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Re: How to Keep Feces Out of Your Bloodstream (or Lose 10 Pounds in 14 Days)

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Post by hugh3 » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 5:20 PM UTC

InfinityX0 wrote: post #58

ohmygodel wrote: post #51

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First, I dispute that good-tasting foods all make you feel bad shortly afterwards. Just as one example, sugary foods make you release all kinds of happy chemicals as you eat it, and that high alone lasts for a while. Second, simply eating any food AT ALL that keeps you feeling good all day probably increases your risk of cancer. Calorie restriction looks like it does increase our longevity in part due to a decreased…

Sugary foods cause a crash after consuming them. So yes, there is a negative fall associated with it. The thing with calorie restriction is if you eat all good foods that make you feel good, likely your "calorie restriction" situation occurs anyways. If you have enough of the good-feeling foods to not be in a state where calorie restriction is actually happening, you begin to feel bad (full/bloated). And thus, fulfil…

The two of you seem to be using different definitions of "shortly afterward". Two seconds after chocolate cake you feel better, two hours after chocolate cake you'll probably feel worse. Sugar affects different people in different ways, though.

Re: How to Keep Feces Out of Your Bloodstream (or Lose 10 Pounds in 14 Days)

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Post by hugh3 » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 5:21 PM UTC

wvl wrote: post #30

anigbrowl wrote: post #9

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It's nonsensical faddish bullshit. Some ( So maybe Mr Ferris has this problem. That doesn't mean that everyone else does, though this isn't the first time I've seen someone with a digestive condition go on a crusade about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease I am so tired of adapting to what is "good" only to have that change. I suggest you listen to your own body instead of attention-seeking pundits. We…

Sigh. This is the opposite of "faddish bullshit". Because it is packaged as a book, with the word "diet" in the title, people assume that it must be some fad. People with Coeliac disease react to, and have trouble digesting gluten. However, just because you might not get diarrhoea from eating wheat does not mean that the lectins in grain aren't causing you problems. I can eat wheat fine, I grew up eating lots of brea…

However, just because you might not get diarrhoea from eating wheat does not mean that the lectins in grain aren't causing you problems.

And just because you can't see tigers doesn't mean they're not nibbling you in your sleep.

I can sell you a rock to solve that problem...

Re: How to Keep Feces Out of Your Bloodstream (or Lose 10 Pounds in 14 Days)

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Post by Shorel » Mon, Sep 20, 2010, 8:31 PM UTC

ohmygodel wrote: post #29

robchez wrote: post #20

I started the paleo diet about 6 months ago. In that time I lost about 18kg of fat easier than any other diet I have ever been on. My blood lipids (I was about to start statins for cholesterol) have all improved dramatically in this time, to the point where my doctor is now incredibly interested in the topic. My psoriasis and eczema have all cleaned up dramatically. The crossfit gym I go to has seen massive improveme…

I think it's irresponsible to recommend a diet to people that has little to no scientific support for the kinds of effects that you promise or imply: weight loss, improved physical and mental health, and longevity. In fact, some possible instantiations of the paleo diet are, I believe, currently considered unhealthy by the medical establishment, such as a diet high in saturated fats, cholesterol, and/or red meats. I…

In no part of the article I see a reference to eating 100% red meat.

I think that the meat has to be split 50/50 between red meat and fish, or to be more precise, the fat from meat has to be at least 50% Omega-3, as the latest studies indicate.

100% red meat is bad. So is gluten.

Re: How to Keep Feces Out of Your Bloodstream (or Lose 10 Pounds in 14 Days)

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Post by rmason » Wed, Sep 22, 2010, 4:31 AM UTC

I had a well meaning physician suggest a glutten free diet and I tried it for a month. There was absolutely no benefit for me.

A very small percentage of the population is affected by this problem. I don't know if there's a way to screen people first for susceptibility but I would think that would be much better advice than a blanket recommendation. But it wouldn't sell as many books would it?