Nutrition health and Weight loss

Is there a link to show me a typical carb free diet to follow? I am interested in trying this. It would be nice to trim my toe nails without running out of puff, something I have noticed over the past couple of years.

Has anyone seen a link between high stomach acid (GERD) and carbohydrates? I am sure the proton-inhibitor tablets (Lansoprazole) cannot be a good permanent solution.

Thank you all.
 
Anyone tried making low carb bread???? The following link has some recipes:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/15-low-carb-bread-recipes

I am looking for a bread substitute because too many veggies may be a bit hard on my stomach.

you don't need to go completely no carbs Paul but if you were to keep an accurate food diary I think you would be surprised at how high the proportion of carbs is to fat and protein.

If you were to eliminate or cut back hard on the obvious carbs like bread, potatoes biscuits cake and cereals and replace them with meat fish and dairy like full fat milk, cream and hard cheese for 2-3 weeks your body would go into ketosis and start burning the fat stored around your body for energy because it had no sugary carbs to burn anymore..

If you have to snack between meals then eat meat and cheese . If I get peckish between meals I snack on cream, cocktail sausages, cheddar cheese sardines , boiled eggs, fried eggs , bacon etc Fat is far more satisfying than carbohydrates .


There has been a lot of hype about eating 5x veg and fruit a day and as an alternative to refined carbs that is an admirable recommendation because natural unrefined foods have always got to be preferable to refined foods but the whole thing needs to be put into proper perspective. vegetables are carbs and they contain sugars some more than others. Leafy green vegetables or above ground veg contain the least carbs (sugar) and are best .

Many so called good fruits are heavily loaded with natural sugars in the form of Fructose . There is no difference in eating a bowl of fruit or eating a bowl of sugar ... they are one and the same thing...... sugars. Blueberries are up to 13% sugar ! its like shoveling a bowl of sugar into your mouth if you are a Diabetic or looking to lose weight they are the very worse fruit you can eat because of the hidden sugars same as apples and other fruits.

If you are serious about trying a low carb high fat and protein diet I can recommend one . Its a 2x week diet to get into ketosis but you won't starve in fact you can eat as much fat and protein as you want to with a huge variety of foods and never feel hungry but you'll lose a lot of weight.
 
Is there a link to show me a typical carb free diet to follow? I am interested in trying this.



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I would recommend any of the Zoe Harcombe books. Hard back is only £1.54 or a Kindle download version £2.99
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harcombe-D...s&sprefix=zoe+harcombe+,stripbooks,141&sr=1-2

if you search youtube for Zoe Harcombe you are sure to find her diet free somewhere but for a couple of quid I would buy it .
There are detailed explanations about nutrition, dieting, links to chronic illness , weightloss etc as well as numrous recipes and a detailed 3x week recipe plan for losing weight . I lost 16 lbs in 3x weeks and I ate really well.
 
1. 'Calories in- calories out' nonsense
2. The truth about saturated and non saturated fat meat Vs plants
3. Guidance on what we should be eating for best nutrition and health.


Zoe Harcombe's video may be a little heavy going for some of us that want easy answers but I have always believed that its best to look at the evidence that proves the facts, otherwise we can never be entirely sure about anything we read or hear these days.
 
Is the human digestive system evolved to be a carnivore? Isn't this effectively what a low carb diet means?

I heard back in the 80's that humans should not eat meat because our digestive system is not evolved for this? Was this just old school thinking?: Source of Information - Cute girl in a bar in Kalgoorlie WA circa Jan - Mar 1984.
 
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Is the human digestive system evolved to be a carnivore? Isn't this effectively what a low carb diet means?

I read back in the 80's that humans should not eat meat because our digestive system is not evolved for this? Was this just old school thinking?
I do believe..without any hard evidence to back it up..although I feel that information is antiquated..and inaccurate... we are carnivores...
 
Is the human digestive system evolved to be a carnivore? Isn't this effectively what a low carb diet means?

I read back in the 80's that humans should not eat meat because our digestive system is not evolved for this? Was this just old school thinking?
You can be low carb and vegetarian. You can eat lots of meat and vegetables and be low carb. When you pick you veg, just pick the ones with the carbs locked in fiber. Potatoes - no. Turnips - yes.
 
I read back in the 80's that humans should not eat meat because our digestive system is not evolved for this?

"Meat is considered “gourmet” food among chimpanzees. Therefore they rarely eat meat and when they do, they eat almost everything including the brain. Moreover, they only eat the meat that they have hunted. They mainly eat small animals in the wild, especially young monkeys.

Chimpanzees can also supplement their diet with a variety of insects found in their wild habitat. Insects make up about 4% of their diet while in the wild. They mainly pick the insects off each other or other things such as trees. These insects include termites, ants, and more. Termites are a very important part of their diet because they are the most nutritious. They mainly use straws to suck termites out of the mounds. They also use bamboo rods to scoop the termites out and eat them."

http://chimpanzeefacts.net/what-chimpanzees-eat.html

We are omnivores. What is natural though (its an unpopular opinion these days) is neither here nor there for Man. We are not evolved to live in houses, fly super-sonically or go to the moon.
 
Is the human digestive system evolved to be a carnivore? Isn't this effectively what a low carb diet means?

