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Here are a few guidelines I try to abide by: 1. Always eat breakfast 2. Don't eat past 9pm 3. Get 7 hours of sleep 4. Walk 30 minutes a day 5. Shop for foo

by tbrooks 17y ago

Here are a few guidelines I try to abide by: 1. Always eat breakfast 2. Don't eat past 9pm 3. Get 7 hours of sleep 4. Walk 30 minutes a day 5. Shop for food on the outer walls of grocery store 6. Drink 60oz of water a day

itistoday 17y ago
+1! > 5. Shop for food on the outer walls of grocery store Haha, I never thought of it that way, but that is good advice and a great way of putting it (all the processed food is in the middle), you still have to be careful though of things like milk, which although it's one the outer wall, generally isn't a good thing to take. I always go for the almond milk and avoid regular milk like the plague. I also shop at local grocery markets to get local food, and things like local, organic eggs from chickens that eat grass and crickets and don't spend their lives pumped full of hormones, living in their excrement.
- Flankk 17y ago
  Is there any empirical evidence that milk is harmful?
  - itistoday 17y ago
    > Is there any empirical evidence that milk is harmful? When much of the USDA and other governmental bodies are either made up of food company lobbyists, or are influenced by them, it's hard to know what the truth actually is. For reference, see: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/corrupt14.php http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/corrupt14.php, "Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan, Food Inc. (film) However, there is research, you can google it. Here's an article that talks about it, and links to some studies at the bottom: http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/linda_folden_palmer.html http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/linda_folden_palmer.html There's lots of other seemingly-quackery stuff out there, but from what I can tell the main issue is that no one has funded what you're looking for: a long-term, controlled, peer-reviewed study of the effects of modern (non-raw) milk. My guess is because a lot of companies with a lot of money who already exert a lot of power over governmental bodies and grant-givers, don't want such research done. But, if you're willing to read what's out there, just google it: http://www.google.com/search?q=milk+harmful+research http://www.google.com/search?q=milk+harmful+research
  - axod 17y ago
    It's pretty useful for calcium content (bones) afaik :/
    - ZeroGravitas 17y ago
      "Eat, Drink and be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating" by Walter C. Willett is very down on milk. If you need the calcium for osteoporosis or whatever then there's better sources, up to and including supplements.
  - ErrantX 17y ago
    not harmful but a lot of people have a ver yvery slight lactose intolerance that means you can "feel" better if you stop drinking milk. If I drink really milky tea or coffee I usually feel pretty queasy for the rest of the day (for example)
- khafra 17y ago
  If you check around, you may be able to find some urban farmers. I live in the middle of a city, and get more eggs than I can handle free from a friend who has a small flock of chickens 2mi away. For fruits and vegetables, I still mostly buy at a small immigrant-owned market, but when lychee season rolls around I have another friend who grows those. Since I'm posting on this thread, I'll go ahead and share two other health secrets: Practice Система and massage. Causing pain, and removing it. Human touch is important!

by tbrooks 17y ago

itistoday 17y ago

+1! > 5. Shop for food on the outer walls of grocery store Haha, I never thought of it that way, but that is good advice and a great way of putting it (all the processed food is in the middle), you still have to be careful though of things like milk, which although it's one the outer wall, generally isn't a good thing to take. I always go for the almond milk and avoid regular milk like the plague. I also shop at local grocery markets to get local food, and things like local, organic eggs from chickens that eat grass and crickets and don't spend their lives pumped full of hormones, living in their excrement.

Flankk 17y ago
Is there any empirical evidence that milk is harmful?
- itistoday 17y ago
  > Is there any empirical evidence that milk is harmful? When much of the USDA and other governmental bodies are either made up of food company lobbyists, or are influenced by them, it's hard to know what the truth actually is. For reference, see: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/corrupt14.php http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/corrupt14.php, "Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan, Food Inc. (film) However, there is research, you can google it. Here's an article that talks about it, and links to some studies at the bottom: http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/linda_folden_palmer.html http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/linda_folden_palmer.html There's lots of other seemingly-quackery stuff out there, but from what I can tell the main issue is that no one has funded what you're looking for: a long-term, controlled, peer-reviewed study of the effects of modern (non-raw) milk. My guess is because a lot of companies with a lot of money who already exert a lot of power over governmental bodies and grant-givers, don't want such research done. But, if you're willing to read what's out there, just google it: http://www.google.com/search?q=milk+harmful+research http://www.google.com/search?q=milk+harmful+research
- axod 17y ago
  It's pretty useful for calcium content (bones) afaik :/
  - ZeroGravitas 17y ago
    "Eat, Drink and be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating" by Walter C. Willett is very down on milk. If you need the calcium for osteoporosis or whatever then there's better sources, up to and including supplements.
- ErrantX 17y ago
  not harmful but a lot of people have a ver yvery slight lactose intolerance that means you can "feel" better if you stop drinking milk. If I drink really milky tea or coffee I usually feel pretty queasy for the rest of the day (for example)
khafra 17y ago
If you check around, you may be able to find some urban farmers. I live in the middle of a city, and get more eggs than I can handle free from a friend who has a small flock of chickens 2mi away. For fruits and vegetables, I still mostly buy at a small immigrant-owned market, but when lychee season rolls around I have another friend who grows those. Since I'm posting on this thread, I'll go ahead and share two other health secrets: Practice Система and massage. Causing pain, and removing it. Human touch is important!