Let's Talk about Physical Health

[Geeko Sportivo]

The pushing of carbs, and the demonizing of fat, starting in the 70's was the inverse of good advice. Even now reduced fat dairy is pushed even though the scientific evidence that this is a bad idea has been clear for 20 years.

I'm lactose intolerant to a degree. If I consume any kind of dairy, I take one of those lactaid tablets first. Works great!

They always talk about the Bad fats and not the good ones. Lots of fat in Salmon and avocados- and I eat a lot of that stuff.

When Dr. Oz first appeared on the Oprah show, he talked about a lot of great home remedies, but after he left that show, he has gone nuts and played a huge role in recommending unproven and dangerous remedies and medicines for the Covid virus.

[Hawkeye10]

Fat regulates sugar spikes, the pushing of eating a lot of carbs with as little fat as possible was always insane advice. The food pyramid that most of us have lived under for most/all of our lives has likely been instrumental in creating weight gain and diabetes.

[Concart]

Okay. I'm not a puritan. I'll eat fried foods once in a while. Last week I ate an entire quart of ice scream in one sitting - peanut butter and chocolate! It's a total "mouthgasm".

But I don't eat it every day or even every week.

The things that have "saved my life":

Carbs

Cut out as many carbs as you can. I don't eat bread, as a rule, but again, if I'm at a restaurant, and the bread is there, and there remain some yummy morsels on my plate that need eatin' too small to grab with a fork - well - we need to make an exception there. Other things to eat sparingly: Pasta, rice, potatoes, pretty much everything that matters!

Sugar

My downfall. Already talked about the ice cream, just eat it sparingly. Deserts, cake, etc. If you're out with folks and they're all eating it, it won't hurt once in a while. Just try not to keep a full cheesecake in your fridge!

Exercise

Don't run away! You don't need to work out for hours a day. Start out with a 10 min walk a day (if you have a dog, you're already doing it). And just increase the distance as gradually as you'd like. 10 mins a day for a month, 15 the next, etc. It will become habit and you'll love yourself for it. I admit I was a gym rat before I moved, and it's been months. I just worked out at my new gym yesterday and am looking forward to going back tonight.

Good morning and good health, everyone!

Good advice. With respect to carbs, however, if you're doing cardio, carbs are a must. Sugar is poison. I can't give it up completely, but I've cut way down. I'm not a heavy lifter, but I do strength enough to need a lot of protein.

The lesson I learned early on was 'don't try to make too many changes at once'. If you do, you'll end up getting discouraged. Have a goal, and work towards the goal. I had a thyroid imbalance most of my life, eventually I got Graves and they had to radiate the thyroid. All the crap I used to be able to eat and burn just went right to the gut. I was about 40. After that, I focused on diet and exercise. Keep it simple, don't beat yourself up, focus on your progress towards a goal.

Thanks for a nice diversion!

[Hawkeye10]

I am a big believer in coffee.

[Stone]

CABBAGE! I think cabbage is very healthy. I make a fantastic cabbage vegetable soup with no meat once a week if I can. REALLY helps clean you out IMO. And its good. And filling too.

[Guno צְבִי]

Corn syrup....mid to late 70's. Thats when this health mess all started. Everyone got fatter and fatter after they started using that poison. Sugar is quite bad for you...corn syrup is atrocious.

And it is added to all processed foods and only a few companies control the food market and they all own the corn syrup companies



Only 10 companies control almost every large food and beverage brand in the world.

These companies — Nestlé, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Danone, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Associated British Foods, and Mondelez — each employ thousands and make billions of dollars in revenue every year.


https://www.businessinsider.com/10-c...7-3#kelloggs-1

[Stone]

Good advice. With respect to carbs, however, if you're doing cardio, carbs are a must. Sugar is poison. I can't give it up completely, but I've cut way down. I'm not a heavy lifter, but I do strength enough to need a lot of protein.

The lesson I learned early on was 'don't try to make too many changes at once'. If you do, you'll end up getting discouraged. Have a goal, and work towards the goal. I had a thyroid imbalance most of my life, eventually I got Graves and they had to radiate the thyroid. All the crap I used to be able to eat and burn just went right to the gut. I was about 40. After that, I focused on diet and exercise. Keep it simple, don't beat yourself up, focus on your progress towards a goal.

Thanks for a nice diversion!

Good advice.

[Stone]

And it is added to all processed foods and only a few companies control the food market and they all own the corn syrup companies



Only 10 companies control almost every large food and beverage brand in the world.

These companies — Nestlé, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Danone, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Associated British Foods, and Mondelez — each employ thousands and make billions of dollars in revenue every year.


https://www.businessinsider.com/10-c...7-3#kelloggs-1

My wife used to work for Mondelez back in the day in marketing. They own nabisco btw . Boy lemme tell ya........if people only knew.

[Hawkeye10]

I am on the fence about the advice to eat a lot of fruit. Fruit is natures candy, it delivers mostly sugar, adding to our carb heavy diet.

[Hawkeye10]

CABBAGE! I think cabbage is very healthy. I make a fantastic cabbage vegetable soup with no meat once a week if I can. REALLY helps clean you out IMO. And its good. And filling too.

I dont think anyone can argue with that...though I suspect cooked is better than raw.

[Hawkeye10]

Eat the foods your ancestors ate, in the combination they ate (for instance not a lot of sugar) is what Bret and Heather say is our best bet.

[Guno צְבִי]

How many companies control the U.S. food supply?
Only four corporations—ADM, Bunge, Cargill and Dreyfus—control more than 75 percent of the global grain trade. They overwhelmingly push commodity crops like corn and soy on local farmers at the expense of native crops.


https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/susta...orate-control/

[Life is Golden]

I am on the fence about the advice to eat a lot of fruit. Fruit is natures candy, it delivers mostly sugar, adding to our carb heavy diet.

I think fresh cherries are the fruit the lowest glycemic load.

[Life is Golden]

Eat the foods your ancestors ate, in the combination they ate (for instance not a lot of sugar) is what Bret and Heather say is our best bet.

That is Paleo.

[Hawkeye10]

I think fresh cherries are the fruit the lowest glycemic load.

And 22 in glycemic index, which is great. Swapping out refined sugar for fruit is certainly a good idea.