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How Not to Die Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
Huge congrats! One book I STRONGLY recommend that you read in your next steps down this plant-based journey is "How Not to Die" by Michael Greger. It really digs into the science behind the benefits of plant based diets and makes some great recommendations.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
"In defense of food" and "Game Changers" started me down the path, but this book solidified in my mind that plant-based is truly the way to go. It will change your life, I guarantee it.
Yes!!!! Like the other post says - unless you're an athlete protein isn't really a concern, assuming you eat a fairly balanced, healthy diet. If you are an athlete I can't recommend this book enough. Actually, all of his books are great.
I went vegan over 4 years ago and have never felt better or been healthier in my life! Plus it's nice to know that I'm doing my part to help animals and the planet. Here's a list of some other books/resources that have helped me immensely along the way, for anyone else who might be considering the transition:
Vegan for Life: Everything You Need to Know to Be Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss
The Forks Over Knives Plan: How to Transition to the Life-Saving, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure
Oh She Glows (Food Blog)
Keepin' It Kind (Food Blog)
It takes work and is difficult at first, like most things in life that are worthwhile, but I promise you that it is very, very rewarding once you understand that you have made the commitment to live in a healthy and kind way. :)
> There's no great cheat codes for your body. Just stick to CICO.
There aren't cheat codes, but there are nuances beyond CICO.
Eating certain vegetables and fruits can offer specific phytonutrients that aid in fat-burning, or carb-loading, or whatever. The human body is incredibly complex, and depending on the nature of the calories you're consuming, you can find it easier or harder to change your body shape. I don't have the book handy, but in Greger's How Not to Die, he describes a study where people ate a few extra fruit-and-but bars (like Larabars) per day above their normal diets for months and they did not gain any weight - despite increasing their caloric intake by some 350 calories per day. The hypotheses that were offered had to do with the type of sugar (date sugar usually) absorbed into the bloodstream and its effects, the nutrients given from the nuts (cashews, walnuts) in the bars and their effects on the digestive system, etc. They effectively had no extra fat despite eating more calories because the micronutrient content of the calories they were eating had microbiological effects on their bodies' ability to retain fat.
Everything you need to know about a plant based diet (there is also a cook book)
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
If you you want to make absolutely sure your body is getting everything it needs, use https://cronometer.com/, free for pc & phone.
That's an appeal to futility. Best way to stop people unethically killing animals is to stop giving them money to do it. Very simple: just walk through another isle the next time you go grocery shopping. You don't even need to give up your hot dogs or hamburgers, because there are great-tasting vegan versions that are getting better every year as people perfect the recipes. Don't like one brand? Try another!
Throughout history many things have been a part of culture. Slavery, racism, the thinking men were superior and not equal to women, gay people going to jail for being gay... the list goes on. That stuff was a deeply entrenched belief in people's minds. It took a few people to stand up and say that stuff was wrong. A bunch of people thought it would be useless too. That society would just stay racist and sexist and homophobic forever. But just fast forward a few decades and here we are! Not a perfect society, but a better one. And we can keep getting better! I think that's the best anyone can do in life.
Don't you tell me this cruelty is gonna be permanent whether we fight it or not, because I know that it won't be. It never is. Because we are fighting it. And it may take decades or more, but eventually we'll grow from our small beginnings enough that our voices will be heard. A voice for the voiceless among us. And we don't even have it as hard as the people before us had it with their cultural revolutions. Because all we gotta do is walk through a different isle.
Just watch Earthlings (alt link). Or if you like reading and wanna know some health reasons why you should go vegan, read How Not to Die. Or if you wanna listen to a speech by every vegan's favorite scary grandpa, you can listen to Gary Yourofsky.
Be a little curious and take some time to see what vegans are always going on about eh?
Ignorance??? I don't know, but it's messed up that people don't know more about a Whole Foods Plant Based diet.This book saved my dad's life. He is no longer diabetic and his hypertension is controlled now.
As a nutrition researcher myself, I also have high standards for information sources and get so frustrated by all the bullshit out there. I've worked on all sorts of protocols, including keto ones, and there's few benefits and some harm to be had from following keto diet if not epileptic (yeah- go ahead and shoot me now lol) but somehow it's become commingled with fasting for health. Anyways. Some science for you:
https://www.amazon.com/Fasting-Eating-Health-Medical-Conquering/dp/031218719X
(Great overview of why fasting)
https://www.amazon.com/Fast-Diet-Intermittent-Fasting-Healthy/dp/1780721676 (by one of the first doctors to publicize fasting)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1501140183
(More like funny memoir of experience with fasting and a layperson's understanding of the science)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ourbrokenplate/our-broken-plate/rewards
(In a few months should be available- brilliantly researched)
Documentary https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihhj_VSKiTs
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
(Not solely on fasting but so comprehensively researched that I highly recommend it - everybody should read it. Truly and literally life changing)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684131/#!po=27.9661
(Not a book, but some good info)
How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger. I figured minimizing my risk of various health issues was an important aspect of FI.
I understand what you mean when you say you feel like you're dieting when on keto. I was on keto for about four months and while it yielded great results very quickly, I was upset that I wasn't able to have oatmeal or apples or bananas, which are healthy themselves but not keto friendly.
A healthy diet is ultimately subjective to the person as everyone has different goals, but as a general idea, everyone can agree on a couple of different points. First off, having a large amount of vegetables and whole, unprocessed foods is healthy. This thread on this sub is a good starting point. It is up to you whether you believe dairy, meat, eggs are healthy and want to continue adding them into your diet.
I would also reccomend looking into How to Not Die by Dr. Michael Greger. In my opinion, he gives a scientfic and unbiased way of how to eat for your most optimal health. It is a thick book because he provides so many sources and different sides of the arugement.
Ulitamtely, a healthy diet is whatever makes you feel your best while maintaining some sanity. I eat health 95% of the time (healthy for me is lots of fruits, vegetables, oats, lentils, beans, etc.) while allowing myself to have "unhealthy foods" (sugar-filled processed foods, alcohol) 5% of the time when I'm out with friends because as compared to keto, being healthy and happy is a lifestyle, not a diet. Balance is key and your happiness has to be considered and heavily weighted. :) If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me!
