Posted by mattdds on October 20, 2003, at 23:30:17
In reply to Re: Larry - Eat Healthy! - What the heck is this? » mattdds, posted by Larry Hoover on October 20, 2003, at 14:24:00
Hey Lar,
First, thanks for the response. I'd be quite curious to see your paper on TEGDMA resins (right?). How big of an attachment are we talking here? I'll email you my high speed email, which I think accepts big attachments.
>Just for an idea of a better way to eat, you might want to consider the Paleo diet
Very interesting, I read a little about this and it all sounds quite convincing. I mean, our genes just did not have time to catch up with the rapid development of agriculture.
Using paleo as a template sounds like a fantastic idea. I am looking to make it as practical as possible. Obviously, you can't get bison at the corner deli in NYC. I'll have to settle for beef ;), perhaps even grain-fed. Hey, I have to make some compromises. Right now, I think any improvement I can make on my diet will be helpful. When doing diets in the past, I would tend to become perfectionistic - following them to the tee. This resulted in getting burned out and a rebound carb-pigout phenomenon that immediately erased all my results.
>I'm learning to restrict carbs.
Damn, this is hard, isn't it? With their availability, convenience and just really good taste!
>I can't quite fathom constipation arising, though, as substitution for carbs generally involves enhanced intake of fiber, via fruits and veggies. Care to enlighten, vis a vis diet components?
Strict "induction-phase" Atkins, with <20 g carbs (and the carbs I elected to eat were usually not high in fiber). It was awful dude. I literally felt like I was in labor - struggling to give birth to a large river rock. Honestly though, I didn't eat nearly enough fiber. Paleo seems more to encourage more fiber, right? I took it way too fast, also. This is typical of me, I jump into things way too fast.
>Carbs were not a routine part of the hunter-gatherer diet.
You mean, like mashed potatoes and rice, right? Did they eat fruit, nuts and seeds occasionally? I sure hope nuts are on the OK list, I could do well on a diet of meat, nuts, fruits and veggies. Eggs? I would imagine eggs are OK, no?
The abstracts are convincing, indeed.
Lar, thanks again. You truly are the "go-to guy" here. We all appreciate the time you spend on your replies - they're always extremely helpful and thoughtful.
Best,
Matt
P.S. I think it's interesting that carb restriction diets used to be prescribed by neurologists to control seizures. I wonder if this has any implications for psychiatry.
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