People worry too much about their food. Just have an active lifestyle and do everything in moderation. If you have to eat like NoDoji, do you really want to live that long? Or just ask what the Mormons eat, they tend to live up to 90+ years. No caffeine and smoking sure helps, although I don't see a problem with moderate alcohol consumption... Worry less, live more.... Weekend reading: http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol10/3/ http://www.arthurhu.com/index/lifeexpe.htm Life Expectancy Spectrum: 92 US Affluent Asian American 1997 86 US Mormon 1997 80 Japan 1998 78 Italy 1998 76 US 1998 74 Mexico 1998 70 US Black 1997
Hilarious how vegans/vegetarians refute 10,000+ yrs of evolution. If humans were meant to eat a virtually 100% plant based diet, by now by virtue of evolution, we'd have 2 fucking stomachs like cows to digest the fibre from greens. And like mindless plant eaters such as (vegetarians), sheep, horses, cows, elephants, we'd be spending most of our waking hrs eating..er..grazing all day to ensure we consumed enough nutrients to manitain body weight. Of course, if humans spent most of their time eating & nothing else, there'd be no time for thinking (bigger brains), creativity & building stuff. In which case the modern world (or anything at all) wouldn't exist! Has the penny dropped yet? No. The human body is basically designed to be that of a scavenger: feast & famine. So it's 'designed' to eat infrequently & large. Mainly meat. Minimal carbs for the brain & emergency fuel for muscles to run away from sabre tooth tigers & danger (modern day=marathons) Protein - there are essential amino acids Fat -there are essential fatty acids Carbs - there are NO essential carbs! That says it all! Carbs = Sugar = high blood glucose environment = GLYCATION/GLYCOSYLATION = destroys molecules/cells/neurons => Diabetes = weakened immune system = BAD BAD BAD ------------------------------- What Causes High Blood Sugar And What Harm Can It Do To My Body? http://abcnews.go.com/Health/DiabetesOverview/story?id=3843485 Now high blood sugar levels over the long term, lets just say years, that can lead to the classic chronic complications of diabetes, eye disease or what we call retinopathy that leads to blindness, kidney disease or nephropathy leading to kidney failure necessitating either dialysis or transplantation, and nerve disease or neuropathy which commonly leads to amputations. In addition, poorly controlled diabetes over the long term can also contribute to heart disease, along with inadequately controlled cholesterol and blood pressure levels. ------------------------------- Maintain a low & stable Blood glucose level = minimizes work for pancreas, less reliance on insulin + less destructive effects of Glycation/Glycosylation Diabetes is a relection of a weakened immune system. Glycation destroys body tissues & molecules, make you more susceptible to greater variety of diseases/conditions (most diseases attack & are successful against weakened immune system). Generally, the young, strong, healthy don't get these diseases. Put simply: there is NOTHING GOOD about having HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS. NOTHING! (to carb lovers, name ONE!)
How would you know your blood glucose levels are 'perfect'? What's your fasting blood glucose level (BGL)? How would you know - you haven't had it tested recently & you don't even own a $30 BGL meter! Measure your levels every 5 mins after a meal & throughout the day. The results on a graph would be very syurprising to most. Typically, high carb diet = High Peaks for extended periods of time = high sugar environment = Glycation = BAD BAD BAD Maintain a low & stable BGL = minimizes work for pancreas, less insulin = less Glycation destructive effects Plus your small size has a lot to do with it. A 'poor' diet doesn't adversely affect you as much unlike a bigger person Clearly you know nothing about diabetes & adverse effects of high carb diets & GLYCATION/GLYCOSYLATION The body doesn't distinguish between high/low glycemic, refined, sucrose, fructose, glucose. Everything gets broken down into glucose in the body = GLYCATION = BAD No. You can't "cure" diabetes - just like you can't cure Alzheimers. It's a dgenerative condition. You can only control the symptoms. Not unless you get a new pancreas AND replace all the body molecules cells, neurons destroyed by GLYCATION (as a result of carbs/high blood sugar envirnment) Or get a new brain to replace all the lost neurons (Alzheimers) Get it? Plus with diabetes most of the time you're not aware of it, you can't feel it - unlike Alzheimers or a heart condition. Most are unaware until & unless they see a doctor to get diagnosed. Or until it's so bad they get another condition as a result of it when they do a BGL test. Diabetes = weakened immune system You are confusing cause & effect. He was on a high protein/low carb diet & got run over by a bus? So, eating a high protein diet gets you run over by buses. WTF? So your conclusion is a high protein diet caused the tumor? No. There is no relationship between the two. You lot don't get it. All the