can be harmful so combining healthy real foods with good, non-toxic sunscreen is best.

Before I get into boosting tips and foods, I want to touch based on sunscreen. Being more aware of the chemicals in your sunscreen can protect your body even beyond just from the sun. Most sunscreens contain toxic ingredients or endocrine disrupting chemicals and in some cases can promote skin cancer and free radical production. Even some of the natural, commercially available sunscreens can have toxic ingredients.

Oxybenzone, is a known hormone disruptor. Think about this: vitamin D - needed for correct hormone formation. Sunscreen ingredients such as oxybenzone inhibits correct hormone formation. Considering most people are deficient in Vitamin D, most likely due to lack of sun exposure. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to many types of cancers as well as problems during pregnancy, immune issues, and much more. With the Standard American Diet (SAD for short) or Chronic Inflammation Diet (CID for short), people are getting more bad Omega 6s from vegetable oils (like fried foods, canola oil, etc) and not enough good Omega 3s from fish, flaxseed, and grass-fed meats.

When looking for sunscreen in the store or online, I look for zinc oxide. Some of the better brands Badger, Alba Botanical Mineral Sunscreen, and Naked Turtle Mineral sunscreen. There are several recipes out there if you want to make your own!

 

So, how can you start protecting your skin from the inside out?

 1. Eat a Real Food Diet With Enough Good Fats

A large part of natural sun protection is eating an anti-inflammatory diet. To make sure the body has the proper building blocks for healthy skin and to reduce inflammation, consuming enough healthy saturated, monounsaturated, and omega-3 fats while avoiding polyunsaturated fatty acids and high omega-6 vegetable oils. Making sure that your diet is high in micronutrients from vegetables, omega-3s, and fat-soluble vitamins from fish, and monounsaturated and saturated fats from plant and animal sources.

 This type of diet will also be beneficial for many other health conditions, so avoiding:

  • processed foods

  • vegetable oils (this is the most important tip for sun exposure) (and margarine, made from these oils) are oils extracted from seeds like the rapeseed (canola oil) soybean (soybean oil), corn, sunflower, safflower, etc.

  • grains

  • sugars

 and consuming:

  • healthy sources of saturated fats and monounsaturated fats - coconut oil, avocado oil, avocados

  • foods rich in omega-3s (fish, etc.)

  • lots of leafy greens

  • 2+ tablespoons of tomato paste daily (for the lycopene and skin protection)

2. Eat Antioxidants

Just by avoiding grains and omega-6 oils as well as focusing on proteins, fats, and vegetables instead, your diet will be higher in antioxidants than the Standard American Diet. Even real food “treats” like berries and dark chocolate are packed with antioxidants. Antioxidants help reduce inflammation and free radicals.

 

3. Up the Vitamin D

By optimizing two things: omega-3 consumption, mentioned earlier, and vitamin D levels.

Why it works: Melanin, the dark pigment that we get when we tan, is produced to shield the skin from further UV exposure by providing a type of barrier. This is why those with darker skin need more sun that those with fairer skin to get the same amount of vitamin D.

When the body has enough vitamin D, it will start producing melanin to keep from getting too much. There is evidence that optimizing vitamin D levels through sun exposure and even through supplementation will help the body produce melanin faster and retain it longer.

 

4. Gradual Sun Exposure

Moderate and safe sun exposure has the most benefits for vitamin D levels. Sunburn is never good! Getting less sun exposure than you think you need at first and work up really slowly to avoid burning. It is best achieved in the morning or evening and avoiding that mid-day sun.

 

5. Natural Sun Protection

With the recent research on the benefits of sun exposure and the potential harmful substances in many sunscreens, we choose natural ways to protect from the sun once we’ve gotten enough exposure at any time. The first (and best) option is just to cover up or get in the shade if possible. A hat and shirt are reusable, don’t contain harmful chemicals, and do a great job of protecting from excess sun exposure.

 If you have to be outside in the bright sun for extended periods of time and can’t seek shade or cover up, use a natural sunscreen.

 

6. Supplement Support

This time of year, taking a specific regimen of supplements to help reduce inflammation and improve sun tolerance can aid in your natural sun protection.

 The supplements to think about adding in:

  • Vitamin D3 w/Vitamin K2

  • Vitamin C –  a potent antioxidant and also has many other benefits to the body.

  • Omega-3s and Krill oil

  • Cataplex F - Standard Process - 6 pills 2 hours before sun exposure. It has EFAs

  • Calcium lactate - Standard Process - when you heat up, your body tends to burn up calcium

 

If you do get a sunburn:

  • USF ointment - from Standard Process-

  • Cataplex AC - Standard Process - vitamin A & C to help your body heal internally

  • Apple cider vinegar

  • Aloe gel

     

Foods to enjoy all summer long:

  • Eat coconut oil and use as moisturizer

  • Carrots for the beta-carotene that protects skin against free-radical damage

  • Strawberries (and all berries) for antioxidants. Strawberries also have vitamin c and tannins (which whelp reduce the sting)

  • Green tea-catechins- helps with long term UV radiation and can calm the burn/inflammation

  • Almonds - Vitamin E

  • Leafy greens - antioxidants

  • Watermelon - lycopene - minimizes inflammation and free radical damage

  • Flaxseeds - omega 3 - helps keep skin moisturized and protects from UV rays

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