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Comment by JBF Coach Sarah on February 16, 2012 at 5:41am

What you say about the diet industry is equally true for doctors - they prescribe pills to make you "better" - as in, lab results come into the "normal" range - but God forbid they would cure you, because they would be out of business.

I have come to the enlightened conclusion that our health and well-being depends on one thing and one thing only: our own lifestyle/mindset (hand in hand).

True, some health issues are hereditary. Not much to be done with those, other than have a doctor keep it in check (as that's all they know how to do); but I still think working on the nutrition/exercise part will help more in many cases.

To say that "everyone" in the family were fat, had diabetes, this, that or the other ... doesn't mean it's hereditary necessarily. Try looking at their lifestyle and diet, the connection might be that simple.

In our family (dad's side) there is one cookbook everyone swears by for festive occasions (written by Henriette Schoenberg-Ercken - Danish I believe, but since Norway was controlled by the Danes at one point in history ... ) - I have a copy too , which was my grandmother's given her in 1931! At one point, a cousin of dad's said to me: "they all used it extensively in their day-to-day cooking, look how that made them (look)" and it's true.

Obviously, Christmas rolls around, out comes Henriette; a special occasion calling for a special dish, get her out again; but I also adapt the recipes using healthier/leaner ingredients and less to no sugar (stevia works in most cases).

Do I read labels? Sure - but only to look for additives and hidden crap. I don't care about the daily %s, cholesterol content (that's dietary cholesterol, not your blood cholesterol, who cares!?), etc.  And if I see FDA Approved, I'm even more weary! That, to me, spells :we were paid to tell you to eat this stuff"

I think we need to trust our instincts and to stop trusting commercials and official recommendations :)

Comment by JBF Mentor Tom Mortensen on February 13, 2012 at 2:25pm

There is definitely some sort of conspiracy going on, because the nutritional advice coming from the authorities somehow tie in nicely with recommendations from the food/health industry. And when that happens, you know something fishy (pun intended) is going on!

 

When you think about it, the whole diet industry makes a living from us (of course not us in here) continously going on and off diets. This yo-yo effect is what keeps them busy and rich. What if their customers found a new l i f e s t y l e instead. This would be a real bummer, sending them out of business in short order.

 

Of course the industry doesnt' care about our health, its big business for them, so the only way we can fight back, is by learning, becoming more knowledgeable ourselves. Then we can place our business with the few businesses that cater for our health and lifestyle, let our mony talk so to speak. This is the only language they understand. My only desperation is the way people around me focus on cheap food, instead of healthy food. Discount stores are taking over bit by bit, mainly because we let them.

 

Well, rant over, lets enjoy the fact that we are in the know, at least we hope we are, and then lets get on with improving our lifestyle.

 

Have a nice week!

Comment by Ess Three on February 13, 2012 at 11:24am

I abandoned the food pyramid/table/plate a long time ago.

It's produced by lobbyist.

 

They'd never take certain things off as it would have too much of an effect on the various industries who lobby hard and provide funds. 

 

I read a quote recently about the entities in the food industry not caring about your health and the ones in the health industry don't focus enough on what you eat. It struck me as being very true.

Comment by JBF Coach Sarah on January 26, 2012 at 5:42am

I recently also got my hands on a report from ProGrade about fish oils (via Isabel "The Diet Solution" de Los Rios). It's scary, and what it boils down to is that we should get top quality krill oil rather than most of the fish oils out there, limit our fish choices to smaller, dark-meat cold-water fish rather than the larger varieties and sea mammals (probably the large krill-eating whales are ok since they aren't at the top of the food chain really, right? And whale does taste great, but I don't like how they are hunted and killed so I don't want any anymore. Only had whale because we lived in Hammerfest and the big deal of the winter was the one or two times a whaling boat would come in - still, that was not over-hunting like the Japanese are doing in the Antarctic. Whole other story, nothing to do with the fish oils :) sidetracked for a change!)

ProGrade has a krill oil (of course) and a coupon you can use to get 15% off ... I'll look for the e-mail, may still have it (I delete too much, too fast yet have too much on my computer; something does not add up!). Even with the 15% it was still around $35,- USD for the smallest amount, but I imagine you'd have to take fewer capsules than with a lesser quality oil, and really: does health and sickness-prevention have a price? This stuff is at least natural.

Found it! Here's the entire e-mail:

Hey, this is Jayson Hunter, the Director of R & D for Prograde Nutrition.

I want to sincerely congratulate you for taking the time to read this eye-opening special report about the potential - and very real - dangers of Fish Oil.

Inside it you'll discover:

• How some fish oils may be elevating levels of oxidative stress in your body and increasing your risk for advanced aging and disease!
• A fish oil related neurotoxin which can cause irreversible brain damage
• The disturbing truth about the fish finding their way into YOUR supplements (we bet you didn't realize this)
• How to detect and avoid rancid fish oil containing incredibly dangerous lipid peroxides
• The mega-powerful carotenoid found in the best sources of essential fatty acids - but probably not YOUR bottle of fish oil!
• The real environmental impact fish harvesting is having on eco-systems    

 
Plus much, much more...

If you're at all serious about your health and well-being I urge you to read every word immediately. 

Here is the link to gain instant access to the " What Your Doctor NEVER Told You About Fish Oil" report.

