tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post4358912223504997118..comments2024-03-29T04:10:55.032-07:00Comments on Hawaiian libertarian: Sheeple Watching - FUPAKeoni Galthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-49960260450529275412009-12-08T10:13:26.175-08:002009-12-08T10:13:26.175-08:00reminds me of my job at a grocery store in college...reminds me of my job at a grocery store in college, all the unhealthy food that qualified for purchase with foodstamps.....ie: working people's tax dollars, all b/c of food lobbyists....you can buy CANDY and GUM with food stamps.....John Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563200602107612083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-70712081567795699122009-11-17T18:26:48.001-08:002009-11-17T18:26:48.001-08:00Have I proof? No. Inductive reasoning on abounding...<i>Have I proof? No. Inductive reasoning on abounding circumstantial evidence suggests many possibilities, including this one.</i><br /><br />I'm in the same boat Kamal. In fact, it was my questioning of the conventional wisdom of diet and nutrition that inevitably lead me to question EVERYTHING I had been inculcated with in today's Brave New World Order.Keoni Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-87153892167848599412009-11-17T14:54:35.863-08:002009-11-17T14:54:35.863-08:00I also love butter, though Indian style Ghee is be...I also love butter, though Indian style Ghee is better. Hard to find unless you have an immigrant community nearby. Coconut Oil is pretty good. I distrust plastic bottles, if I can find it in glass then I buy it.<br /><br />The "Paleolithic diet" interests me. Some things caused me to loose a good deal of the chub I carried around for a while, while making me more vibrant. <br /><br />-Intermittent fasting. I grew up with yearly lengthy religious fasts. Some years ago it dawned on me that there may be physical health benefits (beyond moral discipline, and an aid to contemplation) I ran into Ori Hofmekler's book "The Warrior Diet" it began to click. His ideas resonated with what I experienced doing religious fasts, but brought some science to the table. I realized much of what I thought of as old religious and cultural habits had real health benefits, reflecting a more primal, less artificial age. Our ancestors adapted to consuming specific foods, and dealing with feast and famine cycles. <br /><br />Hofmekler's research made me take up regular short term fasts, back in 2004. It worked well enough, but I improperly understood some concepts. I did enjoy under eating during the day, and eating a balanced meal at night. It felt like an echo of the feeling I imagined was my birthright. <br /><br />Last year I ran into some blogs on Primal "Paleolithic" eating and exercise. I discovered Brad Pilion's "Eat stop Eat" - putting in layman’s terms concepts behind intermittent fasting that I previously missed, when reading Hofmekler. Here, it all came together. <br /><br />I combined the concepts. Abandoned my vegetarian diet, ate more fruits with a low glycemic index, leafy greens, meat, fish, nuts, eggs, and some roots/tubers. I periodically fasted 24 hours. An easy thing: just eat one one arbitrary meal a day: say a late lunch or early dinner. Eat nothing else until the same meal time the next day. I cut most grains. (Kept a bit of oatmeal now and then) while lightly eating in daytime, on non-fast days. I took a larger meal at night. Cut, were most beans/legumes (including peanuts), and most dairy (I love cheese). This mimicked, for a sedentary Westerner in the 21st century, an archaic diet. <br /><br />My hunger pangs vanished with time, I realzied they were just conditioned. I felt disciplined vital and powerful. In control of my instincts.<br />You will not go into a starvation mode, there are many studies out there on this, you may very well feel more vital. <br /><br />I added a daily hour long walk, and some weight resistance training (bench press, dead lift, and squat) with non sissy weights. And do a few 20-30 second sprints every couple of days followed by a walk. Walking is key, daily or every other day, for an hour (or even a half). It works for me - I'm flat footed and have a slightly sketchy knee. Walks put me in a philosophic mindset. I eat clean food - if Organic stretches your budget then clean your veggies religiously. <br /><br />When at home I just used heavy dumbbells, for shoulder presses, some curls, and body squats. Throw in one or two pull ups in the morning on your door frame, and try to get a couple of weight bearing workouts at a gym or home twice a week. Sleep at least 6 hours a night, more if you can.<br /><br />With PATIENCE and determination, in the last 6 months I've not only tightened up my frame, but feel much better. Start light, cultivate a good form, slowly but progressively add weight to the bar. Others see the differences more than I do, I still see a modest figure. But recently I've started getting complements, and middle age women have started awkwardly hitting on me during my walks, which is rather peculiar... though flattering.<br /><br />It is naive to think for a moment that those industries foisting toxic crap on us, from childhood up, have no idea of the effects, nor that there were not overarching matters of social engineering at play beyond than simple pure profit. Have I proof? No. Inductive reasoning on abounding circumstantial evidence suggests many possibilities, including this one.Kamal S.http://kali-yuga.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-13871602815260745272009-11-17T09:38:17.600-08:002009-11-17T09:38:17.600-08:00Who is aware of the PALEOLITHIC DIET ?