Good luck on your journey and congrats on the 50 pound weightloss!
Maybe show her some videos from nutritionfacts.org or buy her the book How Not To Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Dr. Michael Greger if she's not even willing to watch a totally non-graphic, health-focused, plant based diet documentary like Forks Over Knives (my favorite) or What The Health.
If you're interested, there's a book called, "How Not to Die", which basically is a fairly rigorous look at some of the evidence in support of the health benefits of eating plants.
It appears that your main motivation may be ethical, but if there are health benefits as well, then even better!
Jeez, why is the burden of proof always on others? Why not try doing some of the legwork yourself? Also, can you name me any nutrient or nutritional property that is specific to poultry or fish, that is unavailable from other sources?
Why not try googling? If you're unmoved by the ethical and environmental arguments (eating seafood is detrimental to the environment, though there is an argument to be made for mussels, clam etc). The new research shows that seafood is definitely not the champion of nutrition once thought, and chicken is definitely not healthy. The tired response is 'well, everything in moderation', but this is horrible dietary advice to live by. We don't recommend cigarettes in moderation, meth in moderation, licking lead paint in moderation, etc. Many studies/organisations will recommend eating chicken/fish over red meat, but these recommendations come from a recognition of a lesser evil. 'Poultry and fish' are often recommended to be eaten over red meats, processed meats, etc, but only as a way to 'reduce your risk' over meat types which are definitively carcinogenic. Health recommendations are made with the status quo in mind and it is very well recognised that a shift towards plant based would be viewed by the masses placated by the status quo as 'extreme'. It is very well evidenced if one is to reduce the most risk of diet related disease, the optimal diet is a plant based one. It is well studied that the primary sources for saturated fats are animal products https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/top-food-sources-of-saturated-fat-in-the-us/ and modern chicken is regularly 'plumped' with sodium water and other additives. Many studies touting the 'healthfulness' of meat do not compare their results to a non-meat eating population, the ones that do show decrease in all-cause mortality when meat is excluded from the diet.
Here are some studies
Mercury and Fish
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3991460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3096006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12227935
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20821440
Fish, Shellfish and Chemical Pollutants
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25486051
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1242017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21541848
Shellfish and CHD
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19631050
HCA Production in cooking of Meat and Fish
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15072585
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20374878
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11894761
Cancer and Poultry
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26898200
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3923154/ http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/6/1142.full.pdf
http://scienceblogs.com/thepumphandle/2016/12/13/poultry-workers-suffer-while-industry-uses-chemicals-to-disinfect-your-chicken/
Poultry and Saturated Fat
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3975875/
All cause mortality rate in vegetarians/vegans
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3048091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3662288/
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/89/5/1627S.long
Meat and dairy consumption is overall significantly linked to all cause mortality and to preventable deaths by diet related causes, including diabetes, CVD, obesity, cancers etc.
There's a ton of research out there, but unfortunately my experience with people saying 'if you can prove x to me, I'd go vegan' is that they have no interest in going vegan whatsoever and will continue in perpetuity to make excuses for every well evidenced argument brought forward. If death and suffering isn't enough to change your mind, nor environmental devastation caused by inefficient resource use and such fishing methods like bottom trawling, nor scientific nutritional studies or the humanitarian reasons for going vegan, then there isn't much point in bringing forward further arguments. If you have a genuine interest in nutrition, I would recommend the book How Not to Die for a deeper examination of the current research in the field of nutrition and dietary science, and then review your position.
>There's a ton of issues with the choice of sources in the documentary and there's decent critique of them all over the place, as an example check out this Quora post.
If we're going to do that, then let's look at James's post (i.e., the first post) as well.
>Looking at the big picture meat isn't a big deal for greenhouse gas emissions. In the US currently all agriculture, including the plants we eat, only represent about 8% of our total emissions (so meat might be 5-6% of that):
Here, IMO, you’re failing to take into account that you need to include pasture degradation and land usage when calculating this figure; please correct me if I’m mistaken. When you do, Livestock’s contribution to climate change, in CO2 equivalent, accounts for approximately 18% of total emissions. That said, I would consider this compelling considering that the transportation industry, which we primarily focus on when discussing how to ameliorate global warming, is responsible for 13% of all GG emissions. Moreover, when taking into account Livestock and all aspects of their byproducts, it appears as though they account for 51% of worldwide GG emissions, which is astounding.
>And when we compare the amount of water needed to produce a kilo of meat compared to producing a kilo of a plant-based protein, like tofu, we see that the numbers aren't that different. It's about 1.5-6 liters per kilo for meat and ~2 liters per kilo for tofu. Tofu also contains less protein, about 10% compared to 20-30% for meat, so you'd have to eat 2-3 times as much of it.
Here, you’re failing to take into account other plant-based protein sources beyond soy, which there are a plethora, that may require less water to grow.
>The biggest problem in the US is likely that the method used [we] choose to produce meat, especially beef, is more water intensive. Here's a comparison of water use between the US and the Netherlands for different meats.
Taken directly from the Abstract of the paper which you cited: “The study shows that from a freshwater perspective, animal products from grazing systems have a smaller blue and grey water footprint than products from industrial systems, and that it is more water-efficient to obtain calories, protein and fat through crop products than animal products. Ergo, IMO, your argument here is moot.
>And you're not going to live longer just because you cut out meat. Vegetarians doesn't have lower overall mortality than meat eaters (6% higher relative risk in vegetarians, but not statistically significant):
There is plenty of great research out there which elucidates how incorporating more plants into a diet has statistically significant health benefits. Further, there have been studies done on “blue zone” populations (i.e., a demographic and/or geographic area of the world where people live measurably longer lives) and one of the common traits among these groups is that the majority of their diet is plant-based.
Hey! You should check Dr. Greger new book (released December 8th) How not to die. Part 2 of the book is about his "daily dozen" food that he recommend to eat everyday. Enjoy!
