Tag Archive for: vegan

All Signs Lead to Vegetables

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In the past couple of weeks, I’ve had many questions about vegan diets. Coincidentally Paula recommended a couple of HuffPost articles on rising CO2 levels and the effect on crops. Then someone asked me what I thought about the movie “What the Health” available on Netflix or online; it’s purported to be a documentary on the food industry and why a vegan diet is the best. When this confluence of events happens—when the universe gives me this many signs—it’s time to write about it.

I’ve spent the better part of two weeks researching the background on the movie and the articles. This was not easy reading, but I wanted to provide the most recent information so you can make an informed decision. Coming Memos are going to be related to issues surrounding vegan and vegetarian diets that were covered in the movie and the articles.

To get things started, I recommend that you watch the movie. When I review the movie next week, I want you to watch what they said and then what the research says. You can watch it on Netflix; if you don’t subscribe to Netflix, you can take advantage of their free trial, which is what we did. If you don’t like those options, you can watch it on your computer, tablet, or phone. That will cost you $9.99 but you can stream it any time. www.whatthehealthfilm.com.

On Thursday, we look at exactly what a vegan diet is. Reminder for Insiders: conference call is tonight!

What are you prepared to do today?

Dr. Chet

 

Train to Perform

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If you’re a Buffalo Bills fan, the one single player you most likely detest is Tom Brady of the New England Patriots. For me, I have to double-down on him because he’s also a Wolverine. But after reading the way he trains to perform, I have a new-found respect for this 39-year-old quarterback.

His attention to detail and his willingness to prepare for every game is legendary. But it doesn’t stop with sports-specific activity. Brady does it better in all ways. For the bulk of the year, he’s a vegan. During . . .

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The Bottom Line on the Saturated Fat Debate

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Finishing up this look at saturated fat and the Dietary Guidelines, those who oppose the limit on saturated fat argue that saturated fat is not related to cardiovascular disease. They go on to argue that if fat is limited, carbohydrates will take their place—and high carbohydrate intake is the real cause of obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.

Before I go any further, if you’re reading this at home, write down three of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines that you remember. How about two? One? Exactly. Unless you’ve just taken a course in healthier eating, you don . . .

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Just Be Honest

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One of the problems that I have with many websites and health gurus is that they won’t tell you what they’re really about. This isn’t the same as reposting websites; they get paid for getting you to click on links and thus don’t really care what they post as long as it’s eye-catching. The people and websites that bother me write most frequently about the food supply and what is and is not healthy for you. Fine. I do that, too. What isn’t apparent is why they do what . . .

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How to Reverse Heart Disease

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In this final message of the week on reversing heart disease, I’m going to tell you why I think the program was successful, a couple of problems that I have with it, and the bottom line.
 
The Training
The key to this program in my opinion was education. The program began with a five-hour seminar with limited participation: no more than 12 participants. Here’s what they did in the training:

  • Explained the relationship between diet and heart disease in other cultures throughout the world.
  • Showed the damage to arteries in very young . . .

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