spurious correlations you come up with. The fact that he was DIABETIC in the FISRT PLACE - means it was ALREADY VERY BAD & TOO FUCKING LATE!! - Diabetes = weakened immune system = more susceptible to other diseases (cancer etc) = shorter lifespan It's a red herring to think b/c he suddenly started on a protein diet, that was the cause of tumor. Whatever what he ate, diet he was on didn't matter! The only common link was that they all had DIABETES = BAD They were ALREADY predisposed or more susceptible to getting other diseases eg cancer, pmeumonia, kidney disease etc, as a result of their diabetic weak immune system. Generally, young, strong, healthy people don't get these diseases. It happens (to non diabetics) as they get older, often over 40, as their immune system gets weaker. In short they were living on borrowed time (sorry). Of course some felt better. They went from a cheetos & soda diet to a plant diet. Clearly that's an improvement. Not disputing that Pancreas (which produces insulin) is like an air con unit, once it's worn out, unless you replace with new one...you can only "control" the blood sugar level (temperature) to a manageable level. That's why everyone is "pre diabetic" - live long enough & everyone will get it eventually (b/c your pancreas will wear out or your body becomes so desensitized to insulin) ---- What Causes High Blood Sugar And What Harm Can It Do To My Body? http://abcnews.go.com/Health/DiabetesOverview/story?id=3843485 Now high blood sugar levels over the long term, lets just say years, that can lead to the classic chronic complications of diabetes, eye disease or what we call retinopathy that leads to blindness, kidney disease or nephropathy leading to kidney failure necessitating either dialysis or transplantation, and nerve disease or neuropathy which commonly leads to amputations. In addition, poorly controlled diabetes over the long term can also contribute to heart disease, along with inadequately controlled cholesterol and blood pressure levels. ----- Insignificant in the grand scheme of things No good how good cholesterol reading is for someone with cancer, kidney problems, Alzeimers arising from loss of neurons (all increased incidences due to weakened diabetic immune system) Ask the Dr to measure the state of your immune system.. There is no measurement or test. But immune system is probably the most important thing after the brain function Good proxy is BGL meter reading. All other things equal, the one with lower BGL has better immune system (less deterioration) Best thing to avoid onset of diabetes is a low blood glucose level environment = low carbs Glycation only occurs in high sugar environment ie when blood glucouse levels are high. After eating carbs = high blood sugar Carbs = Sugar = sugar-rich environment = GLYCATION = BAD BAD BAD (Good carbs are greens for fibre) It depends on HOW MUCH, and HOW MUCH TIME blood glucose levels are high. Naturally over years & years the effect is cumulative - which is why Type II diabetes doesn't occur overnight. It's due to years & years of abuse (mainly poor diets) Glycation a process that results in an abnormal bond between sugar and protein molecules and between protein molecules themselves. This abnormal bond results in a sticky molecule, very difficult to break. Glycation is, by the way, also involved in hardening of the arteries, called arteriosclerosis, causing heart disease, hypertension, strokes, kidney disease and other arterial diseases. Do your own research That's a funny one. Until I mentioned GLYCATION, you never even heard of it - despite having so much faith & doing so much research on plant based diets (NOT) I'm not here to convince anyone You're the one with diabetes (still). The fact that GLYCATION is dsetroying you from the inside + accelerated aging due to AGEs (look it up) is not my concern Do some people need a fucking peer review study to show that jumping out of a tall building is bad for you?? Carbs = Sugar = high blood glucose environment = GLYCATION/GLYCOSYLATION = destroys molecules/cells/neurons => Diabetes = weakened immune system = BAD BAD BAD A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet improves Alzheimer's disease in mice: http://www.biblelife.org/alzheimers.htm http://my.diabetovalens.com/articles/artprint.asp?id=rf_art1042204 Diet, Glycation, and Autism: The Shocking Effect http://www.byebyecarbs.com/diet-glycation-and-autism-the-shocking-effect/ You still don't get it: diabetes = weak immune system. Mainly arises from years of abuse (glycation/glycosylation) It means your immune system is already severely weakened, more susceptible for attack by diseases that young, strong, healthy people don't get: cancer, cardiocascular disease, heart disease, Alzheimers, pneumonia, diabetes etc.. No-one ever DIES from diabetes itself (other than hyperglycemia). It's OTHER DISEASES that kill you off - b/c of the weakened immune system (from diabetes) can't defend against these diseases.. It's like jumping out of a tall building. No-one ever dies from the jump itself - it's the impact from the ground itself which crushes your body organs.
