(Part 3) Best other diet books according to redditors
We found 927 Reddit comments discussing the best other diet books. We ranked the 249 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
Snag a copy of Mindless Eating. It's got loads of little brain hacks you can use to eat less without a lot of work. Eating off of smaller plates, fluffing up sandwiches with lettuce and other veggies to make them look bigger, whipping up smoothies with a lot of air so a smaller amount of liquid looks bigger. :D
I also restrict my sweets consumption to those things I make myself. If I want a cookie I have to hop on my bike, go to the store, buy the ingredients to make a batch of cookies, and then bake a batch. It's amazing how the desire for a cookie fades when I have to do all that work to get one. (I don't eat all of them myself; they get given away.)
https://www.amazon.com/Academy-Nutrition-Dietetics-Complete-Guide/dp/0544520580/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=nutrition&qid=1573786152&s=books&sr=1-5
This is published by the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I don't have a copy of it but I would trust something put out by them to be evidenced based and scientifically sound. It seems like its written for the average public.
ISBN-13: 978-0321910394
This is my freshman year nutrition text book. It wasn't terribly complicated to read and I think a 'layperson' would be able to get a lot of useful information out of it.
Hope this helps
You're not alone. Menstrual problems are extremely common in vegetarians, and so are mental health issues. There's plenty of stories similar to yours over at the WAPF, Let Them Eat Meat, and Beyond Vegetarianism. Personally, I gained a whopping 55lbs, developed B12 deficiency (despite taking 1000mcg of methylcobalamin per day), and ended up with a bunch of other nasty things. I'm proud to say that I've lost all of that weight plus seven pounds. (Who would've known a slice of bambi's mom could be so satisfying?)
So, a lot of people have clearly experienced health problems as a result of a vegn diet. Why does the ADA still insist that a "well-planned vegetarian diet" (a clear oxymoron) is healthy and even beneficial? [Seventh-Day Adventists and vegns have so much influence on the ADA to the point that it's rage-inducing.](http://letthemeatmeat.com/tagged/American-Dietetic-Association)
The Vegetarian Myth, The Mood Cure, The Meat Fix, The Ethical Butcher, The Whole Soy Story, and Defending Beef are all worth giving a read. Were you tested for B12, iron, zinc, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, magnesium, and/or iodine deficiency during your vegn years? If you quit recently, it's very likely that you're still deficient in some of these vitamins and will need to supplement for awhile. DHA and EPA are also very important due to how poorly ALA (such as that found in flaxseeds) converts to these essential nutrients.
I was vegan for nearly six years. No cheats. I always had my doubts about it, but getting to learn what other vegns look like was my last call. Just keep in mind that some lifelong meat-eaters will insist that a vegetarian diet is healthier. And some people are really mean.
The problems are coming back, just slowly. Your gut healed and you may only be symptomatic when things are really bad.
Even asymptomatic celiacs must not cheat because of the associated risks. Besides all the GI issues, untreated CD comes with a 1 in 3 risk of developing another autoimmune disease.
You could be cutting years, even decades, off your life, even if the overt symptoms never return in full.
After many years gf, I now have little to no reaction to accidental exposure. The full blown autoimmune response requires repeated exposure over time. This isn't like a histamine related allergy where you have an immediate response. Your now healthy gut is just taking time to be damaged again.
Read up on CD, once you understand the mechanisms more deeply you will see why you aren't feeling too bad (yet), and why this is a terrible idea. This is a great book
http://www.amazon.com/Celiac-Disease-Revised-Updated-Edition/dp/0061728160
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 a bodybuilder competitior, bikini class.
Yes, you have to eat a lot... but every bodybuilder needs to get a lot.
I bought Robert Cheeke's book and started reading it. He has sample meal plans in there for cutting, gaining and maintenance. Plus, it's a pretty good reference.
http://www.amazon.ca/Vegan-Bodybuilding-Fitness-Complete-Plant-Based/dp/0984391606
This book just came out, so you might be interested in that: http://www.lulu.com/shop/derek-tresize-and-marcella-torres/the-vegan-muscle-fitness-guide-to-bodybuilding-competitions/paperback/product-21777455.html
My boyfriend is naturally skinny and has a wicked fast metabolism. He has to eat 3000-4000 calories a day just to maintain his bodyweight. He does it. Lots of breads, coconut oil, soy milk and nuts.
It's not close to impossible. It's only close to impossible if you don't have the drive to attempt it or make it work for you.
Also, you should take into consideration that eating tons of animal proteins can be pretty hard on the body, especially milk if you're going lacto-ovo. Personally, I'd rather eat more calories in plant-based foods than deal with the issues surrounding milk and milk products.
