tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post711493075846117318..comments2023-05-11T20:27:09.878+10:00Comments on Girl Gone Primal: Listening To The Experts & Listening To My BodyJezwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11649071387857019341noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-8913739531855059542010-03-22T11:54:23.583+11:002010-03-22T11:54:23.583+11:00Hi Midgy, thanks for reading!
I don't believ...Hi Midgy, thanks for reading! <br /><br />I don't believe in the fruit/fat interpretation - no one would put fruit in their pemmican if that were true! And I always used to eat fruit alone - I'm more likely to feel the sting from the more-sour fruits (especially grapes and raspberries) if there's nothing else in my belly. I know that, for me, too much fruit (which might not be much at all) can give me tummy aches and diarrhea. Fact of life, and maybe suggests fructose intolerance. At any rate, I don't eat fruit much!Jezwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649071387857019341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-76040740122577765822010-03-21T00:36:36.192+11:002010-03-21T00:36:36.192+11:00Hi, I am new to your blog and loving your recipes!...Hi, I am new to your blog and loving your recipes! I came across this one where you mentioned being uncomfortable after having some raspberries with your coconut pancakes. Some people (like Suzanne Somers) believe you shouldn't mix fat with fruit because it will cause intestinal discomfort, so I thought maybe this is your problem - the mixing of fat and fruit and not necessarily the low amount of sugar in raspberries. She recommends eating fruit on an empty stomach.Midgynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-4348716160010876492010-02-09T01:33:55.590+11:002010-02-09T01:33:55.590+11:00Dr. Eades addressed the issue of rising obesity in...Dr. Eades addressed the issue of rising obesity in China, and apparently the Chinese are eating more wheat and less rice:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/obesity/another-china-study/" rel="nofollow">Another China study</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-36101294633695548852010-02-06T13:07:38.996+11:002010-02-06T13:07:38.996+11:00The point is, Katelyn, that thanks to evolution, s...The point is, Katelyn, that thanks to evolution, some individuals physiology now may not thrive on a ZC diet. <br /><br />Just because it works for you (and I reckon it works for me too), doesn't mean it woks for everyone. I've seen a lot of nutrition experts point that out to you all over the web, including Dr. Eades just recently...<br /><br />The other issue I'm interested is the long-term damage argument - 11 months may not be long enough to truly know how your body is responding to a lifestyle choice. Your age may have a lot to do with this. <br /><br />And the other issue that I'm noticing is that for all the low-carb traditional diets out there, even those primarily carnivorous, included large amounts of organ meat. You've probably seen Mark Sisson's recent post regarding the importance of consuming organs on ZC in order to receive adequate nutrition. I haven't looked into the science of it all, but from a purely anthropological perspective, organ consumption seems to ring true and necessary. So again, since muscle meat ZC requires you to supplement in order to receive adequate nutrition, who knows what effect long-term non-food supplementation will have? <br /><br />My point is, those of us outside the field of science & nutrition are dependent on the information provided by those inside that circle, and even the insiders can't agree on what is true or false. So we pick the gurus who seem to preach the lifestyle we're trying and feel best following in the present, but what happens to us if something starts going wrong? We need to be willing to listen to everybody - not just those who agree with what our bodies tell us today.Jezwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649071387857019341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-36768271829072662702010-02-06T12:42:46.981+11:002010-02-06T12:42:46.981+11:00Eating an all meat diet can be perfectly healhy. I...Eating an all meat diet can be perfectly healhy. I am now almost 11 months Zero Carb and have never LOOKED and FELT better. Many tribal groups were in lifetime ketosis for the low carb of their diets. I eat beef, eggs and herbs (via tea) and believe I'm hitting all of my nutritional bases. I also use magnesium (for sleeping well), vitamin D and potassium. I do intense weightlifting and a small amount of cardio, and regularly hike and do snow-shoeing.<br /><br />Katelyn<br />zero carbKatelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746887132169873149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-37030676353625111602010-02-06T12:29:08.763+11:002010-02-06T12:29:08.763+11:00Absolutely Sandy, although I'm talking about t...Absolutely Sandy, although I'm talking about the inverse of returning to old eating ways - sticking to the Induction (ketogenic) phase for too long. I do know of people who climbed the carb ladder again as directed and gained weight, so then stepped back down to keep the weight off, and that worked for them - but for how long? Has it damaged their metabolic rate? I'm keen to find out, although my free time is limited so it'll be in fits and starts.