the problem with meat is... its very hard to get a quality meat these days. most animals are fed shit and GMOs at farms. one of the best choices is wild salmon. a lot of omega 3 fatty acids and some vitamin D. instead of chicken meat- eat eggs. then there's how do you cook the meat. on veg. oil? bad bad bad! always cook on coconut oil. why carbs are bad? grains, beans and potatoes? here is an excellent article: http://www.earth360.com/diet_paleodiet_balzer.html Now, please consider the humble grain. Once again as a seed its duty is mission critical- it must perpetuate the life cycle of the plant. It is however much closer to the ground, on the tip of a grass stalk. It is within easy reach of any predator strolling by. It contains a good source of energy, like a booster rocket for the new plant as it grows. The grain is full of energy and in a vulnerable position. It was "expensive" for the plant to produce. It is an attractive meal. Its shell offers little protection. Therefore, it has been loaded with toxic proteins to discourage predators- grains are full of enzyme blockers and lectins. You may be surprised to learn that uncooked flour is very toxic- please don't try eating it as you become very sick. And yes, I don't recommend al dente pasta (if one must eat pasta at all). Beans too are full of enzyme blockers and lectins. Potatoes contain enzyme blockers, lectins and another family of toxins called glycoalkaloids. Glycoalkaloids (GA) unlike lectins and enzyme blockers aren't destroyed by cooking, even deep-frying. GA are particularly high in green or injured potatoes, which must never be eaten even if trimmed heavily and well-cooked.
I've eaten meat, gravy, potatoes, cooked veggies, sausage, scrambled eggs, dairy including butter, chocolate, desserts in moderation.. taken every drug I could get access too at times, drank for 30 years, smoked for 25 years.... I'm 67 yo, bp is 120/70, resting rate is 55-70[one nurse said I was physically 25 yo] I walk 8 miles round trip to have tea at my fav reading place... I spend $200-$300 a month on supplements for the last decade or so, one has to compensate for farming's effects on the nutrition in the food... All you vegans really should take your ideas and shove them, sideways, so far it gives you blurry vision... Nothing personal and I mean "shove" and "sideways" only in the most proactive and loving meanings of the words of course...
I agree. These veggie dudes kill me. Like homos who insist on pushing their crappy lifestyle in everybody's face. I've been known to eat a whole pack of bacon in one sitting with milk and eggs. I'll go out of my way for fatty cuts of pork and beef. I love eating fried chicken nowadays 'cause everyone gives me the skin. Mexican style chicharrones? I'll eat that for lunch with a bowl of menudo. I go through a gallon of milk about every 3 days. Oxtail soup? The fattier the better. I don't eat bread much nor sweets. I smoke a pack a day and drink way too much. My BP mirrors yours and at 46 yrs old, I'm exactly the same weight I was 20 yrs ago. I do enjoy salads and veggies but I don't like potatoes. I do however, whole-hardheartedly believe in the genes required to make this so. That and a healthy outlook on life. Which brings me to diets and religion... if it makes you feel good about yourself, that's fantastic. Just don't think what's good for you is good for me. I hope there's bacon in the afterlife. ... and hot puss.