Kevin Bass, Evelyn CarbSane, Mic the Vegan, maybe Christopher Gardner. I like looking at presentations for different medical professional gatherings. Most still represent a very anti keto style. Nina Teicholz has been disinvited from an event because others didn’t want to be associated with her.
Anti-Keto/Contrarian Viewpoints
I'm not sure if you're fully up to date on nutrition literature or news, there's an insane amount of info and scientific peer-reviewed articles proving the health benefits of a plant based diet.
This book is LOADED with studies and science, over 100 pages are all of the sources he cited throughout the book: How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250066115/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_A1agybCHSQYJZ
You can listen to this book for free using the audible free month trial, if interested. You can cancel before the month ends and the book is yours to keep :) but also his website is free and there's more than enough info on there.
Here's a quick video answering your question/request directly, id suggest perusing through the videos on his channel or visiting his website: https://youtu.be/30gEiweaAVQ
It's actually a really interesting book, explaining how plant foods prevent and can even reverse some diseases. It's a thick scientific read, with 150 pages of references.
For health, How Not to Die. For cooking, Thug Kitchen.
Part of growing up is getting used to the idea that what you choose for yourself, who you are, and how you live your life, are not always going to be understood and accepted by others. That is especially difficult when those people are ones we love and respect.
Try to have a good understanding of what you need to be healthy and strong through adolescence. Talk about it with your mom, so she doesn't get freaked out when your grandfather calls with his concerns. See if you can have a consult with a dietician/nutritionist, who can talk to you about making sure you're getting what you need. Then you or your mom can reassure your grandfather that you have consulted a profession on the matter.
If you grandfather is a reader, maybe get him a copy of one of the plant based nutrition books. If he like documentaries, then maybe you can get him a copy of one that looks at plant based diets. Or, even better, get the book/video for yourself, read it, then loan it to him so you can discuss it.
Finally, if you are struggling with depression talk to your doctor. Be proactive about doing what is necessary to be healthy. Depression that is treated (not necessarily w/ medication) in adolescence is less likely to re-occur throughout adulthood.
The best proof that you can give your grandfather that a vegetarian diet is good for you, is to be healthy and happy.
How Not to Die; Forks Over Knives or the FOK Video -- check you local library for copies
Here's a video that discusses these effects. OP, additionally, it's certainly not the case that mental health issues are "very separate from your nutrition," and there's a substantial amount of research on the links between the two. You might check out the book How Not to Die for details (incidentally by the same doctor who made the video—he spends a lot of time summarizing nutrition research for laypeople).
How Not to Die is another excellent source of information. It has great discussions of how specific foods as well as overall diet patterns can be used to treat a wide range of diseases either without drugs or minimizing drugs.
Try reading this book on the interactions between diet and common human health problems. Everything in the book is based on evidence-based medicine and there are tons of cited sources to follow up on. It's a great primer on the worst and best foods for you.
It is true. "Plant-based" is what researchers, physicians use to refer to this type of diet. It's not equivalent to a vegan diet, because a vegan diet includes food like junk food (oreos, doritos, etc) which isn't plant-based, and a plant-based diet includes things like honey, which is not vegan. There is a good bit of overlap but they are not equivalent.
Plant-based diets absolutely do not include animal products of any kind, and research suggests they are the healthiest diets by far, though they are difficult to stick strictly to.
This is the only book you need to read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
TL;DR
No animal products, organic, nuts seeds, fruits. He also has a daily dozen is what you should be having every day.
All his stuff if backed by science and there is evidence of Diabetes and other issue's been reversed.
Also check out tv show: Fat sick and nearly dead.
Read the book "How Not to Die" which lists the major causes of death from heart disease, Alzheimers, and various types of cancer. High meat consumption is linked to all of them.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
Or go to the authors web site and just search for "meat" and start watching videos.
https://nutritionfacts.org/
HELLO. As /r/neoliberal's resident militant vegan, I would recommend the path outlined in this video.
I would avoid vegan substitutes of things until a few months in. Spend some time enjoying fruits and vegetables. A couple resources I like:
I might pick up How Not to Die at the library tomorrow. I don't plan on adopting every suggestion, but find reading books like this encourage me to make more conscious food choices versus just making sure they fit within calorie goals.
If they are open to reading, I highly recommend How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Greger.
This is relatively new in terms of medical diagnoses in the last few years. http://www.sporkful.com/may-contain-nuts-pt-1-alpha-gal-returns/ kind of goes through it, but so does http://www.radiolab.org/story/alpha-gal/ in better detail if you're into podcasts at all.
The timing of that seems to coincide. 2012 was when the first few articles started appearing about the ticks and the 'meat allergy' they cause and there wasn't a whole lot of supporting research at the time. If that was the case, you're really lucky you didn't go into anaphylactic shock, but I'd be willing to bet you had some sort of autoimmune disease since your pregnancy seems to have reset it.
If you're going back to veg, there are a few meal services now out there for vegans and vegetarians that function like Blue Apron etc. that give you a little bit of menu variety without having to plan it all out.
I also passive aggressively leave this book out for my family when they're visiting so that they understand where we're coming from with diet decisions. It's so much easier to stay on a diet when it's directly tied to how well you feel.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
Hej! För det första så är det otroligt mycket olika kostråd som slängs runt på internet, ofta helt motsatta varandra, såsom vegan vs keto, etc. Jag skulle starkt rekommendera att vara källkritisk och göra egen research.
Här har du kostråd från Livsmedelsverket och WHO, jävligt trovärdiga källor MAO.
https://www.livsmedelsverket.se/matvanor-halsa--miljo/kostrad-och-matvanor/rad-om-bra-mat-hitta-ditt-satt
http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-diet
Dessa guidelines brukar dock vara lite för "snälla" tycker jag. De säger till exempel att "det är bra om man minskar köttkonsumptionen", medans det bästa ju vore att sluta äta kött helt. Man skriver det man tror är realistiskt uppnåeligt av befolkningen, snarare än det som är optimalt.
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Några tips på enkla och nyttiga rätter att göra:
Ica har jättemånga bra veganska recept: https://www.ica.se/recept/vegan/
T.ex.
