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Plant Paradox Diet
Lambertgrp
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Good news! It works especially for those who realize the battle is in the Gut. Yes, I had a leaking gut and Dr. Steven Gundry probiotic green Smoothie took care of that. Now I enjoy a Green Smoothie for breakfast each morning and a salid for lunch. I started out at 315 lbs in January. This morning I weighted 286 lbs. That's 29 lbs in 6 months. Nice and slow and hopefully a sustainable rate of weight lost.
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What battle? Can the gut actually leak? Where does the leakage go? You lost weight by, over time, taking in fewer calories than you burn. Do you really enjoy green smoothies and salad EVERY day, good for you - I'd go insane, or at least rebel hard, from lack of variety/volition.10
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Are you selling these smoothies?
Leaky gut isn't a real thing.
Congrats on your weight loss. What worked is you started eating fewer calories and better nutrition. Calories for weight loss.12 -
Lambertgrp wrote: »Good news! It works especially for those who realize the battle is in the Gut. Yes, I had a leaking gut and Dr. Steven Gundry probiotic green Smoothie took care of that. Now I enjoy a Green Smoothie for breakfast each morning and a salid for lunch. I started out at 315 lbs in January. This morning I weighted 286 lbs. That's 29 lbs in 6 months. Nice and slow and hopefully a sustainable rate of weight lost.
What is leak gut ? Did a doctor diagnose you with this illness? I'm not understanding how a smoothie could cure a stomach issue so maybe it would be easier for me to understand if you explained it.8 -
I went and looked him up and one of the first articles is featured on Goop (who also suggest women detox by sticking rocks up their nether regions). It appears that he suggests drinking this special smoothie that contains probiotics and that's all you need to lose weight. He also suggests fasting for months on end to reset your cells.9
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Lambertgrp wrote: »Good news! It works especially for those who realize the battle is in the Gut. Yes, I had a leaking gut and Dr. Steven Gundry probiotic green Smoothie took care of that. Now I enjoy a Green Smoothie for breakfast each morning and a salid for lunch. I started out at 315 lbs in January. This morning I weighted 286 lbs. That's 29 lbs in 6 months. Nice and slow and hopefully a sustainable rate of weight lost.
If you weigh 286, who's the guy in your profile?11 -
Congrats on your weight loss. I don't know much about "leaking gut" and I do agree that less calories causes weight loss, but as someone with digestive issues I agree about the smoothies. I have had IBS for years and recently categorized high risk for colon cancer. I have a colonoscopy every six months and the last two had multiple polyps and erosions. I was expecting a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis soon (but doc rescheduled appointment, so I have yet to hear), and was terrified of having to have a colostomy bag. Doc put me on a "low residue" diet to help my colon heal-- no raw veggies, no whole grains, mostly bland.
YUCK-- totally against the way my family eats and the goals we have for our health! I started the JJ Smith Green Smoothie Cleanse after many friends had success. It's a 10 day "crash diet" and yes we lost weight (8.2 for me, 10.4 for hubby-- gained part but not all back), but most importantly, I have continued with the modified cleanse-- two smoothies for me with "approved snacks" and one for hubby, with a healthy dinner, and for the first time since forever, I am having BMs every day. Normal ones. Without bleeding, without pain, without having accidents. This for me is LIFE CHANGING!
Yes, I am struggling with variety but I love that I can eat on the go and I would recommend this or another green smoothie regime for anyone with the same issues as me. I did tell my husband the proof will be in the next colonoscopy, six months from now, but I am so hopeful!21 -
I went and looked him up and one of the first articles is featured on Goop (who also suggest women detox by sticking rocks up their nether regions). It appears that he suggests drinking this special smoothie that contains probiotics and that's all you need to lose weight. He also suggests fasting for months on end to reset your cells.
One time in band camp..... Well.. nevermind...10 -
100_PROOF_ wrote: »I went and looked him up and one of the first articles is featured on Goop (who also suggest women detox by sticking rocks up their nether regions). It appears that he suggests drinking this special smoothie that contains probiotics and that's all you need to lose weight. He also suggests fasting for months on end to reset your cells.
One time in band camp..... Well.. nevermind...
