Comments on: Nutrition Deathmatch #1

By: Fitness Equipment Deathmatch #1 | Health Habits

Fitness Equipment Deathmatch #1 | Health Habits — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:29:27 +0000

[...] 13th, 2009 by healthhabits Leave a reply » In the tradition of my Nutrition Deathmatches #1 and #2, today’s post compares and contrasts two different pieces of fitness [...]

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:07:39 +0000

I agree with what you’re saying. I could not lose weight for over 2 months. Tracking every calorie I ate. Exercised. I did everything “right”. Once I ditched the grains (whole grains, brown rice, oatmeal) and made up for my carbs by eating more vegetables (and less fruit too) the weight has started dropping significantly.

I have done a bit of research and can not find one reason that you need to eat a grain if you are eating your vegetables. I can find many reasons not to eat them.

I don’t think there is anything wrong with eating some, but not anywhere near what the government pyramid wants you to. I think a lot of this has to do with the low cost and convenience factors that grain gives you over vegetables.

By: Elena

Elena — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:06:44 +0000

DR,
I just stumbled on to your website, and really like it.

Your bad breath probably was from ketosis which happens when the body has just fat and muscle to burn.

Here is a link with some suggestions for masking the odor:
http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/low-carb-diets-can-cause-bad-breath

By: DR

DR — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:53:28 +0000

Hi Darya I agree with you that when we focus in on individual nutrients, we tend to lose the big picture. And that in comparison to most foods, whole or intact grains are a superior choice. But, I still think fruits & veg are better. And fiber levels make up part of my belief (see this table) (original research) With that being said, on a freezing cold Canadian morning, a nice bowl of steel cut oats does more for my body/mind/spirit than some fruit from Chile or frozen vegetables. Thanks for thinking...and commenting BTW, I added the feed of you blog to my reader and I am going to try the summer squash noodle recipe

By: darya

darya — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:57:15 +0000

Good analysis. I’m not sure I agree 100%, but I like your argument. I think that it is important to distinguish between whole grains (like the kind they claim to have in Coco Puffs) and intact grains, like barley.

I think one of the major benefits of whole grains is that they provide slowly digesting carbs for fuel. Personally I lost quite a bit of weight (for me) when I added them to my diet. One major reason is that I’m not so damn hungry all day.

Also, there is a difference between soluble and insoluble fiber, and grains and veggies have very different profiles in that regard. But I don’t like talking about individual nutrients and health–it’s like describing the tip of the iceberg.

Thanks for making me think

By: Butyrate

Butyrate — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:06:29 +0000

Of course it is important to eat a balanced diet, but I think it is also necessary to use supplements if your body is in need of things you aren’t obtaining through food.

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:59:19 +0000

How much fat were you eating? That’s usually the make-or-break element in terms of colonic function on a carnivorous diet, so my reading tells me. If all you eat is lean meat, then things are going to have trouble working their way through. Lean meat alone is so unnatural when you think of the entire carcass eaten by traditional peoples. Bad temper also sounds like lack of dietary fat. Bad breath sounds like poor hygiene

Plus, elimination tends to happen less frequently on zero carb since our bodies can use most of the fuel we give it, rather than having to pass fibrous junk through our delicate systems. But crying sounds more like a clog than an empty bowel.

By: DR

DR — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:46:49 +0000

Thanks for the compliment…feel free to laugh

By: Danny Roddy

Danny Roddy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:27:26 +0000

For the record I was laughing at your joke not at you. Great site you have here.

By: Danny Roddy

Danny Roddy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:13:14 +0000

Hah,
No were probably of equal carnivory. Your symptoms sound like adaptation, which everyone goes through. Stefanson estimated that it could take up to 6 months to fully adapt to not eating carbohydrates. I would say it takes even longer, depending on how much damage has been done.

Carbs can be extremely addictive so when we drop them our feel good neurotransmitters suffer. Luckily this is just short term.