Have you read this book by Robert Cheeke? I'm sure he has some ideas. The only vegan bodybuilder I have known personally ate about a tub of peanut butter every day.
You and your friend might want to read
Celiac Disease (Revised and Updated Edition): A Hidden Epidemic https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061728160/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_Uc81wbMDJSKZD
It talks a lot about the many symptoms and long term impacts of continued exposure.
I don't think the time "resets," but you are still damaging your small intestine. I've had celiac all my life - had it as a baby, but back then the doctors thought you outgrew it - was rediagnosed 20 years ago. I've "cheated" a couple of times since then. The thing is that if you accidentally (or not) ingest gluten, you are still doing damage. My grandmother died of colon cancer, so I'm particuarly aware of that. (You can get colon cancer from gluten if you have celiac and don't know it.)
Once I accidentally ingested gluten for about a week - it was a small amount in a vitamin. I was so sick that I thought I had the flu. But if I ingest a small amount once, sometimes I have no symptoms. It depends on how sensitive you are.
GF foods have come a long way since I was re-diagnosed. I would definitely not cheat on purpose every day - if you do, you have a higher rate of getting another autoimmune disease, getting cancer, having osteoporosis, getting diabetes, and a host of other issues. The gut is like your second brain, and the body reacts accordingly. This is a great book to read about celiac and what it does to your body if you're not on a GF diet.
From the website:
>Eat mostly vegan, plus a little fish, limiting meals with fish to a maximum of two or three per week. Choose fish, crustaceans, and mollusks with a high omega-3, omega-6, and vitamin B12 content (salmon, anchovies, sardines, cod, sea bream, trout, clams, shrimp). Pay attention to the quality of the fish, choosing those with low levels of mercury.
From Wikipedia:
>Longo...is an Italian-American biogerontologist and cell biologist known for his studies on the role of fasting and nutrient response genes on cellular protection aging and diseases...He is currently a professor at the USC Davis School of Gerontology with a joint appointment in the department of Biological Sciences as well as serving as the director of the USC Longevity Institute.
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>(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valter_Longo)
He has also written a book about the Longevity Diet:
(https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073YMYX7H/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)
If you enjoy music history, watch the whole video please, not just the part OP linked. It's pretty well-done and a fascinating look at a scene that few people really know about.
Also, if you want to see more about John Joseph specifically, watch this. Incidentally, he authored one of my favourite vegan books, Meat Is For Pussies
Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell (Author), Howard Jacobson (Contributor)
It's good. Read it. It's not written by Elizabeth what's-her-name on The View, it's by Dr. Peter Green of Columbia U. See the revised edition at amazon. I can't watch the whole vid (bandwidth limit) but it obviously starts out as an interview with Dr. Peter Green so unless they add someone in, you seem to have misunderstood the situation. Elizabeth What's-its book is called "The G-Free Diet" and yes, she makes some blunders in that one.
Although I would be inclined to agree with you that in general that is the case; I don't think that is true for all people. I've seen people's accounts before about how their vegetarian diet was actually giving them poor health. This is a book written by one of them. The synopsis is:
>"For 26 years John Nicholson was a vegetarian, following a seriously healthy diet that included no cholesterol or animal fats but plenty of brown rice and lentils. His diet defined him. It was the one thing that was definably, unshakeably him throughout half a century. However, for 26 years John Nicholson was ill - tormented year after year by apparently untreatable IBS. He was eating the healthiest diet known to mankind yet his digestive system was breaking down. His illness was affecting his life so badly that eventually he and his partner considered doing the unthinkable - eating meat. The results were spectacular. 24 hours after eating meat, he was better. After 48 hours he was totally well. All his symptoms had gone - the IBS, the headaches, the mid-afternoon tiredness, achy knees - the lot. Even his eyesight improved to the point he no longer needed to use reading glasses. Twelve months on, he feels like a new person. The Meat Fix details John Nicholson's remarkable transformation with the characteristic wit and humour that saw his We Ate All the Pies nominated for the 2010 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. It is the story of how eating meat again after 26 vegetarian years changed his life powerfully for the better, and his quest to understand why the supposedly healthy diet he had existed on was actually damaging him. He is not a scientist and this is not your standard diet book. Rather it is an explanation of how Nicholson discovered what works for him and why we should all look at nutritional advice through a clear lens, not the warped prism of what has become conventional dietary advice over the past three decades. This is a fascinating, surprising, often hilarious and shocking journey of discovery."
not a huge fan of the title, seems pretty machismo, but John Joseph is a good dude and this book seems to fit your request.
