richardheath Member

OK, so I'm wrong. Show me where I went wrong. And I'm not knocking beekeepers or honey here (I've made mead from local honey), although you appear to feel free to knock my profession. I'm only questioning the health claims. If there is true evidence for it's efficacy, then it should be available, right?

So if it nothing to do with the type of pollen, then why is the claim so often made that local honey should be used? The rationale often given (if anybody actually tries to rationalize it) is that it is the local pollen. So, we agree then that the pollen is irrelevant. So what you are now claiming is that the very low…

So how would honey work to stimulate the immune system and provide us with relief from the allergens we usually encounter? Lets think about this rationally for a minute... I am allergic to several types of pollen. Lets look at one - ragweed. One of the most common allergens in the USA. Now - have you ever seen ragweed…

First - let's look at what GMOs actually are. GMO = Genetically Modified Organism. One organism has been manipulated to include some amount of genetic material from another organism. The new genetic elements are established into the organism such that they can "breed true", or you'd have to do it every generation. The new…

You are still not making any sense, chemically. Both fructose and glucose are monomers. The atoms within these monomers are held together by covalent bonds. That's what holds molecules together! Sucrose is a dimer of these two combined together. HFCS is created by an industrial process, I'll give you that much. And it is…

Actually, that is false. Honey has no effect on allergies. http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/does-honey-help-prevent-allergies

Say what? HFCS is a MIXTURE of fructose and glucose. There are no covalent bonds between them, as far as I am aware. And, even if there were, wouldn't that make it sucrose? To quote Wiki on HFCS production: "HFCS is produced by milling corn (maize) to produce corn starch, then processing that starch to yield corn syrup,…

Personally, when I got married, yes it was important. The legal aspects were nice, but knowing that you had married someone you were going to spend the rest of your life with was nice too. I was 30 and didn't enter into lightly. Fast forward 13 years, and after 3 kids with her, we are divorced. Forward a little to today,…

Yup. Exactly. Paleo as a way of eating is fine, if that's what you want. Paleo as a scientific principle for why we should eat like that is full of fail.

Only if you promise to wear any petrol on your lips... ah what the hell! :smooched:

Actually, most of it is still Monsanto! But it is banned elsewhere not necessarily because of it being harmful to humans when eaten, but because of the risk of spread of the resistance genes to other species etc. Or simply political pressure. It's not like Europe has some secret health data they aren't sharing with the…

Actually, we have been eating grains for millions of years. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2013/06/03/even-our-ancestors-never-really-ate-the-paleo-diet/#.Umk-OPnIVcZ And, just think about it for a minute. Did our ancestors suddenly wake up one day and decide to be farmers? Did they then look around, see some grain…

Ignore the caveman behind the curtain.

Well, not really it doesn't. Evolution (and other sciences) suggests that we (humans) have evolved to eat whatever is available. If we can get nutrients (calories) from it and it doesn't kill us before we get to mate, we eat it. Different societies have and still do wildly different diets, from virtually all meat to very…

You can't spot reduce! You have to lose fat all over. Food: eat less than you burn. You need a reasonable calories deficit. No specific food generates belly fat; no specific food can help remove it. Exercise: Yes. Help generates a calorie deficit (cardio) and preserves lean mass (strength training).

Wait... The Doc has diagnosed you as diabetes, but has told you not to test? And he has put you on meds without seeing if diet and exercise work first? [I don't know how high you were, of course] And he hasn't apparently referred you to a Dietitian/Nutrionist? Yes - get a second opinion! The only way you can find what…

I was reflecting the language of the person I was quoting. Yours is more precise. And yes, correlation is not causation.

There is SOME science that shows that red meat - even lean, grass fed beef - is unhealthy. Causes cancer and heart attacks. Therefore, by your own logic, you should not eat red meat. Right? Oh wait - there is also a lot of science that says red meat is OK. So should I cherry pick the ones that say it's bad, or take the…

One reading slightly too high (I'm assuming you weren't sky high!) where you may or may not have been adequately fasted doesn't let him actually diagnose you as diabetic. He needs to do the glucose tolerance test on you at the very least to make that diagnosis. And for him to prescribe you a glucose meter, he'd have to…

No, of course not! Birds hadn't evolved from dinosaurs back then. I saw it on a documentary called The Flintstones.

Did he just stare at you that one time, months ago? Or does he make a habit of it? And did he tell you just now he has an "image" of you, based on that lunch, or something else? Either way, staring at someone is creepy. Telling them you have an "image" of them sounds double plus creepy.

At 6'2" and only 180 lb, you may not want to actually lose 20 lb. I'm 5'11" and quite happy at about 170 lb. But - you still have some excess body fat. Your body chooses to store it around you middle, but you can't choose where to lose it from. The only way to do that is to make sure you are eating at a slight deficit, get…

Paleo is not, in itself going to help you "trim up". A calorie deficit and the crossfit will do that for you. The only way Paleo might help is if you cut your calories by cutting out grain or whatever. Also, know that Paleo is no more "natural" than eating a twinkie-only diet. The hype surrounding "this is how we evolved…

To get more muscle, you need to eat at a surplus, and lift heavy weights (Starting Strength, Stronglifts etc). Eating at a surplus will also increase your body fat. To get a more defined look with what you have, you will need to eat at a deficit to cut your % body fat (around 12-15% for the abs to be visible). Oh, and lift…

Protein here is set at the minimum recommended amount. You can go over that with no problem (or simply change the % in Food>Settings>Goals). I have mine set at 30%, IIRC. Protein helps you feel full longer, and helps preserve muscle while on a deficit. It is virtually impossible (absent major medical issues) to have too…

Is he on insulin? How high do his numbers go? What specifically do you mean "they can't control it"? Reducing his overall carb intake might help, but equally important is to spread them out evenly throughout the day. 3 meals plus snacks. It might be hard, given what I know about the yummy Indian diet (lots of bread and…

I think people are pointing to that because it is essentially the same question as this one. In that, you talked about cutting out cheat food to help lower your caloric intake. Here, you are asking how to lower your %bf. Well, these are very closely related. You lower your %bf by eating at a modest deficit and lifting…

Wonder what happened to the OP? This thread is a month old.

Don't be scared - it is water. The goal here is to lose FAT, right? So who cares about water weight? It fluctuates daily any way.

Yeah. Giant! Eat more. You will have much more energy, and feel so much better. And maybe prevent your hair falling out and other side effects of malnutrition. Low carb isn't necessarily bad, but low calorie (that low, certainly) can be. 500 cals is below the medically supervised 700 cal diet that should be monitored by a…