Okay, I have a couple to comment on. First, whole wheat bread. You're just talkin brown bread, right? Because I buy fresh bakery bread (usually sour dough) with a shit ton of visible seeds in it. That's what I call whole wheat or "seedy" bread. I refuse to believe it's bad for me.
Next, nobody is going to tell me that I shouldn't be eating potatoes. Sugar or not, it is an organic piece of food that grows out of the ground. And it's caloric density makes it a great staple because it fills you up with fewer calories.
Finally, MILK. I get it. Milk is good for us but I just cannot make myself drink a product that has another animal's pus in it 🤮 I don't drink oat milk either because the first time I bought it to put in my coffee I could see the oil floating on top of my coffee.
You have a lot of good points, and I'm glad you brought them up. We need to discuss and think about these things to figure out what's best for us as individuals.
I agree that the "seed" bread should be better for you than straight-up brown bread. But some people will react to all of its extra ingredients. The bran, etc., can be a real irritant. There's an excellent book called The Plant Paradox that is a real eye-opener. A lot of people have weird symptoms like headaches, pains, and stomach disorders, which may be related to things they are eating, such as lectins and phytates found in whole wheat food and brown rice. Counter-intuitively, basmati white rice might be one of the safest grains for those people since it has no gluten either.
Potatoes. Totally fine if you like those, it may not be a problem for you. If a person is carrying a bunch of extra weight that is causing them health issues, they may consider NOT eating a lot of potatoes, bread, and rice. We need to be aware that if glucose is a problem for us individually, eating too many carbs makes it worse. On a diet of mostly carbs of any sort, with insufficient protein and fat, the average person will be in a high insulin state all day, which is fat-storing and inflammatory in the long run.
If you are pre-diabetic, potatoes are a problem, especially deep-fried ones.
Milk. I've heard the pus argument, and it may not be for you. I personally don't drink it since I don't think it is good for me in the liquid form; that's all advertising hype. We can get everything that milk supposedly has for us from other sources if we choose.
So, is artificial factory pus made out of inflammatory seed oils the way to go? Probably not!
Your point about seeds associated with headaches...in the lead-up to my chronic migraine diagnosis, they gave me a ton of literature, including foods that "could" contribute and it's mind-boggling. There are so many foods that "could" contribute that it would take the rest of my life to execute elimination testing lol. Migraines are nearly impossible to figure out and I'd be sad if i learned that my seedy bread was a culprit. Now you have me wondering.
I used to get migraines. Interestingly enough, they went away after I stopped eating wheat. But I quit the wheat because it was giving me a lot of other problems, like disaster pants, stomach cramps, and rashes on my face. I didn’t realize it was probably causing the headaches as well.
Oh wow, and I was the opposite. Ever since childhood I got major stomach pains from white bread. As soon as my doc told me to switch it was all good.
Friggin headaches will be the death of me someday. The only plus side of being diagnosed is that now I have preventative meds. It's difficult to try elimination methods when you get 15-20 per month and you need to work for a living. Medication is the only thing allowing me to work.
I really suggest you read The Plant Paradox. It might be the answer you need and there’s nothing expensive or time consuming about his suggested plan of action
Just found it on Amazon and I'm ordering ASAP. Thank you, Tim. I have ALWAYS wondered if something besides meds can help my headaches but you know....hard to stop medication long enough to find out.
I will definitely let you know what I think of the book. 😊
Kristi, just a comment on the sourdough bread you buy at the bakery. Make sure it is made with a real sourdough starter or it really isn’t sourdough bread. And will be made with the same additives of other conventional bread. Real sourdough is just flour, water and salt.
That's a great point about the sourdough. I found out when my daughter worked in a bakery that the bread they made there didn't have any actual sourdough starter. Instead, they poured a powdered sourdough flavoring type of product into the dough. It wasn't made like homemade bread at all.
It`s crazy how much value you put into this article.
Supermarkets should have a sign: "Enter at your own risk." or "Trespassing this building might jeopardize your health."
Being pretty informed about nutrition myself I was happily surprised (or shall I say shocked) I learned a few things, seasoned with your ironic tone, which is always a pleasure to read.
So no Oatmilk there, I`m an almond milk drinker, but I have a feeling that this might be just as bad - how about the oil in there?
There's a brand of walnut milk called Elmhurst and the ingredients are filtered water and walnuts. That's it. I don't drink it but I use it in my coffee.
Well, pretty much everything you eat is converted to glucose in your body 😜 If you eat a keto/carnivore diet, with no carbs, your body will create its own glucose through gluconeogenesis, about 100-150 grams per day. Red blood cells can't work without glucose. Parts of the brain need glucose to work. So sugar ain't that bad.
Okay, I have a couple to comment on. First, whole wheat bread. You're just talkin brown bread, right? Because I buy fresh bakery bread (usually sour dough) with a shit ton of visible seeds in it. That's what I call whole wheat or "seedy" bread. I refuse to believe it's bad for me.
Next, nobody is going to tell me that I shouldn't be eating potatoes. Sugar or not, it is an organic piece of food that grows out of the ground. And it's caloric density makes it a great staple because it fills you up with fewer calories.
