Quote:
Originally Posted by Jan B  This all sounds like common sense. But don't you know common sense isn't common?! Ha ha! If you want to talk about optimum nutrition, that's always appreciated Keith. I've read a lot of very conflicting doctor's opinions on optimum nutrition for diabetics. |
Well then Jan, if it's not common, let's just call it 'sense'.
There are over 6 billion people on this planet, hundreds of thousands of doctors, maybe millions. Of course they don't all agree. We shouldn't expect them to. Some say that doctors are a poor guide for nutrition especially in Western medicine. Nutrition is almost not addressed at all in medical school. Western medicine seems to have missed the point completely when it comes to prevention. This is quite a shame. Is it because prevention isn't profitable?
Quote:
Originally Posted by hrascoll there are so many options out there. i am a very busy person. i need a diet plan that gives me ideas and recipes laid out to eat every day. i am more concerned with low-carbs and losing weight. |
I really do understand and even appreciate your dilemma hrascoll. My daughter, a senior personal trainer and nutritional consultant, is reading a book called "The Omnivors Dilemma" (
link) which essentially says that we have so many choices these days, we can't figure out which way to go. Some might say this is a good problem to have. Then again, so many of the choices are not good - the dilemma is really one of discerning which few choices are worthy.
I'm for low carb too - but mainly I'm for reducing
bad carbs. Likewise for bad proteins and bad fats. A balanced diet of quality carbs, proteins, and fats is ideal. The trick is to be able to walk down a grocery store isle and to be able to instantly correctly discriminate between the good and bad. Another trick is to be able to prep and cook your good choices without turning them into bad ones or making an all day project of it. I am familiar with this, it's my current lifestyle.
What you put into your body matters. It's worth some time and effort to get this right.
As for weight loss, well, that's simple. Exercise a lot. Then exercise some more. It works.