Jag gillar grytor! Det är gott, enkelt att göra mycket mat, enkelt att få i sig mycket grönsaker, enkelt att värma upp. Och bra att ha i matlådor. Storkok ftw!
Ex: https://www.ica.se/recept/blabarssmoothie-502612/
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Andra tips på länkar om hälsa, miljö och etik:
Jag kan starkt rekommendera boken How Not to Die av Dr. Michael Gregor. https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
Han går igenom top 15 dödsorsaker (I USA), förklarar hur man kan motverka nästan alla av dessa med rätt kost. Han har extremt mycket källor, mer än en tredjedel av boken är bara källhänvisning.
Kan även rekommendera hans hemsida https://nutritionfacts.org/
Ett av hans talks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXXXygDRyBU
Olika dokumentärer: What the Health, Cowspiracy, Earthlings
Lite random videor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0VrZPBskpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HAMk_ZYO7g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCLenDSOOzY
https://www.svtplay.se/klipp/16337437/se-grisarna-bedovas-med-koldioxid
Lycka till!
nex time read the wiki and the guide first.
> 1. You guys clearly have issues with the way farm animals are treated
> what methods of food production of meat would you be okay with
Article about vegans/vegetarians and longevity
Article about weightloss with a plant-based diet
Really long article about Dr. Michael Gregor and his work
This guy devoted his life to inform the public about the plant-based diet and its benefits.
Here is his book
This book focuses on longevity in general and mainly about all the chronic deseases that we could prevent with a plant-based diet and therefore live longer and healthier.
His site
This site is like google for nutrition facts and all around questions about vegan/vegetarian diet.
If you don't have time reading all the articles there is even an app from his book that gives you a checklist of the optimal nutrients you need for the day.
iOS
Android
Sorry in advance for my grammar and possible editing errors.
With all that in mind: Stay healthy and the future can come!
> Now whether this kind of farming could be replicated across the planet to feed the whole world
It can't. We're simply way too many people for this to be ecological. Grass fed stuff needs way more resources and feed than factory farms (which are the most efficient way to produce meat to date - which is why we do all this fucked up shit in the first place). Which is why it's even worse for the environment if you sum up the numbers as the animals need more space and thus need more energy from moving around which is why almost all grass fed animals (especially in Europe) are supplemented with your typical concentrated feed made from soy etc as well. Even Cowspiracy covered this (which seems to have way better rap in terms of data used than your book). Just because something sounds nice in theory doesn't mean that it works (or that it is even practiced).
A diet that needs up to 16 times the area of land can never and will never be sustainable at this point. Eating as low on the food chain as possible will always be better. You get way more calories per acre from plants than animals. This is why your staple food is potatoes, not beef.
While I don't buy in all the veganism as a cure for everything stuff and that you drop dead immediately when you eat meat from time to time, it definitely is not healthier. On the contrary. Look at the WHO released studies on red meat (or this).
Cardiovascular diseases and cancer are the leading causes of death.
Not diabetes specific, but these have diabetes chapters:
How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Greger.
The Starch Solution or The Healthiest Diet on the Planet by Dr. McDougall.
You can get the gist of their stuff online, for instance Dr. Greger's short talk on Diabetes (he has a lot more videos and resources on that site) or Dr. McDougall's longer talk or article on the subject.
Or you can watch Dr. Hans Diehl's video on it although his books are older.
I could list more but idk if you're looking for analysis, or a cookbook, or what.
Start with getting the Book "How Not to Die" at the library, or buy it. Seriously it's the best book on what you should eat, instead of putting you on some ridiculous diet that you probably won't follow.
>For me the pursuit of knowledge has always been a big thing. I like to make my own conclusions
That's the issue. A lot of these people believe they've found the answer, and don't want to question it. Backfire effect in full force. Skepticism is looked down upon. It's a cultural thing.
> they take your arguments to their feelings and get angry
A horrible, horrible cultural thing.
"Saturated fat is bad! Look it causes CVD!"
-Ignores that PUFAs don't change all mortality rates, and people with higher SFA intake live longer.
They believe that they
can findknow the cure to not die. CVD, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, one of these most likely will kill you no matter what you do. The point is to delay that occurrence, and to make the time leading up to that event as positive as possible. Personally, of the three I'd rather go by CVD. Cancer seems a horrible wasting way to go, and neurodegenerative diseases terrify me. So yeah, I'll eat my steak, eggs, bacon, enjoy life, and wait until my heart gives out.Now you both will want to read Michael Greger's new book How Not to Die. He explains how the vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle like what your wife did.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456832396&sr=8-1&keywords=how+not+to+die
> I want to go Vegan but I am nervous about how expensive it will be.
Watch this video right here, and make sure to watch it all (because if you watch only the first half, you'll get the wrong idea... I've read some of the comments)! It should demonstrate to you why some people think veganism is expensive, but at the same time, how potentially cheap it can be
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1qPgZFN24k
Also for books, I ain't read it yet, but "How Not To Die" by Michael Greger is supposed to be super informative: http://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
He also has a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NutritionFactsOrg
And in general, I would stay away from blogs if you're looking for nutritional advice (but recipes is a different story. Go crazy with blogs if you want). You may come across some good ones, and ain't nothing wrong with blogs in their essence, but lotta bloggers - vegans, paleos, whatever cause these tendencies don't discriminate, etc - ... are on some placebo-anecdotal shit you gotta watch out for. Key thing to look for is that they cite reliable sources for their claims. Good thing about Greger is, he always references scientific studies. That is how he gets his ideas for videos... he reads studies and reports on ones he finds interesting.
If you're into fitness: https://www.reddit.com/r/veganfitness
I've pretty much dropped meat out of my diet, still eat fish, but loads of veg and pulses. The book that really influenced me was How Not To Die https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115 It's well worth a read, and influenced my diet considerably.
I still drink loads of coffee, but I stopped putting milk in, in fact I barely take any dairy now, and I think that's made a big difference too.
