Best Foods to Eat (Health-wise)

Releasing gas is good for you, since gas is full of toxins--otherwise, fecal mass that is gasless has a greater chance to transport transport toxins back across the cell membrane in the colon/cecum.

Also, if lauric acid causes an increase in HDL-type cholesterol, this is better for your cardiovascular system. It is the "good" cholesterol.
 
I hear what your both saying, im a fan of the humble bean myself.

Here's a question, about said lentil sprouts-i gather lentils have a sort of toxin, a monster fart producing toxin, (true) which is why its necessary to cook, drain, rinse, rinse, cook drain them-its the brown "scum" that develops when first cooking up lentil dall.

I know the seed undergoes huge chemical changes when they are sprouted, but, damn, i would say sprouting intensifies the stuff.

Half asleep one morning, blasting away like a pnuematic rattlegun, i jumped up and looked around for a ship it was that bad.

Are lentil sprouts always that bad, there's no way to make them less gassy?

For that matter, how can three tablespoons of sprouts produce, seemingly, about 24 gallons of gas?

Energy crisis solved........
 
I believe in God, as I can not envision a material universe without a beginning or end, but I left organized religion a long time ago.

Having said that, foods mentioned in the Bible are the healthiest foods.

Whole wheat (bulgur), other grains such as rye and oats, lentils, olive oil, lemon, figs, dates, grapes, fish...

Basically, unprocessed and mostly raw foods, coupled with proteins derived mainly from seafood.

Processed foods, especially those high in saturated and transfats, are the bane of the Western Diet. Anything manipulated in a lab, or having its molecular structure manipulated - bad. Red meats high in marbled fat content- bad. Farmed raised seafood (full of PCBs, dioxins, mercury and other lipophilic toxins) - bad.

Genetically unmolested fruits, vegetables, grains and seafood from the dwindling areas of the ocean that have yet to be completely contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants - good.
 
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Whole wheat (bulgur), other grains such as rye and oats, lentils, olive oil, lemon, figs, dates, grapes, fish...

Basically, unprocessed and mostly raw foods, coupled with proteins derived mainly from seafood.
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It would be difficult to argue with that, obviously the source will rub people the wrong way, particularly myself.

It should be evident, there wasnt any processed food in the sense we know it, at the time- grains, alcohol, vinegar storage and cured meats would be as close as they had to processed food.

Take amaranth for example, reputedly the most nutritionally balanced, healthy grain on the planet, was unknown in bible times, and banned by the deeply religious conquistadors.

Now, you cant buy a a loaf made of the stuff for any price.

Regarding the vegan arguement of armoured saint, i dont know how its possible to dig that, ultimately, its easy enough to be disgusted by intensive meat production, but here's the thing;

no "primitive" society ate only vegan, NOT ONE, and the intake of organ meats was universal.

Many ate heart, brains, lungs, liver, kidneys, viscera, (high in collagen, etc) often giving the "meat" or flesh to the camp dogs.

So, how do you conclude vegan is the way to go? Just wondering.:)
 
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It would be difficult to argue with that, obviously the source will rub people the wrong way, particularly myself.

It should be evident, there wasnt any processed food in the sense we know it, at the time- grains, alcohol, vinegar storage and cured meats would be as close as they had to processed food.

Take amaranth for example, reputedly the most nutritionally balanced, healthy grain on the planet, was unknown in bible times, and banned by the deeply religious conquistadors.

Now, you cant buy a a loaf made of the stuff for any price.

Regarding the vegan arguement of armoured saint, i dont know how its possible to dig that, ultimately, its easy enough to be disgusted by intensive meat production, but here's the thing;

no "primitive" society ate only vegan, NOT ONE, and the intake of organ meats was universal.

Many ate heart, brains, lungs, liver, kidneys, viscera, (high in collagen, etc) often giving the "meat" or flesh to the camp dogs.

So, how do you conclude vegan is the way to go? Just wondering.:)
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Well, a true vegan diet would exclude any animal or mammal proteins or byproducts.

So, fish and seafood would not be acceptable to a true vegan.

I do think some unprocessed 'red' animal protein is healthy, as it contains zinc, B3 (niacin) and B6, essential amino acids, and iron.

