I really enjoy the show The Biggest Loser. Last night it was about nutrition so it was interesting to watch. Altogether I am satisifed with it, and I do feel that if America adopted these food principles, disease would decrease dramatically! It would be absolutely amazing if America could give up refined sweets, fast foods, and other empty calories. For most people, this would be very significant and would result in a higher level of wellbeing. I am not so arrogant to think that everybody need be as extreme as I am in dietary approach. That being said, I do have some criticisms from the nutrition dogma that is taught on mainstream media, all of which is verified through any serious research on the subject.
Milk Does the Body Good.
So, in one of Jillian's marketing clips, she teaches the contestants why they need to drink their milk. All the same stuff we've heard before. "Good source" of protein and calcium. Little does Jillian know, the two cancel each other out and leave the body not only in a deficit for calcium, but in a state of toxicosis as well (see explanation below). Besides that, why are we all ignoring the obvious fact that this is BREASTMILK from an ANIMAL? Am I the only person disgusted by this? Can we please, as a nation, wean ourselves? I think a 50 year old is a little old to be drinking breastmilk. And what do you think happens to the calf who you are stealing it from?
Protein as a Synonym for Meat.
On the show they had various whole foods sitting out, from various food groups. This represents the idea of a "balanced diet," as you have your complex carbs (grains), your protein (meat), your fruits and your vegetables. To the mainstream dieter, this is a complete meal, a balanced diet, the sum of all its parts. So when a person excludes a food group - a vegetarian takes away that "protein" - the uneducated, mainstream person is left questioning "How can you remove your protein? Then where do you get protein from?" Since to them, grains equate to carbohydrate, and fruits and vegetables are neither. So to answer their question, they only need a sentence or two of information. Dear American Public: grains and beans actually do have quite a bit of protein, and fruits and vegetables actualy do too; in fact, fruits and vegetables alone have just as much protein as the World Health Organization recommneds and that all credible research indicates that humans require.
This whole idea of compartmentalizing foods irritates me. It makes the public grossly ignorant. To think that meat = protein, grains = carbs (even that whole grains = "good carbs"), banana = potassium, orange = vitamin C as if they contain no other nutrients!! On one clip of the show, Bob teaches them how to make a healthy sandwich, combining a "protein" (lean meat) with a "healthy fat" (avocado) and a "good carb" (whole wheat bread), completely ignoring the obvious fact that both the bread and the avocado actually contain all three!! You don't need separate foods to obtain various nutrients. An avocado contains essential fats, protein, carbohydrates, as well as many minerals and vitamins, and something no cooked food has at all - enzymes!
Milk Does the Body Good.
So, in one of Jillian's marketing clips, she teaches the contestants why they need to drink their milk. All the same stuff we've heard before. "Good source" of protein and calcium. Little does Jillian know, the two cancel each other out and leave the body not only in a deficit for calcium, but in a state of toxicosis as well (see explanation below). Besides that, why are we all ignoring the obvious fact that this is BREASTMILK from an ANIMAL? Am I the only person disgusted by this? Can we please, as a nation, wean ourselves? I think a 50 year old is a little old to be drinking breastmilk. And what do you think happens to the calf who you are stealing it from?
Protein as a Synonym for Meat.
On the show they had various whole foods sitting out, from various food groups. This represents the idea of a "balanced diet," as you have your complex carbs (grains), your protein (meat), your fruits and your vegetables. To the mainstream dieter, this is a complete meal, a balanced diet, the sum of all its parts. So when a person excludes a food group - a vegetarian takes away that "protein" - the uneducated, mainstream person is left questioning "How can you remove your protein? Then where do you get protein from?" Since to them, grains equate to carbohydrate, and fruits and vegetables are neither. So to answer their question, they only need a sentence or two of information. Dear American Public: grains and beans actually do have quite a bit of protein, and fruits and vegetables actualy do too; in fact, fruits and vegetables alone have just as much protein as the World Health Organization recommneds and that all credible research indicates that humans require.
This whole idea of compartmentalizing foods irritates me. It makes the public grossly ignorant. To think that meat = protein, grains = carbs (even that whole grains = "good carbs"), banana = potassium, orange = vitamin C as if they contain no other nutrients!! On one clip of the show, Bob teaches them how to make a healthy sandwich, combining a "protein" (lean meat) with a "healthy fat" (avocado) and a "good carb" (whole wheat bread), completely ignoring the obvious fact that both the bread and the avocado actually contain all three!! You don't need separate foods to obtain various nutrients. An avocado contains essential fats, protein, carbohydrates, as well as many minerals and vitamins, and something no cooked food has at all - enzymes!
The truth is, you don't need to look for "a good source" of protein or fatty acids at all. Every natural food contains protein. Every natural food contains healthy fats. There is no such thing as a low-protein diet or a fat-free diet, unless you eat exclusively refined foods (white sugar is 100% carbohydrate; oil is 100% fat). If you are interested in learning more about what foods contain, visit http://www.nutridiary.com/ for nutrition facts on any food.
The recommended protein is about 50 grams per day for the typical person. I personally eat about that much on fruits and vegetables alone!! It is a MYTH that you need to eat a dead animal to obtain this nutrient. Not only do you not require excessive protein, but excessive protein is actually toxic to your body. It creates an acidic environment where cancer cells flourish, auto-immune disorders rise, and the body as a whole breaks down. To buffer this acidic environment, your body leaches calcium and other alkaline minerals from your bones, resulting in osteoporosis and malnourishment.
But you don't have to take my word for it. Do some research. At the very least, begin by realizing that the information provided by the media is always funded by somebody promoting a certain product. The whole idea of "getting enough protein" is a campaign the meat industry put together (and geniously so, considering how effective it has been) simply to market their product. This is just a fact of life. Most information in the media is coming from a marketing campaign. If you want real research you need to read books and non-biased studies to obtain the information yourself. And your lives will be blessed for it.
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