It is base...Who is aware of the <a href="http://www.earth360.com/diet_paleodiet_balzer.html" rel="nofollow"> PALEOLITHIC DIET</a> ?<br />It is based on evolutionnary principles, wich seems very interesting...Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-27295676670575296982009-11-16T16:20:49.125-08:002009-11-16T16:20:49.125-08:00This is one reason a person needs to locate an ind...This is one reason a person needs to locate an independent butcher in his neighborhood. I grew up eating meat that came from a German butcher; and I have lived in a town for the last twelve years that has a German butcher which I purchase all my meats.dienwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878081733638742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-49112170301891123742009-11-16T09:37:21.139-08:002009-11-16T09:37:21.139-08:00I think the biggest problem towards individual foo...I think the biggest problem towards individual food health is the fact that people have no real grasp on what to eat. A few of the commentators brought up "Food Inc" and "The Omnivores Dilemma". Until I had read those two books I had no idea what high fructose corn syrup was or what the long term affects of it usage are. Another problem I see is that some people actually don't value the time that actual cooking takes. I wish I could count on one hand the people I know who's freezers aren't filled with lean cuisine, digorno's pizza, or some other garbage meal. It all comes down to realising that you definitely are what you eat.Onasendainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-81339462803445583912009-11-14T07:48:22.468-08:002009-11-14T07:48:22.468-08:00Just two observations about fat people. I think p...Just two observations about fat people. I think people over eat because they are unhappy and bored. This is hardly a new insight but I do think it explains more that thinking people don't know what they are doing. <br /><br />Also women are greedy. They really are. They are addicted to endless instant pleasure and the idea of self restraint is alien to their thinking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-27559284280040515722009-11-14T00:42:27.634-08:002009-11-14T00:42:27.634-08:00I was eating a lot of chicken and hitting the gym ...I was eating a lot of chicken and hitting the gym about three times a week about five months ago. I got to 110 kg and said to myself, "Some of this is muscle, but too much is flab. What is my problem?"<br /><br />The only high-quality meat I could get was stir-fried chicken. I cut it out and I eat whole boiled eggs, protein powder, and fruit. I do cardio five times a week and just a little lifting. Somewhere along the line I stopped eating rice and beans - tastes great, but too many calories.<br /><br />Now, five or six months later, I'm 82 kg. I haven't gained any strength, but my cardio endurance seems to have increased a bit. Was it worth losing the muscle mass? I don't know. I can lift the same amount. My face looks skinny. I'm a de facto vegetarian (assuming that eggs aren't meat). Everybody tells me that I look thinner.<br /><br />Yeah, I could get desperate and try cooking at home, but even the time it takes to boil a bunch of eggs is really more time than I like to spend.<br /><br />This week, I'm going to experiment with eating six boiled eggs a day instead of five. We'll see how it goes.<br /><br />I encourage everyone to eat high-protein, high-vitamin, high-fat foods such as boiled eggs. I would eat more fatty foods (such as olive oil) if I could get decent quality, but for the moment, eggs are the most affordable - $0.134 USD per egg. I can live with that price for high-quality protein. Meat ... might be too expensive for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-62554219392571453072009-11-13T20:28:35.388-08:002009-11-13T20:28:35.388-08:00P.S. have you ever tried coconut flour? A friend r...P.S. have you ever tried coconut flour? A friend recommended this flour to me, as it's gluten free and low carb and we've really enjoyed it. Coconut flour can be used in all sorts of baked goods, as well as savory foods like meatballs. The recipes require a good deal of eggs though, as without gluten the flour needs a binder of some sort. If you might be able to get your hands on some, you might enjoy it, KG.Hestiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987917145065027448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-63944067539260194832009-11-13T20:25:39.419-08:002009-11-13T20:25:39.419-08:00Your diet sounds like ours. Eating this way was a ...Your diet sounds like ours. Eating this way was a taste bud adjustment at first, but now I could never go back to the processed foods I ate in the past. The food not only taste good but is enjoyable to prepare as well. Chopping veggies, kneading sourdough bread & shaping loaves, roasting beef