Diets are dumb
Diets are dumb
Food is good
Eat, drink, be merry
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Eat, drink, be merry
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We are all different and no one diet is the right one.A great addition to my diet is kefir,chaga,maca ,reishi ,pau d arco,amalaki,krill and beer.DGA wrote:Food is good
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Well, yeah, "diet" in the sense of short term reduction of calories in order to loose weight, diets are pretty dumb. Every child knows that in most cases that leads to yoyo-effect. But in the sense of long term watching out, what you eat and see that it's not too much crap I think it makes very much sense.
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Totally agreed. In my experience, diet has quite a direct impact on quality of life and mental clarity.emaho wrote:Well, yeah, "diet" in the sense of short term reduction of calories in order to loose weight, diets are pretty dumb. Every child knows that in most cases that leads to yoyo-effect. But in the sense of long term watching out, what you eat and see that it's not too much crap I think it makes very much sense.
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Diet is a fad of the modern. The "personal trainers" make good money out of something so basic for the humans. Just eat normally, I say.
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+ 1tomamundsen wrote:Totally agreed. In my experience, diet has quite a direct impact on quality of life and mental clarity.emaho wrote:Well, yeah, "diet" in the sense of short term reduction of calories in order to loose weight, diets are pretty dumb. Every child knows that in most cases that leads to yoyo-effect. But in the sense of long term watching out, what you eat and see that it's not too much crap I think it makes very much sense.
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agree!DGA wrote:Food is good
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Absolutely. Before modern times, even westerners ate everything they could find and still went hungry a lot of the time.odysseus wrote:Diet is a fad of the modern.
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That's really bad advice. If someone has a health problem like heart disease or diabetes, they need a specific diet for the sake of their personal health.DGA wrote:Food is good
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fasting is a good way to lose weight and has many benifits
but it requires lots of discipline
check out the book eat stop eat by brad pilon
but it requires lots of discipline
check out the book eat stop eat by brad pilon
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Here's what the Buddha taught on dieting. When seeing the fat king Prasenajit overeating, he did recommend him a kind of diet, "mindfulness of the proper amount of food", so to speak.
His verse reminds me of modern scientific results on the effects of caloric restriction on longevity.
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His verse reminds me of modern scientific results on the effects of caloric restriction on longevity.
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I almost never allow myself to experience genuine hunger. At the first hint of it, I quickly find food and then generally eat well past the point of satiation. I've recently tried turning this around: allow myself to become uncomfortably hungry, and then only eat till satiation (resulting in "calorie restriction"). Occasionally let my body deal with that hunger for a good 24 hours ("intermittent fasting").
From a modern perspective, that would be considered a diet. I'd like to think of it as "eating normally" (as our ancestors did). Turns out a little discomfort won't kill me. Comes with a huge slew of health benefits, too (at least for some people).
From a modern perspective, that would be considered a diet. I'd like to think of it as "eating normally" (as our ancestors did). Turns out a little discomfort won't kill me. Comes with a huge slew of health benefits, too (at least for some people).
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Is the meditation.
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Shakyamuni and Padmasambhava both thought it worth reminding people the importance of their diet, and I absolutely think there's something to it. What an impact it has on the mind. I have seen that your diet significantly affects everything from mood to sociability to the ability to focus while practicing. Fasting is invaluable to wellness as well, in my experience.
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Prevention is the best medicine. Treat your body well and you may be able to practice dharma for longer in this life.
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I've lost seven pounds in the last week on a plant-based diet. And unlike on the keto or paleo diets, I am not clogging my arteries in the process. I am not starving myself. If anything, I am eating more often than I did before, but healthy foods like whole wheat pasta and tortillas, potatoes, romaine lettuce, etc. This is not for short-term weight loss, but instead for my long-term health.
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Sure, watch what you eat in order to be healthy and happy and live well.
Getting hung up on a diet as one's identity is dumb, dumb, dumb.
Also, food is delicious and good. Sex is good too. Booze? Also good. If you have a serious problem with these, avoid them. Otherwise, enjoy, because who wants to be a humorless fool living a colorless life?
Enjoy the party, kids.
Getting hung up on a diet as one's identity is dumb, dumb, dumb.
Also, food is delicious and good. Sex is good too. Booze? Also good. If you have a serious problem with these, avoid them. Otherwise, enjoy, because who wants to be a humorless fool living a colorless life?
Enjoy the party, kids.
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Yeah it's best to eat a little of everything, and not obsess.
There are some useful guidelines though:
Eat 100% organic if possible.
Too much dairy is bad, especially if it's not grassfed & unpasteurized.
The body does not process gluten and unsprouted grains very well, contributing to inflammation.
Eat vegetables and especially fruits.
It's good to eat a lot of good fats: unprocessed olive oil, avocados, ghee, grass fed butter, unprocessed coconut oil etc.
Processed/white salt, processed/white sugar, processed/white flour is bad for you etc.
There are some useful guidelines though:
Eat 100% organic if possible.
Too much dairy is bad, especially if it's not grassfed & unpasteurized.
The body does not process gluten and unsprouted grains very well, contributing to inflammation.
Eat vegetables and especially fruits.
It's good to eat a lot of good fats: unprocessed olive oil, avocados, ghee, grass fed butter, unprocessed coconut oil etc.
Processed/white salt, processed/white sugar, processed/white flour is bad for you etc.
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Sounds like a diet to me. No offense.Sādhaka wrote:Yeah it's best to eat a little of everything, and not obsess.
There are some useful guidelines though:
Eat 100% organic if possible.
Too much dairy is bad, especially if it's not grassfed & unpasteurized.
The body does not process gluten and unsprouted grains very well, contributing to inflammation.
Eat vegetables and especially fruits.
It's good to eat a lot of good fats: unprocessed olive oil, avocados, ghee, grass fed butter, unprocessed coconut oil etc.
Processed/white salt, processed/white sugar, processed/white flour is bad for you etc.
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Of course it's a diet - everything you eat is "a diet." :odysseus wrote:Sounds like a diet to me. No offense.Sādhaka wrote:....
What Sadhaka describes is a basic diet for anyone who wants to eat in a healthy way, as opposed to some fad, like Atkins, Paleo, South Beach, Zone, etc. No special title, just real food.
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These sorts of things are what I'm referring to as a "diet" per se.justsit wrote: some fad, like Atkins, Paleo, South Beach, Zone, etc. No special title, just real food.
Or the "I don't have celiac disease or a wheat allergy, but I avoid gluten because I read on Pinterest I should" diet.
Or the "I'm living on bone broth and butter only because I read on Facebook I should" diet.
Or the vegan trip.
Or whatever.
Like I said, food is good, even German food sometimes, so enjoy it while you can as best you can.