The idea that all calories are created equal has been one of the most pervasive and damaging food lies in history. The idea of good calories and bad calories, what they are, and what they do to our bodies is the subject of the week’s episode of The Doctor’s Farmacy with my guest Gary Taubes. Click here to watch the full episode:
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Thank you Dr! Possibly the only doctor with no ego who changes with the facts! Says there confused if they don’t know yet digs a hole through the earth to find out!!! Thank you God for Dr Mark Hyman
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I love Gary Taubes…. but every time I see him, I cannot help but think “damn, Owen Wilson REALLY became smart!” lol
Okay. So the regular person out here is beginning to understand the science. Now what? What is the practical side of the science? What do we do to get the fat off? It has been one year since my hysterectomy with that comes menopause. That has every thing to do with hormones. I had lost 40 pounds. Now nothing. Although the information is interesting how do we put it into practical use if not it is useless. I am not being rude or disrespectful to the work. As a person out here I want it to go to the next level.
Look into the Ketogenic diet … you can start with videos from Mark Hyman, Dr. Eric Berg, and many others and check out the comments on how many pounds people are losing…it’s incredible! I lost 23 pounds in a matter of weeks and I am now on the maintenance part of the diet because I don’t want to lose more weight.
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.A “Estrogenic” obese body is created by sugar , high carbs ,refine carbs , eating too much fat and over eating protein .Sugar is sugar .. fruits , ,refine carbs , fructose (sugar) in fruit . Eating toxic factory food , fast food ,, dairy ,cheese ,milk , , mayonnaise , all salad dressings , penut butter , whey-protein shakes are all “damaged fats” are toxic to your liver, brain and heart , , all vegetable oils ,,”polyunsaturated fats”” , over consumption of any fat including healthy fats like saturated fats will make you gain weight . Drinking alcohol including red wine are toxic to the liver ., The less you eat the longer and healthy you will be . A slow unhealthy liver cannot metabolise process any fats including healthy fats .
The biggest problem with controlling diabetes (insulin) and weight through diet is that people are lazy . You can lead a horse to water but can’t force them to drink. Most people rather eat fast food , , wheat , white flour , factory frozen food ,, can food , protein powder and dairy full of casein that destroy the cells in the pancreas and cause cancer and take pills or shoot insulin than to change their shitty eating habits .
We live in an “instant gratification” society full of “lazy people” with zero 0 discipline or work ethic. Sad but true. If you want to lose weight watch your intake of “carbs” , keep your sugar level below 110 by intermittent fasting and eating less .People who eat less live longer . Be careful since the equivalent of 12 teaspoons of sugar happens very quickly. For example:
1 cup of milk equals = 2 teaspoons of sugar *
1 cup of rice (cooked) equals = 9 teaspoons of sugar*
1 banana equals equals = 5 teaspoons of sugar •
1 baked potato equals = 7 teaspoons of sugar •
1 sweet potato = 8 teaspoons of sugar •
1 cup of strawberries equals = 2.5 teaspoons of sugar (low sugar)*
1/2grapefruit = 2 teaspoons of sugar –
Coca cola (one can) – 8.25 teaspoons of sugar –
Raisin Bran cereal – 7.75 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams) –
Grapes fruit – 4 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams) –
Tomatoes – 0.7 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams) –
1 Muffin (one chocolate chip muffin) – 4.75 teaspoons of sugar –
Special K cereal – 3 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams) – Corn Flakes –
2.4 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams) – Alpen cereal –
5.75 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams) – Mangos fruit –
3.2 teaspoons of sugar (per 100grams) –
A cup of seedless prunes has, in effect, 25 teaspoons of sugar ! Scientists find in comparing the sugar levels in the blood after the consumption of a snickers bar that has 8.5 teaspoons of sugar the same as two bread slices ! .
The sugar equivalent is of 1 large bagel a whopping 12 teaspoons of sugar !…It is beyond what the body , the liver and pancreas can metabolize. We are practically growing “” cancer farms ” .