<br /><br />From what I've seen, Asians subsisting on a tradition rice-based diet still have very good health markers, but those in the bigger cities who have the mixed SAD full of industrial oils etc are the ones whose health has understandably declined. Of course, if portions are larger than their lifestyle activity level needs, then that's not going to work well either, unless their bodies fight for homeostasis...<br /><br />Sue, that's why I worry about posts that are an emotional response to a personal attack - the attacked and their friends tend to bundle the attackers ideas in with the insult in their wish to retaliate. I read through the comments on that post, and that's exactly what happened. I'm glad Dr. Eades stepped in to point that out, too (which I read after responding to you). It's sad when debate is obscured by argument - it seems like few of Richard's commenters took heed of his note describing the fact that Matt & he agree on most aspects of health.Jezwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649071387857019341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-67519353123900690852010-02-06T10:27:19.609+11:002010-02-06T10:27:19.609+11:00Jezwyn, I haven't read that much on Matt Stone...Jezwyn, I haven't read that much on Matt Stone's ideas so thought I would point people to that Richard Nikoley post as there may be some good comments.<br />I look forward to reading more from you.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181442844616803097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-25035007643180792352010-02-06T01:08:48.485+11:002010-02-06T01:08:48.485+11:00I've never read any of Dr. Atkins's books,...I've never read any of Dr. Atkins's books, but the more I hear, the more it sounds like he was actually on to something and got dismissed as a "fad" diet and has been reduced to a business. I love the people who go on Atkins, lose weight, then go back to their normal eating habits, gain all the weight back and then some, and then complain that it didn't work. They seem to forget the whole part where you add carbs back in slowly in the form of veggies until you reach your body's desired carb level (at least that's how I understand it). Kind of an important step in maintenance!<br /><br />I thought I read somewhere that while Asians have been healthy on a rice-diet, as they've become more Westernized, they've started to become as fat and unhealthy as Americans. That their rice-diet is a bad match for their decreasing levels of activity. I'm wondering what your thoughts are there.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07297218258560830869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-33199960214428667222010-02-05T22:48:03.104+11:002010-02-05T22:48:03.104+11:00I'm not really interested in the guy himself -...I'm not really interested in the guy himself - I've read some of his stuff, and most of the time he seems to agree with everything else currently out there that shows the holes in Conventional Wisdom. So I don't really mind how he operates online: if we judge everyone's ideas against personality, no one would read Richard's posts, and Anthony Colpo wouldn't have helped break down the Cholesterol Myth :) Plus, Matt's comment could well have been what he thought was the truth based on Richard's notes about cold extremities and photo quality, but either way, it's not a reason to dismiss his ideas.<br /><br />I chose to use Matt's recent post as an accessible reference since the other articles that have played a role in the formation of my ideas have been dense and micro-focused, whereas Matt covers almost everything to some depth there. When I get some time I might make a list of further reading at the end of this post.<br /><br />I know about iodine and I get a decent amount of it, but I'm thinking of experimenting with supplements once I can find a reliable source.<br /><br />I'm not about to rush out and carb up because a few metabolic experts tout it as a good way to heal the metabolism, but I will be using the primal lifestyle in a targeted way to try and rectify any remaining metabolic issues I have. I do have quite a low body temperature, for one, but then I sometimes feel a real rev of energy after eating, so who knows? Hopefully my research will teach me more about how I can assess the health of my metabolism.Jezwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649071387857019341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168855552158312440.post-6393478009142089842010-02-05T21:04:27.563+11:002010-02-05T21:04:27.563+11:00I'm not to sure about Matt Stone. Richard has...I'm not to sure about Matt Stone. Richard has a post about Matt making some nasty comments.<br />http://freetheanimal.com/2010/02/richard-nikoley-has-a-low-body-temperature-and-edema-you-be-the-judge.html#comment-13646<br /><br />Richard had a post also about paleo/low carb working for a good number of years and then some don't feel well. Could be not getting enough iodine:<br />http://freetheanimal.com/2010/01/the-hidden-benefit-of-the-sad-iodine.htmlSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181442844616803097noreply@blogger.com