What these "diets" never seem to take into account is cost. Example being essential amino acids. Legumes a good and inexpensive source. I imagine fresh fish are too but...have you priced fish lately? All those diets plugging fish do not tell you how folks living on social security can buy fish costing $39/ lb for routine eating. Again, bulk is obtained from legumes and grain, particularly oat meal. I suspect constipation a really big problem looking at the sales of laxatives and inadequate voiding of the bowel may be one cause of g.i. cancer. Another topic glossed over in these diets. There are others.
Paleo is bs. Turns out evolutionary dieticians found out current Stone Age tribes eat a lot of honey and roots. That as far as I know isn’t in paleo. Eat like great grandma would cook.
Ive been interested in physical health and fitness for a while now and while there are a ton of fad diets out there, they all seem to have a few things in common. Like you said, avoid the highly processed garbage and the added sugar and you'll be fine. I plan on writing more about these sort of things in the future if anyone is interested. Great post and have a good weekend!
I have followed what you may consider a PALEO based program by Dr Terry Wahls since 2012 to help treat MS. The book is Wahls Protocol and eating real food as my medication is the best for me compared to DMD’s. Love your Substacks.
Vegetable Oils (corn, soybean, canola, sunflower etc), which are in almost every packaged food, have been found to be one of the most harmful foods, and can have damaging effects on your DNA.
I think we have to learn what works best for our own bodies. I would be miserable as a vegetarian. We eat a diet of high quality animal protein and animal fat, very low sugar or grain…we also include some dark leafy greens, beets, cabbage, a few nuts and some berries in season in our diet. Frankly, I feel awful if I eat processed foods at all now. Getting rid of the sugars and carbs (breads, potatoes, rice) cured my body inflammation, but it returns if eat any. We stay clear of seed oils, dressings, etc. The one thing I do NOT want to get rid of is my daily, quality black tea ritual.
Another way of assessing our diet is with an honest look into a mirror. Full body. Naked. We literally are what we eat. Where else would our bodies come from?
It wasn’t that long ago when there was no refrigeration for the long term storage or transportation of food. Fresh vegetables and fresh fruit were strictly seasonal items. Food preservation with salt and pickling was common. Meat was smoked and salted for Grains were one of the few food items that could be relatively stored and utilized. Small family farms with a diversity of animals and organic fertilization of the soil was common place. Going further back in time wars were fought over the sources of salt.
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Even more so....if possible....eat in season.
“western habitual diet” new to me. More encompassing I suppose.
Here in the US, we can just call it “SAD” (Standard American Diet). It truly is sad.
"If not for social media and citizen journalism, the CDC would not have released this information to the public."
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This MUST stop! No more secrets.
Lucky for me...all this nutrition fits so evenly on a large thin crust pizza
More portabella as I'm a Shroom kinda Guy.
What these "diets" never seem to take into account is cost. Example being essential amino acids. Legumes a good and inexpensive source. I imagine fresh fish are too but...have you priced fish lately? All those diets plugging fish do not tell you how folks living on social security can buy fish costing $39/ lb for routine eating. Again, bulk is obtained from legumes and grain, particularly oat meal. I suspect constipation a really big problem looking at the sales of laxatives and inadequate voiding of the bowel may be one cause of g.i. cancer. Another topic glossed over in these diets. There are others.
When I stopped eating until full, I started losing weight 🤷♂️
Paleo is bs. Turns out evolutionary dieticians found out current Stone Age tribes eat a lot of honey and roots. That as far as I know isn’t in paleo. Eat like great grandma would cook.
Ive been interested in physical health and fitness for a while now and while there are a ton of fad diets out there, they all seem to have a few things in common. Like you said, avoid the highly processed garbage and the added sugar and you'll be fine. I plan on writing more about these sort of things in the future if anyone is interested. Great post and have a good weekend!
I have followed what you may consider a PALEO based program by Dr Terry Wahls since 2012 to help treat MS. The book is Wahls Protocol and eating real food as my medication is the best for me compared to DMD’s. Love your Substacks.
"Have a great Saturday night folks - we are off to have dinner with friends."
Will your friends regard this article when making their dinner choices?
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Vegetable Oils (corn, soybean, canola, sunflower etc), which are in almost every packaged food, have been found to be one of the most harmful foods, and can have damaging effects on your DNA.
I think we have to learn what works best for our own bodies. I would be miserable as a vegetarian. We eat a diet of high quality animal protein and animal fat, very low sugar or grain…we also include some dark leafy greens, beets, cabbage, a few nuts and some berries in season in our diet. Frankly, I feel awful if I eat processed foods at all now. Getting rid of the sugars and carbs (breads, potatoes, rice) cured my body inflammation, but it returns if eat any. We stay clear of seed oils, dressings, etc. The one thing I do NOT want to get rid of is my daily, quality black tea ritual.
So you mean no more 36 oz cowboy cuts? I don't think I'll read this any more.
Danny Huckabee
So sad about the people poisoned in East Palestine. So much of what man does on this planet is harmful and poison.
Another way of assessing our diet is with an honest look into a mirror. Full body. Naked. We literally are what we eat. Where else would our bodies come from?
It wasn’t that long ago when there was no refrigeration for the long term storage or transportation of food. Fresh vegetables and fresh fruit were strictly seasonal items. Food preservation with salt and pickling was common. Meat was smoked and salted for Grains were one of the few food items that could be relatively stored and utilized. Small family farms with a diversity of animals and organic fertilization of the soil was common place. Going further back in time wars were fought over the sources of salt.