bones to make stock, and picking berries right off the bush are all parts of my life I've come to enjoy immensely and joys I would have never discovered had my eyes not been opened about food.Hestiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987917145065027448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-3902595268519621822009-11-13T19:35:59.763-08:002009-11-13T19:35:59.763-08:00Yeah, it's been long enough, man. Thanks for t...Yeah, it's been long enough, man. Thanks for the welcome!Pete Patriarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040331326894128280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-23451982276023165922009-11-13T19:26:51.732-08:002009-11-13T19:26:51.732-08:00Have you seen "Food Inc."? Goes into wh...Have you seen "Food Inc."? Goes into what you are saying. Also, "The Informant" with Matt Damon centers on Monsanto, which is the huge soybean/corn conglomerate they discuss at length in Food Inc.TheNakedArabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894319062233529563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-56200258223127058552009-11-13T19:06:32.021-08:002009-11-13T19:06:32.021-08:00Long time no see, Pete!Long time no see, Pete!Keoni Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-74046999106213018642009-11-13T19:00:39.744-08:002009-11-13T19:00:39.744-08:00You've hit the nail on the head here hawaiian....You've hit the nail on the head here hawaiian. I myself have been on a high protein diet since last year and it has done wonders for my body composition. Although after reading The Omnivore's Dilemma, I wonder how much of the blame goes to the food processing industry. Even a Zone Perfect High Protein snack bar is still a highly-processed snack bar.Pete Patriarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040331326894128280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-6708985495165694352009-11-13T18:22:07.449-08:002009-11-13T18:22:07.449-08:00Fat. Lots of wholesome, saturated fat.
Grade A bu...Fat. Lots of wholesome, saturated fat.<br /><br />Grade A butter.<br />Eggs.<br />Whole Milk Organic Yogurt.<br />I cook everything either in saved bacon grease or butter, or Extra virgin oils: coconut or Macadamia Nut...and use Walnut and Olive oils for salad dressings.<br /><br />Also eat lots of protein, with the fat/grease in it. For instance, when I cook bacon or sausage, I don't try to absorb all the grease on a paper towel like a lot of folks do. I leave it on there. More flavor, more filling.<br /><br />Oh, and a whole lot of fatty nuts like walnuts, pecans, macadamias, almonds, etc...always dry roasted.<br /><br />And lots of vegetables - and a little starchy vegetables. I limit the potatoes, rice and other starchy carbs...but eat lots of fiborous/deep greens like broccoli, zucchini, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, etc.<br /><br />And a little fruit for dessert. Once in awhile I'll eat some dark chocolate, but other than that, I've cut the sugar almost completely out of my diet.<br /><br />In short, I've basically adopted a loose version of the "Primal Diet."Keoni Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-9905776601267116022009-11-13T18:12:22.250-08:002009-11-13T18:12:22.250-08:00Can you provide an example of common staples of yo...Can you provide an example of common staples of your diet?luvsichttp://luvsic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-47812117444961224872009-11-13T18:02:02.391-08:002009-11-13T18:02:02.391-08:00It's a wonder the FUPA had any meat and vegeta...It's a wonder the FUPA had any meat and vegetables in her cart at all. Usually the really huge ones end up subsisting on almost nothing but carbs, because that's what their climbing insulin levels demand, and proteins and fats fill you up too quickly to really pack in the calories fast the way you can with simple carbs.<br /><br />If people like that NY Times article by Gary Taubes, they should check out a couple of his talks on YouTube, and ideally read his book. He blows the conventional wisdom away with piles and piles of evidence.Aaron B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15629153841120627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-90841592052917366512009-11-13T17:43:47.087-08:002009-11-13T17:43:47.087-08:00That link at the end of this blog is quite eye-ope...That link at the end of this blog is quite eye-opening.<br /><br />While I've never personally worried about my weight or put excessive thought into figuring out my diet, reading all of this stuff now definitely will help me to make properly informed dietary choices once I reach middle age (and before, of course). Additionally, having a solid article like that is great for helping show others where they've been deceived.Silas Reinagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467988372248107657noreply@blogger.com