The Meat and Protein Debate
Before I get into talking about all this new info that’s out
there on eating meat-based diets, just a quick update….
This week was FANTASTIC-abulous! Kept to all of my plans and really have just
felt great, even though winter lingers on and on, and on and on and on. There are a couple things I would say about
winter – first of all, exercise every day, no matter what. Second, eat PLENTY of fresh fruits and
veggies throughout the coldest of days, even if they are canned or flash frozen
– you have to get as much freshness in your diet as possible. And the other thing is meditate to relieve
the anxiety of winter. Do it with lots of candles around and the music you love,
with pictures of things and people you love around you.
OK OK…so in the past few weeks there’s been quite a bit of
debate out there in the newspapers and health columns about the new studies on
meat, heart disease, protein, and cancer.
Turns out there are significant new studies that prove, beyond a shadow
of a doubt, that eating too much protein (over 50g) in your “middle years”
could be as detrimental to your health as smoking a pack a day, particularly if
it is red meat protein. These seem to
cause detrimental health affects, even if it isn’t as stark as they make
it. To see the actual study, check it
out here in the Guardian:
No matter what we do, it always seems contradicted
right? Paleo, Atkins, and so on. Vegan,
Vegetarian, Lacot-Ovo, whatever.
No matter what we do, it does seem that we’re better off
eating whole foods and that about 90% of them ought to be plants. So, that’s what I am back to these days, And if you’re ever wondering if it’s
possible, YES you can get all of your protein from plants. The only thing is that you cannot eat lentils
every day or kidney beans every day, garbanzo, adzuki, cannellini or what have
you. It has to be mixed up, along with
tons of greens, and vegetables with every array of color, texture, and flavor.
P.S.: Just to address
my dear friend James VandenBosch…who recently accused me (in fun) of a bit of
conspicuous virtue with my blog, well I hope Jim that next year I can give up
conspicuous virtue for lent!
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