Meat is for Pussies. http://www.amazon.com/Meat-Is-Pussies-How-To-Guide/dp/0062320327
Figure out what works for you and ignore these people that talk about "you should follow this exact formula and not deviate from it one iota!" Your body has a different metabolic rate than mine and the next persons, all of our bodies process food in a different way, so you should figure out what works for your body. Try eating something small before a game, see how it works out for you. If you find you're getting hungry in the middle of the game, try eating a little more. If you're feeling bloated or get an upset stomach, try moving your small intake back an hour and then back another hour if it still doesn't work.
The two things I will mention are this: Carbohydrates before your game, protein and carbs after. Your body uses carbs first when exerting high levels of energy which means you want your body to have a ready supply prior to doing anything active. Afterwards, Protein will provide the fuel you need to help with muscle repair and carbs will help replenish the stores of carbs that you've lost during physical exercise.
You should try to eat right after if you feel like you worked fairly hard, especially if you're trying to build muscle, but prior to is really going to be up to what your body can handle.
The best thing I can tell you is to get a book that doesn't give you a regiment to follow but explains what your body does with nutrients. I couldn't recommend a better book than this, she doesn't tell you WHAT to eat, just helps you understand your body more and gives advice on how to find what's right for you.
Everyone is different. I did many things. The Modified Atkins (basically what people mislabel as ketogenic) and that helped a lot because I was eating a max of 25 carbs a day. Also quit all stimulants (coffee, fruit, added sugar, caffeine). Carbs cause glucose spikes. Keto diets keep your glucose levels consistently low without fluctuation (as if you were fasting). This does not cause you to go near a hypoglycemic state. Book name & resources below. If you decide to do it don't half-ass it. Read the entire book. You have to stay strict for at least 8 weeks in the beginning or don't waste your time reading the book and resources below.
I started Onfi today and if that doesn't work I am going to do the PKD (Paleolithic Ketogenic Diet) from the Paleo Medicina research group out of Hungry as a last resort. It's Ketogenic with only animal meat and fat. Extreme. Supposed to be better than modified atkins.
https://www.ketonutrition.org/practical-guides-to-the-ketogenic-diet This website is the product of Dom D'Agostino. He is one of the leaders in the research field of ketogenic diets. Lots of good information on the website but the book below has everything you need to know condensed.
Ketogenic Diets: Treatments for Epilepsy and other Disorders By: Eric Kossoff, John Freeman, Zahava Turner, & James Rubenstein
Go buy Joe Cross's book, Reboot With Joe (https://www.amazon.com/Reboot-Joe-Juice-Diet-Healthy/dp/1626340811) as it will have all the resources you need. I've done a 48 day and a 15 day and found it to be the best source of info and recipes.
As for calories, you will eat fewer calories which is what helps you lose weight. The secret is to drink as much juice as you can, 6 to 7 servings a day, and you'll be fine. Sweet fruit (as opposed to non sweet fruit like cucumbers) should be as limited as palatable. The goal is to drink green plants as much as you can, using the other juices to keep your motivation up and give you some other vitamins. Drinking a rainbow is a common juicing phrase, have a green juice, then a red one, another green, then a yellow, another green and then an orange. By doing this and by rotating your greens between the different green plant families you'll do fine.
Recommended reading.
Be sure to read the reviews.
It is controversial but you know which side I am on :)
If your goal is to be under 300 lbs by December 31st, prepare to become a massive over-achiever! So completely doable!!
Please - at a bare mimium - if you have $.99 to spare, visit Amazon .com and buy Gary Taubes book "The Elusive Benefits of Undereating and Exercise." If you like his delivery, probably the best book I've read on low-carb is Taubes "Why we get fat: And what to do about it". Incredibly strong stuff. It reads like a text book - he's a an investigative science and health journalist with a degree from Harvard in applied physics and (because that was not enough) a masters degree in journalism from Stanford.
Entering the low-carb world without reading Taubes is like walking on stage to perform a few Bach violin concertos without ever having taking a lesson.
yeah... are you eating more? Are you losing fat but gaining some muscle?
If you're running to lose weight, you need to be careful of your diet as well. Assuming you run 50 miles @ 9 min/mil pace you've spent 450 minutes (~7.5 hrs) on your feet.
Also, assuming you're a her, you burned, very roughly, 7000 calories. Theoretically, about 3500 calories equals one pound of body weight, so if all 7000 calories spent running were a deficit, you should expect to have lost ~16 lb.