That wasn't a rock.9 -
blumargaritamom wrote: »Congrats on your weight loss. I don't know much about "leaking gut" and I do agree that less calories causes weight loss, but as someone with digestive issues I agree about the smoothies. I have had IBS for years and recently categorized high risk for colon cancer. I have a colonoscopy every six months and the last two had multiple polyps and erosions. I was expecting a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis soon (but doc rescheduled appointment, so I have yet to hear), and was terrified of having to have a colostomy bag. Doc put me on a "low residue" diet to help my colon heal-- no raw veggies, no whole grains, mostly bland.
YUCK-- totally against the way my family eats and the goals we have for our health! I started the JJ Smith Green Smoothie Cleanse after many friends had success. It's a 10 day "crash diet" and yes we lost weight (8.2 for me, 10.4 for hubby-- gained part but not all back), but most importantly, I have continued with the modified cleanse-- two smoothies for me with "approved snacks" and one for hubby, with a healthy dinner, and for the first time since forever, I am having BMs every day. Normal ones. Without bleeding, without pain, without having accidents. This for me is LIFE CHANGING!
Yes, I am struggling with variety but I love that I can eat on the go and I would recommend this or another green smoothie regime for anyone with the same issues as me. I did tell my husband the proof will be in the next colonoscopy, six months from now, but I am so hopeful!
People with suspected IBD should NOT be doing cleanses. Low residue is NOT unhealthy and really does help your bowel10 -
Lambertgrp wrote: »Good news! It works especially for those who realize the battle is in the Gut. Yes, I had a leaking gut and Dr. Steven Gundry probiotic green Smoothie took care of that. Now I enjoy a Green Smoothie for breakfast each morning and a salid for lunch. I started out at 315 lbs in January. This morning I weighted 286 lbs. That's 29 lbs in 6 months. Nice and slow and hopefully a sustainable rate of weight lost.
I've lost 39lbs since January and not one green smoothie.10 -
Lambertgrp wrote: »Good news! It works especially for those who realize the battle is in the Gut. Yes, I had a leaking gut and Dr. Steven Gundry probiotic green Smoothie took care of that. Now I enjoy a Green Smoothie for breakfast each morning and a salid for lunch. I started out at 315 lbs in January. This morning I weighted 286 lbs. That's 29 lbs in 6 months. Nice and slow and hopefully a sustainable rate of weight lost.
I've lost 39lbs since January and not one green smoothie.
I'll bet if you ate 2 lbs of kale, 3 strips of bacon, 10g of creatine, and some Alli you'd have one big green smoothie
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stanmann571 wrote: »Lambertgrp wrote: »Good news! It works especially for those who realize the battle is in the Gut. Yes, I had a leaking gut and Dr. Steven Gundry probiotic green Smoothie took care of that. Now I enjoy a Green Smoothie for breakfast each morning and a salid for lunch. I started out at 315 lbs in January. This morning I weighted 286 lbs. That's 29 lbs in 6 months. Nice and slow and hopefully a sustainable rate of weight lost.
I've lost 39lbs since January and not one green smoothie.
I'll bet if you ate 2 lbs of kale, 3 strips of bacon, 10g of creatine, and some Alli you'd have one big green smoothie
You win the internet today.3 -
cmriverside wrote: »Are you selling these smoothies?
Leaky gut isn't a real thing.
Congrats on your weight loss. What worked is you started eating fewer calories and better nutrition. Calories for weight loss.
I'm not a fan of Gundrys. He promotes a ton of his own supplements and says any plant is inherently bad for your digestion (unless you buy his expensive supplements). This goes against every common sense thing ever studied when you look at Blue Zones and longevity in certain world populations, where plant carbs are a staple of diets.
However, when it comes to "leaky gut", that does exist. All that means is the membrane of the stomach can "leak" or become permeable. I think, too often, people confuse Leaky Gut "therapies", most of which aren't science backed, with "leaky gut". They are two distinctly different things. The gut can in fact become permeable and lead to digestive problems (like Celiac). I think what you mean is that some of the Holistic treatments don't have merit and that might certainly be true.
Sorry if this seems picky but Leaky Gut is a very real condition that is overwhelmingly proven with science. It's how you "treat" it that becomes really unscientific and sketchy.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-leaky-gut-real#section219 -
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Gundry is a snakeoil salesman. Not buying what he states as SCIENCE. Congrats on your weight loss, but it was from cutting calories (just like any other weight loss diet).
