094 Nutrition

The only way you could not be confused about nutrition and how to eat is if you have been living under a rock. There are so many diets out there and each one more ridiculous than the other. The cookie diet, tapeworm diet, and the wine diet are just to name a few but a quick search on the internet will show you hundreds more.

Anybody with a modicum of an IQ will be able to see through the craziness of many of the diets but there are a few that are quite a bit more nuanced.

Those 3 that I would like to talk about are the vegan diet, omnivore diet, and carnivore diet.

Vegan diet consumes zero meat or animal products. The really strict ones won’t even have honey because it comes from bees.

PROS:

• Gets people away from processed foods
• Gets people thinking about what they are eating
• More nutrient dense foods …… usually

CONS:

• Very difficult to get the nutrients you need without extreme planning and food combining and supplementation….. essential amino acids and B12 and Omega 3s like EPA and DHA

Carnivore Diet – Only meat

PROS:

• Same as vegan is it gets people away from processed foods and more mindful about what they are consuming
• Eliminates insulin spiking foods like sugar
• True elimination diet for extreme cases – Paleomedicina and Saladino and Mikhala Peterson.
• Very nutrient dense

CONS:

• Phytonutrients
• Fiber

Omnivore is really any spectrum from 95% plant and 5% animal to 95% animal and 5% plant but most people will fall somewhere in the middle.

Explain my N=1

Then talk about what MOST people in the nutrition space agree on:

• Pastured eggs and animals – for the animals, the environment, and health.
  1. White Oak with regenerative farming and US wellness meats
  2. Local grocery and farms
• Eat organic as much as possible
• Eliminate dairy or keep it to a minimum and ONLY have organic, grass-fed
• Eliminate grains especially the commercial ones. Sprouted and ancient grains like millet and quinoa seem to be a bit more tolerable but I stay away as much as I can
• NO sugar
• Minimal alcohol – glass of dry wine or spirits BUT do not mix with sugar
• Give your body a break every day from eating. Fasting or time restricted eating.
• Fats are not bad for you. Avocados, olive oil, coconut oil, and even meat from pastured animals are healthy.
• Stop being afraid of cholesterol.
• Stop being in a caloric surplus
• Organ meats are natures multivitamin. Eat it or at least get supplements that contain it.