It is not the things you take that kill you; it is about how much you take and how you deal with the excess amounts. Before you embark on this journey, I will need you to forget everything you have ever heard or read concerning healthy eating, deprivation as well as calorie counting. Smart eating is as easy as it is to tuck yourself in at night. If you have read enough of nutrition and health headlines, you have probably realized that most of these self-help books have zero impact on our health.