FREEWHEELSPIRIT: U59 – The Human (Text: U. Fahl) As a young man in the 20’s a colleague once explained that at 50 the aging begins. That is true, if you continue to live life as previously. But you can slow the aging process with adapted nutrition and selective training in favour of the weaker metabolism. No one wants to give up living quality and hence I have slung down enough health books to clearly assert, that no one knows anything for sure and that everyone knows something different. Milk is healthy. Milk is an allergen and even carcinogenic. The fight of carbohydrates vs. proteins, obviously all proven with studies. Since some time, we know that polyunsaturated fatty acids are healthy, saturated ones are to be avoided. Recently however, an increasing number of studies have shown that most of all the very saturated coconut oil will quench hunger best. I believe however, that here, trans fats and saturated fats are thrown into one pot. A “One vegetable vegetarian’s” belief, that the body has always been suited to plant foods only: the prehistoric hunters would thank you for sure. Most people use their youth to ruin their age Jean de la Bruyere It appears two factors play a large role here: The cost carrier of the studies and strength of your believe. There are plenty of studies on this too, where which shows that approx. 20 – 50% of healing success is dependent on believe. How is it with you? Surely you instantly feel safe and well looked after when you enter a hospital! Aging is a highly interesting process: You think and think and think – and suddenly you can’t remember anything Ephraim Kishon Since the Crème de la Crème of thinkers has anyway come to the conclusion centuries ago that the world, as we know it, is only based upon imagination, the Placebo theory is very convincing. One thing however, appears like a red thread throughout history and remains unchallenged to date: Less is more! On relatively short lived animals such as mice, it is easy to proof that a food reduction of 30 – 50% will increase the lifespan by up to 50%. Of course, the “machine’s” wear is less when fed less and less poisons also poison less. Additionally, the oxidative stress seems to reduce. A look at the history of different peoples shows, that a frugal (and this word says it all) diet produces the longest living humans. Yes, I know that a glass of red wine is also part of it. Should I need to reduce my literature recommendation on this to one book, this book would be „Wir fressen uns zu Tode“ (“We eat ourselves to death“) by Galina Schatalova. Slowly the awareness, for the fact that 60 – 90% of all illnesses can be lead back to malnutrition, is becoming accepted. Over 90% of all foods are industrially processed and the industry is keeping quiet about this fact. The Spiegel Magazine wrote in edition 31/2013: The industry offers cost optimised goods that only remotely remind us of food. There is so much I would do in order to achieve eternal youth, with the exception of gymnastics and getting up early. Oscar Wilde I would love to bring some clarity, at least some rudiments, into the “fat-confusion”, a story a bit like the “good” and the “bad” cholesterol. Just like in this case, the body needs both. Unsaturated fats contain the famous omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. The unsaturated omega-3 looks after the flexibility of the vessels and cell membranes, saturated fats strengthen them. The trans fats are partially unsaturated fats, but are so to say bent in the other direction where they are unsaturated. The majority are artificial and form when fat is hardened at high temperatures. They are validated as contributing triggers of heart attacks. Conclusion: Almost all natural food oils are good. My favourites: Olive oil for the unsaturated fraction and coconut oil is the first choice for saturated fats. Very interesting with the saturated fats and also making coconut oil so special, is the effect on the metabolism. Everyone knows that that glucose delivers energy the quickest, but also only for a very short time. Very quickly proteins are metabolized. Finally fats are broken down into ketones. These can be burned instead of sugar. To burn they require less oxygen than glucose and burn with less waste products. There is lots of readily available literature on this topic. I would suggest the most error free summary happens to be in an advertising brochure for coconut oil by Ulrike Gonder. Presumably a diet with moderate or no meat consumption but still with a sufficient protein content provides for better enduring health. The fight between the different camps is alive, the financed studies have the outcome as desired by their client. Irrespective of the animal welfare aspects, animal fats contain almost no essential fatty acids. Mostly, they are directly stored in the fatty tissues and contribute to blocked arteries. This is also valid for milk. If it has to be meat, then lean. I only eat meat from animals that have not been raised by us humans or have lived more or less freely. I run approx. 