01-30-2016, 08:46 PM
No diet is right for everyone. Can we agree on that? Veganism isn't right for everyone, nor is a low carb/high protein diet right for everyone.
That being said, we now enter the Oh Shytte realm. I'm not a doctor ok. But when doctors can't even agree about what's healthy, who can you then trust? We're told that being a vegetarian is practically the only way to live long. Here's also a good example. Saturated Fat. For years we were told that saturated fat causes heart disease, obesity, etc. I've even heard insofar that to eliminate heart disease problems, simply don't eat any meat or any saturated fat. Now the tables have turned and poly/mono unsaturated fats are now the culprit. Who the hell knows. I just don't get it. Either it does or doesn't. So I've been using coconut oil now for some time to fry up my eggs. Reading the label, it contains 14g of saturated fat. I'm now reading info where coconut oil is praised, and then touted as being bad for you. Again, either it does or doesn't. Ahhh but then the word VARIABLES pop up!
It just really really sucks that we just can't have one universal diet so everyone can just shut the hell up.
You cannot have such bi-polar responses. In my mind, I'm just going to say FU, you have no idea what you're talking about to begin with despite being a doctor and I'm just going to eat whatever I want, how much I want, when I want, how I want. Because being physically healthy to me just doesn't seem worth the hassle, as bad as that sounds.
I believe happiness is more important than health. Who's going to have a happier life...the person who ate whatever he wanted and enjoyed it, or the person who struggled everyday to "eat healthy" and hated it.
Read bits of this article found on Dr. Mercola's website (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl...d-her.aspx)
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I strongly believe every one should seek to consume high quality fresh organic and locally grown vegetables every day. The only question is how many, and what type of vegetables. I believe vegetables, and not large amounts of fruits, provide the powerhouse of nutritional benefits that will vastly improve your health.
As an example of complications of consuming too many fruits, I experimented with following a mostly vegetarian diet after reading the book Fit for Life back in 1985. The book made some very compelling arguments. However, after a few weeks of eating fruit for breakfast I was stunned to discover my fasting triglycerides had skyrocketed from below 100 to nearly 3,000 (yes that is not a typo)! Clearly this diet was NOT right for me and was rapidly doing some serious damage to my body. I’m thankful I caught my mistake before it was too late.
I stated that if I had continued on that program I would have likely passed away from cardiovascular disease long ago. That does not mean the program does not work for some as I am sure many benefit by using it. However it clearly did not work for me personally, and I believe it could be a disaster for other strong protein types like myself.
It is my clinical belief that virtually everyone benefits from some animal protein. In some cultures this may be very little and might just be the insects consumed in grains as in India. It is clear that meat is not necessary for most carb types, but they would benefit from other animal proteins like raw organic dairy and eggs. These protein sources would not violate any ethical concerns about sacrificing animals for meats.
A major confirmation to this belief was pointed out by a reader on my previous article by mentioning that there are 90,000 individuals in the US that are 100 years or older but none of them are vegetarians.
That being said, we now enter the Oh Shytte realm. I'm not a doctor ok. But when doctors can't even agree about what's healthy, who can you then trust? We're told that being a vegetarian is practically the only way to live long. Here's also a good example. Saturated Fat. For years we were told that saturated fat causes heart disease, obesity, etc. I've even heard insofar that to eliminate heart disease problems, simply don't eat any meat or any saturated fat. Now the tables have turned and poly/mono unsaturated fats are now the culprit. Who the hell knows. I just don't get it. Either it does or doesn't. So I've been using coconut oil now for some time to fry up my eggs. Reading the label, it contains 14g of saturated fat. I'm now reading info where coconut oil is praised, and then touted as being bad for you. Again, either it does or doesn't. Ahhh but then the word VARIABLES pop up!
It just really really sucks that we just can't have one universal diet so everyone can just shut the hell up.
You cannot have such bi-polar responses. In my mind, I'm just going to say FU, you have no idea what you're talking about to begin with despite being a doctor and I'm just going to eat whatever I want, how much I want, when I want, how I want. Because being physically healthy to me just doesn't seem worth the hassle, as bad as that sounds.
I believe happiness is more important than health. Who's going to have a happier life...the person who ate whatever he wanted and enjoyed it, or the person who struggled everyday to "eat healthy" and hated it.
Read bits of this article found on Dr. Mercola's website (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl...d-her.aspx)
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I strongly believe every one should seek to consume high quality fresh organic and locally grown vegetables every day. The only question is how many, and what type of vegetables. I believe vegetables, and not large amounts of fruits, provide the powerhouse of nutritional benefits that will vastly improve your health.
As an example of complications of consuming too many fruits, I experimented with following a mostly vegetarian diet after reading the book Fit for Life back in 1985. The book made some very compelling arguments. However, after a few weeks of eating fruit for breakfast I was stunned to discover my fasting triglycerides had skyrocketed from below 100 to nearly 3,000 (yes that is not a typo)! Clearly this diet was NOT right for me and was rapidly doing some serious damage to my body. I’m thankful I caught my mistake before it was too late.
I stated that if I had continued on that program I would have likely passed away from cardiovascular disease long ago. That does not mean the program does not work for some as I am sure many benefit by using it. However it clearly did not work for me personally, and I believe it could be a disaster for other strong protein types like myself.
It is my clinical belief that virtually everyone benefits from some animal protein. In some cultures this may be very little and might just be the insects consumed in grains as in India. It is clear that meat is not necessary for most carb types, but they would benefit from other animal proteins like raw organic dairy and eggs. These protein sources would not violate any ethical concerns about sacrificing animals for meats.
A major confirmation to this belief was pointed out by a reader on my previous article by mentioning that there are 90,000 individuals in the US that are 100 years or older but none of them are vegetarians.