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Do you have any book recommendations or resources for eating healthier?

gerardnll 8y ago
I would love to give you some resources but what I usually read is in Spanish. Anyway, here they are, you can try to translate them with some online services: - Carlos Ríos started the 'Realfooding' movement in Spain and this is kind of a manifest. https://realfooding.com/queescomidareal/ https://realfooding.com/queescomidareal/ In 'blog' you can find more posts. He always provides studies for all his statements. He also uses his Instagram account so it's easier to reach more people: https://www.instagram.com/carlosriosq/ https://www.instagram.com/carlosriosq/ https://www.instagram.com/academia.realfooding/ https://www.instagram.com/academia.realfooding/ - Aitor Sanchez (Mi dieta Cojea) has 2 books, unfortunately also in Spanish... He has a youtube channel and also provides scientific base to all his statements. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcClZ5Rshy94OnnJ-ixEgw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcClZ5Rshy94OnnJ-ixEgw https://www.instagram.com/midietacojea/ https://www.instagram.com/midietacojea/ They are both dietist-nutritionist, Aitor is also 'food technologist'. Other interesting (but also Spanish) twitter accounts: https://twitter.com/pzjarana https://twitter.com/pzjarana (love him, highlights interesting studies) https://twitter.com/fitrebelde https://twitter.com/fitrebelde (food and sport/fitness) I read a lot of stuff in English but not about food right now ^^'. The first link is great and as a tip to get started I would say: go for whole foods, the raw foods, kind of avoid food with 'stickers'. In your fridge there should be veggies, fruits, dairy products (yogurts <without added sugars>, cheese..), some meat (like twice a week), fish, dried fruits, legumes... In the instagram links you'll find plenty of daily examples of great foods/meals.
jm__87 8y ago
I just read "Always Hungry" by David Ludwig and it is pretty good. I like the fact the book has a number of recipes as well. If you're trying to lose fat, then really the key is just eat a diet that keeps insulin low. There has been a lot written on this topic, so you should be able to find information on this very easily if you haven't come across this idea already. With that being said, I've found that cutting out sugar and fast digesting carbs isn't hard due to not knowing what foods to eat, but it is hard because you have to plan meals and it can be psychologically difficult, especially at first. You have to plan meals and cook since it is near impossible to find food that aren't packed with sugar or fast digesting carbohydrates. This requires a time investment and potentially clearing up some time in your schedule. If you are someone who rarely cooks, this is a huge change. Some psychological barriers that I have personally experienced: - Dispelling beliefs like "Life is not worth living without beer". - Finding healthier ways of managing stress than eating sugary food, fast digesting carbs or drinking. - Not just eating or drinking something because you're out with friends/family and they are doing it. - Turning down offers from coworkers for unhealthy snacks at work. - Having a reason to continue on the diet such that you won't just quit when things get tough. - Getting through the initial stress of taking sugar and fast digesting carbs out of your diet since your body and brain will be used to using that as fuel and you have to initially feel worse before you feel better. If only we lived in a world where most of our food wasn't garbage and most people didn't eat garbage, then all of this would be so much easier.

I would love to give you some resources but what I usually read is in Spanish. Anyway, here they are, you can try to translate them with some online services: - Carlos Ríos started the 'Realfooding' movement in Spain and this is kind of a manifest. https://realfooding.com/queescomidareal/ https://realfooding.com/queescomidareal/ In 'blog' you can find more posts. He always provides studies for all his statements. He also uses his Instagram account so it's easier to reach more people: https://www.instagram.com/carlosriosq/ https://www.instagram.com/carlosriosq/ https://www.instagram.com/academia.realfooding/ https://www.instagram.com/academia.realfooding/ - Aitor Sanchez (Mi dieta Cojea) has 2 books, unfortunately also in Spanish... He has a youtube channel and also provides scientific base to all his statements. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcClZ5Rshy94OnnJ-ixEgw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcClZ5Rshy94OnnJ-ixEgw https://www.instagram.com/midietacojea/ https://www.instagram.com/midietacojea/ They are both dietist-nutritionist, Aitor is also 'food technologist'. Other interesting (but also Spanish) twitter accounts: https://twitter.com/pzjarana https://twitter.com/pzjarana (love him, highlights interesting studies) https://twitter.com/fitrebelde https://twitter.com/fitrebelde (food and sport/fitness) I read a lot of stuff in English but not about food right now ^^'. The first link is great and as a tip to get started I would say: go for whole foods, the raw foods, kind of avoid food with 'stickers'. In your fridge there should be veggies, fruits, dairy products (yogurts <without added sugars>, cheese..), some meat (like twice a week), fish, dried fruits, legumes... In the instagram links you'll find plenty of daily examples of great foods/meals.

jm__87 8y ago

I just read "Always Hungry" by David Ludwig and it is pretty good. I like the fact the book has a number of recipes as well. If you're trying to lose fat, then really the key is just eat a diet that keeps insulin low. There has been a lot written on this topic, so you should be able to find information on this very easily if you haven't come across this idea already. With that being said, I've found that cutting out sugar and fast digesting carbs isn't hard due to not knowing what foods to eat, but it is hard because you have to plan meals and it can be psychologically difficult, especially at first. You have to plan meals and cook since it is near impossible to find food that aren't packed with sugar or fast digesting carbohydrates. This requires a time investment and potentially clearing up some time in your schedule. If you are someone who rarely cooks, this is a huge change. Some psychological barriers that I have personally experienced: - Dispelling beliefs like "Life is not worth living without beer". - Finding healthier ways of managing stress than eating sugary food, fast digesting carbs or drinking. - Not just eating or drinking something because you're out with friends/family and they are doing it. - Turning down offers from coworkers for unhealthy snacks at work. - Having a reason to continue on the diet such that you won't just quit when things get tough. - Getting through the initial stress of taking sugar and fast digesting carbs out of your diet since your body and brain will be used to using that as fuel and you have to initially feel worse before you feel better. If only we lived in a world where most of our food wasn't garbage and most people didn't eat garbage, then all of this would be so much easier.