Most likely you had an increased appetite due to the activity, or were consuming more calories than you needed to begin with. Eating only 500 calories extra per day would put you at losing only 8 lb. You can probably see how important you diet is then if losing weight is your goal.
If you're looking to learn more, this book is full of good info.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Complete Food and Nutrition Guide
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0544520580/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499997877&sr=8-1-fkmr0&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=the+academy+of+nutrition+and+dietetics+complete+guide+to+food+and+nutrition
I used the following books as a guide [I also got them on Audible so I could listen to them as I did work around the house - I have have ended up listening to them multiple times]:
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"The Obesity Code" by Dr. Jason Fung -
https://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Code-Unlocking-Secrets-Weight-ebook/dp/B01C6D0LCK/ref=sr_1_2?crid=LSU3CFYKY9XS&keywords=the+obesity+code+jason+fung&qid=1557083150&s=gateway&sprefix=The+Obesity+%2Caps%2C869&sr=8-2
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"The Big Fat Surprise" by Nina Teicholz
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Fat-Surprise-Butter-Healthy-ebook/dp/B00A25FDUA/ref=sr_1_2?crid=NPSMOJQNP5PB&keywords=big+fat+surprise+book&qid=1557083290&s=gateway&sprefix=big+fat+%2Caps%2C832&sr=8-2
"The Grain Brain" by Dr. David Perlmutter
https://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Sugar-Your-Killers-ebook/dp/B07C9ZS682/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2G9YRAPJEI8MV&keywords=grain+brain+by+dr.+david+perlmutter&qid=1557083584&s=gateway&sprefix=grain+brain%2Caps%2C771&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Longevity-Diet-Discover-Activation-Regeneration/dp/0525534075
Lol that's a good idea. Honestly as a guy with a lot of free time right now, it's something I could probably work on. I live in WI, lots of rednecks here I could bounce ideas off of lol.
It's not a recipe book, but there is a book written by a dude who grew up pretty rough on the streets in NYC, then became pretty well-known as the singer of a hardcore band called the Cro-Mags. He's been vegan for like 30 years and a serious triathlete and wrote Meat Is For Pussies, about how you don't have to be a pale scrawny sissy and that what you eat doesn't define manliness.
Anyway thanks for the ideas.
I recommend Sugar Blues. It is an incredible expose on the sugar industry and western medicine. It was one of those books I just couldn't put down. Once I got the refined sugar out of my diet, whole grains and vegetables tasted - good. One of my favorite books.
Also, if you want to stop eating meat and you love animals I would recommend From farm to fridge. But, I will warn you it shows incredible cruelty to animals and put images in my mind that have not went away. Some people argue that it is one sided, but I don't care. I don't want to be part of that process anymore. The book Forks over knives is a great vegan cookbook, btw.
The fact that you have realized that you need to change your relationship with food is a victory and a step forward in itself! A "lifestyle change" from unhealthy eating habits to healthy eating habits doesn't happen overnight and you shouldn't expect it to. So, remember to be patient with yourself! I too LOVE eating. I love the experience. I love the taste. I love trying new foods. However, I promise it is possible to love and enjoy healthy options just as much (if not more!) than unhealthy options. It just takes time.
Processed and unhealthy food options are loaded with salt, artificial ingredients, and TONS of sugar which is highly addictive. They also lack nutritional value which is the most detrimental part because our bodies need specific nutrients to function properly. When our bodies don't receive those nutrients, we instinctually want to eat something because that is our bodies telling us that it needs something (nutrients). However, if you don't eat foods with the nutrients your body needs, you will keep wanting to eat, and the vicious cycle continues.
After you start feeding your body the right foods with the right nutritional value, your hunger/cravings will be reduced, you will have more energy, and your body will eventually start to crave healthy options versus unhealthy options. You will also start to have more energy which will make working out easier and eventually enjoyable! Also, when it is time to eat a meal, do not engage in any other activities while doing so (watching tv, playing on your phone, etc). Eat at a table with no distractions and pay attention to your meal and how it makes you feel (full, hungry, satisfied, etc). This is a little more challenging than it sounds. Especially if you have never done it before, but it is very helpful with fighting the mindless eating habit!
Obviously, trying to eat a healthier diet is key but I have some ideas below that may not seem as conventional, but I hope you give them a try!
If you are looking for some good info and juice recipes, checkout Reboot by Joe Cross. He also has a really inspiring documentary called Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead that I really enjoyed.
http://www.amazon.com/Reboot-Joe-Juice-Diet-Healthy/dp/1626340811/ref=pd_sim_74_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=51LlPZ4YyDL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160_&refRID=0K4C0DARK4TYDXKG90J1
I hope you find some of these tips helpful!
