“The human body hasn’t evolved much
since back in caveman days 2000 years ago” Errrr caveman or
Neanderthals, lived about 20,000 years ago. Maybe a slip of the tongue on
her part but since Christ was said to have lived 2000 years ago it was a
particularly noticeable slip to me. And she is simply wrong about evolution.
There is ample evidence humans have evolved continuously and recently. Read the
book “A
troublesome inheritance” or checkout the Time magazine article documenting
that we continue to evolve. http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1931757,00.html
“paleo diet is good” because
it’s what we evolved to eat. Maybe that's wrong. No one knows for sure but see http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-paleo-diet-half-baked-how-hunter-gatherer-really-eat/
“Organic foods are good” Did
you ever wonder why Chinese drink hot tea? It’s because fertilizers used
are human and animal waste. Without being boiled, it’s basically a nice
big cup of E-coli. http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4019
Many of the e-coli outbreaks have been traced to organic foods. When
considering how many people have died from organic foods and e-coli in recent
years, it is possible to make a real argument that they are substantially LESS
healthy for you. Many other issues such as world hunger etc to consider.
Organic foods are, in fact, less “sustainable” planet wide.
“GMO foods are bad” Very
debatable but everyone has different opinions. At the very least the
science is still out but most scientists believe most GMOs are safe. Take
a look at this article on Golden Rice for example. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/sunday-review/golden-rice-lifesaver.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Other issues such as the unintended spread of GMOs to consider.
“Certain foods are Toxic” Sorry
but SUGAR doesn’t meet the definition. Are you saying no 100 year old
ever ate sugar? I guess we have to decide how fast a “toxin” is supposed
to kill you. definition of a toxin is ”a poisonous substance and especially one that
is produced by a living thing” http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toxin
Medical definition: : a colloidal proteinaceous poisonous substance that is a specific
product of the metabolic activities of a living organism and is usually very
unstable, notably toxic when introduced into the tissues, and typically capable
of inducing antibody formation.
“Processed foods are bad” What
does “processing” mean? Cutting a tomato up is processing it. Cooking is
processing. http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4088
“Milk is bad and inflammatory” Many
people are lactose intolerant. But as documented in the book “Guns Germs and
Steel” herding societies developed lactose tolerance and rocketed past
non herding societies in anthropological development. “Within a span of 7,000
years, for instance, people adapted to eating dairy by developing lactose
tolerance. Usually, the gene encoding an enzyme named lactase—which breaks down
lactose sugars in milk—shuts down after infancy; when dairy became prevalent,
many people evolved a
mutation that kept the gene turned on throughout life.” I’m sorry,
but demonizing dairy shows incredible ignorance of anthropology and evolution.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-paleo-diet-half-baked-how-hunter-gatherer-really-eat/
“Red meat rots in the colon” No.
No it doesn’t http://www.gnolls.org/1444/does-meat-rot-in-your-colon-no-what-does-beans-grains-and-vegetables/
http://authoritynutrition.com/8-ridiculous-myths-about-meat-and-health/
“Red meat digests slower”. the
food that you eat for dinner tonight will be in the form of amino acids
(protein), triglycerides and cholesterol (fats) and carbohydrates (mostly glucose),
vita-mins, minerals, and water probably by tomorrow evening. Probably some, if
not most, of it will also have been absorbed into your body and used in some
way. www.kinginstitute.org/attachments/article/263/hnu-06-2008.pdf
http://paleohacks.com/meat/is-red-meat-hard-to-digest-10586
“Colon cleansing has benefits” Very
debatable. August 1 in the August issue of The Journal of Family Practice,
demonstrates that colon cleansing can cause side effects ranging from cramping
to renal failure and death. http://sciencebasedlife.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/colon-cleansing-no-benefit-and-dangerous/
“The colon has sludge & things
stuck in it”. Not unless you’re very sick. Although doctors
prescribe colon cleansing as preparation for medical procedures such as
colonoscopy, most don’t recommend colon cleansing for detoxification. Their
reasoning is simple: Your digestive system and bowel naturally eliminate waste
material and bacteria — your body doesn’t need colon cleansing to do this.
“Twinkies are Toxic” Check out this article below which has this quote: "On a
twinkie diet Haub's "bad" cholesterol, or LDL, dropped 20 percent and
his "good" cholesterol, or HDL, increased by 20 percent. He reduced
the level of triglycerides, which are a form of fat, by 39 percent. " http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/
(also demonstrating my point you could live off them for 30 days)
“Gluten is bad and inflammatory” Debatable
except for Celiacs http://www.forbes.com/sites/rosspomeroy/2014/05/15/non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity-may-not-exist/
“Certain foods are
inflammatory” probably not (except for allergic reactions
obviously). http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/magic-diet-not-so-much/
“Eating clean tips”
Specific Review of the science behind her recommendations: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/should-you-be-eating-clean/
“You are what you eat” More
bullshit. For example doubling saturated fat in diet does NOT double it
in blood. You are NOT in fact what you eat. Your body converts
everything
