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Easy. Eat food that our bodies (as hunters and gatherers) are designed to consume. - no processed/fast/junk food - no soft drinks, etc - food that has low-g

by jscore 16y ago

Easy. Eat food that our bodies (as hunters and gatherers) are designed to consume. - no processed/fast/junk food - no soft drinks, etc - food that has low-gi carbs (quinoa, buckwheat, whole grains) to prevent insulin spikes, etc. Insulin spike is fine after a heavy workout. - food heavy in fiber (such as whole grain food above) - my typical meal: side of veggies, quinoa and wild salmon Do a month where you only drink water. I typically don't drink anything except water or tea (green, etc). I used to weight lift, so I researched heavily what kind of food I should be consuming. Sugar is pretty much your enemy due its insulin spikes and glycogen storage. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is evil.

sliverstorm 16y ago
This idea of 'designed to consume' is ridiculous. We are omnivores, anything that doesn't kill us on the spot is fair game. Healthy is a different issue, but as omnivores we are 'designed' to eat anything we can.
- jscore 16y ago
  Our bodies are extremely resilient and can take a beating from crappy foods. That's why such food 'does not kill us on the spot'. That's the justification. If that suits you, that's fine--it's your health. We are NOT designed to eat french fries made from genetically modified potatoes. We are NOT designed to consume soft drinks made from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Etc Etc That stuff is not natural. Not for omnivores, herbivores, carnivores or any other living organism.
  - sliverstorm 16y ago
    Of course we aren't designed to digest French fries and soft drinks. But to say that, simply because our bodies were not created with the preconceived notion of digesting them, we should not eat them, is silly. I'm not saying we should eat them, but 'because we weren't designed to' is not a relevant point. We sure as heck weren't intended to eat potatoes or wheat either (rather impossible to eat without cooking, which hasn't been around forever), and they leave the diet a little deficient, yet the Irish sure did survive on them, and most of Europe built up on wheat. Would you condemn them as fools for eating something that wasn't tailor made for their stomachs? I applaud them for surviving and growing where food didn't previously exist. French fries and soft drinks are terrible food, but the idea that there are some small collection of 'right foods' that we existed especially designed to eat is simply silly. The only time that sort of 'right food' idea is relevant, is with some animals that can only get a given nutrient one way, or animals that can only successfully hunt one type of prey.

by jscore 16y ago

sliverstorm 16y ago

This idea of 'designed to consume' is ridiculous. We are omnivores, anything that doesn't kill us on the spot is fair game. Healthy is a different issue, but as omnivores we are 'designed' to eat anything we can.

jscore 16y ago
Our bodies are extremely resilient and can take a beating from crappy foods. That's why such food 'does not kill us on the spot'. That's the justification. If that suits you, that's fine--it's your health. We are NOT designed to eat french fries made from genetically modified potatoes. We are NOT designed to consume soft drinks made from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Etc Etc That stuff is not natural. Not for omnivores, herbivores, carnivores or any other living organism.
- sliverstorm 16y ago
  Of course we aren't designed to digest French fries and soft drinks. But to say that, simply because our bodies were not created with the preconceived notion of digesting them, we should not eat them, is silly. I'm not saying we should eat them, but 'because we weren't designed to' is not a relevant point. We sure as heck weren't intended to eat potatoes or wheat either (rather impossible to eat without cooking, which hasn't been around forever), and they leave the diet a little deficient, yet the Irish sure did survive on them, and most of Europe built up on wheat. Would you condemn them as fools for eating something that wasn't tailor made for their stomachs? I applaud them for surviving and growing where food didn't previously exist. French fries and soft drinks are terrible food, but the idea that there are some small collection of 'right foods' that we existed especially designed to eat is simply silly. The only time that sort of 'right food' idea is relevant, is with some animals that can only get a given nutrient one way, or animals that can only successfully hunt one type of prey.