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NancyL's avatar

thanks, Jim! I've got several of the books on the list and have started reading. Slowly shifting my diet, which has never been terrible but has relied on carbs like oatmeal for breakfast for many years. That's the single hardest meal to shift, at least for me.

Appreciate the reading list!

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Jim the Geek's avatar

We no longer eat breakfast at all. Lunch is at 11:30ish. Maybe some nuts or light snack around 5, nothing else. Try increasing fat at breakfast. Boil an egg, or scramble in butter. Make toast with Ezekiel sprouted grain bread. They also do English muffins. Butter HEAVILY with the good stuff, like Kerry Gold (Costco) grass fed. Fat will keep you from getting hungry early. The sprouted grain bread does have carbs, but is worlds better for you. Dr. Cate advises to eat something fermented (kimchi, sauerkraut for me) or sprouted (Ezekiel) every day. It's a process, but pays off so well.

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Maria Cross's avatar

That's a great summary of the current food production and availability situation, and how we got here. And how it's ruining health on an unimaginable scale. Knowledge is the only way out of this madness! But it's for each individual to seek that knowledge. Most don't.

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Jody Nuttall's avatar

I'd like to see your source for the assertion that Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are diet-related.

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Jim the Geek's avatar

Good point - I should have included this list from a previous post:

Lies I Taught in Medical School by Dr. Robert Lufkin

Deep Nutrition by Dr. Catherine Shanahan

Dark Calories by Dr. Catherine Shanahan

The Fatburn Fix by Dr. Catherine Shanahan

Unlock the Keto Code by Dr. Steven Gundry

Metabolical by Dr. Robert Lustig

Nature Wants Us to Be Fat by Dr. Richard Johnson

Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia

The common thread in all metabolic diseases (obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and yes, even cancer) is insulin resistance. That's a gateway to type 2 diabetes, and the rest follow from there. The insulin resistance comes from a diet that is mostly carbohydrates. So it's not a direct link, but a slow, gradual one. One of my few regrets at the tender age of 76 is that I did not know this when I was much younger.

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Larry's avatar

I have been living the NSNG (No Sugar No Grain) lifestyle for over two years. No over processed foods, just high fat, high protein and low carb. I'm 64, I've lost 50lbs. No meds, and my blood work is spot on what it should be. My doctor is very receptive and tells me to keep up what I'm doing.

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Jim the Geek's avatar

It's good to have your doctor on board with you. Not all of them are. Mine has told me that she does not work for me, she works for my insurance company. This is part of the problem in medicine today.

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Larry's avatar

Yeah, my doctor is late 30’s, 60 to 70lbs overweight, is on 4 bp medications. He says he agrees with my lifestyle but he doesn’t have the willpower. SMH

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Elizabeth Marie's avatar

You can be your own doctor if you learn to listen to your body, connect with it, tune in to it, and give it what it needs—what it’s always needed throughout human evolution. Real food, proper rest, exercise, lowering stress levels, connecting with nature, and that leads you to a deeper connection with yourself. If you can do all that, you won’t need doctors.

Unfortunately the medical and pharmaceutical industries, which are linked to the food industry, are not focused on helping people become healthy; they are running a business—a billion-dollar one.

Great article! I totally agree with your perspective

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Nancy Ashford's avatar

Just reading this after eating 4 doughnuts, albeit mini ones with holes in . Oops 😬

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Jim the Geek's avatar

This is not really an "oops" moment. Night before last I ate a slice of pizza. Carbs - yes, bad oils - maybe. But it was done while sitting overnight with our grandkids, not a regular event. Once you get free of carb addiction and insulin resistance, having the occasional treat now and again is not long term detrimental.

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Nancy Ashford's avatar

I beg to differ!! Haha. My unseen middle name is indeed Oops. I was bought up in the Oops Do Not Eat The Last Doughnut Cult. I live with the trauma most days. My guilt riddled psyche breaks out in synaptic hives every time I see a doughnut.

Carpé Donatto y Vini Vidi Vinci

(Motto de la Familia)

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Katherine's avatar

A very EMPOWERING essay. Thank you.

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Mountain Bluebells's avatar

Hear, Hear!

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Sue's avatar

Thanks Jim! I will be checking out these references.

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