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We don't actually celebrate it as such but seafood has been a family tradition on Christmas Eve which is basically a catholic thing rooted in the practice of abstaining from meat on the eve of certain holy days. Anyway, tonight is: Fresh Oysters with a few different condiments Grilled yellowfin tuna in Asian flavors clams…

I believe it's too subjective to define where we reach a consensus. Generally people with very good metabolic health will maintain a fasting blood sugar in the 70's or 80's which requires a certain lifestyle and more than likely consume mostly whole foods. :)

Generally speaking for the people that have craving like this it's not necessarily the sugar, although for some, me included, sugar or sugary foods are especially suspect. It's the spiking in blood sugar that creates a big drop in blood sugar from the release of insulin making people hungry and creates a cycle where your…

I bought from 2 ranches in Alberta that were 3rd and 4th generation who both raised angus beef and Alberta is cattle country in Canada and who really were worth dealing with, so they do exist, they just need to be found, which to many people is a lot or work, but I feel well worth it. Anyway, for the last 12 years or so…

Counting calories works for most people temporarily, it's difficult to do that an entire life though and many, over 90% fail. As far as vegan and honey, it's misplaced concern considering the destruction that takes place to facilitate growing crops, and when done on an industrial level, it's pretty brutal not only to the…

All of my animal products (almost) come from local people, including eggs and a few other specialty products. I would suggest even if you reside in an urban area to take the time to seek out something similar and build a relationship. For example, all my beef are retired dairy cows from a family dairy and I have a local…

Semaglutide is the active ingredient in the medication of wegovy and it's actually a synthetic analog of GLP-1, meaning it's designed to resemble GLP-1 closely in the body and whey protein isolates are not that but simply a nutrient when consumed with food will slow digestion, period, but so do vegetables and fat. The gap…

What Nestle is actually saying is that consuming their formulation can help manage blood sugar levels for people with diabetes and use the terminology like "Glucose Control", "HELP MANAGE BLOOD SUGAR", "DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES." Well, that is no doubt a health claim which needs to have FDA approval, which they do…

That's good progress and probably the ideal reason for not taking medication and I completely agree with your assessment. Not sure what your doing but consuming whole foods that are also high in protein is something to think about as well as consuming proteins and vegetables first before the carb portion and keep your…

I'm quite familiar with the carnivore and the lion diet brought to us by Mikala Peterson and I've been Keto for quite a while but any diet can do what you propose and especially one that is higher in protein. There are no RCT's (studies) on pretty much anything carnivore but antidotally from the general population that…

You make a valid point. To consume what the USDA would like people to consume to live a healthy life, the average cost to do that is anywhere from 12,000.00 a year for a family of 4 to 16,000.00 depending on food plan chosen compared to the actual average cost of food per capita in the USA which was approximately $7,600.00…

Yeah but I don't think the receptors in every single cell that we've generated over the last 2 million years were waiting around for a drug to make us healthy. :#

Leaving salt out of say mashed potatoes, or chocolate cake would be pretty obvious and pretty bland or overly sweet, so pretty much all recipes will have some salt content, simply because it's a flavor enhancer. When it comes to salt in processed and ultra processed foods it basically used as a preservative which also…

wow, ok, I thought that was pretty obvious, but I guess not. I'll try harder next time. :#

I especially like the ancient practice of discarding most of the carcass of an animal and only eating the lean pieces and the main one of removing the fat from most of the dairy, a practice passed down through the generations :# , lol.

You want to find recipes that don't elevate blood sugar very much and low carb, with less than 100g's and ketogenic diets do that simply because diabetes is caused from too much blood sugar, period, get that down things get better. Saying that a whole food diet where quality protein is the focus along with a few techniques…

Oh no, you mean there's things other than whole foods on the perimeter of supermarkets, who knew, crazy stuff. :#

Your not skinny fat, so that's an advantage for sure. I think diet and training regiment could get you there fairly easy. Maybe ask the same question in "Fitness and Exercise". :) EDIT: I see you already did that, lol. yeah, good for you.

Good for you. :)

Oh no, someone mentioned biggest loser. :# Love this place.

Yeah, whole foods are better for us than foods that have been ultra processed. As far as fat consumption is concerned, that is my energy source so I eat lots of it.

Yeah Healthline really didn't describe or explain it properly. All of those cooking methods are describing the "Maillard reaction" which I mention in that Glycemic Index thread as, saying it's a similar situation but the similarity is that glycation is actually the body cooking itself from the inside, that's what glycation…

Yeah, I've described AGE's in quite a few posts in the last few years here. Actually I mentioned it 2 days ago in the Glycemic Index thread. Basically it's the breakdown of sugar and how it reacts to proteins and lipids thereafter. Sugars which extend to mostly processed and ultra processed foods. The Maillard reaction in…

High sodium is pretty well a given in a diet that has enough processed foods for that to be a concern, and processed foods also is where your going to find most of the trans fats in food as well. There is a reason why they're reduced to those low levels and a reason why those low levels are acceptable. The 900 lb gorilla…

That's pretty funny, but yeah that's what most people believe. Here's a basic idea of what ketogenic diet actually comprises of.* Fatty cuts of meat, poultry, fish * Eggs * High-fat nuts, seeds, and nut butters (e.g. macadamia nuts, pili nuts/almonds, hemp seeds) * Low-carbohydrate fibrous vegetables (e.g. leafy greens,…

I've talked about this ad nauseum in past threads but I'll mention it again. There's a metaphor in science that says we're actually cooking from the inside from the moment we're born to the moment we die through a process called glycation. The term "cooking" is similar to the browning that occurs when cooking food known as…

Probably a good idea to find out who Jessie Inchauspe, the Glucose Goddess is and to understand her stance on the science she believes will help people. She doesn't promote a low carb diet or tell people what to eat, except that sugar might be something that people might want to managed better. She does believe that a…

You would thinks so but nope, I mean sure he has a distinct distain that gets him a lot of clicks in the way he talks about carbs in general but I'm talking more in the nutritional scientific community in a general sense. I like Lane and I get behind what he says in the subjects he knows very well which is protein and I…

Also known as Lame Norton in some circles, lol.

Well, good luck and I hope your successful. Be mindful of the fact that the lack of the hormonal regulation that made it work so well for you will be discontinued and suspect your going to have to recognize some old urges and make the best of it. :)