I developed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic arthritis, borderline high cholesterol and, finally, was diagnosed with cancer after nearly 4 years on a high protein/low carb diet. The moment I received my cancer diagnosis and researched the scientific (non-industry funded) research regarding the development, prevention and best chance for regression of cancer, I began a low fat whole foods plant-based diet (10-15% calories from fat, no refined foods) based on the extensive and overwhelming causative and correlative (in humans) evidence that this diet reverses heart disease, type II diabetes, arthritis, GERD/IBS, and prevents cancer if you donât already have cancerous cells in your body (most of us do by middle adulthood; detection rarely occurs until the cancer is quite mature). The evidence also demonstrated a strong correlation between this diet and prevention of recurrence of cancer. As a result of the cancer, I was having my blood work done initially every month, then every 3 months, and finally every 6 months. My fasting glucose levels have always been excellent, as have all my nutrient, protein, calcium levels and as already stated my cholesterol dropped from the 200 range to 130. My arthritis, GERD and IBS completely disappeared in about 2 weeks, and have not returned since. Iâve gone over six years now with no evidence of cancer. My weight remains in a 5-pound range no matter how much I eat (I currently eat between 2000-2400 calories a day). Glycation is caused by a diet high in sugar. I donât eat refined sugars, nor any of the âfoodsâ containing large amounts of refined sugars (such as soft drinks, energy drinks, sweet baked goods, candy, etc. Nor do I eat refined carbs of any kind. A diet containing refined carbs is distrastrous to good health, and promotes heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cancer, even in a very low fat environment. A poor diet adversely affects anyone of any size. A high protein, high fat, low carb diet is one of the poorest diets around. Youâll lose weight on it because a) itâs calorie restricted like all weight-loss diets and b) it puts your body in a state of ketosis, which basically mimics a state of starvation in which the human bodyâs natural energy fuel (complex carbohydrates) is lacking and so it must convert fat to energy to avoid depleting the muscleâs proteins. The whole-foods plant-based diet provides all nutrients the body needs for optimal energy, muscle repair, and strong immune system functioning, without empty (nutritionally void) calories. Itâs also the optimal anti-aging diet: http://theplantrx.com/category/telomerase Yes, you can cure type II diabetes and very quickly with a low fat WFPBD. Iâve already provided references for this here. There is a strong link between juvenile diabetes and cowâs milk, which is one reason the American Pediatric Association recommends no cowâs milk until age 2. http://www.foodsafety.ksu.edu/en/news-details.php?a=4&c=30&sc=218&id=25512 http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_diabetes.html http://www.pcrm.org/resources/education/nutrition/nutrition4.html Alzheimerâs is most common in countries that consume a rich Western-style diet high in meat, dairy and refined carbs. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12197047
Genetic susceptibility is a factor in approximately 5% of cancers, heart disease, diabetes and auto-immune disorders. Environmental factors are the major contributors for the remaining 95% and diet has been proven one of largest contributing factors to these diseases. Diet can trump genetics, another concept with scientific validity backing it up: http://www.i-sis.org.uk/DTG.php I donât have nor have I ever had diabetes. I did more research than you can imagine. I assure you when I got a cancer diagnosis, I got very focused on separating junk science from evidence-based science and I put in the hours. Iâm familiar with glycation and a myriad of information on health, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, chemistry, and biology. The best test of your immune system is your ability to handle stress and fight off illness when exposed to triggers. Iâve been evidently healthy since my cancer diagnosis and subsequent dietary shift. Iâve had no colds or flu, and only had an upset stomach three times (each time from eating while on the road). After having severe year-round sinus allergies from the age of three, I was able to get off my allergy meds and havenât had so much as a stuffy nose since. The well-tested and proven (since the 1970âs) method arresting and even reversing arteriosclerosis, heart disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes, and preventing stroke and other diseases of vascular impairment (such as erectile dysfunction*) is a low fat whole foods plant-based diet, combined with daily exercise and stress reduction techniques. However, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn proved more recently that even the sickest heart patients (those whom their cardiologists told there was nothing else that could be done to help them), could reverse their disease and live long and healthy lives through the diet alone, no exercise regimen or stress reduction program needed. * Viagra for erectile dysfunction came about when a medication called Sildenafil was âformulated to treat hypertension angina pectoris (a symptom of ischaemic heart disease) and chest pains caused from the inadequacy of the blood circulation to the heart. The drug was tried on men in Morriston Hospital (Swansea), in 1991 & 1992. The clinical trials were conducted under the supervision of Ian Osterloh, who suggested that the drug had very little effects on treating angina, but marked significant changes in the penile erections.â