I read back in the 80's that humans should not eat meat because our digestive system is not evolved for this? Was this just old school thinking?

no its the complete reverse is true Paul. We evolved to eat meat as a primary source of food. Our teeth and digestive systems show that we were not like ruminants grazing off plant foods.,
If you think about what food was available back in pre stone age it would have been only what was available locally and seasonally. People would probably have moved throughout the year following food sources just as the American Indians did.

There were virtually no carbs available except some roots and seasonal fruit. Our diets would have been primarily Fat and Protein but as Davo says we are omnivores like many Primates are so we have been able to adapt over time to make use of foods that are available like nuts ,fruits, plant roots, fish and shellfish and any birds and animals we were able to catch.

What is absolutely fascinating is to read about how our bodies adapt to seasonal food availability and shortages it explains how and why our bodies store fat just as Bears and other hibernating mammals do
 
You can be low carb and vegetarian. You can eat lots of meat and vegetables and be low carb. When you pick you veg, just pick the ones with the carbs locked in fiber. Potatoes - no. Turnips - yes.

actually marty turnips are almost as high in carbs as potatoes , its easier to use above ground and below ground vegetables to be a guide. Vegetables above ground (ie leafy greens) contain the least calories and are therefore low carb .
Heres a quick glance guide that I haven't checked the source but it looks correct .https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/vegetables
 
Easy to follow rule of thumb for portion control during meals:
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https://www.t-nation.com/training/hierarchy-of-fat-loss
 
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Thank you for all the replies. Will shop this weekend for low carb to see how I manage.

A new adventure !...
You really don't need to buy anything special ;)

Just eat more meat , fish and dairy like eggs and cheese and cream .

You'll find it hard at first to go without your usual carbs so make sure that you have none of these in the house to tempt you.
Bread, pastry, rice, pasta, biscuits, cake and cereals, chocolate, sugar ,chips, potatoes etc

Make sure that you have plenty of fat and protein snacks in the house to nibble on between meals or whenever you are hungry
Boiled eggs , cheese cubes, nuts, chicken ,sausages,beef /pork slices, cream , full fat milk, fish (mackrel pilchards sardines etc )

All you need to do is eat your normal meals.... but ....without any carbs for the first 2-3 weeks.... that includes no fruit and below ground vegetables.
All leafy green veg is good .
A typical breakfast could be fried eggs bacon sausage tomatoes and mushrooms . Cook in lard only unless you like olive oil .
Lunch might be mackrell and spinach or a 3x egg omlette with cheese and mushrooms

You can see that you never need to go hungry ,that is definitely not the way to go because nobody can sustain that as a lifestyle for long.

I usually have a large mug of coffee for breakfast with a tablespoon of double cream in it. That will often last me until 2-3pm in the afternoon if I'm busy. if I am sitting around inactive I will probably end up having bacon tomatoes and sausages for lunch . if I get peckish I might have a tablespoon of double cream or a cube of mature cheddar cheese or a couple of cocktail sausages or a sardine or a boiled egg or a slice of chicken or beef or pork there are lots of healthy snacks including a small amount of dark chocolate occasionally .

if you normally have sugar in tea or coffee then buy some Stevia instead, it is the only organic sugar substitute with zero sugar or carbs.

 
Hi,
Sorry, it’s just a helpful guide to use when you eat. You can use your hand to measure how much food you can eat at each meal. The link is for a good article that explains about the importance of strength training to help reduce fat.

ahhh I thought it was a joke and I wasn't getting it lol :rolleyes: I missed the link .

Unfortunately this intense weight training and aerobic exercise as a method of losing body fat is not a sensible approach at all. It has been proven beyond doubt that changing your diet is far more effective and probably more healthy too.

The tests that were carried out all appear to be of healthy young active adults who I suspect didn't have significant overweight issues to start with. There is insufficient evidence provided in the links to see what type of randomised control tests were carried out if at all.

the problem with intense and aerobic exercise is it uses a lot of energy which the body needs to supply and replace immediately . If you are not in ketosis then the muscles will burn glucose from carbohydrates and not fat stores.

In addition to that muscles need a whole lot more glucose so the more muscle you put on the greater the bodies requirements for glucose the more you need to eat ........

I don't think this is really aimed at the majority of overweight chronically ill 50 year olds to be frank ;) You could lose far more fat by cutting out bread potatoes cake biscuits and other carbs and just doing a 20 minute daily speed walk or cycle for exercise
 
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Hi,
Sorry, it’s just a helpful guide to use when you eat. You can use your hand to measure how much food you can eat at each meal. The link is for a good article that explains about the importance of strength training to help reduce fat.

Actually TT this site is not just unhelpful it is downright dangerous and misleading . It really has absolutely no place on this health and nutrition thread .

Everywhere you look they offer high energy drinks and snacks that are loaded with sugar and carbohydrates. They are even advocating people take Testosterone and probably steroids . ! here is a typical 'healthy snack ' recipe loaded with sugar
https://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/tip-make-this-healthy-banana-bread .
  • 8 Ounces (220g) rolled oats
  • 2.5 Scoops (75g) vanilla Metabolic Drive® Protein. (chocolate will also work)
  • 1/3 Cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 Cup honey or maple syrup
  • 2 Medium eggs
  • 2 Large ripe bananas
  • 1/3 Cup fat-free Greek yogurt
  • 1 Teaspoon baking soda (not baking powder!)
  • 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 Teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Optional: Half a cup of mix-ins like chopped nuts, chocolate chips, seeds, dried fruit, or fresh banana slices.
 
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