60km a week. In the morning and without breakfast. You wouldn’t believe how good my metabolism is. I also have no desire to build any muscles, instead I train for endurance. No hunger, and because predominantly salt-free , also no thirst. Every athlete knows that regeneration is just as important as the performance phase. So why is it so often recommended, to have many small meals spread throughout the day? My stomach deserves some rest too. The evolution has even destined hunger periods for us. Youth would be a nice time if it only came later in our life Charlie Chaplin The topic of proteins can’t be absent in an athlete’s life. The discussions here are somewhat less controversial, even though some author’s fears lead to the use of the term “protein poisoning” in their vocabulary. Permanently somatic cells need to regenerate or reform. Various proteins or their modules, the amino acids execute this process. Eight of the 21 amino acids are necessary and need to be provided by the diet as the body does not synthesize these on its own. This calls for high quality protein sources. Three cheers for the breakfast egg! As we age, the demand for protein rises due to the efficiency of the metabolism weakening. This is outlined in a very informative way in the Protein book by Dr. Ulrich Strunz and Andreas Joop. When we were slimmer, we stood closer to one another Georg Kreisler The subject of carbohydrates is a quick one. Fats, proteins and carbohydrates provide energy, the latter provide energy the quickest. Not only we oldies need carbohydrates with low glycemic index that don’t stream into the blood too quickly. Chemically, carbohydrates are a chain of sugars that enter the blood stream quickly. The hormone insulin regulates the amount of sugar required in the cells, the remainder ends on the stomach and hips because too much free sugar would be harmful for cells and tissue, especially for the blood stream. It could bind with proteins and be deposited on the cell and blood vessel walls. This is one of the causes for cells to age. Proteins and fats only stimulate the release of insulin to a small degree, as well as slow carbohydrates such as provided by fruit. Presumably dietary fibres play a primary role whether fast or slow. Carbohydrates only minimally contribute to the build up of muscles, they primarily provide energy. Very logical as the resting human only requires a small amount of carbohydrates. Just like in the aerobic endurance sports. Must read for any athletes: “Logi und Low Carb in der Sporternährung“ by Jan Prinzhausen. Let’s look at an excerpt: Consumption of carbohydrates makes sense before and during intensive exercise but is risky without the exercise. At high age you will regret the sins that you never did William Somerset Maugham Throughout the years the metabolism becomes less efficient. This suggests additional consumption of vitamins. I can highly recommend it. But not the tablets from your pharmacy, a much higher dose is required, on average at least double the amount of the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance). Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize winner for chemistry and actually a clever gentlemen, took 20g of vitamin C daily. He hoped to be able to cure his cancer. He still died of cancer, but at age 93. Also, I certainly believe 20g is still an overdose. Medical science has made such tremendous progress that there is hardly a healthy human left Aldous Huxley As having had intervertebral disc issues myself, I know very well how important additional training is in order to balance the lack of self-repair the human body provides. And not just because of diversity in human suffering, but for a multitude of affliction such as arthritis, heart problems, and even for diabetes selective training is much better than a visit to the doctor or physiotherapist. The mentality of many patients has become to receive yearlong treatments, and therefore everyone should be their own doctor. With my double herniated vertebral disc gymnastics helped little, injections a little, physiotherapy almost not at all, craniosacral therapy was a tad better and good advice was more than short lived. I hated gyms, hence I fell back to these very last. After one month the first success, after half a year I can carry 50kg of weight. But alibi visits in the gym don’t help a thing: It does have to hurt, at least within a healthy limit and the sweat does have to flow in streams. more FREEWHEELSPIRIT here tune.de/freilaufgeist
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:18:35 +0000
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