[ozzie]

If that's how I'm supposed to eat, I'm already dead.

[JohnnyBuddha]

Christ almighty, nothing on the site says you must eat in any specific way, and if they do advocate you following these rules to a tee, then they're idiotic.

It's the same as anything else health related: you learn the facts and you decide how important it is to you and then implement the facts into your life in whatever way you deem necessary. So if you notice you have low energy levels, you may want to consider experimenting with different food combinations. Same if you have digestive problems, bloating, etc.

[JohnnyBuddha]

Originally Posted by ronin0352

Hmm, I personally think that article is full of shit, just from glancing at it.


So basically don't eat any thing with protein. Meat has fat, eggs have fat, cheese, nuts, etc. Basically everything that passage mentioned as a source of protein also has fats.



So basically eat like a rabbit? One protein a day?

IF you read the specific charts they go into more depth about the role that nuts, beans, legumes, etc. play. You just have to keep in mind that this stuff isn't going to fit into a nice little box and be black and white. Does it seem unreasonable that different foods require different digestive environments in order to be properly and efficiently digested? Do you not think that digestive system--like any other part of the body--has certain needs in order to function fully and that when its functioning is impaired, effects will be felt physically and mentally?

[ronin0352]

Relax Johnny, it wasn't an attack on you or your worth. At first glance, it looks like a bunch of crap to me. It also looks like it's basically telling you to be vegetarian or at least to eat very little meat/animal products. I'm sure there are some very good points in there somewhere, but I personally have no desire to follow anything remotely like that. To each his own, right?

[JinKazama]

i seriously hope not

[JohnnyBuddha]

Originally Posted by ronin0352

Relax Johnny, it wasn't an attack on you or your worth. At first glance, it looks like a bunch of crap to me. It also looks like it's basically telling you to be vegetarian or at least to eat very little meat/animal products. I'm sure there are some very good points in there somewhere, but I personally have no desire to follow anything remotely like that. To each his own, right?

Cool--I wasn't all that pissed off about disagreement, but I do get a bit annoyed when discussing somewhat "alternative" approaches on here and elsewhere. Sorry if I seemed like a dick. I know I don't like it when people spaz at me. I'd like to discuss things but I just felt that what you wrote (and what others often do when discussing such approaches) was willfully ignorant and dismissive--that you were looking for a tiny bit of contradictory information in order to dismiss an approach to health which strikes me as very logical. So as accustory or defensive as some of my questions may have seemed (e.g. "Does it seem unreasonable that different foods require different digestive environments in order to be properly and efficiently digested?"), I still feel they were relevant and were mainly intended for discussion/illustration.

But I do feel there are some very good points in there and it is up to each person to apply it to his/her diet as they see fit. I don't apply many principles in my eating, but I try to eat fruits alone (especially melon) and I try to keep in mind that if I eat a big meal of meats and starches, I might be a bit more sluggish afterwards.

Digestion and assimilation interest me, and I'm not sure how much attention it is given in this part of the world "the west". I know that in Chinese and Indian (Ayurvedic) medicine, digestion is crucial to health and energy. For athletics, it might be beneficial in some way to modify what foods are eaten together in order to have better energy levels and better/more efficient absorption of nutrients, minerals, protein, etc. But again, there's always going to be some sort of trade-off.