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Question (DavolaJoe):
> Can you evaluate my rough diet plan, what sort of things i could substitute that are healthier? I'm about 5'10, 160, and i'm trying to gain weight and bulk up. i exercise very regularly, lots of basketball, and weight lifting.
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> -Breakfast
> 4 eggs (200 cal, 20g prot) , 3 waffles (488 cal, 16 g prot), protein shake (100 cal, 25g prot)
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> Hour or so later..
> -Veggie shake
> 2 carrots (100 cal), 1 apple (100 cal), cup of OJ (50 cal), celery and kale (50 cal)
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> Hour or so later..
> Tuna sandwich
> 300 cal, 20g prot
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> Hour or so later..
> Small meal
> 400 cal, 30g prot
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> 2 Hours or so later..
> -Pbj and banana sandwich
> 450 cal, 13g prot
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> 2 Hours or so later..
> Full meal
> 800 cal, 40g prot
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> 2 Hours or so later..
> Protein shake , banana (200 cal, 26g protein)
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> Approximately 3238 cal, 200 g protein
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Answer (dannyp123):
> Breakfast: take out the waffles and replace them with either more eggs/meat (I really only fully support naturally produced meat, such as pasture raised bacon) and/ or veggies. Protein shakes can be tough, make sure there is not too much added sugar in it. Personally, I think whole food is better than reduced food components, but a protein shake is not the worst thing in the world.
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> I'd dilute your fruit juice with either water or coconut milk (tastes so good). Fruit juice is really just liquid sugar with some vitamins thrown in.
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> If your tuna sandwich has mayo make sure it is made with olive oil and NOT soybean/canola oil.
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> Your protein intake is good for your lifestyle and goals, you also get a decent amount of veggies but could use a little more perhaps. My biggest suggestion would be to eat more fat from good sources (olive oil, coconuts, pasture raised meats/animal products, avacados). Also, if you can eat more of what your already eating instead of protein shakes, I would see that as a good thing.
Question (53504):
> Why should we listen to you as opposed to someone who already has a degree and possibly actual experience?
Answer (dannyp123):
> Great question. I think you should take what I say, check out my sources, evaluate them and compare them with some others through your own independent research, and come to an educated conclusion as to what I have said is true/believable or a bunch of crap.
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Answer (dannyp123):
> dude eating is the best! I will tell you this much, I used to be very fat as a kid back in like the 2nd grade, I nommed brownies like no tommorow. These days I eat extremely healthy (or at least I think I do) and I gotta say eating has become almost a religious experience it's so great. My wild alaskan salmon dinner tonight was so bomb. Eat healthy and you'll learn to love eating and food, trust me.
Question (neophoebus):
> Paleo. Yay or nay?
Answer (dannyp123):
> Yay for sure
Question (Snark19):
> Have you read any of Ray Peat's articles? If so, what do you think of them.
Answer (dannyp123):
> No, but I just looked him up and I'll add it to my to read-list.
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> Is there anything in particular he has said you think is particularly insightful/controversial/questionable/interesting?
Question (circular):
> I eat 2 to 3 eggs with butter as breakfast for 10+ years now, almost without exception. Sometimes they are boiled but mostly scrambled.
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> According to current version of nutritional science, is that better or worse than standard cereal with milk or ham sandwhiches?
Answer (dannyp123):
> Hmmm, according to the "current version of nutrition science" it would be worse because of the excess fat, saturated fat, and dietary cholesterol, and low amounts of vitamins and minerals, but as I said in the post, I think much of nutritional science is flawed.
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> I say this is better than cereal with milk (even if it's whole grain and skim milk). I'm guessing you get conventional eggs and butter, if you got these pasture raised I could definitely say there is nothing wrong with this breakfast, save maybe some veggies, but with the industrial version I really can't say how much better it is, only that eggs and butter is better than grains.
Question (anudeglory):
> What is your take on fasting, there was a very informative UK show on it recently (horizon). It seemed to suggest, based mostly on animal studies, that intermittent calorie intake reduced cholesterol and other negative effects of bad diet. So much so that give days of normal eating followed by two days of half your recommended allowance showed good signs of weight loss amongst other factors associated with diabetes and high blood pressure...
Answer (dannyp123):
> I have seen a lot on the benefits of fasting, and I support it. We tend to eat on such a schedule that we forget to listen to our bodies. Sometimes we don't really need lunch or that after dinner snack, but conversely sometimes we may need more than we are eating. But as far as fasting goes specifically, the most common piece I've seen is that it is great for regulating hormones in a positive way, but as far as the specific hormones go and more in-depth details I haven't gotten into it that much.
