Look up the biography of Alexandra David Neal, who practised "tumo" the Tibetan art of self-generating enough heat to survive without warm clothing in Himalayan winters.
The Inuit ate largely meat and fish; the Masai, traditionally, milk and blood; the Japanese largely polished rice with a little fish and vegetable, as do my mother's Filipino people, the southwestern pueblo Indians corn and beans (and chile). I personally (Nepal, trek from Pokhara to Ghorepani at about 10K feet; spring, 1968, age 13 -- nothing there in 1968!) have seen Sherpas carrying heavy loads climb at altitude for days largely on tsampa, barley flour mixed with tea. The French seem to eat richly but moderately; all are generally healthy. My conclusion is that there are very many healthy diets. On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 5:39 AM, David T. <> wrote: > > Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the arctic explorer, pioneered and tested a > high meat, high fish, low carb diet, based on what he learned from the > Inuit. In 1930 he published a study in the Journal of the American > Medical Association describing how he and a colleague lived on a diet > of only meat for one year. > > http://www.jbc.org/content/87/3/651.full.pdf > > (I see the study was partly funded by the Institute of American Meat > Packers.) > > He also had a way of traveling across country by foot in the coldest > conditions: he would walk or run until he felt himself start to get > overheated. Then he would lie down on the snow to rest, and sometimes > even drift off to sleep. When his body cooled down enough he would > naturally wake, and then get up for another stretch of activity. The > key was not to allow himself to get overheated and sweaty, and that > way he avoided hypothermia. > > Does this relate to Rivendell bicycles, or even the topic at hand? Not > necessarily. Just thought I would throw it out there. > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