No, but when you jump out of, or observe someone jump out of, a tall building, the damage is immediate and graphically evident. When you expose yourself to an environmental factor daily over time that causes stress to your body, the damage can take months, years or decades to become evident, because our bodies are designed to be strong and to work hard to repair damage. Arteriosclerosis begins in childhood when the standard American diet is consumed; the damage doesnât become visible until decades later. LDL cholesterol is your bodyâs response to inflammation of, and damage to, the arteries caused by certain foods. LDL isnât âbadâ in and of itself; it becomes âbadâ because in the bodyâs attempt to use it to repair damage, plaque builds up eventually blocking arteries, sometimes as much as 99% before a heart attack ensues. The heart attack is triggered when the cap the immune system created to keep the pustulent arterial damage contained ruptures, releasing the detritus, causing the body to respond with a blood clot to repair the rupture. This totally blocks the already-severely blocked artery. Peer-reviewed scientifically valid studies have helped us learn how chronic maladies such as heart disease begin, progress and result in death. They also help us learn how to prevent and reverse these lifestyle-induced diseases. Letâs look at this logically. You accuse me of creating fantastical correlations, yet this is sheer absurdity. Firstly, the headline alone (as are most headlines in the corporate-run popular media) is an incredible extrapolation from reality (a particular study) to pure fantasy. Mice do not develop Alzheimerâs disease, so it canât be âimprovedâ. Amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimerâs disease in humans were induced in mice for the purpose of the study. Placing the mice on a high fat low carb diet to induce ketosis reduced the amyloid beta that was induced in the mice. âThe report, by Samuel Henderson, from Accera, Inc, Colorado and colleagues from Belgium runs counter to previous studies suggesting a negative effect of fat on Alzheimer's disease.â Accera, Inc. has a financial stake in promoting lifestyle choices that increase the risk of Alzheimerâs disease (such as a high fat diet). Theyâre a pharmaceutical firm that manufactures a prescription medication to treat symptoms of mild to moderate Alzheimerâs. They are not involved in the prevention of Alzheimerâs. That would be deleterious to their revenues. âIn association with a group from University of Washington led by Dr. Suzanne Craft, Henderson has previously shown cognitive improvement in patients with mild AD who were given a diet that raises ketone bodies.â A search of Dr. Suzanne Craft takes you directly to a for-profit company that specializes in Alzheimerâs care. http://alzheimershelpathome.com/tag/dr-suzanne-craft/ So here we have a couple of people with financial ties to companies that derive profit from Alzheimerâs care and treatment (not prevention). Reduced incidence of Alzheimerâs disease would mean reduced profits for both of these companies (unless they developed actual cures). They take lab mice, induce amyloid plaques, then feed them in a way that reduces the plaques. Ketosis is not a sustainable state. Now letâs look at a study that involved actual people (1092 of them) over 8 years: Plasma Homocysteine Levels in Alzheimerâs Disease In a rigorous prospective study of 1092 elderly subjects who were initially free of dementia, it was found after 8 years of follow-up that 111 of the subjects developed dementia, most cases being Alzheimerâs disease (1). It was discovered that an elevated level of plasma homocysteine could be a predictor of the disease with the risk nearly doubled for those with the highest concentrations. The authors concluded that âan increased plasma homocysteine level is a strong, independent risk factor for the development of dementia and Alzheimerâs disease.â An association has also been reported between elevated levels of plasma homocysteine and cognitive impairment (reduced mental capacity) (2). The investigators found serum homocysteine to be âan early and sensitive marker for cognitive impairmentâ. Thirty-nine percent of their patients with mild cognitive impairment had pathological serum homocysteine levels. Homocysteine is formed in the liver from the amino acid methionine, a building block of protein, and this amino acid is present in 2-3 times higher concentrations in dietary animal protein compared to plant protein. Association between Different Diets and the Incidence of Alzheimerâs Disease Dietary studies have shown that there is a greater risk for Alzheimerâs disease in people who consume diets high in cholesterol, saturated fats, and total calories, and low in fiber, vegetables, and fruits (3 â 5). In a prospective study of Seventh Day Adventists, subjects were matched for age, sex and zip code and those who ate meat were more than twice as likely to become demented as their vegetarian counterparts in the matched group. The discrepancy was further widened when past meat consumption was taken into account (6). References 1. Seshadri, S et al. (2002) Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimerâs Disease. N. Eng. J. Med. 14, 346 (7), 476-483. 2. Gottfries C. G. et al. (1998) Early Diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly with the Focus on Alzheimerâs Disease. J. Neural Transm. 105:8-9, 773-786. 3. Luchsinger, J. A. et al. (2002) Caloric Intake and the Risk of Alzheimer Disease. Arch. Neurol. 59:1258-1263. 4. Morris, M. C. et al. (2003) Dietary Fats and the Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease. Arch. Neurol. 60:194-200. 5. Ortega, R. M. (1997) Dietary Intake and Cognitive Function in a Group of Elderly People. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 66:803-809. 6. Giem, P., W. L. Beeson, and G.E. Fraser. 1993. The Incidence of Dementia and Intake of Animal Products: Preliminary Findings from the Adventist Health Study. Neuroepidemiology 12: 28-36. A good way to reduce homocysteine levels: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10684746 So I close by reminding everyone to do the research and draw conclusions based on the strongest evidence, not on some small industry-funded study or vendor's blog that uses specious reasoning to support the needs of industry. The food industries spend multiple millions of dollars finding ways to promote their nutritionally void and often dangerous products and also to addict you to them through the irresistible sugar/fat/salt combo. Since these industries are the largest revenue source for the six corporations that own the popular media, they gladly publish both junk science and questionable studies with specious reasoning to create hot-button headlines that support the products their sponsors sell.