Best Foods to Eat (Health-wise)

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I'm hoping to start a good discussion of what people eat to promote good health.
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I have plenty of the following:

- Lots of Fiber (Wheat Germ, High Fiber Whole Wheat bread, Ground Flax Seed, Otameal, Veggies)

- Omega 3/6 (Fish, Ground Flax Seed, Supplements)

- Home Brewed Natural Tea (Linden, Black, Ginseng, lots of Green Tea).

- Lots of water

- Fruits and Veggies have tons of antioxidants, minerals, vitamins, etc. So I have some variation of them at every meal.

- Get plenty of exercise.

On my to-do list:

- Trying to add cardio now. Not easy since I'm naturally thin and don't need it. Have always done weights, but need to exercise the heart and lungs.

- Trying to improve my sleep pattern. Don't get enough sleep.

All you really need to do to have a longer, more enjoyable life is to eliminate processed foods from your diet and exercise. Sodas have to be the worst.
 
Curious to know what everyone's thought son probiotics are. I've been hearing about it a lot lately,

Do probiotics supplements provide any significant benefit for the person that already eats well?
 
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I also drink a glass (sometimes 2) of red wine daily. I've read a lot recently about the health benefits.

anyone else do this?
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Just started to do this. More because I needed something to unwind and help with my sleep than anything else. But yes, in moderation it is very good for your heart in that it helps prevent against strokes.

The problem is how do you define moderation? :D
 
a lowfat (10-15% TOTAL fat) veggie diet is best thing you could do. little fish maybe 3 ounces per week is enough "meat". stay away from milk, pork, beef, ham and eggs. no OIL, not even olive and no BUTTER! don't need those only do harm.

veggies, veggies, and more veggies..

that's the ticket :)
 
The lady that just recently died at 120 yrs old said the secret to her living so long was she drank a small glass of olive oil every day. I dont think eliminating olive oil is necessarily a good thing. But I am no doctor of course.

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a lowfat (10-15% TOTAL fat) veggie diet is best thing you could do. little fish maybe 3 ounces per week is enough "meat". stay away from milk, pork, beef, ham and eggs. no OIL, not even olive and no BUTTER! don't need those only do harm.

veggies, veggies, and more veggies..

that's the ticket :)
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The lady that just recently died at 120 yrs old said the secret to her living so long was she drank a small glass of olive oil every day. I dont think eliminating olive oil is necessarily a good thing. But I am no doctor of course.
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LOL how would she know why she lived so long?
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i submit she lived long despite her nutritional errors.
olive oil is concentrated processed 100% fat.
 
I'm just saying, she lived very very long and a habit like consuming olive oil in that quantity daily is not common and she swears by it. There was a whole article about it. I think she was Israeli or something.

What about coconut oil? I hear that is super good for you, despite its very high fat content.

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LOL how would she know why she lived so long?
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i submit she lived long despite her nutritional errors.
olive oil is concentrated processed 100% fat.
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I'm just saying, she lived very very long and a habit like consuming olive oil in that quantity daily is not common and she swears by it. There was a whole article about it. I think she was Israeli or something.

What about coconut oil? I hear that is super good for you, despite its very high fat content.
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Coconut oil is mostly saturated fat..crapola..all inet hypeola..

the truth:

"Differences in all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality
between Hong Kong and Singapore: role of nutrition."

Zhang J, Kesteloot H.

Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Catholic
University of Leuven, Belgium.

"BACKGROUND: The majority of inhabitants in Hong Kong and Singapore
are ethnic Chinese, but all-cause and cardiovascular mortality rates
in these two regions are markedly different. This study describes
differences in the magnitude and trends in mortality and attempts to
explain these differences. METHODS: Data of mortality rates in 1963-
1965 and 1993-1995 in the age class of 45-74 years, dietary habits
and other factors were compared between Hong Kong and Singapore using
Japan, Spain and the USA as reference countries. Mortality and food
consumption data were obtained from WHO and FAO, respectively.
RESULTS: Large differences in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality
exist between Hong Kong and Singapore. The difference in total cancer
mortality was less consistent and smaller. The most pronounced
finding was that ischemic heart disease mortality in 1993-1995 was
2.98 and 3.14 times higher in Singapore than in Hong Kong in men and
women, respectively. Of the five countries considered, Singapore has
the highest all-cause mortality in both sexes in the period of 1960-
1995. The ratio of animal to vegetal fat was higher in Singapore
(2.24) than in Hong Kong (1.08). Singapore had higher serum
concentrations of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein
cholesterol than Hong Kong, but the opposite result was observed for
high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS: There are striking
differences in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality between Hong
Kong and Singapore. These differences can be most reasonably and
plausibly explained by their differences in dietary habits, for
example, a higher consumption of coconut and palm oil, mainly
containing saturated fat, in Singapore."

PMID: 11855581
 
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