I just want to second the plant-based diet idea. "Forks Over Knives" is a great documentary to get into the idea of plant-based for reversing heart disease. It's available on Netflix. Also check out Dr. Gregor's "Uprooting the leading causes of death" and if you like that you can get his book "How Not to Die."
in general nutrition seems to play a vital role.
How not to die speaks about this at lengths - Fantastic Book Btw
Amazon has the hardcover for Crazy Cheap, let me link it here.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1450401619/
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The first is for athletes. The second is general disease prevention. The first covers topics such as macronutrients, timing, and so on. The only defect of the first is that it discusses nutrients in isolation. I think it's always better to take nutrients in foods. It's better to eat sugar in fruit than sports drink.
I think all life is slowly damaging our body and eventually we get old. You damaged it a little faster. In fact over-training is even worse than under-training. We've got to be careful.
P.S: Of course the big problem of keto is not so much "carb deficiency", but it's also that you restrict fruit, veggies, whole grains, beans, nuts, etc etc. You give up everything for carb restriction.
Here is Greger's take on ketogenic diet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIwTcVdHLHk
Sad to say, that's probably on you. You've grown up on too much sugar. Generally speaking, not your (or even your parents') fault if you grew up in the 1960's through 1990's, as the "sugar is poison" research was limited (and pre-internet, not as accessible) and worse than that, the sugar lobby (not to mention government subsidies, at least in the US) is/was SUPER powerful.
But moving forward, it is your fault, and most importantly, don't pass your affinity for sugar habit(s) onto your kids. This is the greatest good you can do IMHO, don't pass it on. Most especially through the biggest traps of them all...soft drinks and fruit juices. That's what we do anyway. Make our kids' sugar intake experiences "worth the downsides" (e.g., via high quality dessert experiences every now and then, not daily crapola stupid sugar intake).
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Edit: If you get through the first 2-4 weeks of no sugar, you don't miss it and even begin to detest how sugar infused so many processed foods are. Then you start skipping the middle of the grocery store as junk food (even those products marketed as low sugar, as you say). Then you start to feel better. Then you live a better and hopefully longer life ;-).
Hi! If you want more science on this issue these two books might be interesting 1, 2. Diabetes 2 should be completely reversible. Make sure you get enough omega-3 (lowers cholestrol dramatically, found in flaxseeds which are very easy to work with) and B12 (because you won't get the B12 the animals were supplemented with). Have a great day :)!
Everyone changes over time, sometimes drastically so, and this often leads to incompatibility in relationships. It's one thing if you were suddenly into fitness while your partner wanted to sit on the couch, but with veganism it's actually a moral issue. I don't see how people can stay with a partner who doesn't share the same sense of right and wrong. If you don't want to end things then at the very least I'd make it extremely clear that you don't appreciate the jokes and will not tolerate them.
>so while the health claims of FOK are up for debate...
Check out this book if you want to read about health and veganism.
I used to use the food tracking app Lose It, but unfortunately developed an eating disorder midway through. I lost a lot of weight but I spent the year with sore throats and was constantly fatigued. The weight never came back because I was also training for a marathon at the same time. All of the above is not recommend mind you.
I do recommend a whole food plant based diet. How Not to Die . This book changed my life (cue Book of Mormon opening number) and I’ve never been happier.
The author, creator of nutritionfacts.org, makes an unbelievably compelling argument for a whole food plant based diet. I ditched lose it, an obsessive calorie counting app, for a checklist app called Doctor Greger’s Daily Dozen.
I actually don’t even use the app anymore it is so engrained in me to eat well and make sure I eat two pieces of fruit a day, a handful of berries, a serving of cruciferous veggies, three servings of beans, a serving of excercise ( 40 mins of intense activity or 90 minutes of moderate) and so on.
Also: since shifting the way I eat. I never take longer than 30 seconds going number two. I shit you not. It is the best feeling ever. I used to spend so much time in the bathroom now I’m in and out and I’m feelin good!
Nice! Happy to hear
Interested in reading/gaining knowledge on nutrition? I have to recommend this book. I think it’s a must read for everyone, but vegans specifically.
Try The China Study or How Not to Die. Both are very good and very recognized. Otherwise http://nutritionfacts.org/ is a non-profit organisation (so no conflict of interest) where Dr. Greger basically summarizes the latest studies.
I just bought
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250066115/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2aEpDbFVNTHF3
And the cookbook as well
The How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250127769/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9bEpDbFK1V2PB
A user suggested this to me today and may help you as well :)
Hi! This book has all you need to know about the negative health consequences of animal products, and lots of stuff on the benefits of plant based food (with some searching you can probably find a free version too, it is out there). This film has all you need to know about the ethical side. This and this ought to tell you enough about the environmental impacts of animal products.
Buy regular US standards he probably does have a "good diet." My extremely fit cycling mentor mentioned above also had a "good diet."
That's actually part of the point. People with "good diets" and who exercise a lot [quite fit] can still have heart attacks, producing the logical question of what exactly is in this "good diet" and how does that differ from populations were heart / atherosclerosis related illnesses are nonexistent?
Check this book out or listen to some of his talks, it could change and unquestionably lengthen your life.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484214545&sr=1-1&keywords=how+not+to+die
Watch 10 minutes of this and tell me if you think it was worth your time ... Comments at 3:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Eg0WL6NCE
I would say this is the stark opposite of a picture book.
Read this book or just google/YouTube search the author and tell me you still believe that statement.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1250066115/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497209356&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=how+not+to+die&dpPl=1&dpID=51pSVdCZdPL&ref=plSrch
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
a summary video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsfGpN7OKh4
It's from this book, I have it digitally on Google Play. It's very good and goes into a lot of detail on a lot of diseases and the foods that correspond to a lower chance of the disease or make the disease have less of an effect (spoiler: it's plant food well over 99% of the time).
All profits from the book go to charity, so I can't recommend it enough.
