Beer, bread, pasta, and sweeties make Marc look like Jabba the Hut. That's just me, not bein' pedantic here. Marc ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of PATRICK MOORE [[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 3:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [RBW] That Diet and Exercise thing again!
I can't cite evidence except long-term and widespread custom, but while it may well be true that effective insulin regulation is the -- or *a* -- key to good metabolism, I can't help but think that 10,000 years of agriculture -- ie, grains -- can't help but be natural to the human body (dig the double whatchamacallit negative). 10K years is pretty primal. And more, the Hopi, Chinese, Japanese and Indians didn't start getting fat and diabetic until they began to wean themselves from the rice, maize or wheat that formerly made up most of their diet. OTOH, I've seen no evidence that the traditional Inuit or the Masai suffered from obesity, diabetes, heart trouble or lack of energy because they ate mostly proteins and fats. Sure, traditional people also exercised more than modern couch potatoes, but then the Primal argument says that exercise won't keep it off if you eat carbs. The Italians and French are not noted for statistical excesses of obesity and diabetes and heart disease. Me, I eat my grandmother's primal diet that includes six packs, good bread, pasta as well as vegetables, dairy, wine, and red meat. And I'm 200% fit! As with cycling rules, I prefer to remain a skeptic for one-size-fits-all, while being wholly willing to accept that Primal may work for some people. Well, my one-size-fits-all rule is that modern processing is probably bad. On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Michael Hechmer <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This may be stretching the boundaries of the list mission, but we have entertained a long discussion around Why We Get Fat, and if memory serves me right, GP published an article in the Reader, which challenged the wisdom of extreme forms of exercise, like the Iron Man competition. So... I recently stumbled across a web site, http://www.marksdailyapple.com/#axzz28QX0hvFJ while looking for some health info. The author has a whole thing going under the rubric of the Primal Blueprint. While his starting point seemed debatable the conclusions he comes to both about diet and exercise sound practical and congruent with the diet and exercise recommendations from Rivendell. And they build on them. They seem pretty practical, especially around exercise, to someone (moi) who is 68 years old, allergic to "training," but still hoping to maintain an active life for as long as possible. Have others on this list looked into this program more deeply, or tried it out. What did you find, and what do you think? Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8w3oJYZCaucJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]>. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." -- Claude Cockburn ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- 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. -- 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.
