New gym charges you less if you work out more! http://bit.ly/g1J2gS
Diabetes up 9% since 2008 http://lat.ms/f4e86z
How broccoli fights cancer: http://bit.ly/hD165P
How the microbes that live in your digestive tract protect you from infection: http://bit.ly/h9yV3s
How bacteria keep us healthy http://bit.ly/gZDhG8
Report blames lower US lifespan on smoking and obesity. http://yhoo.it/dMgtrm
Just updated our popular Spartan Muesli with Spartan Cashew Milk recipes: http://bit.ly/96GbRh http://bit.ly/c5KYmh
Taco Bell's "meat mixture" contains less than 35 percent beef, according to new lawsuit. http://apne.ws/e8qW0V
Eating factory-farmed meat can make you test positive for performance-enhancing drugs http://abcn.ws/hW53mA
Baby formulas based on cows milk lead to more weight gain in infants http://n.pr/gjuMnn
Bittman to write weekly food column for NYT's OP/ED page http://bit.ly/eQu1cE
The article on how children are trained by parents to eat junk food was certainly interesting and as a father to be, I want to give the best to my child so he/she grows up being healthy and strong and hence I am curious about how children are affected whilst the mother is pregnant and eats food considered to be unhealthy e.g. cooked with oils apart from olive, inorganic meat, etc
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ReplyDeleteWhat are your views on ghee and coconut milk?
Both ghee and coconut milk are high in saturated fat.
ReplyDeleteGhee is another concentrated fat that's inferior in every way to organic extra-virgin olive oil, so we don't recommend ghee to anyone. There are no cow-derived products of any kind on the Spartan Diet.
Coconut milk is made from coconut meat, so your question pertains really to coconut meat. It's a reasonably healthy substance, as long as you severely limit quantity. It's indispensable for cooking some types of Asian dishes.
If you use coconut milk, you should make your own, and not buy the nasty canned stuff.
Coconut water is one of the greatest things found in nature, especially for athletes.
We buy whole coconuts by the case from Whole Foods, and average a glass-full of coconut water per day, especially after exercising.
Wow I believe I can find a lot of information on your blog. I find your views on dieting ver interesting as I have been on one diet for 69 days now, lost 28.7 lbs so far and keep losing every week. I slowly add exersice to my lifestyle and set goals every week to eventually each that point where my diet-products can be reduced and slowly but surely norml food can eneter my system again. I blog about my process on http://obesityrehab.blogspot.com/.
ReplyDeleteI really wonder what your opinion is when it comes to my process in particular. Once I reach my goal of 53 kg I will build up my calories in a period of 10 to 12 weeks + exercise. What do you think of this?
Thanks Mike. We do generally have coconut water especially when we need to rehydrate ourselves. I have been following your blog for a while now and have changed my diet completely. No processed foods, no milk products including cheese, etc however felt violently ill last week. Although I attempted to avoid all forms of medication it was no longer bearable as I ended up with a very high fever. I was wondering what I may have done wrong or what I am missing that resulted me in falling violently ill despite the change in my lifestyle and diet?
ReplyDeleteDiet and lifestyle affects only diet and lifestyle diseases, such as type II diabetes, heart disease, obesity, some cancers, etc. It can also make you feel better, live longer and generally have a much better life.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the most perfect diet in the world can't protect you from getting sick. Bad agriculture, globalization, anti-biotic abuse and other factors means we're all going to be exposed to all kinds of nasty bugs that will make us sick.
Over the long term, however, I'm sure you'll discover that you're sick less often, less severely and for shorter periods of time than before.
Hey I left a comment a while back, but I don't see it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike. I am not hoping for a magic pill that cures all ailments however was hoping my body would be more resilient. Seeing that I contracted a high fever and had to resort to medication, do you have any advise as to possibly detoxifying my body? Also what are your thoughts on supplements and which ones are okay to consume if any at all?
ReplyDeleteFor some odd reason the Google ID authentication doesn't seem to work so will post it as anonymous.
Beating the monkey drums
My detoxifying schemes involve temporary nutritional deficits. Our advice is to eat a healthy diet, use an air filter in your home and office if possible, and avoid drugs and chemicals. Your body will detoxify itself over time.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the ability of our body to metabolize various nutrients changes (generally decreases) over time. Everyone over 40 should ask their doctor to have blood workups to check for vitamin D, iron and the whole range of possible nutritional deficits. If any are found, you might want to supplement (or there may be other ways to remedy them).
In general, however, everyone can expect to get sick every or nearly every year. Animal agriculture is getting increasingly aggressive, and this is producing new strains of the flu. The healthiest person in the world is still going to get sick with these bugs going around.
Thanks Mike. Will certainly keep eating healthy and hopefully my body will become and remain resilient to bugs and viruses. Any advise on the types of food that promote the growth of gut microbes?
ReplyDeleteAlso by the way, the ability to post using GoogleID doesn't seem to work anymore.
Beating the monkey drums,