Shocking News About Fish Oil < Read NOW

Yours in good health,
Jayson Hunter, RD, CSCS
Director of R & D
Prograde Nutrition

PS- You won't believe the dangers that are potentially swimming around in your current bottle of fish oil capsules.  Stop everything you're doing and read this vital health report NOW. 

Comment by JBF Coach Sarah on January 17, 2012 at 4:20pm

Very long and extensive report - finally had a chance to read it - and frankly more detailed and explained a lot better than what they did in the official Canadian personal trainer classes I took! Sad, but true.

It is a little "brain-exhausting" for most people I think, though it has been simplified. The subject is so complex that it's almost impossible to simplify more than it is here.

Great read, I saved it to re-read later as a refresher on the subject is always good to have.

Comment by JBF Coach Sarah on January 13, 2012 at 4:37am

Canada stands out - they don't use the pyramid, but have put the same (mis)information in a rainbow instead :) same difference!

I'll check that link when I get home from work, fear I may have to scrape some ice off the car again this morning (1/2 cm thick on the back window yesterday morning, only 1/4 on the other windows (and the car as a whole obviously), but luckily it was porous enough that it came off easily enough - and we had the wipers standing up so they weren't stuck!

Comment by JBF Mentor Tom Mortensen on January 13, 2012 at 3:23am

Ref. the food guide, or food pyramid as we call it here, you're absolutely corrrect about it's uselessness.

 

As I write these lines, there is some movement here in Denmark, where some of the leading nutritional doctors are beginning to see the light. But its a slow process, which will take a few years before anything solid comes out of it. As a result one of the doctors is now releasing his own version of the food pyramid, and bases a whole nutritional program on it. One of his punch lines is "high protein diet", old stuff for us in here, but very avantgarde to the establishments. It really is funny to see how the so-called professional world of nutritionist is lagging behind the knowledge we have already gained thanks to Jon and his peers.

 

As for water, this is not emphasized near enough in any dietary recommendations in this country. The only recent change in official recommendations is, that it is now allowed to calculate in the liquid you get from other sources like coffee and tea towards you total daily water/liquid intake. And this actuallly works against increasing water intake, where some will say, well I drink a lot of coffee every day, so I'm well covered.

 

Anyways a happy new year to those I haven't greeted yet! Lets make 2012 a fantastic year. If you are into inspirational thinking and mind setting check out this link:

 

http://www.robinsharma.com/winning-in-the-new-year/

 

this guy is so inspirational, I guess many of you will his best selling book yet: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari".

Comment by JBF Coach Sarah on January 12, 2012 at 5:04pm

I agree. As I mentioned I've joined the local hospital's biggest loser challenge for the fun of it, for the accountability of an official contest, and out of curiosity.

My curiosity was quickly satisfied :( as feared, all nutritional advise is based on that globally acknowledged, useless official food guide touting 6-7 servings of grains and grain products (corn lumped in there), 5 servings of fruit and vegetables (indiscriminate choice of sweet or less sweet fruit, and the potato is included in the vegetables), and just 2 servings of meat/fish. This is per day mind you, adding 4-5 servings of milk/dairy, and staying far away from fats!

Frankly, on the nutrition side of the contest, I have a very unfair advantage, lol.

There is, incidentally, no mention of water other than to "consume regularly" and worse: "your milk consumption counts as part of the water" !

Anyway ... the rest of the "official weigh-in" was a very bad joke - weight taken, BMI calculation offered as an option if I wanted it (for what?), an offer of "waist ratio" which 1) is wrong as it's a hip-to-waist ratio and 2) was even more wrong as all she measured was the waist with a lot of space between me and the tape measure. I had to do the ratio myself when I got home. Body fat? "Oh no, we don't do that" ???

I didn't expect full blood work even though it is through the hospital, but this is less than any gym will offer, and I offer more than them again to my own clients. Good thing I know how to measure BFP!

Either way, SNAPP back on the menu since Monday, and I swear there is more "water" coming out than there is going in! I said to a coworker today that I'll go in a bucket one of these days and compare in vs out at the end of the day, just for the fun of it :)

Comment by JBF Mentor Tom Mortensen on January 10, 2012 at 3:10pm

From what I hear in the gym and elsewhere, nutrition is the one area with most room for improvement. I hear everything from, I just eat a little less of the usual junk to cut down on calories, that must be good enough for me, to I will start counting calories next week. None of this will get you anywhere. You need a plan, like EODD or similar to keep you on track, if for nothing else then just for the purpose of having a plan. Trying to wing it, well we all know where that gets you!

 

I know for sure that nutrition will be my focus area this year. Over the last few years I have gained a lot of experience of what type of workouts work for me, to achieve my goal of gaining lean muscle. So the nutrition is my #1 on the to-do-list. This is the missing link for me, not quite missing, but still not dialled 100% in.

 

Comment by Markku Niilo-Rämä on January 9, 2012 at 9:19am

Looks like an excellent article I have to read it with thought.

I think it is great that a company gives this kind of information - it is the best kind of adverting and there should be nothing wrong about advertising especially when it is a good company.

I have heard many good things about prograde..  

I have been pretty lazy about finding out about nutrition.  In Finland it seems that the only thing that is being talked about is carbs and especially low carb diets :(.  I think it is much better to talk about nutrition and not to bicker about different ideologies.