You can get iron from other sources, such as deep, leafy green vegetables (spinach), but it's hard to obtain some nutrients and trace minerals from sources other than red meat.

Red meat intake should be very moderate however, due to saturated fat content.

It's a matter of heated debate as to whether lightly cooked red meats are healthier than well cooked red meats, as some argue that cooking red meats to the point of charring is a major contributing source of carcinogenic intake. The countervailing argument is that cooking red meat to an internal temperature of 160 degrees (well done) is the only way to eradicate potentially harmful bacteria.
 
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Well, a true vegan diet would exclude any animal or mammal proteins or byproducts.

So, fish and seafood would not be acceptable to a true vegan.

I do think some unprocessed 'red' animal protein is healthy, as it contains zinc, B3 (niacin) and B6, essential amino acids, and iron.

You can get iron from other sources, such as deep, leafy green vegetables (spinach), but it's hard to obtain some nutrients and trace minerals from sources other than red meat.

Red meat intake should be very moderate however, due to saturated fat content.

It's a matter of heated debate as to whether lightly cooked red meats are healthier than well cooked red meats, as some argue that cooking red meats to the point of charring is a major contributing source of carcinogenic intake. The countervailing argument is that cooking red meat to an internal temperature of 160 degrees (well done) is the only way to eradicate potentially harmful bacteria.
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Hmm, but that is what is interesting-going vegan flies in the face of human gastronomic development.

Btw, according to wiki, spinach has zero iron benifit, its a complete myth, although green leafies, its logical to me, should be a core staple.

Even the saturated fat idea goes entirely against what people have eaten since the dawn of time, they ate tonnes of fat, as much as they could get-the human taste bud has fat receptors, that has to tell you something.

Lard, tallow, ghee, olive oil, butter, were standard cooking helpers and, still are.
I suspect, the issue now is the quantities and percentages, its obvious frozen everything and pre packaged pap is highly un-nutritious, combined with too much readily available meat "products" its unlikely to be that great for anyone.
 
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Releasing gas is good for you, since gas is full of toxins--otherwise, fecal mass that is gasless has a greater chance to transport toxins back across the cell membrane in the colon/cecum.
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Interesting...so can we surmise that those who fart with abandon(me) would be healthier than those who rarely, if ever fart(my ex-wife) all other things being equal?

Also, what are the consequences of encountering a fart, post expulsion, from a bodily orifice? Would the inhalation of a fart pose a threat to one's health?
 
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Hmm, but that is what is interesting-going vegan flies in the face of human gastronomic development.

Btw, according to wiki, spinach has zero iron benifit, its a complete myth, although green leafies, its logical to me, should be a core staple.

Even the saturated fat idea goes entirely against what people have eaten since the dawn of time, they ate tonnes of fat, as much as they could get-the human taste bud has fat receptors, that has to tell you something.

Lard, tallow, ghee, olive oil, butter, were standard cooking helpers and, still are.
I suspect, the issue now is the quantities and percentages, its obvious frozen everything and pre packaged pap is highly un-nutritious, combined with too much readily available meat "products" its unlikely to be that great for anyone.
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Healthy fats include those rich in omega 3, such as fat from the blubber of whales and other fish, along with vegetable and plant derived fats, including pistachios, olives and canola and sunflower seeds.

While it is debatable as to whether animal based fats (those maintaining solidity at room temperature) such as lard, butter and so on are healthy or not, what is not debatable is that modern man is eating too many calories, on average, and is far more sedentary, than his predecessor.

Hunters, gathers and even farmers (pre luxury cab, gps navigated combine), expended much energy during the course of a day, and there level of activity probably negated much of the unhealthy side effects of eating some of the less healthy saturated fats.

Transfats didn't even exist at the time, and our ancestors didn't have freezers stuffed with hotpockets, with nitrate laden, heavily processed, cured meats, as well as very high doses of saturated animal fats. They also did not have bags of pizza and cheddar cheese flavored combos snacks laying around their caves or huts, with a shelf life of approximately 10 years.
 
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I'm hoping to start a good discussion of what people eat to promote good health...
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* Water

* Fish

* Milk

* Wine

* Beans

* Apple or Pear

* Lots of raw other foods

* High dosage of vitamin B's

Mark
 
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