Finally, MILK. I get it. Milk is good for us but I just cannot make myself drink a product that has another animal's pus in it 🤮 I don't drink oat milk either because the first time I bought it to put in my coffee I could see the oil floating on top of my coffee.
You have a lot of good points, and I'm glad you brought them up. We need to discuss and think about these things to figure out what's best for us as individuals.
I agree that the "seed" bread should be better for you than straight-up brown bread. But some people will react to all of its extra ingredients. The bran, etc., can be a real irritant. There's an excellent book called The Plant Paradox that is a real eye-opener. A lot of people have weird symptoms like headaches, pains, and stomach disorders, which may be related to things they are eating, such as lectins and phytates found in whole wheat food and brown rice. Counter-intuitively, basmati white rice might be one of the safest grains for those people since it has no gluten either.
Potatoes. Totally fine if you like those, it may not be a problem for you. If a person is carrying a bunch of extra weight that is causing them health issues, they may consider NOT eating a lot of potatoes, bread, and rice. We need to be aware that if glucose is a problem for us individually, eating too many carbs makes it worse. On a diet of mostly carbs of any sort, with insufficient protein and fat, the average person will be in a high insulin state all day, which is fat-storing and inflammatory in the long run.
If you are pre-diabetic, potatoes are a problem, especially deep-fried ones.
Milk. I've heard the pus argument, and it may not be for you. I personally don't drink it since I don't think it is good for me in the liquid form; that's all advertising hype. We can get everything that milk supposedly has for us from other sources if we choose.
So, is artificial factory pus made out of inflammatory seed oils the way to go? Probably not!
Okay, touché. Solid comebacks.
Your point about seeds associated with headaches...in the lead-up to my chronic migraine diagnosis, they gave me a ton of literature, including foods that "could" contribute and it's mind-boggling. There are so many foods that "could" contribute that it would take the rest of my life to execute elimination testing lol. Migraines are nearly impossible to figure out and I'd be sad if i learned that my seedy bread was a culprit. Now you have me wondering.
I used to get migraines. Interestingly enough, they went away after I stopped eating wheat. But I quit the wheat because it was giving me a lot of other problems, like disaster pants, stomach cramps, and rashes on my face. I didn’t realize it was probably causing the headaches as well.
Oh wow, and I was the opposite. Ever since childhood I got major stomach pains from white bread. As soon as my doc told me to switch it was all good.
Friggin headaches will be the death of me someday. The only plus side of being diagnosed is that now I have preventative meds. It's difficult to try elimination methods when you get 15-20 per month and you need to work for a living. Medication is the only thing allowing me to work.
I really suggest you read The Plant Paradox. It might be the answer you need and there’s nothing expensive or time consuming about his suggested plan of action
Just found it on Amazon and I'm ordering ASAP. Thank you, Tim. I have ALWAYS wondered if something besides meds can help my headaches but you know....hard to stop medication long enough to find out.
I will definitely let you know what I think of the book. 😊
Kristi, just a comment on the sourdough bread you buy at the bakery. Make sure it is made with a real sourdough starter or it really isn’t sourdough bread. And will be made with the same additives of other conventional bread. Real sourdough is just flour, water and salt.
That's a great point about the sourdough. I found out when my daughter worked in a bakery that the bread they made there didn't have any actual sourdough starter. Instead, they poured a powdered sourdough flavoring type of product into the dough. It wasn't made like homemade bread at all.
That's so disappointing to know. I wonder if you came straight out and asked about their sourdough, if they'd be honest?
Hey Tim,
It`s crazy how much value you put into this article.
Supermarkets should have a sign: "Enter at your own risk." or "Trespassing this building might jeopardize your health."
Being pretty informed about nutrition myself I was happily surprised (or shall I say shocked) I learned a few things, seasoned with your ironic tone, which is always a pleasure to read.
So no Oatmilk there, I`m an almond milk drinker, but I have a feeling that this might be just as bad - how about the oil in there?
Here’s the ingredients list from a popular almond milk in Canada. The fourth ingredient is sunflower lecithin, which is basically a seed oil product.
Almond base (filtered water, almonds), Sea salt, Gellan gum, Sunflower lecithin, Locust bean gum, Natural flavour, Vitamins and minerals (calcium carbonate, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, riboflavin, vitamin B12, zinc gluconate).
Hmm,
back to regular milk then?
It feels like a letdown, doesn't it? I was so disappointed about the almond milk because I liked it.
There's a brand of walnut milk called Elmhurst and the ingredients are filtered water and walnuts. That's it. I don't drink it but I use it in my coffee.
So glad you said this!!!
Thanks, Melissa! It may not make me popular, but
But, it’s important..
So crazy! I’m going through my fridge and pantry for a review on ingredients.
Well, pretty much everything you eat is converted to glucose in your body 😜 If you eat a keto/carnivore diet, with no carbs, your body will create its own glucose through gluconeogenesis, about 100-150 grams per day. Red blood cells can't work without glucose. Parts of the brain need glucose to work. So sugar ain't that bad.