If you can't afford it, let me know, I'll try to fetch you some parts you might want. Most of the information is just condensed from his website where he condenses a lot of journal papers about nutrition. There's also a talk he did that you can watch that has some of the more interesting parts of the book, as well as an app that reminds you to eat the foods that are most common in reducing the chance and effects of many diseases (Daily Dozen, iOS, Android)
> Tillykke med at du på en hjemmeside for veganere har fundet dine argumenter. Men nu er det engang sådan, at hvis du vil argumenter på en saglig og ordentlig måde, så skal du kunne bevise dine påstande. Og det er ikke lykkes for dig endnu - du har blot liret en masse udokumenteret vrøvl af om kræft, puds, mælk er usundt etc. Det er dig, der vil sætte mælken i scene som kilde til alt ondt. Kan du i det mindste ikke gøre et forsøg på at være lidt mere præcis og dokumenteret i dine påstande?
Jeg er kommet med dokumentation som du angiveligt er overordnet enig i, du påpegede blot forskellige finesser som er irrelevante når vi snakker sundhed, for selvom dagligt indtag (>2 glas, som man allerede har indtaget hvis man blot drikker et enkelt glas mælk eller spiser det på morgenmaden og så også spiser ost i løbet af dagen) af komælk kun får risikoen for prostatakræft til at stige med 32%, så er det fandeme da 32% for meget når der ikke er noget livsnødvendigt i mælk man ikke allerede får eller kan få andre steder fra, og når op mod 100% af alle børn med kronisk forstoppelse kan kureres ved at droppe alle mælkeprodukter, burde man så ikke tænke "okay, der er så meget galt med det her mælk og der er faktisk ingen sundhedsmæssig årsager til at indtage det, så måske burde vi bare droppe det?."
Byrden må da være på dine skuldre nu til at påvise hvorfor vi skal drikke mælk. Kan du det, udover at påpege at man kan få calcium og proteiner og vitaminer fra mælk som man i forvejen ikke har brug for? Kan du påvise at man bliver sundere af at drikke mælk hvis man i forvejen spiser sundt? Eller at stort set alle mennesker er i proteinmangel og calciumunderskud hvis de ikke drikker mælk?
Og her er i øvrigt en rigtig god video på én time og tyve minutter, hvis du ikke er interesseret i at læse bogen How Not To Die. Jeg tror du ville ha' godt af det ene eller det andet.
> Ang dyrevelfærd så kommer du med det sædvanlige sentimentale veganer vrøvl: jeg foreslår at du en dag gør ligesom 250000 andre danskere gør hvert eneste år, nemlig tager ud og besøger de danske mælkeproducenter og ser, hvordan køerne i virkeligheden har det. Du vil nok se, at virkeligheden ikke svarer overens med de absurde skræmmendevideoer du har fundet på YouTube eller underlødige veganer-hjemmesider.
Jeg har været ude på danske gårde, og alle de ting jeg nævnte foregår på alle sammen. Hver og én, hvis den er en produktionsgård.
Er køerne i fangeskab? Tjek. Bliver de tvunget til at blive gravid årligt? Tjek. Får de taget deres mælk fra dem dagligt? Tjek. Bliver deres kalve taget fra dem? Tjek. Bliver størstedelen af mandlig malkekvæg solgt til kalvekødsindustri? Tjek. Bliver hun-kalve fjernet fra deres mor indenfor et par dage/uger og placeret i egne båse og så videre? Tjek. Får kalve mælkeerstatning i stedet for mælk indtil de er gamle nok til at slippe mælken helt? Tjek. Bliver hun-kalve opdrættet til at skulle tage over for deres mor når moren bliver dræbt i 4-6 års alderen, ca 20 år før den ville have været død hvis den havde levet et sundt liv? Tjek.
Hvad er det lige præcist du ikke mener foregår?
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Internet is full of wrong information. I’d highly suggest reading this book for anyone who are serious about their health.
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How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Gregor.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457380548&sr=8-1&keywords=how+not+to+die
This is a very good book on the topic:
https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/
It's hard to apply everything but it really opens your eyes on the health benefits of healthy eating.
If you want to know the science behind it, it's in the book How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger, who appears often in the documentary. Specifically the chapter "How Not to Die from Diabetes".
The book is extremely well cited, with the back 1/4 or so of the book being a giant list of citations. There are hundreds per chapter. My understanding/recollection of the diabetes claims is that the presence of saturated fats in the blood, either from diet or leaking out from fat cells in the body, clog up the insulin receptors in the cells, effectively making them "insulin resistant", and in turn keeping blood sugar high.
There are many claims (with citations to studies) in the book about drastically lowered and reversed insulin resistance in a small number of weeks. The documentary sort of boldly makes this claim without much evidence, but as with any book/documentary combination, the film is the introduction and to get more info you'll want to read the book.
IMHO links to the studies referenced in this new documentary should be in the sidebar.
Not that I have to. Elimination of grains made sense back when I was researching paleo. I know a naturopathic doctor and she insists on gluten free diet virtually for everyone.
I will certainly read that literature.
Is this it?
Specific to the gels, there is research that shows raisins have the same nutrient profile as most energy gels. This link has the research. There is a transcript of the video but you have to watch the video to see the graphs that show the two are identical. https://nutritionfacts.org/video/raisins-vs-jelly-beans-for-athletic-performance/ For me personally both work but I've read some things about the main ingredient in gels and why people have problems with them.
The Dr that compiled that research and put together the video wrote a hugely successful book entitled How Not To Die. https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115 Don't be put off by the dramatic title, his intention was simply to get people's attention.
Almost everything in the book is about reducing inflammation, which seems to be your problem. It has helped me with several issues. Having a science background myself, I appreciate the science that explains what's going on and why we should eat certain foods.
Good luck.
You gotta have cronometer.com.
If you really want a book, I think How Not To Die seems closest to what you're looking for. Disclaimer: I haven't read it, but I've heard good things.
I personally use Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen app plus cronometer. Dr. Greger wrote How Not To Die and his app comes with videos where he explains his research into different foods and some nutrients.
