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[DR01D]

YouTube: Minding Your Mitochondria: Dr. Terry Wahls at TEDxIowaCity

Long story short scientists don't have a full understanding of nutrition but if you want good health you should eat natural foods.

Vegetables, fruit, fish, meat, etc.

[Chupo]

Here's a more recent AHS12 talk:

[DR01D]

Thanks for the link!

Terry Wahls is a genius and her ideas are evidence based.

She's inspired me to improve my diet further. It looks like I'll be eating organ meat and mushrooms. In both cases BLECH@!!!! But if those are healthy... I guess I better learn to like them.

I eat a red and green apple every day. I might replace one of them with berries.

I'm not quite sure how to get seaweed into my diet. I guess it's time to do some googling.

Edited by DR01D, 22 April 2013 - 05:35 PM.

[sthira]

Don't forget she's really emphasizing eating loads and loads of leafy greens -- nine cups a day is it?

Regarding seaweed, be careful to look at the specs because several of these seaweeds have startlingly high levels of iodine, and you probably don't want too much. I like laver (nori) -- Porphyra umbilicalus -- which has lower amounts: http://www.seaveg.co...=index&cPath=23

[DePaw]

Almost important is what the diet DOESN'T contain.

[DR01D]

Almost important is what the diet DOESN'T contain.

I agree and first on the list is surplus calories.

Low calorie is the way to go.

Don't forget she's really emphasizing eating loads and loads of leafy greens -- nine cups a day is it?

Regarding seaweed, be careful to look at the specs because several of these seaweeds have startlingly high levels of iodine, and you probably don't want too much. I like laver (nori) -- Porphyra umbilicalus -- which has lower amounts: http://www.seaveg.co...=index&cPath=23

Currently I eat 2 heaping piles of raw vegetables per day because I'm on a low calorie diet. I use vegetables to keep myself full. Glad to know they might be useful for some other purpose.

Thanks for the seaweed link!

Edited by DR01D, 24 April 2013 - 01:42 PM.

[nupi]

Does anyone have any further data on her claims rather than her (admittedly impressive) own anecdotal case?

[theconomist]

Does anyone have any further data on her claims rather than her (admittedly impressive) own anecdotal case?

I haven't had the time to watch the video yet but basically she's advocating a CRON diet with limited meat,processed food,diary... and a lot of vegetables, isn't she? That's pretty much the gold standard in terms of ''healthy'' diet, unless you're undertaking a ketogenic diet for a specific reason or have access to grass fed animals to eat.

[nupi]

Not sure if its CR really - it's sensible for sure but her claims that it cured her MS are extraordinary

[Chupo]

Does anyone have any further data on her claims rather than her (admittedly impressive) own anecdotal case?

At about the 22:00 mark in the second video, she discusses her study participants.