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MikePfirrman wrote: »However, when it comes to "leaky gut", that does exist. All that means is the membrane of the stomach can "leak" or become permeable. I think, too often, people confuse Leaky Gut "therapies", most of which aren't science backed, with "leaky gut". They are two distinctly different things. The gut can in fact become permeable and lead to digestive problems (like Celiac). I think what you mean is that some of the Holistic treatments don't have merit and that might certainly be true.
Sorry if this seems picky but Leaky Gut is a very real condition that is overwhelmingly proven with science. It's how you "treat" it that becomes really unscientific and sketchy.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-leaky-gut-real#section2
Why out of all the vague "digestive problems" to choose to try and back up your woo did you choose ceoliac? It's not even a digestive problem, it's an autoimmune condition with symptoms that can present as digestive problems and can't be caused or cured by dietary changes.12 -
MikePfirrman wrote: »However, when it comes to "leaky gut", that does exist. All that means is the membrane of the stomach can "leak" or become permeable. I think, too often, people confuse Leaky Gut "therapies", most of which aren't science backed, with "leaky gut". They are two distinctly different things. The gut can in fact become permeable and lead to digestive problems (like Celiac). I think what you mean is that some of the Holistic treatments don't have merit and that might certainly be true.
Sorry if this seems picky but Leaky Gut is a very real condition that is overwhelmingly proven with science. It's how you "treat" it that becomes really unscientific and sketchy.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-leaky-gut-real#section2
Why out of all the vague "digestive problems" to choose to try and back up your woo did you choose ceoliac? It's not even a digestive problem, it's an autoimmune condition with symptoms that can present as digestive problems and can't be caused or cured by dietary changes.
^This, all day.3 -
L1zardQueen wrote: »
Sciencebased Medicine is a bunch of guys who work for universities that get (heavily) funded by pharmaceutical companies to test new drugs. They are pharma shills, so hardly unbiased.
I'd trust Harvard Medical School over them any day.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/leaky-gut-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-mean-for-you-2017092212451
Again, acknowledging that Leaky Gut is a real condition (and that it contributes to Celiac Disease, by the way).
We already know that increased intestinal permeability plays a role in certain gastrointestinal conditions such as celiac disease
Contact Harvard Medical School if you'd like to argue. Here's the two links to studies from the original post that I put on there from Healthline (a lot more reliable and honest than Sciencebasedmedicine.com).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16099460
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-7015-9-23
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MikePfirrman wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »
Sciencebased Medicine is a bunch of guys who work for universities that get (heavily) funded by pharmaceutical companies to test new drugs. They are pharma shills, so hardly unbiased.
I'd trust Harvard Medical School over them any day.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/leaky-gut-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-mean-for-you-2017092212451
Again, acknowledging that Leaky Gut is a real condition (and that Celiac Disease is caused by it, by the way).
We already know that increased intestinal permeability plays a role in certain gastrointestinal conditions such as celiac disease
Contact Harvard Medical School if you'd like to argue.
That's not a Harvard Study, that's a blog that happens to have been hosted at a Harvard.
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MikePfirrman wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »
Sciencebased Medicine is a bunch of guys who work for universities that get (heavily) funded by pharmaceutical companies to test new drugs. They are pharma shills, so hardly unbiased.
I'd trust Harvard Medical School over them any day.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/leaky-gut-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-mean-for-you-2017092212451
Again, acknowledging that Leaky Gut is a real condition (and that it contributes to Celiac Disease, by the way).
We already know that increased intestinal permeability plays a role in certain gastrointestinal conditions such as celiac disease
Contact Harvard Medical School if you'd like to argue. Here's the two links to studies from the original post that I put on there from Healthline (a lot more reliable and honest than Sciencebasedmedicine.com).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16099460
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-7015-9-23
Wow... conspiracy theories and and a blog article that links to a pay-wall shielded study review and a few studies that show that 'leaky gut' might exist in certain very specific circumstances (like major burn patients and alcoholics)... very strong reference there.10 -
MikePfirrman wrote: »L1zardQueen wrote: »
Sciencebased Medicine is a bunch of guys who work for universities that get (heavily) funded by pharmaceutical companies to test new drugs. They are pharma shills, so hardly unbiased.
I'd trust Harvard Medical School over them any day.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/leaky-gut-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-mean-for-you-2017092212451
Again, acknowledging that Leaky Gut is a real condition (and that it contributes to Celiac Disease, by the way).