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> this may help more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fasting-questions-answers/#axzz23N5Py1mT
Question (techrich):
> I would recommend.
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> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Harvest-Intimate-Relationship-Between/dp/0757001424/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344815971&sr=8-2
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> And
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> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Leptin-Permanent-Weight-Optimum/dp/1933927259/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344816030&sr=1-1
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Answer (dannyp123):
> this look pretty interesting, I might just read one or both of em.
Question (TransparentBicycle):
> So that stuff about "good fat" is bull shit? Olive oil, avocados, etc. Not true? Please expand.
Answer (dannyp123):
> It's not really bull shit in the sense that it's wrong, it's bull shit in the sense that we precede fat with "good" for these things, implying that fat is generally bad. I think of fat as being generally good, with certain types of fat, generally those produced through industrial agriculture and intense food processing, to be bad. With this line of reasoning things like corn fed beef and soybean oil would contain bad fat, while pastured beef and coconut oil would contain fat, which is defaulted as good.
Question (legend92):
> all i eat are 2 pieces of grilled chicken with baby spinach for lunch and dinner every day...why am i not seeing a ton of fat loss, and is this a legitimate diet? i'll always snack on almonds/protein shakes as well.
Answer (dannyp123):
> You're depriving your body of food and nutrients, and in response, it is holding onto it's fat for dear life.
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> If you eat more, especially more fat, you'll see fat loss. I would recommend reading "Why we get fat and what to do about it" by Gary Taubes to get some insight on this. My general advice to "eat more, especially fat" can be deleterious if carried out with the wrong foods.
Question (Anderrrrrs):
> What's your opinion on the Paleo diet? Some people I know in the fitness world swear by it.
Answer (dannyp123):
> Really sound principles, I'm a fan. The version I'm familiar with says to get pasture raised animal products (I think they all do), and if this is the case with the one you're referring to, I'm a really big fan.
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> Eating naturally, and eating according to how we evolved are sound principles for a good diet.
Question (Webby911):
> Proof that your a nutritionist?
Answer (dannyp123):
> Not a nutritionist, a nutrition student (sorry if that was unclear). I go to UMASS Amherst, lived in southwest, recently took Nutrition 130H - Nutrition for a Healthy Lifestyle, taught by Richard Wood. Does that suffice?
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Theoretically a fasting process stimulates pancreatic regeneration.
Here is a book on the concept.
Buy this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Nancy-Clarks-Sports-Nutrition-Guidebook/dp/0736074155/ref=sr_1_26?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302951007&sr=1-26
It's great, has some recipes, and provides a real take on what your body needs when you're working out. Just realize that your body expends Carbs first, it likes burning carbs, when you're working out, so eating carbohydrates is essential. There's a certain ratio between what provides you required carbs while still being nutritious, things like chips and candy bars being at the lower end of that ratio.
My recommendation is to eat a bagel with some peanut butter or some cereal with some milk. Also, if you're looking to lose weight, being "hungry" isn't necessarily a bad thing. You need to start telling your body what to do, not the other way around. Make sure you're giving your body what it needs and past that, try and fight your cravings. Make sure you're refilling your body after you work out, eating some carbs, some protein, and giving your body its sustenance post-work out.
Another thing you might want to note is that the neuro receptors in your brain for being thirsty and being hungry are very closely related. This means that a lot of the time when people think they're hungry, they're actually thirsty. I'd suggest trying to drink a big glass of water, chances are that will relieve your hunger.
You must be a Monsanto shill! For anyone else who may be reading this, there are quite a few books written that talk about how bad for you grains are, and many of them mention legumes, as well. Deadly Harvest: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Harvest-Intimate-Relationship-Between/dp/0757001424. The Perfect Health Diet: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Health-Diet-Regain-Weight/dp/1451699158/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483807336&sr=1-1&keywords=the+perfect+health+diet Grain Brain https://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Sugar-Your-Killers/dp/031623480X%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-osx-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D031623480X
and Bulletproof https://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Diet-Reclaim-Energy-Upgrade/dp/162336518X%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-osx-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D162336518X: https://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Sugar-Your-Killers/dp/031623480X%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-osx-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D031623480X are just 4 of many. Oh, and I can't forget the Paleo diet book! https://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Diet-Weight-Healthy-Designed/dp/0470913029%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-osx-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0470913029. These books all have hundreds of comments from people claiming their health improved after cutting out legumes and grains. I personally went from being very, very sick on a mostly vegetarian diet high in grains and legumes to almost cured of my illness after cutting out the grains and legumes completely.
