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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
I'd like to see your source for the assertion that Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are diet-related.
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.
Just reading this after eating 4 doughnuts, albeit mini ones with holes in . Oops 😬
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.
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
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A very EMPOWERING essay. Thank you.
Hear, Hear!
Thanks Jim! I will be checking out these references.