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Health/Nutrition documentaries/series recommendations!

2021-06-28T02:33:27.000Z

Give me your favorites! Including podcast episodes.

Vegetable Oils Make You Fat And Cause Chronic Disease

2017-09-02T10:03:19.000Z

For anyone who’s looked into and reasearched the health effects of different omega-6 containing vegetable oils, you’ll quickly find that there’s a strong connection between all of them and the major degenerative diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, alzheimer’s and even obesity.

Here are a couple of excerpts from the full text studies that I found particularily interesting:

On obesity from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23249760:

‘Recent studies have emphasized the proadipogenic properties of the omega-6 PUFA, and provided evidence that rodents fed on diets with omega-6 PUFA contents similar to the typical US diet (6–8% energy) have an increased fat mass. Importantly, recent studies have shown that perinatal exposure to a high omega-6 PUFA diet results in a progressive accumulation of body fat across generations.’

On chronic disease from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18408140:

‘Excessive amounts of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and a very high omega-6/omega-3 ratio, as is found in today’s Western diets, promote the pathogenesis of many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases...’

On chronic disease from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22570770:

‘...high intake of n-6 PUFA, along with low intakes of n-3 PUFA, shifts the physiological state to one that is proinflammatory and prothrombotic with increases in vasospasm, vasoconstriction, and blood viscosity and the development of diseases associated with these conditions.’

So if you HAVE to cook with oil (which I don’ t recommend) using something like MCT oil or adding olive oil to salad might be less harmful compared to n-6 oils. Even then, fats in general, also those in olive oil have been connected to diabetes and MCT oil/coconut oil has some pretty potent cholesterol raising effects.

This is certainly common knowledge around here but I find that researching these connections on my own gives me a more complete understanding rather than just taking somebody’s word for it. I find it’s also easier to stay on a diet and avoid the harmful foods if you are constantly reading studies and seeing evidence everywhere on their negative effects yourself.

If you have more reaserch to add, I’d appreciate it.

Fruit-Powered Digest: Robert Lockhart Profile, Josh Tiska on 100-Pound Weight Loss, Don Bennett on Understanding Changes

2014-03-06T18:46:40.000Z

March is here, and it's a new month for Fruit-Powered Digest! Enjoy the first installment of Issue 18: http://fruit-powered.com/category/digest/issue-18/

This week:
• A transformation profile on Dr. Robert Lockhart (also listen to his interview—remarkable insight) plus his special green smoothie recipe
• A guest transformation piece by Josh Tiska, who lost 100 pounds on a vegan and mostly raw food diet
• Don Bennett's sound advice when it comes to understanding what your body's telling you when undertaking lifestyle changes

Lots more to come in March! Thanks for liking, sharing and subscribing to the free Digest! :)

They called DCS on us for feeding our kids 811 HCLFR VEGAN!! Teacher crosses the line and pays for them to have school lunch against our wishes.