Lastly, it is worth noting that there are many breads that a single slice of which will raise your blood sugar more than a US Snickers bar (which has a GI of 68/97)…if the Glycemic Index can be believed.
to be healthy you must keep your blood sugar below 110 (everything including eating protein will raise your insulin .)
Keep your protein portions and meals small , you cannot cheat your body Not even with paleo diet or ketogenic diet will not work for every one . Eating healthy and intermittent fasting is best solution to be slim and healthy for “” Me “” ) find what works for you , do experiment with your self and one day you will hit the solution that works for you …keep trying !
Only water will not raise “insulin” hormone everything else including protein will raise your insulin , Try intermittent fasting . No carbs no cookies , no baked goods , keep your blood sugar around 110 or under .. The less you eat the better you control your insulin hormone and blood sugar and you gain no weight .
If you’re addicted to carbs and sweets you will not lose weight .Get rid of your addiction ! and control your “mental health” ;Cortisol and stress .Eat Salads with no oils , only with lemon or vinegar .If you go to bed late you will not lose weight , if you have sleep Apnea it will be very hard to lose weight go see a sleep doctor ,””sleep Apnea “” is a very serious sleep disorder disease .
also don’t eat fruit if your plan is to lose weight ; all fruit will cause your blood sugar to go up Fruit sugar called fructose is toxic and will spike your blood sugar and raise your insulin .Fruit should only be eaten by healthy slim people in season.
Every morning Instead eat one lime or lemon (organic) with warm filtered water everyday ,detox your liver ,kidneys with water and lemon . natural vitamin c from lime or lemons make your arteries strong and healthy and cleans your liver and kidneys water and lemon (warm) cold water is bad for your liver .
For breakfast eat a high protein diet or better don’t eat breakfast ,No grains ,No refine carbs ,, not nuts ,No lectins , eat a Lectin-free diet , eat no fruit but eat salads . If you feel hungry drink a cup of organic coffee with no sugar this will calm down your hunger spams .Coffee will calm down your hunger but don’t drink more than one cup a day .The Amino acid called L-Tyrosine is a good supplement to take if your thyroid is slow .Anything you eat should be organic close to mother nature eat nothing from a can or package .No factory food .Avoid all Restaurant food is Cooked with MSG , too much sodium and damaged toxic fats .
Eat for your “”blood type” is a good diet for losing weight .Very important If you eat high protein diet with vegetable high in fibre make sure you take vitamin B-6 ,folic acid ,B-12 , choline , Vitamin C 3 grams a day to keep your “homocysteins” low in your blood so you don’t get heart disease .Avoid all white flour , beans , corn but eat vegetables . Avoid damaged fats ,no cheese , no frying , no mayonnaise . no salad dressings . No fruit juice , no fruits are very high in sugar . Also over eating too much protein will raise your insulin and cause you to gain weight . Eat small not over eat on protein .
To detox your liver and bring down estrogen eat sulphur vegetables ,Broccoli , cabbage ,onions ,garlic ,Red beets et.. Best supplement for the liver is ; “”Trimethylglycine”” (TMG) and “liopic acid ” take 600 mg a day best for liver health to lose weight and drink no alcohol (NO Alcohol) . .
“Excess sugar “”eventually affects every organ in the body, but initially, it is stored in the liver in the form of glucose (glycogen). Since the liver’s capacity is limited, a daily intake of refined sugar (above the required amount of natural sugar) soon makes the liver expand like a balloon. When the liver is filled to its maximum capacity, the excess glycogen is returned to the blood in the form of fatty acids.
These are taken to every part of the body and stored in the most inactive areas: the belly, the buttocks, the breasts and the thighs. But then it affects vital organs like the heart and the kidneys.reason two meals a day is so beneficial is because it keeps insulin low and GH high. Insulin is the main hormone in your body that is responsible for fat storage.