Go plant based! And read the book How Not to Die - it's the most comprehensive book I've found on food as medicine and contains information on what to eat day to day to reverse and minimize risk of dying from the top fifteen killers in North America. If you're eating plant based, as long as you're eating a lot of whole plant foods (good carbs) you can eat a quite a lot of food without surpassing your daily caloric requirements, meaning you won't feel hungry or unsatisfied like you could with calorie restriction on a diet. Plant based isn't a diet - the science is pretty firm that diets don't work. Going plant based is changing the way you eat and look at food (as medicine and fuel), and can help to heal a lot of the damage to your heart, liver, other organs as well as is the best diet to lower your cholesterol, blood pressure and reduce your risk of dying from heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, liver disease, kidney disease etc. Pretty life changing, I'd highly highly recommend it.
There's a lot of suggestions for the app MyFitnessPal but I'd recommend cronometer, https://cronometer.com/ it's excellent for tracking your vitamin, mineral and protein intake and breaks down your macro nutrient data very clearly.
I've had prostatitits for 20 years, current age 36 (got it at 16).
For you, considering your age and that you're not interested in sex, I'd be inclined to give it my go ahead. On top of the inflammation, your prostate is going to also grow (it has already started to years ago, of course).
That said, before you get my endorsement:
-how long have you been suffering with this? Anything less than 3 years would be a no.
-have you explored all basic treatment options? That's includes: getting a culture done to test for bacteria (currently looking into microgendx testing for myself-- may be revolutionary in finding pathogens in prostate)
-have you done a long term stretching and relaxation program designed to combat pelvic pain syndrome, twice a day, for at least 6 weeks? You may have seen popular routines in this forum, including this routine:
https://youtu.be/J6tueuGlo1Q
-The new growing consensus of nutritionists is that a plant based, whole foods diet is the best diet for a variety of reasons, including reducing inflammation. Have you tried this for at least a month? Resource:
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250066115/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_.OVADbFPSRGHN
-have you tried twice daily internal prostate massage? I do it twice daily, without which I wouldnt be able to function. Would simply have to pee top often, but its quite manageable with doing it.
-have you gotten an MRI done of your lower back including tailbone to check for nerve pathway issues
-have you seen an osteopath to check your spine and pelvic alignment for nerve blockage issues
-have you tried regular deep tissue massage in the pelvic area by a trained practitioner who's familiar with your condition
If you have tried all of the above, or have tried at least some of the above but refuse to try the rest, then I say go for it considering your age (it's just going to get worse when adding in the inevitable BPH) and lack of desire for sex.
If you do it and end up finding you still have pain, you'll know you didnt properly explore the above treatment options because that'll mean your prostate was fine, but you had surrounding nerve/tense muscle problems that caused your prostate to be inflamed.
Edit: I'll note that light incontinence will be the lucky end of the spectrum. You're not elderly but you're getting up there my friend, and with your age you may end up with medium to full on incontinence. I'd advise getting into very good shape with immaculate nutrition prior to the surgery to maximize your healing phase post surgery. It's all about how well it heals in the following months that will determine your quality of life afterwards.
This is my take on it.
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On the one hand, people shouldn't be made to feel ashamed of their bodies. It's thinking that society needs to incentivize good behavior through punishment that leads to this (this is not the only place this thinking shows up). There are obvious and well-researched problems with this approach.
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On the other hand, being healthy is obviously better for the individual (and for the rest of society in terms of health care costs and the general productivity of the individual). There's no disputing that being overweight is bad for your health.
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What can be disputed, however, is whether people can control their weight or if it is genetic destiny. I think people can absolutely control their weight, but that it is not as simple as the "energy input/output" model would suggest, and that touting this model does a great disservice to people who are working EXTREMELY hard to lose weight but are struggling to do so. The body is extremely complicated, and what you eat influences (among many other things) your metabolism and your hormones, which play important roles in whether or not you put on weight. Energy input/output is certainly a factor, and maybe the dominant factor, but some people have so many other imbalances that without making changes to address these other issues, it is impossible for them to restrict calories and exercise enough to produce changes in their body.
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I think a whole-foods plant based diet is the way to go personally, and I'd look at Dr. Greger's How Not To Die. Another interesting book I have read on the subject but which does not advocate a plant based diet is Dr. Shanahan's Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food.
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Good luck in attaining improved health.
I know the frustration with things like MFP, as I've begrudgingly used it off and on for 3 years. I'm a big fan of having simpler rules to follow for diet. I'm just coming off a 9 month liquid diet run by a bariatrician (optifast), and this week is the start of my transition to real food again. I haven't had anything but tea and chocolate shakes all year. I loved the simplicity of the liquid diet, because you just had to follow the rules. You don't get decision fatigue, because there's no decisions left to make. Unfortunately I've been getting sick, and I really don't think going this long on the diet is healthy for me, no matter what the doc says. It required monthly tests for kidney and liver function, because your body can overload from being so extreme like that. You'd think losing 190 lbs would make you feel great, but I'm as sick as I've ever been. I definitely understand the appeal of a juice fast, but I think it's really easy to make healthy eating seem unsustainable that way. Since I had so much extra time without that whole cooking and eating thing, I spent a long time thinking about what I wanted to do for whenever I got to eat again. My biggest goal is to be healthy, but I do hate anything that's too fussy.
I found an app that I'm a big fan of that guides you through dietary choices for a plant based diet. I'm a huge fan of a website by Dr Michael Greger. He runs a non profit to keep that website updated daily with news about nutrition science, and he's a big supporter of the health benefits of whole foods, plant based diets. He's got a free app now called Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen ( android or iphone ). Instead of measuring and weighing and tracking calories, you stick to a sheet of approved foods and just check off boxes as you go. Each line of food gives you examples of what counts and how to measure the serving size. The core of it is whole foods only, plant based, and no added oils or sugars. By eating less calorie dense foods, it's easier to self-regulate your consumption and any mistakes or over eating aren't so bad.
