That's only hearsay.Sādhaka wrote:
The body does not process gluten and unsprouted grains very well, contributing to inflammation.
The fact that some people are allergic to nuts doesn't mean it's bad for everyone. Same with gluten and grains.
That's only hearsay.Sādhaka wrote:
The body does not process gluten and unsprouted grains very well, contributing to inflammation.
And we should definitely celebrate it
My household has made a similar shift for similar reasons (but not for my sake) over the last few years.Wayfarer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:11 am I was born in the 1950's, so no longer young. I've put on a lot of weight and was informed that I was heading for diabetes, which is a common consequence of weight gain and bad diets. So I signed up to The Blood Sugar Diet which is aimed at reducing your blood sugar and overall BMI, in early October. I have lost more than 6Kg and am intending to lose a lot more. Not really sticking to their detailed menus any more, but just no bread, sugar, pasta, potatoes - no carbs, in short. Eating salad, fruit, vegetables, chicken, tuna, salmon, natural yoghurt, bircher muesli. Tired of being overweight.
One of my former colleagues had a weight problem.....He was very thin and was self-conscious about it. So he was on a permanent weight GAIN diet!Wayfarer wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 3:11 am I was born in the 1950's, so no longer young. I've put on a lot of weight and was informed that I was heading for diabetes, which is a common consequence of weight gain and bad diets. So I signed up to The Blood Sugar Diet which is aimed at reducing your blood sugar and overall BMI, in early October. I have lost more than 6Kg and am intending to lose a lot more. Not really sticking to their detailed menus any more, but just no bread, sugar, pasta, potatoes - no carbs, in short. Eating salad, fruit, vegetables, chicken, tuna, salmon, natural yoghurt, bircher muesli. Tired of being overweight.
Do you have any arguments in support of your claim that most people misjudge diets as starving?
Haha but those are two different things.DGA wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:05 pm For the record, I did not advance a theory when I started this topic. I wanted to provoke a discussion by leading with my opinion, which remains my opinion: diets are dumb. A healthy relationship to food isn't dumb at all. Food, in and of itself, is excellent stuff and I'm glad I have plenty of it.
Nothing in this discussion so far has disproven my opinion that diets as identities, e.g. "I'm a paleo" or whatever, are a dumb idea.
Yes, that's true. But in practice I think they are closely related.Pero wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:21 pmHaha but those are two different things.DGA wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:05 pm For the record, I did not advance a theory when I started this topic. I wanted to provoke a discussion by leading with my opinion, which remains my opinion: diets are dumb. A healthy relationship to food isn't dumb at all. Food, in and of itself, is excellent stuff and I'm glad I have plenty of it.
Nothing in this discussion so far has disproven my opinion that diets as identities, e.g. "I'm a paleo" or whatever, are a dumb idea.
I have to say I completely agree with your basic premise. I've been in perpetual eye roll mode seeing all the posturing that goes on around food choices on thanksgiving..but you could insert any holiday there. It seems people are always ready to point out how much more ethical, healthy, environmenally sound etc. their dietary choices are.DGA wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:28 pmYes, that's true. But in practice I think they are closely related.Pero wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:21 pmHaha but those are two different things.DGA wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:05 pm For the record, I did not advance a theory when I started this topic. I wanted to provoke a discussion by leading with my opinion, which remains my opinion: diets are dumb. A healthy relationship to food isn't dumb at all. Food, in and of itself, is excellent stuff and I'm glad I have plenty of it.
Nothing in this discussion so far has disproven my opinion that diets as identities, e.g. "I'm a paleo" or whatever, are a dumb idea.
Hah! That’s funny. Actually I now see I have had a lot of dreadful eating habits. It hasn’t been that hard to knock them off. But the real middle-aged spread hit me ten years ago; I started a job in a building with a food court on the ground floor; every lunchtime it was ‘two choices with rice, thanks’. That was when I really started to pile on the weight. I wish someone had taken me aside at the time and told me how hard it was to lose it once you’ve gained it.