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Sassykat
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Posted: 25 June 2007 06:16 pm |
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This book has shaken me up quite a bit! I still am only part way through - to about chap 4-5 and I feel a bit scared actually.
What I would like to know is are there people who believe the information on animal protein in this book to be true?
Also, since I have been trying to eat better, I have felt light headed and my brain seems to malfunction at times. It has been very hot so I do think at times it is dehydration, but even if I've had lots of water I still will feel dizzy. I think it is because my blood sugar is low. My body has had junk food for most of my life and I haven't had hardly any bread or sweets in about a week now.
I don't know if I can follow Eat To Live, but I can tell you right now, I will eat as much veggies and fruit, esp raw, as I possibly can. And I would like for the people I know and care about to read this book, but you can't force people to read books, can you?
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Nir
Senior Administrator
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Posted: 25 June 2007 06:29 pm |
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He paints a fairly convincing picture. I certainly find myself trying to limit my animal protein (meat, fish, eggs, dairy) and feel guilty when this doesn't happen. He recommends limiting them to a small amount (12oz per week?). I'm not even that strict - 10% of my total calories would be a fine alternative goal (if you've encountered the "90% rule" in the book). That would still be doing much better than most people.
Even before reading Eat To Live I saw a guideline in another book (called 'Optimum Nutrition') to keep animal proteins to under 20% of calories, suggesting that an 80%/20% split would be fine (from a prevention-of-osteoporosis point of view). So I wasn't completely new to the idea.
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Sassykat
Distinguished Member
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Posted: 25 June 2007 06:49 pm |
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That little fact of preventing osteoporosis, is very interesting! Well, my husband is very much a meat eater as are all of my sons (my daughter, not so much). Do I just worry about myself and still prepare meat for them? I mean, not buying junk food has traumatized them enough for now I think. My ten year old started crying because I told him that pop tarts aren't healthy and we weren't getting them at our last shopping trip. They weren't tears of manipulation either. I mean, they were genuine, sad tears. I felt so torn. But of course, my logic won out.
So, you do believe the information on animal protein. Are there others who have read the book and given up or limited their animal protein?
I also have another question, how many people have read this book and then needed counseling for the heart ache the information has caused them?
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Peter
Founder, caloriesperhour.com
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Posted: 25 June 2007 08:26 pm |
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Sassykat,
I strongly recommend reading ETL and on my Recommended Products page I write:
While we continue to support people on all diet plans, we recommend that you read Eat To Live. Whether or not you choose to follow the plan, reading the book will make it more difficult to ignore the long-term impact of eating unhealthy foods. It will have a positive, lifelong influence on your eating habits, weight, and health.
It has done just that for me. I never tried to follow the ETL diet plan, but it greatly influenced the amount of healthy foods I began to eat. And my definition of what healthy foods are! In nine weeks I lowered my cholesterol by over 100 points.
About 25 years ago I started reading American Health which eventually became Women's Health. Over time it slowly influenced me to the point where I ate less and less meat, finally perhaps just chicken or fish once or twice a week. Or when I ate out.
About how you feel, I think drastic changes can certainly affect us as you see they did me in ETL is signed by the author. wm, our forum member who first told me about the book, had it signed by the author when he purchased several copies at a book signing. The author himself cautioned wm not to bother giving the book to anyone. They have to want to read it!
That's true with just about everything, really.
Peter
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Sassykat
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Posted: 25 June 2007 09:01 pm |
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Thank you Peter. I guess this information makes me feel sad, because I don't want to watch people I love developing diseases from the foods they eat.
But hey, you know, things can change, little by little. A couple of weeks ago, I had our shopping cart piled high with boxes of little Debbie cakes, potatoe chips, cookies...Outrageous amounts of junk food and now... I am buying 3-4 bags of salad, frozen broccoli, big bags of oranges, apples, plums, nectarines, bananas, grapes.
I have never bought so much produce in my life! And! We are eating it! All of us!!!! So at least that is something good, isn't it?
And!!! My husband and I are both losing weight. Since I have been buying healthy foods we have both lost about 4 pounds each!
And!!! I have more energy to do things now, which is weird. And! My emotions are running more in the calm area than they use to.
When all someone knows is eating meat though, and then you read that animal protein causes disease...Even in small amounts...The news has been devestating. At least, so far, my husband has started reading the book...I don't know how long he'll keep it up though. I have been trying very hard to restrain myself from lecturing him, because I know it will be better for him to read the book himself, but sometimes things slip out!
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