The important thing to note about the app is that it isn't built as a weight loss tool, but rather a general health guideline. It's trying to get diversity and basic nutrition, but it isn't supposed to be where you stop eating. If you eat just the daily dozen, you'll likely get between 1300 and 1600 calories, which is generally too light. The food on the list is already pretty restricted, so you can add more servings of those foods without a problem. He's said in videos before that if you're having a problem losing weight, just make sure you don't have extra portions of nuts and seeds, and instead of whole grain breads or pastas, try moving to actual whole grains like brown rice or barley. He's got a book where all this daily dozen explanation originally comes from, but it's all over youtube too. I know he's writing a cookbook now (won't be out for a year and a half), but he did mention a nice website that will try to cater to plant-based food restrictions. It's called Lighter, and might be a good source of ideas if you do try to get into plant based food. I think the number of recipes that fit his guidelines are a little light right now, but a free account can score enough recipes and ideas to get you started. Also, there's /r/PlantBasedDiet/ which follows very similar guidelines.
So if your husband doesn't want to go on a formal, portion-restricted diet, maybe this would be a step in the right direction? It's certainly full of healthy foods, and it's more lax about portion sizes. He might not have to feel "restricted", which is something that the juice fast avoids by saying "all you can drink". If his weight is problematic, then it should be easy enough to get him there even if it's a little slower than actual CICO. If it's general health you are concerned about, then even the heaviest day's overeating would be healthier than cheeseburgers. Plus unlike a juice fast where it's all in, you could just slowly move over a meal at a time towards that style of food, and try out a bunch of recipes before fully committing.
Oh, did you check the link in my comment? Well, here's two videos on his website: click here, and here's another one on kidney stones.
Sadly, the truth is disease rates has skyrocketed over the last few decades, and conventional treatment only makes us sicker. There are thousands of studies to support a plant-based diet to help prevent and reverse most diseases in the world.
I caution to have a lot of trust in our current system (here's a video discussing conventional thinking, so you might understand how our wrong view has created many problems. I advise to research more on diet instead of having too much faith in our current healthcare system. This may greatly benefit you.
There are many misinformed conceptions to clear up, and it's better to read authoritative sources of nutrition if you're interested in reading further.
There's some ugly truths, but trust me, it will do a world of good = )
Again, highly recommend the book
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When I first started tracking my heart rate, resting HR was around 75. (I'm mid 30s female, thin, but not really athletic. I just walk for exercise.)
Anyway, I started reading a book on diet called How Not to Die and it inspired me to eat better. I already didn't eat too badly, but I cut out meat and started eating way more veggies. My resting heart rate dropped down to 60 after a couple weeks of eating like this!! It blew my mind.
Another fun heart rate incident: my SO and I had to babysit a friend's kid for a month last year, and going back over my HR statistics, I noticed there was a sharp spike that whole month. I certainly didn't feel like I was more stressed, but my HR showed something else. I find it all very fascinating!
I'm 5 months pregnant now, so my heart rate is back up in the 70s, but a rise in HR is normal during pregnancy, so I'm not too worried about it. As far as I know, having a resting HR in the 60s is nothing to worry about.
If following evidence-based nutrition gives vegans a bad rap then so be it. If you ever want to read some of the science behind it check out this book that cites thousands of studies.
From your post history I'm guessing you've never looked into the science. A simple example is your quote here:
>The only possible carcinogens that come from animal based food is SUPER processed foods, but that isn't just meat. And I think you mean that red meats and other high fat meats can increase your chances of heart disease lol not cancer
The World Health Organization classifies processed meats as "definitely causes cancer", while classifying other meats as "probably causes cancer". I'll go with the WHO, unless you think that's a vegan conspiracy too.
If you're interested in cutting out meat check out How Not to Die
Main options? There's protein in every plant. You be hard pressed not to get your protein no matter what you eat, as long as you aren't starving. You have never met anyone with a protein deficiency, vegan or otherwise. In fact, vegans are often only deficient in 3 nutrients, while the average meat-eater is deficient in 7.
All oil causes cardiovascular disease and shouldn't be part of the diet, so please go ahead and get rid of palm oil. They only put it in junk food anyway. Good riddance.
There is nothing in meat that can't better be gotten from plants. Using animals as a middleman is like running your nutrition through a sewer and pumping it full of toxins and antibiotics before it gets to you. Of the leading causes of death in America, all but one can be prevented by switching to a plant based diet (accidents). So any way you slice it, eating meat is suicidal. Just some food for thought.
Source: https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115/
read this, it will blow your mind
https://www.amazon.ca/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
Studies for you:
Related to Cardio Vascular Disease (results also show reverse in disease in some cases)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466936/
Prevent/manage Type 2 Diabetes (again also reverses disease in some cases)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5466941/
Not what you asked for, but you can read this book "How Not To Die" if you're interested. It just goes into the science for the top 15 health-related causes of death in the US and what the science says for prevention/managing these diseases
https://www.amazon.co.jp/How-Not-Die-Discover-Scientifically/dp/1250066115
(it's a book I picked up by random, which completely opened by eyes and made me read more and more into the research of it all)
Thank you for this explanation. I used to pay attention to calorie count, but now I realize it's not about calories but the quality of food you put in your body.
Food is your first and most reliable medicine. Eating a healthy plant-based diet, even if you eat 3000 calories a day, will result in a healthy body.
This wasn't obvious to me until I started doing my own research. One helpful step in the right direction is What the Health. Another one is How Not To Die. I recommend both.
I'm relaying this information because not only do I care about your health, but I now see that a healthy population is the only way to save our planet. Factory farming and omniscient pesticide use in conventionally grown GMO foods is not just hurting our health, but the planets, even more than fossil fuels.
This website nutritionfacts.org has a wealth of information on human health. It is run by Dr. Michael Greger, author to the bestselling book How Not to Die. He also has an amazing talk uploaded on YouTube talking about chronic illness. Here is the link.
Also Dr Caldwell Esselstyne done a brilliant short lecture on heart disease for TedTalks
Please don't listen to the people telling you meat and eggs are healthy. You are at a very dangerous level of cholesterol. Your at a very high risk of having a heart attack from the symptoms that you have described. And the so called paleo diet is the cause of this. Please do some research and go plantbased. You can reverse the damage you have done if you overhaul your diet. It will change your life I promise.
If you want anymore links or have any questions please just ask. I really wish you all the best man and hope you do what is right for your health. Good luck.