Hey Chump, Carb lovers like you should know about GLYCATION Read up on GLYCATION. Fact: Glycation is a destructive process whereby a sugar molecule (carbs = sugar) bonds with a protein or fat molecule - and renders it useless. So the more carbs you eat = higer incidence of molecule destruction In other words, accelerates premature aging. Also weakens your immune system, more susceptible to diabetes & other diseases. FACT 1: there are such things as essential amino acids (from protein) FACT 2: there are such things as essential fatty acids (from fats) FACT 3: there are NO SUCH THING as essential carbs! That says it all! Have you had your resting blood glucose level tested? Probably over 100...and which will get worse with age. Based on your virtually wholly carb diet, you'll be getting adult-onset diabetes sooner than later. (basically everyone is pre-diabetic. If you live long enough your pancreas will be less effective in producing insulin and/or your body will become less sensitive to insulin) All those calories from peaches & shit are just empty calories. Sucrose. Sure, they might provide some benefits of vitamins & whatnot - but could do better with a vitamin pill.. Bread = empty calories crap. They have to fortify it with B vitamins, that's how useful it is in its original form. All these empty calories do is raise your blood glucose level which means the pancreas has to secrete insulin to get it back down again. No guesses that the more the pancreas has to work over many years...the sooner it will wear out, which is one of the causes of diabetes. The only reason why the effects in your case might not be as bad as a lard ass on a cheetos & soda diet is because you are consuming LESS overall food intake meaning LESS calories. Both of you are on nearly 100% carb diets Likely you (like many vegans/vegetarians who spend all their time planning their meals) are on, whether by design or not, a form of restricted calories diet or carefully monitoring caloires, which obvioulsy reduces the deleterious effects of glycation (because of less carbs intake) Make no mistake - a diet virtually wholly carbs will be detrimental to your health ...sooner than later
americans love carbs and they love bush and they love their private prisons, federal reserve (which is 100% honest), thank god there is evolution, only the healthiest and smartest will survive
Atticus, is that similar to bertolli extra virgin olive oil? I have been using it to cook most of my food trying to follow the mediterranean diet. Can i summarize this as basically "be a vegetarian"? The question is still valid, where do you get your proteins? I know a lot of vegearians at work and the basic sources for portein are: bean, tofu, and nuts. All 3 doesnt appeal to me. Been eating mostly fish and seafood over the years, I dont see a healthier alternative that you can get protein from.
We are fixated on protein. Most people consume twice as much (or more) protein than is necessary for good health and muscle repair. If you eat a variety of whole plant foods (vegetables, fruits, beans, grains, seeds, nuts) you'll get more than enough protein. Calorie for calorie, broccoli contains significantly more protein than beef, with far more nutrients, no saturated fat or cholesterol and very little toxic residue. I've never heard of a case of protein deficiency in our country, but at least half a million people die of heart disease each year, which is preventable by eating a whole foods plant-based diet. Plants provide the healthiest protein source possible because they're at the bottom of the food chain. Animal sources of protein are quite toxic, mainly due to environmental toxins and toxins in animal feed that become heavily concentrated in the fat and muscle. A large percentage of meats tested contain antibiotic resistant bacteria as well. Seafood is very toxic, too, containing dioxins, PCBs, cadmium, mercury, lead, chromium, and arsenic. It's possible to find organic free-range meats (or you can raise your own), but it's expensive and not necessary in any way for optimal health. It's more than "be a vegetarian". I know vegetarians who eat tons of cheese, fried foods, oily foods, soy meat analogs (soy burgers and other processed soy foods) and even seafood (how dairy and seafood qualify as vegetarian is beyond me, but people seem to think it is). A whole foods plant-based diet is exactly that: whole foods derived from plants. Unless you're living on massive quantities of nuts, seeds and avocados, it will be difficult to become overweight no matter how much you eat. Your nutrient levels will be optimal for a high functioning immune system. Your body will become less hospitable to cancer growth. It's likely you'll fight off colds and flu even when surrounded by sick people. I'll be candid, it's not easy making these changes because fat, salt, and sugar are addictive. The food industries know this and they make their foods as rich in these substances as possible to ensure people push that little pleasure-center overload lever over and over again despite the dangers. In fact, dairy products contain casein, which we digest to produce the casomorphin. Casomorphin is an opioid that also releases histamines, hence the commonly cited "mucus producing" effect of dairy. "Behold the Power of Cheese." OK, time for dinner: spinach dahl over rice, chick pea/potato masala, fresh kale and more of those delicious organic peaches!
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The whole nutrition debate really illustrates how easy it is to be mislead. There are so many 'experts' with conflicting studies, conflicting advice....if you listen exclusively to any one of them, they can make a very convincing argument. So you need to listen to a number of different sources and try to determine who has credibility and who does not. Just like politics. Just like economics. I will say this, whenever you come across somebody who is spouting off about some 'miraculous new discovery'....or some new 'paradigm shift'....be extra wary of what they are selling you. Keep up the debate