We already know that increased intestinal permeability plays a role in certain gastrointestinal conditions such as celiac disease
Contact Harvard Medical School if you'd like to argue. Here's the two links to studies from the original post that I put on there from Healthline (a lot more reliable and honest than Sciencebasedmedicine.com).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16099460
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-7015-9-23
FYI, that's a blog post on a site for Harvard Health Publishing. It's a media division of the Harvard Medical School, not the medical school itself. Contacting Harvard Medical School about it would be a waste of time.
But since you don't trust people who work for universities and are involved in drug research, I'm unclear why you think a medical school is automatically a more reliable source of information. Do they refrain from drug research at Harvard Medical School?11 -
Lawdy, lawdy. Big Pharma gonna kill us all.
If leaky gut doesn't get us first.
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snickerscharlie wrote: »Lawdy, lawdy. Big Pharma gonna kill us all.
If leaky gut doesn't get us first.
Lol Big Pharma saved my life.
I find "leaky gut" funny as I do have numerous GI diseases and actually had a leaky gut (fistulas) ans I lnow people who have perforated (this is the ultimate leaky gut). If you had stomach contents and/or intestinal contents in your abdomen or blood you would know it and you'd become septic pretty quickly epecially if you aren't operated on right away. Even after surgery sepsis is a big risk.10 -
singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Lawdy, lawdy. Big Pharma gonna kill us all.
If leaky gut doesn't get us first.
Lol Big Pharma saved my life.
I find "leaky gut" funny as I do have numerous GI diseases and actually had a leaky gut (fistulas) ans I lnow people who have perforated (this is the ultimate leaky gut). If you had stomach contents and/or intestinal contents in your abdomen or blood you would know it and you'd become septic pretty quickly
Mine, too. On several occasions. And continues to do so daily.
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snickerscharlie wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Lawdy, lawdy. Big Pharma gonna kill us all.
If leaky gut doesn't get us first.
Lol Big Pharma saved my life.
I find "leaky gut" funny as I do have numerous GI diseases and actually had a leaky gut (fistulas) ans I lnow people who have perforated (this is the ultimate leaky gut). If you had stomach contents and/or intestinal contents in your abdomen or blood you would know it and you'd become septic pretty quickly
Mine, too. On several occasions. And continues to do so daily.
Me too I'm on 7 prescription drugs and 4 OTC.4 -
singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Lawdy, lawdy. Big Pharma gonna kill us all.
If leaky gut doesn't get us first.
Lol Big Pharma saved my life.
I find "leaky gut" funny as I do have numerous GI diseases and actually had a leaky gut (fistulas) ans I lnow people who have perforated (this is the ultimate leaky gut). If you had stomach contents and/or intestinal contents in your abdomen or blood you would know it and you'd become septic pretty quickly
Mine, too. On several occasions. And continues to do so daily.
Me too I'm on 7 prescription drugs and 4 OTC.
5 and 3.
And very, very grateful that they exist.3 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Lawdy, lawdy. Big Pharma gonna kill us all.
If leaky gut doesn't get us first.
Lol Big Pharma saved my life.
I find "leaky gut" funny as I do have numerous GI diseases and actually had a leaky gut (fistulas) ans I lnow people who have perforated (this is the ultimate leaky gut). If you had stomach contents and/or intestinal contents in your abdomen or blood you would know it and you'd become septic pretty quickly
Mine, too. On several occasions. And continues to do so daily.
Me too I'm on 7 prescription drugs and 4 OTC.
5 and 3.
That's still enough lol. One of mine is a biologic that I inject every second week. Biologics are saving many lives.6 -
Humira, FTW
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Http://www.thebalance.com/top-biologic-drugs-2663233 I'm currently on #1 but was on #2 for 2 yeara1
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singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »Lawdy, lawdy. Big Pharma gonna kill us all.
If leaky gut doesn't get us first.
Lol Big Pharma saved my life.
I find "leaky gut" funny as I do have numerous GI diseases and actually had a leaky gut (fistulas) ans I lnow people who have perforated (this is the ultimate leaky gut). If you had stomach contents and/or intestinal contents in your abdomen or blood you would know it and you'd become septic pretty quickly
Mine, too. On several occasions. And continues to do so daily.
Me too I'm on 7 prescription drugs and 4 OTC.
If only you'd be doing smoothie cleanses, you wouldn't need any of that! /s9
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