One of the first books that really got me thinking about what I eat and how I eat it was Micahel Pollan’s In Defense of Food. His mantra for this book was simple-Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants. Michael doesn’t care about Carbs or Fats-he cares about the chemical and the artificial hiding in plain sight pretending to be food. The villain in his stories is The Western Diet-lots of processed food, lots of the holy trinity of fat, salt, and sugar, and not too many vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Food Rules contain a list of 64 guidelines…
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A Fistful of Vitamins
After a month or so on the UltraMind Solution diet and lifestyle plan, I am feeling much better. Of course, feeling better is one of those things that is often hard to put a finger on. I used to be really big on trying every kind of vitamin and supplement I could find. A lot of this stuff worked wonders-for the first week or two. Bee pollen, royal jelly, phosphatidylserine, CoQ-10 & N-Acetyle-somethng, B vitamins, and of course, coffee in all it’s wonderous forms. I am also a huge fan of Taurine, the stuff that give Red Bull it’s kick.…
Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants
The Western Diet: A Recipe for Poor Health Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food offers a compelling critique of the Western Diet and its detrimental effects on our health. The book explores how our modern diet, dominated by processed foods, has led to widespread disease and poor health. Pollan’s work could easily be subtitled “The Food Industry’s Worst Nightmare,” as it reveals the dark side of processed foods—from everyday staples like flour to indulgences like Twinkies—and their harmful impact on our well-being. Processed Foods: The Hidden Villain Pollan argues that the shift from the traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle to our current…