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How to Eat Raw Beef Liver
For those who are so inspired: 1. Buy a grassfed beef liver 2. chop into pill-sized peices 3. freeze on a metal tray 4. store in a freezer bag 5. remove your desired portion 6. swallow one piece at a time with beverage of choice Important Points: Do NOT allow the liver to rest on the tongue for more than 2 seconds (unless…
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PROTEIN POWER!
Has anyone else watched Dr. Ted Naiman's recent lecture on protein on Diet Doctor, "Too Much Protein is Better Than Too Little"? My mind is blown! All living things eat to satisfy their species-specific protein target. If the food is lower in protein and higher in carb/fat, the organism will naturally eat more of it. (Take…
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How the Sugar Industry Shaped Heart Disease Research
It's great to see info like this in the New York Times! I've heard Dr. Henry Lustig say, "sugar is the new tobacco." He wasn't off base. Sugar is far more detrimental to our health than the benign "empty calories" that industry would like you to believe it is.…
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where does dietary fat go?
This question has been floating around in my head for a while. I have come to partial answer, and I was wondering if you all had any resources to better explain the physiology. 1. Glucose is water-soluble, and high levels in the blood are detrimental. So the body signals the alarm, releases insulin, and stores that stuff…
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distance running vs sprints
I've been a distance runner for decades now. I love losing myself in a long run with some great music. However, lately, working and keeping up with four small children means little time for long runs. Now I'm hearing that sprints are more effective for results. I've incorporated fartleks in the past, but honestly,…
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afraid of animal fats and cholesterol?
Do you still think eating butter will give you heart disease? Check out Dr. Maryanne Demasi's documentary. Lots of great information here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGIGXfIDaJo#action=share https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY4eTGMe-EY#action=share
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Please sign the petition, support LCHF
Sign this petition to support LCHF Professor Tim Noakes. He's coming before more hearings since tweeting to a breastfeeding mom about LCHF. They'd like to strip him of his credentials. It comes down to big pharm/industry supported, mainstream nutrition organizations vs the truth.…
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Every weight loss diet is a ketogenic diet?
So I've been having some thoughts and wondering if anyone else has more information on this... It seems to me that whether or not you choose a ketogenic diet, if you are eating at such a deficit that your body breaks down its own fat stores for energy, then you are making ketones. Fat metabolism very quickly overwhelms the…
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So confused right now by the American Diabetes Association
Can some please explain this American Diabetes Association myth vs fact? Myth: Diabetes is caused by eating too much sugar. Fact: Type 1 diabetes is caused by genetics and unknown factors that trigger its onset; type 2 is caused by genetics and lifestyle factors. Being overweight increases your risk for developing type 2,…
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IF question
I've been doing keto for years, but new to learning about intermittent fasting. A lot of the research on the two seem to be separate, but from what I can understand the underlying mechanism of benefit seems to be the same: a switch to fat metabolism, which means cleaner energy, less oxidative stress, increase in…
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"Cutting fat from your diet leads to more fat loss than reducing carbohydrates"
Someone recently shared this study, and I just have to repost. Apparently this made news last summer as it "debunked" low carb. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-33905745 http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(15)00350-2 I just carefully read the actual study. Let's clarify the blatant misinformation…
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Does anyone else find this creepy?
Has anyone else seen this on the soda fridges in stores? I've seen this "PSA" several times lately while out getting groceries, and I'm just creeped out. I looked it up... they've been funding research and trying to turn public opinion toward exercise as more important than diet in the current obesity epidemic. Since when…
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Astroturfing and the food industry
So I saw this TEDTalk recently about astroturfing. It appears many companies engage in this technique online and especially in social media. I'm certian MFP is not immune. I've definitely heard of it in regards to the Coca Cola Company discretely funding "obesity research." (I'm sure many of us can guess what Coca Cola…
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Feeling like a success today -- age 32 but thinner than I was in high school
I haven't been on MFP in soooo long and one of my friends posted to my wall, of which my phone promptly informed me. I signed in and realized my last posted weight was 144 lbs (starting weight of about 150 lbs... the highest I have ever been was 165 lbs post pregnancy). As of late, whenever I weight myself it is around 135…
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Raw Eggs Yolks--who does it?
A couple of weeks ago, I started making my own homemade "egg nog" drink. I have it almost every day. I have not gotten sick. It tastes so darn good! My husband cringes at it, but is it really that bad??? 4 raw egg yolks + cream + whole milk + nutmeg whisk together and drink! I go very light on the milk because I'm on a…
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The Skinny on Obesity
Check out this awesome video series from the University of California TV and Dr. Robert Lustig on the Obesity Epidemic! https://youtu.be/a8lu6k2bHJc It gets especially good in episode 2, IMO.
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full fat low carb real food
Give me some love if you live the low carb real food life! I love how sustainable, satisfying, and healthy this diet is. What's your favorite go to snack or recipe? Mine is eggs, mushrooms, garlic, and kale in coconut oil. Mmmmmmm.
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Mind Blown
I have been absorbing this truth over the last 10 months or so... It has changed my diet, my body, and my life... and it all started with a simple proposition: Dietary fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol do not contribute to heart disease. I'm curious, does anybody out there in forum-land know what does? It has taken me a…
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Low(er) Carb Real Food
Looking for open-minded, thoughtful mfp friends who are on a weight loss journey that focuses on mainly eating real, unprocessed, low(er) carb foods... no added sugars or grains! I'm not ketogenic, but I might be on certain days here and there. And of course, realistically, we all cheat at times.
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I love EGGS!
I used to eat "health" foods like nutritional shakes, bars, drinks, etc. Even the best of the best of these... nothing compares to EGGS! Cooked to perfection, soft, so delicious and nutritious. Join me in my love of creation's perfect food :) I found omega 3 eggs with a perfect 1:1 ratio of omega 3 to omega 6. I've been…
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How to deal with cravings
I was doing so well on MFP, losing weight steadily without much exercise... then all of sudden this weekend, I got incredible cravings for junk food. I think part of the problem was that I let diet soda creep back into my diet. I was having one per day, and then a few more each day. I know it was an inexplicable craving…
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Diet vs Exercise is 80% vs 20% of success respectively?
I just started using the my fitness pal app 2 weeks ago. This is the first time I've ever counted calories (or completely cut out processed carbs), and the weight is falling off. I woke up this morning and I'm down 7 lbs! My exercise has been far less than what I normally do, and even what it used to be (when I was a 20…
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New to this website and app, loving it!
Hey, everyone! I have been kind of yo-yo dieting for years now. I've never been able to shake those last 5-10 lbs from pregnancy and breastfeeding... I think this app is opening my eyes to so many new things! 1. In the past while dieting, I realized wasn't eating ENOUGH food! Now I'm happy to use up all my calories. I…