Here are the three books Pres Clinton sent to the author after the author had a heart attack in 2010:
Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr.
The China Study
by T. Colin Campbell et al
Check out the 5th edition of Ketogenic Diets:Treatments for Epilepsy and Other Disorders by Eric H. Kossoff MD (Author) , John M. Freeman MD
There is a section that talks about being kicked out of ketosis by gum, toothpaste, and even sunscreen. The book is based on decades of clinical practice and hard science.
http://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Diets-Eric-H-Kossoff/dp/1936303108
Some of the books that I have found helpful, over time (in rough order of importance to me):
The Microbiome Cookbook
The Well-Fed Microbiome Cookbook
The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-term Health
Reclaim Your Life from IBS: A Scientifically Proven Plan for Relief without Restrictive Diets
Fast Tract Digestion
Eating for IBS
> Now there are some subcultures that do abhor sports in all forms.
Like those who are more wide than tall? Well, if she gets off on that...
> The biggest and most likely ones are Geek/Nerd culture.
...except for health-conscious geeks and nerds?
I've read [Fitness for Geeks] (http://www.amazon.com/Fitness-Geeks-Science-Nutrition-Health/dp/1449399894) by Bruce W. Perry. In the micro nutrients chapter he talks about a sodium to potassium ratio for diet, I think he said it was 1:4.
Modern diets are very high in sodium. My question is, can you get enough potassium to make the high amount of sodium in most foods OK, or is high sodium bad no matter what?
Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell is only $1.99 right now for Kindle. I recently purchased it and plan on reading it soon. I would like to suggest this book!
Plant based cardiologist Dr. Joel Khan has been talking about it for a little while now. He mostly cites Dr. Valter Longo's research (and his fasting mimicking diet) out of USC.
Here's a podcast episode where Dr. Khan talks at length about fasting and a plant based diet for longevity and treating heart disease.
I have been doing what Dr. Longo calls "time restricted feeding" for a few months now, and it's been great. I don't eat between 6pm and 7am every day.
Dr. Longo has been researching longevity for decades now, and his science is pretty convincing. True North has been treating very sick people with medically supervised water fasts for even longer. The evidence was strong enough for me to try it out. But I'm not a scientist, just a very skeptical and curious person. So YMMV.
A couple more links of interest:
After watching the documentary, I bought/read this book to really give a full understanding of it all before buying my juicing and going all in. It also has a ton of recipes in it for juicing/healthy eating, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Reboot-Joe-Juice-Diet-Healthy/dp/1626340811/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518573442&sr=8-1&keywords=joe+cross
Mindless Eating
Is this the one?
These guys need to talk to John Joseph: http://www.amazon.com/Meat-Pussies-How-Guide-Dudes/dp/0062320327
Junk food = salt, sugar and fat. Just like in cave man days we crave fat and sugar because of the powerful energy boost and we crave salt to stave off dehydration. In those days the faster you could find food the safer you were because you avoided exposure to predators. This could be one of the attractions of fast food. Lots of cool ideas about eating in Mindless Eating.
Hey sorry to hear about you troubles feeling sick really sucks. A little over a month ago I started to have similar symptoms to what you're describing (though not quite as intense).
I started to have stomach pain, loose stools, then eventually full fledged diarrhea. For over a month I didn't have a single solid bowel movement. After a couple of weeks of this I got an appoint with a GI but getting a first appointment with a specialist takes forever so I won't be able to see a specialist until mid-October.
I was / am extra concerned because my sister was recently diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis which is a very scary disease with an auto immune factor.
Now here's the good news, I'm starting to feel better. I now feel reasonably confident that I was/am suffering from Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) a condition that new research suggests is heavily linked to IBS.
It can be temporarily treated with antibiotics / probiotics / and diet. I've started making my own yogurt (which it turns out is a very easy and cheap thing to do). Home made yogurt has more bacteria and far less / no lactose.
Basically the root cause of SIBO is due to some sort of carbohydrate mal-absorption which is feeding bacteria in your lower small gut. During the early phase of diet treatment you basically want to severely limit carbs and fiber and instead eat protein / fat / yogurt / small amounts of cooked vegetables.
This isn't necessarily a nutritionally complete diet and you shouldn't be on it for too long but it's an emergency intervention.
Also (and this is counter to what many IBS patients will tell you) don't snack try to eat a good size meal and then wait as long as you can before eating again. When we snack we shut down the Migrating Motor Complex which (among-st other things) moves bacteria from your small gut into your large gut. Even we're constantly eating the MMC's activity is reduced allowing more bacteria to grow in the small bowel.
