LOW CARB DIETS. My aversion to “low carb diets” is the name. Here is the problem. The American population as a whole isn’t the most educated when it comes to nutrition, its why we have an obesity problem. When you tell the average American that a low carb diet will help them lose fat fast, they will remove the potato from their steak and potato dinner and remove the toast from their bacon and egg breakfast. THAT is what kills me. That type of “low carb diet” is health insanity and bears no resemblance to the kind of low carb nutritional plan that many at sweat4health have successfully used. Their diets have been very low carb but also had an HUGE amount of fiber and vitamins from the leafy vegetables, seeds, and low carb grains. There are very healthy ways to lose weight without carbs (low carb diets) and ways to lose weight with carbs as the cornerstone of the diet (McDougall type diets). They BOTH work and they both *can* be healthy. “Low Carb” is a catchy name for a diet but its an unfortunate choice because it leads so many astray. Back to “low carb” diets, I could get completely behind it if we changed the name, here are my suggestions: - The leafy green and meat diet - The leafy green, seed and nut diet - The raw vegetable, seed, and meat diet - The minimally processed vegetable and meat diet In my opinion, we humans in all our hubris have done a sensational job destroying our food supply as we nearly dislocate our shoulders patting ourselves on the back congratulating ourselves at how smart we are. We have found ways to increase food production and drop prices dramatically thru pesticides, fertilizers, intense cross breeding, and mono-culture crops. We have found ways to preserve food so that it keeps for months or years rather than going bad after a week or two. We have found ways to make the food irresistible with artificial flavors. IMO, all these “improvements” are the cause of many of our modern health problems and food allergies. The bacon that our great, great, grandparents ate was very salty but otherwise pretty healthy. Nowadays we pigs who never see the light of day and are so inbred that they can barely walk turned into “bacon” with so many nitrates and other chemicals that they bear no resemblance to the product our forefathers ate. Thats where the minimally processed part comes in. Bacon, bologna, and sausage have no place in a diet other than as an occasional cheat meal. The problem is that the average person who does a “low carb” diet is going to eat more of these horrible products because they are yummy, salty, spicy, and high in fat – just what the diet calls for. ITS INFINITELY MORE IMPORTANT TO AVOID OVER-ENGINEERED FOODS THAN IT IS WHETHER YOUR DIET IS LOW CARB, VEGAN, OR VEGETARIAN. Its not just our meat supply that we have tainted, wheat is another great example. A thousand years ago, bread was the healthiest thing around – it didnt get the name “the staff of life” for nothing! Then with century after century of cross-breeding and “improvement” – we succeeded in turning the healthiest product on the planet into a loaf of junk food. (See all about bread: scoobysworkshop/all-about-bread/ ) Rather than worrying about whether low carb lifestyle is healthier than a high carb lifestyle, I think we should focus the discussion more on the quality of those calories in each case. scoobysworkshop/low-carb-diets/
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 17:45:19 +0000
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