Every time we eat a meal “”insulin is raised”” . When “insulin is high” you will not be burning fat or losing weight. GH -“Growth hormone” on the other hand is the main fat burning hormone in your body. Therefore it would make sense that we would want to increase this as much as naturally possible. A combination of “intermittent fasting” and only having two meals a day can increase GH drastically. Increasing fat loss and weight loss results dramatically.
Avoid all soy and flax seeds oils and fish oils supplements , avoid all polyunsaturated oils and food . Soy and flax seeds Though are not a chemical estrogen, but it is a plant-based estrogen, and can throw off your hormonal balance. Eat a anti-estronic diet ,Vitamin B-6 ,100 mg a day its good to take to lower estrogen ; Work out: Studies show that moderate exercise lowers estrogen levels.
A 2013 study also found that aerobic exercise helps the body break down estrogen so it’s easier to flush away. Get enough sleep: When you don’t get enough sleep, you can not lose weight make sure you go to bed early 10:00 p.m. .. The levels of the so-called “sleep” hormone called melatonin is disrupted and you will not lose weight ! sleep !
Turns out that melatonin hormone has a protective effect against “”excess estrogen” . A 1999 study, for example, showed that melatonin helped block the growth of “”estrogen-induced cancer cells”” . Use a water filter: Public water supplies often contain chlorine, fluoride, and other industrial chemicals that act as xenoestrogens. Use a quality filter to reduce your exposure best book for weight lose ;
The only thing that doesn’t raise the insulin hormone is plain water .Go buy this book and read it at least 4 times until all the information in the book is memorised in your brain ; The book by Dr. Jason Fung called ;
The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss https://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Code…/dp/1771641258
“What foods should I avoid if I have cancer?”
This is the single most frequently asked question I get from people with cancer. The answer, of course, is complicated, but controlling your cancer through diet comes down to two principles: controlling your body’s oxidation levels to prevent cancer and limiting your sugar intake to prevent metastasizing of cancers.
There are three causes of diabetes that trigger cancer growth when your blood sugar is uncontrolled:
1. Fruit juices and sweet drinks.
A soft drink contains 10% sugar. So in a 1-liter bottle you have just consumed 100 grams of sugar. If you do this three times a day, and do that for 4 days, you have actually consumed about 1.2 kilograms of sugar. That is more than 2 pounds of sugar. It is beyond what the body can metabolize. We are practically growing cancer farms ! .
2. Oily foods, especially ” polyunsaturated ” fatty acids.
Foods and oils with higher amounts of polyunsaturated fats include:
Walnuts.
Sunflower seeds.
Flax seeds or flax oil.
Fish, such as salmon, mackerel, herring, albacore tuna, and trout.
Corn oil.
Soybean oil.
Safflower oil.
Canola Oil
Peanut Oil
Perhaps the only known oils that do not damage the liver are coconut oil and lard. They are both saturated fats and in chemistry are not subjected to free radical attacks. Put a vegetable oil in the sun, side to side with coconut oil, and in one month the coconut oil remains the same but the vegetable oil will turn to glue. Imagine what happens if this occurs in the body as fats and oil tend to accumulate and stay in your body for a long time. Once the liver is damaged, it can’t handle the body’s sugars as well.
3. Wheat products.
Wheat contains a protein that destroys your pancreas, and studies show that this alone can initiate type 1 diabetes. Now in a cancer patient, if the pancreas doesn’t work the blood sugar gets high, but as the pancreas gets destroyed, it can’t produce pancreatic enzymes. Without enough enzymes in your system, the body cannot digest the food and we end up having cancer cachexia.
“” What Not to Eat “” ;
As for a short list of what not to eat, here is an excerpt from one of my private emails:
NO WHEAT PRODUCTS , NO CORN PRODUCTS .
NO fruit or fruit juices , NO Milk .
NO COFFEE , NO sweet drinks or sodas
NO sugar or artificial sugars.
