The first of several videos on the subject. In this one, you’ll find a discussion of saturated and polyunsaturated oils in food, and a Google pointer for more information.
It’s never too late … It’s never too late to pay attention to nutrition.
Unfortunately, good information can be tough to nail down. The food industry wants to sell what’s profitable, not what’s good for you – and they have a lot of pull with governments, so “official” dietary advice may serve food industry interests and have little resemblance to the latest science.
A credible source always expresses uncertainty; much isn’t yet known to science.
I am coming up for … I am coming up for my 43 birthday yesterday and I really have to change my habits. Smoking must go tomorrow. And I really must start eating sensible portions and good quality food.
No, I don’t … No, I don’t deep-fry. I don’t do much cooking at all. I’m a vegetarian (but not a vegan); most vegetables are best consumed raw. I do hard-boil eggs and, naturally, I don’t eat raw fish. (Vegans avoid all animal products.)
I don’t drink milk; I do consume other milk products (such as cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt) sparingly. Where possible, I choose organic.
I include sunflower … I include sunflower seeds in my diet. Not a huge amount of them, but they’re there.
I do that because I’m pursuing variety – one of the principles I’m suggesting will help us, nutritionally.
But sunflowers are a temperate crop. Humans evolved in the tropics. So I rely more heavily on olive and coconut oils, eggs, milk products, and fish oil to obtain healthful fats. I round it out with various seeds and nuts.
I avoid the temperate grain oils as much as I can.
But the Omega 3 and … But the Omega 3 and Omega 6 EFA’s are from PUFA’s. HOWEVER, those highly refined oils you see on the supermarket shelves are just as bad
as hydrogenated oils, because they contain unnatural trans-fatty acids. Naturally occurring trans-fats are not all that bad, and plus, they are sparse. Man-made rape (Canola), which is GMO, BTW, is evil.
I use EVO, VCO, linseed, grapeseed, and apricot kernel oils almost exclusively.
Let me clue you in. … Let me clue you in. If you develop any of a number of different medical conditions, your doctor is going to prescribe one or several of dozens of medications on the market which will cause you to gain weight, with absolutely no change in your exercise or dietary patterns.
If this happens to you, as it has to many of my correspondents, you will find yourself struggling with a physiological problem not of your making.
Drugs are just one of the ways fat cells can become disregulated.
Science has much to … Science has much to learn about obesity, still. But thus far, the evidence that transient caloric restriction (“dieting”) produces lasting results is not compelling, and the same can be said for exercise.
Which is not to say that lifestyle choices don’t matter, or that the individual afflicted with this condition has no responsibility to combat it with every tool at his or her disposal. Lifestyle choices affect health; diseases should be fought.
The phrasing you … The phrasing you used shifts the argument away from medical science and towards morality: it’s either the individual’s fault or it isn’t.
I’m going to push back in the other direction. Fault isn’t even on my radar. Obesity is a phenomenon. Lifestyle choices play into it, but so do other factors which either aren’t under the individual’s direct control, or only partially so: pathogens, gut bacterial populations, genetics, toxic exposures being examples.
Do you think by … Do you think by saying it isn’t the individuals fault is like saying they are not responsible for being an unhealthy weight and shouldln’t take any blame? Perhaps you are over complicating and simple problem, looking into the science of it when it’s just lack of exercise.
I have ran many half marathons, being a fat child and teen,due to unhealthy eating and no exercise,i found as soon as i started exercising the weight fell off. Not only that it exercise is proven to help with depression.
We are taught from childhood to vilify gluttons, to despise the slothful, to believe that obesity is visual evidence of sin.
Science is struggling to understand the actual mechanisms by which lipid exchanges in fat cells become disregulated. How gut bacteria are involved, how industrial food processing and chemical exposures and infectious diseases play a role, and much more.
But many people aren’t interested at all in learning from science. I get that.
Also i do believe … Also i do believe obesity is the individual persons fault. Willpower is enough to lose weight to become a healty person. We are not all fat, people who don’t exercise and eat unhealthy amounts of food are going to be obese. The people who eat sensible amounts and exercise will be of a healthy weight. I don’t buy all this ‘ooh it’s not my fault i am fat’ because it is.
Old man i love to … Old man i love to hear your old story in the past but do you have any past story that could help for a chronic disease person like a Rheumathology Arthritis disease how to treat it and what diet or medicin to preffer plz i love to have your advise thanks see
It’s not a cure-all. There’s no such thing. But I think coconut oil, olive oil, and fats from nuts (walnuts, almonds especially) in your diet are healthier than consuming temperate crop unsaturated oils for your dietary fats. Even butter and lard are probably healthier – unless they include unhealthy hormones or have been hydrogenated.
The first of several videos on the subject. In this one, you’ll find a discussion of saturated and polyunsaturated oils in food, and a Google pointer for more information.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
It’s never too late …
It’s never too late to pay attention to nutrition.
Unfortunately, good information can be tough to nail down. The food industry wants to sell what’s profitable, not what’s good for you – and they have a lot of pull with governments, so “official” dietary advice may serve food industry interests and have little resemblance to the latest science.
A credible source always expresses uncertainty; much isn’t yet known to science.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
I am coming up for …
I am coming up for my 43 birthday yesterday and I really have to change my habits. Smoking must go tomorrow. And I really must start eating sensible portions and good quality food.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
excellent! thanks …
excellent! thanks for posting!