After two months of feeling shitty I started following these rules and within a week I started to feel better. Stools are solidifying, bloating is reduced, cramping and pain is gone.
I'm not saying what worked for me will work for you, but it worked for me.
Also I picked up this book it explains the principals and I think it's very helpful.
http://www.amazon.com/Fast-Tract-Digestion-IBS-Science-based-ebook/dp/B00CBP2S1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409769505&sr=8-1&keywords=fast+tract
http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Blues-William-Dufty/dp/0446343129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302375322&sr=8-1
The theory this stupid woman suggested can actually cure diabetes. Read this book to find out more.
...unless they are eating raw sugar.
https://www.amazon.com/Academy-Nutrition-Dietetics-Complete-Guide/dp/0544520580
https://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Diets-Treatments-Epilepsy-Disorders/dp/1936303108
Read this book, it’s great. It explains how each meal has to be the correct ratio of fat/protein/carbs. Seasoning has carbs. I have epilepsy and the information in this book is priceless.
Literally going through a version of this right now.
Diagnosed Hashi's at 17, put on levo and 11 yrs later still had symptoms and felt absolute blah.
Jan. 2018- needed to try something to change this, so I started a keto diet, felt better at first then worse (also avoided gluten like 80% of the time)-- Around April I found out about the AIP diet and tried a mostly, paleoish/AIP as much as I really could, diet, most importantly avoiding gluten altogether. I then staggered eliminating potential problem-causing foods, getting rid of dairy first, then nightshades, etc. As a poor foodie who enjoys cooking, it was tough, but doable. Lots of repeated recipes.
Of course, come these past holidays I had to test some limits. I had eliminated all of the AIP "categories" - I was hangry - but I was also DEFINITELY feeling better. So I had some nibbles here and there, only testing one type at a time, and in a small amount. And, if I had some cow dairy, or a sizable amount of gluten, I got a reaction :( Physically, irritated white bumps on or inside my lips, then a slew of Hashi symptoms, like that fatigue man.
I absolutely scoffed at the thought of a "gluten free" diet when it first popped up too. I hate that I have done the time to test it, with this result. But... I do love learning new, healthy recipes. It sucks, but most doctors aren't interested in treating the cause of these symptoms. Read up and research, take everyone's experience and story in, and listen to your body! It might be gluten, or it might be another sensitivity, but your body's reaction should be a good gauge.
This and This were my starter books looking into the science of what was causing everything, This was helpful when eliminating foods, and lately I've been adapting some recipes from this book (+ meat!) which has been very tasty.
There's a book we read for my teacher training called Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease that you might find interesting. It listed yoga as one of the components to not only prevent, but reverse existing heart disease.
http://www.amazon.com/Ornishs-Program-Reversing-Heart-Disease/dp/0804110387
Can he ensure he's only eating brown rice instead of white rice and potatoes with the peels intact?
Theres a documentary on fruitarians who monoeat bananas for months on end, and they're not obese (not saying i think this is healthy or a smart idea for anyone). It really just comes down to fiber and calories.
My husband has this book and really enjoyed it to increase his muscle mass and reduce body fat.
https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Bodybuilding-Fitness-Robert-Cheeke/dp/0984391606/
I'd also like to add, thanks for not trying to enforce your dietary beliefs on him, and instead trying to work with it. You sound like a great friend!
Edit to add: I can't really think of any sites aside from ones about athletes. Maybe try checking out https://www.nomeatathlete.com/
Check this out. It takes about a half hour to read. It’s not that CICO isn’t true as a matter of physics; it’s just that the systems are so complex that a purely calorie reduction approach leads to other compensations that result in all the weight coming back. The Elusive Benefits of Undereating and Exercise: from Why We Get Fat (A Vintage Short) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1R9WFP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_ZlSQAb15VJ0WK
I would recommend.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Harvest-Intimate-Relationship-Between/dp/0757001424/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344815971&sr=8-2
And
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Leptin-Permanent-Weight-Optimum/dp/1933927259/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344816030&sr=1-1
Heard this dude talking on the radio earlier this week ... interesting ...
buy Dr Dean Ornish book
http://www.amazon.com/Ornishs-Program-Reversing-Heart-Disease/dp/0804110387
he has had great results reversing heart disease
"Walnuts, almonds and other nuts can reduce blood cholesterol. Rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, walnuts also help keep blood vessels healthy."
you an also try adding one cup of unsalted walnuts to your diet 190 calories