NO corn syrup or fructose.
NO carbonated water. Plain UN -chlorinated water is always .
NO vegetable oils …except coconut oil used in cooking.
NO fried foods.
NO calcium.
NO large meals consisting largely of meats.
On the positive side, do drink plenty of water Do not eat before sleep and no large meals at dinner. Dinnertime is best before 5 p.m. No meals after this. Obviously, no snacks and bakery products. Supplements that reduce blood sugar are helpful, as in glucophage (metformin) twice a day, B3 250 mg three times a day, and vitamin B-1 , 100 mg three times a day . Organic White tea is also important in flushing out excess sugar, while lysine, threonine, glutamine, Vitamin C, proline, tannic acid and perhaps organic green tea can help stop a cancer’s progression.
It is MOST important, though, to get blood sugar below or equal to 90 mg/dL. You have a 97% better survival rate from cancer if you do.
— Controlling Your Blood Sugar When You Have Cancer —
My method for checking blood sugar is to do so 1 HOUR AFTER eating food. Most medical practitioners today measure blood sugar based on 12-hour fasting blood sugar, which is the wrong way to measure with cancer. The reason why they are wrong is cancer becomes metastatic after a blood sugar spike ONE HOUR AFTER A MEAL. The cancer becomes metastatic in the second hour.
Obviously you have to find a cure for diabetes to cure cancer, but in more reasonable terms, if you can CONTROL BLOOD SUGAR not to exceed 110 the cancer simply can’t go into metastasis.
I have found three substances that get blood sugar down, namely:
N acetyl Cystiene
Beta carotene (mostly found in carrots)
Bitter cucumber.
The Nacetyl cysteine has a long-term effect (which takes about a week) to get blood sugar down, but the quickest is freshly squeezed carrot juice alone or with bitter cucumber. That gets blood sugar down fairly quickly, always less than 110.
Research circles surmise that diabetes is due to a deficiency in beta-carotene and cryptoxanthin (the yellow pigments in carrot, pumpkins and orange rinds). Beta-carotene is a provitamin of Vitamin A. From my own observation I have found provitamins, or percursors of vitamins, to be far more effective than the vitamins themselves in a few cases, such as panthenol, which is a vitamin B5 of pantothenic acid or beta-carotene for example. These get blood sugar down very quickly and also have a stabilizing effect on blood pressure (in some cases there is no need to take blood pressure medicine if carrot juice is consumed).
Most people with cancer are diabetic. However, most do not know they have diabetes, even if they did measure their blood sugar. Now, cancerous tumors require sugar and glucose for them to persist, but they REQUIRE FRUCTOSE TO METASTASIZE.
The best way to stop the metastasis has got to be lysine , BUT WITHOUT THE CALCIUM.
But the trigger for metastasis cancer is fructose and sugar levels. The facts on this issue of cancer survival are based on a Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) report, that people who have more than 90 mg/dL of blood sugar have a 97% increased chance of dying. And those with blood sugar below or equal to 90 mg/dL have a 97% greater chance of survival. It’s a key fact that people keep overlooking.
A cancer can reach general metastasis within 2 hours after consuming most fructose, especially in fruit juices of all kinds. Cancer here in Thailand exploded in the past 5 years here, right after national sales of fruit juices skyrocketed. So it’s no coincidence that fruit juices, even without added sugar (called sucrose), do contain large amounts of sugars, such as the fructose found in fruits to begin with.
People tell me how healthy fruits are, and of course they are healthy, for healthy people. What we fail to realize is that research studies assume people with normal blood sugar find them beneficial, and also that in laboratory rats, we prepare fruit extracts, WITHOUT the sugar fructose. Fructose is more dangerous then sucrose, but sucrose is a double sugar that has fructose and glucose built in. The body’s insulin merely controls your blood glucose, but has no control of fructose directly allowing fructose, as a Trojan horse to damage the system.
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