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
very well done :]
very well done :]
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Check out my vid on …
Check out my vid on healthy living
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
No, I don’t …
No, I don’t deep-fry. I don’t do much cooking at all. I’m a vegetarian (but not a vegan); most vegetables are best consumed raw. I do hard-boil eggs and, naturally, I don’t eat raw fish. (Vegans avoid all animal products.)
I don’t drink milk; I do consume other milk products (such as cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt) sparingly. Where possible, I choose organic.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
@Urgelt 2 more …
@Urgelt 2 more questions for you. Do you deep fry anything? If so, what oil? What kind of milk do you drink?
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
I include sunflower …
I include sunflower seeds in my diet. Not a huge amount of them, but they’re there.
I do that because I’m pursuing variety – one of the principles I’m suggesting will help us, nutritionally.
But sunflowers are a temperate crop. Humans evolved in the tropics. So I rely more heavily on olive and coconut oils, eggs, milk products, and fish oil to obtain healthful fats. I round it out with various seeds and nuts.
I avoid the temperate grain oils as much as I can.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
what about …
what about sunflower oil?
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Sounds pretty good. …
Sounds pretty good.
Balsalmic vinegar is fantastic stuff, isn’t it? it’s a rare salad at my house that isn’t drenched with it.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Rapeseed is toxic, …
Rapeseed is toxic, due to its high concentration of erucic acid. So, enter GMO.
It’s sad.
Yeah, you find it in mustard, too,
but most “mustard” condiments are so dilute,
that it’s insignificant.
Mustard substitute:
cayenne + turmeric + balsamic vinegar.
It works for me….
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
But the Omega 3 and …
But the Omega 3 and Omega 6 EFA’s are from PUFA’s. HOWEVER, those highly refined oils you see on the supermarket shelves are just as bad
as hydrogenated oils, because they contain unnatural trans-fatty acids. Naturally occurring trans-fats are not all that bad, and plus, they are sparse. Man-made rape (Canola), which is GMO, BTW, is evil.
I use EVO, VCO, linseed, grapeseed, and apricot kernel oils almost exclusively.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Let me clue you in. …
Let me clue you in. If you develop any of a number of different medical conditions, your doctor is going to prescribe one or several of dozens of medications on the market which will cause you to gain weight, with absolutely no change in your exercise or dietary patterns.
If this happens to you, as it has to many of my correspondents, you will find yourself struggling with a physiological problem not of your making.
Drugs are just one of the ways fat cells can become disregulated.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Science has much to …
Science has much to learn about obesity, still. But thus far, the evidence that transient caloric restriction (“dieting”) produces lasting results is not compelling, and the same can be said for exercise.
Which is not to say that lifestyle choices don’t matter, or that the individual afflicted with this condition has no responsibility to combat it with every tool at his or her disposal. Lifestyle choices affect health; diseases should be fought.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
The phrasing you …
The phrasing you used shifts the argument away from medical science and towards morality: it’s either the individual’s fault or it isn’t.
I’m going to push back in the other direction. Fault isn’t even on my radar. Obesity is a phenomenon. Lifestyle choices play into it, but so do other factors which either aren’t under the individual’s direct control, or only partially so: pathogens, gut bacterial populations, genetics, toxic exposures being examples.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
fair dooz, i like …
fair dooz, i like it, i just wondered if it was your name.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Do you think by …
Do you think by saying it isn’t the individuals fault is like saying they are not responsible for being an unhealthy weight and shouldln’t take any blame? Perhaps you are over complicating and simple problem, looking into the science of it when it’s just lack of exercise.
I have ran many half marathons, being a fat child and teen,due to unhealthy eating and no exercise,i found as soon as i started exercising the weight fell off. Not only that it exercise is proven to help with depression.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
I get that you …
I get that you believe this.
We are taught from childhood to vilify gluttons, to despise the slothful, to believe that obesity is visual evidence of sin.
Science is struggling to understand the actual mechanisms by which lipid exchanges in fat cells become disregulated. How gut bacteria are involved, how industrial food processing and chemical exposures and infectious diseases play a role, and much more.
But many people aren’t interested at all in learning from science. I get that.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
It’s just a user …
It’s just a user name, a pseudonym, completely made-up.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Also i do believe …
Also i do believe obesity is the individual persons fault. Willpower is enough to lose weight to become a healty person. We are not all fat, people who don’t exercise and eat unhealthy amounts of food are going to be obese. The people who eat sensible amounts and exercise will be of a healthy weight. I don’t buy all this ‘ooh it’s not my fault i am fat’ because it is.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
What is the origin …
What is the origin of the name Urgelt? Or is it your actual name?
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Hi Urgelt,
I …
Hi Urgelt,
I enjoyed this video, thanks..very informative
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Improve your diet. …
Improve your diet. Know the difference between bad food and good food, and use your knowledge in your eating habits.
This probably will not cure your rheumatoid arthritis. But it may help.
For more specific information about treating your disease, use a search engine and browse academic and health center sites.
You might also try this search term: “rheumatoid arthritis research.”
Be prepared to spend a lot of time reading… and understand that there is no silver bullet.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Old man i love to …
Old man i love to hear your old story in the past but do you have any past story that could help for a chronic disease person like a Rheumathology Arthritis disease how to treat it and what diet or medicin to preffer plz i love to have your advise thanks see
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:10 am
Me too.
It’s not a …
Me too.
It’s not a cure-all. There’s no such thing. But I think coconut oil, olive oil, and fats from nuts (walnuts, almonds especially) in your diet are healthier than consuming temperate crop unsaturated oils for your dietary fats. Even butter and lard are probably healthier – unless they include unhealthy hormones or have been hydrogenated.