2013-10-08T14:58:41.000Z

Last week, our four minor children were pulled from their schools by the US Government's Department of Child Services in Bluff City, TN and questioned about the amount of protein they have daily, what foods they eat and how they feel about it. They were allowed to return to class, but we are still under investigation at this moment, believed to have been prompted by a teacher/coach. She actually went so far as to put money in their lunch account telling them they need to eat the school lunches. (against our wishes and without even consulting us with her concerns about their nutirition) The school no longer offers salad bar b/c not enough kids were eating it, they say. There are very few fresh, raw vegan options, so our kids take their lunch, mostly fruit or salad. It's how we eat anyway but they couldn't bring left overs and heat it up even if they wanted to b/c they removed all microwaves from the lunch rooms b/c so many kids were bringing their lunch and they were losing the revenue. This is for real. The students have become more of a profit center to them and the institution of learning and education no longer the primary role. This seems crazy, but the culture here is predominated by cattle raising, tobacco farming, hay growers, GMO corn farming precious people, but to them, we are aliens trying to starve our children and they don't understand. (We live near the rural Appalachian area where I believe we are in the top 10 in the country for obesity, tobacco use is widely accepted, students openly smoking and dip on high school buses, diabetes and heart surgery are an accepted and expected part of life by age 30, for many.) My home was inspected by the US government after the coach reported concerns that we don't let our kids have school lunch, "that our kids are only allowed to eat fruit, have nutrition problems and weight loss" which they do not. They searched our refrigerator, pantry and every child's room to determine their well-being, had us sign over access to their medical records to prove that I take them to the medical doctor regularly and that they are in fact healthy. I am not concerned about the investigation because ALL of our children are thriving athletes, very fit, with sports physicals to prove it. Our daughter on her team has actually gained 4 lbs since starting volleyball. She is, however, tall, slender and very fit. She is 13 yrs old, 5'5" and weighs 104lbs with plenty of muscle. Many of the kids here are overweight and even obese, weighing 250lbs at 13 yrs old. It is very sad. It is how they have always lived and many of the parents are morbidly obese like their previous generations. They are sweet, sweet people. Don't get me wrong. And all of them, obviously, are not obese. I would just like to have a lovingly conversation to educate the lady coach about why we do not give our children money for the school lunch and our rights to do so. She put the money in her lunch account after only seeing her with fruit for lunch and told her she needs to eat eggs, meat and dairy for protein becuase her volleyball serve was not as good lately. This was even after our daughter repeatedly explained to her that we don't eat anything from an animal, that we get all essential vitamins, protein/amino acids from raw fruit, veggies and greens. How can I help her understand so she will back off from harassing my kids? Besides showing her all of Doug Graham's books, which I have, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY GOOD STATS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LIVING THIS 80/10/10 HCLF RAW VEGAN FRUITARIAN LIFESTYLE WITH THRIVING HEALTH? Besides giving her links to the many websites with forums and communities of people living this way, I was curious what that number is because I'm sure it is impressive. I can show her the professional athletes that Doug lists in his book, but there are many families like ours living vibrantly without animal products. Perhaps we will be the catalysts to get the salad bars back in our schools in Sullivan County and force them to include vegan options if they want us to buy their food. Besides not having healthy raw options, these already obese kids have pizza, hamburgers,fried french fries and a fully stocked ice cream dessert cart AS A DAILY MENU OPTION over the meal of the day. They are killing this generation. They only have one semester of PE where the kids actually have to "work up" to being able to run/jog/walk ONE MILE by the end of the 18 weeks because for many kids they can't even complete a mile run. Part of their PE requirement is taking a bus to the bowling alley, where they kids have to pay to bowl (?free public education) and they serve deep fried oreos and other concession stand food. They consider bowling to be physical education, "a lifelong sport" according to the principal. (They won't take money from the budget to provide buses for school sports practice and games, but they will for bowling, b/c that is something everyone can do (oh and they get to munch on fried food in between.) It's just an old mindset that I will likely not change, but would like to be allowed the right to raise my kids the 80/10/10 RV way without interference from the school staff. Can anyone give helpful, positive advise on how you have or would handle this opportunity? These are pictures of the four they pulled out of class for "nutrition problems". They train every day and have games/meets once or twice a week. They would not be able to do that successfully if they were under-carbed or lacking protein!

Here she at age 12. She has grown several inches this year but looks even more healthy, has muscle and plays aggressive volleyball every day.

Controlling angiogenesis: why you will not be obese on this diet and will lower the risk of cancer

2012-11-29T00:52:37.000Z

Hi,

I would like to share a TED talk I watched in the past which I think may also interest you.

It is mainly about a research on what to eat to lower the risk of cancer but as a "side effect" the speaker also found correlation between the cancer preventing diet and obesity. I think it is a very good talk, have a look at it:

William Li: Can we eat to starve cancer?

Cheers,

Peter

Would it be ideal for a very overweight person to be 100% free of overt fats while losing weight?

2012-06-12T20:29:06.000Z

I have a significant amount of weight to lose, like 80 pounds. I've heard that as you lose weight, fat goes through your blood steam on it's way out (out how and where I'm wondering.....anyone know?) So, I'm wondering if I should completely abstain from avocados, durian and the like for an extended period of time to not really clog up my system.

My fear is that detox could be overwhelming and cravings could kick my butt. Any feedback would be kindly appreciated! thanks

Fructose will(?) make you fat and kill you!

2011-10-04T14:32:44.000Z

Robert H. Lustig, UCFS professor, tells us all how unhealthy diet we have. Well, only for the first 70 minutes, because then he actually says that fruit is good. But then he goes back to saying that fructose is a toxin.

And I just found out that I constantly starve my brain!

OK? :)

Taubes' Low Carb Pseudoscience

2011-08-27T20:14:20.000Z

This link has an awesome breakdown of Taubes' low carb BS. Give it a read and you'll be able to make any Low Carber run for the hills.Enjoy!http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/carbohydrate-hypothesis-of-obesity.html

Fruit and veg to prevent and cure cancer!! (Ted Talks)

2011-08-20T15:24:13.000Z

Loved this talk!! hope you like it too.

http://www.ted.com/talks/william_li.html

SAD & Sick Family (obesity, diabetes, etc.)

2011-08-18T16:10:15.000Z

My father has begun to shoot himself with insulin after years of ignoring necessary dietary changes despite Type 2 diabetes. He has severely swollen feet/legs with decreased (to no?) feeling...amputation one day seems likely.I'm just looking for support/whatever. It's so SAD :( to see loved ones & society kill themselves for naught.