Guest guest Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 The Good, The Bad & The Chubby Welllllll, this third part of the Lifetime Health Diet is where we get to look at other diets and at their strong points (true data) and their weaknesses (half truths and / or false data). The purpose of doing this is not so much to show where they went off the rails or “how bad they all are”, but to see if we can learn something from them and thus bring about a new set of conclusions to operate from. The Atkins Diet (released in 2 books, with the 2nd being “NEW” and a re-write of the first) = Heavy Animal Protein and Animal Fat Intake regardless of quantity or quality: The main theories behind the workability of the diet are the following: 1. A heavy animal protein and animal fat intake will bring about a condition known as Ketosis = the rapid burning up of body fat. This is true and it does work. 2. You don’t have to worry about how much you eat since heavy animal proteins fill you quickly and sends the “Tank Full” signal to the brain promptly. Also true data. 3. Proteins are necessary for the creation of Hormones which stimulate the body’s functions and operation. True again. The biggest outpoints and the most seriously omitted facts from the two Atkins books are: 1. Rapid burning up of accumulated fat, will release stored up toxins that can make a person seriously ill. This is potentially dangerous to the point that it may even result in death under certain circumstances. 2. (And the most critical point) With the exception of Goat’s Milk, Sheep’s Milk, and Human Mother’s Milk, ALL MEAT PRODUCTS AND THEIR MEAT BYPRODUCTS ARE ACID ASH, AND WHEN TAKEN TO EXCESS WILL BRING ABOUT A CONDITION KNOWN AS ACIDOSIS ! ! ! This is so fundamental it begs further explanation and clarification. All foods are either Acid Ash, Alkaline Ash or Neutral Ash. When we talk about “ASH” we’re discussing what is left over after a food has metabolized = burned up or broken down to be used by the body. If you were to take a blow torch to a piece of steak for instance, burn it to a crisp and then take a little of this “Ash” and add some completely neutral, technical grade distilled water, litmus paper would show this pH test coming back as “Acid”. If the same test was done using a carrot, the test would come back “Alkaline”. Olive Oil would come back “Neutral” and so on. The pH Scale goes from 1 to 14 with 7 being completely Neutral. Above 7 is Alkaline while below 7 is Acid. The human body was designed to operate optimally from 6.5 to 7.5 on the pH scale but can go wildly out of this range. However, and this is absolutely vital, Human Blood MUST be 7.3 to 7.5 on the Alkaline side of this scale, and this fact alone is so crucial that your body will do anything and everything necessary to keep it so. Your body will even rob your organs, glands, tissues, teeth and bones of much needed minerals such as Calcium and Magnesium just for the purpose of keeping your blood in this very narrow band. Too many Acid Ash foods from a heavy meat, high protein only diet that is not balanced with Alkaline Ash foods (almost all Fruit and Vegetables are Alkaline) creates this condition known as Acidosis. And Acidosis is the root cause of Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Hair Loss, Tooth Decay, debilitated organs and glands resulting in a Lack of Energy and Sex Drive, and the creation of the phony diseases of ADD, ADHD and Fibromyalgia to name only a few. Cancer thrives in an acid environment while it actually retards in an alkaline one. There are so many problems created by Acidosis, that it would take a book the size of a large dictionary to list all of the negative physical conditions created by this dreadful condition. The Zone Diet = Promotes the use of exact QUANTITIES of animal source proteins to balance any other foods you wish to eat: The main workable theories behind the diet are: 1. Quantity of meat protein is important and needs to be balanced with whatever and everything else eaten. This is very True. 2. Hormones including Insulin and HGH = Human Growth Hormone are necessary for body functions and health. These hormones are produced from proteins. Very true. Regardless of the fact that Dr. Sears, the author, was on the right track with a few things here, there are so many confusions, contradictions, and outright false conclusions in this book, that I honestly had a great deal of difficulty trying to push my way through to the end of it. 1. from the beginning of the book on page 3 – “This technique involves using the most powerful and ubiquitous (found everywhere) drug we have: = food !!! Holy cow dung Batman, but this author has absolutely no idea what a DRUG is. 2. After rolling the eyes into the back of my head on that one, I turned to the end of the book to discover that Dr. Sears says it’s OK to eat a Snickers Bar or Hagen Daz Ice Cream as long as you eat it along with a protein such as Cottage Cheese. 3. Last but not least was his favorable promotion of “Fast Food” establishments like McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendys, etc. etc. That did it for me, and the rest of his book was pure torture for me to read. Dr. Sears talked a great deal about Hormones and even discussed the subject of Enzymes a little bit, but apparently had no clue that these Fast Food Franken Stores serve food that contain meats loaded full of destructive hormones, steroids, and antibiotics. In the same breath, he also recommends “Organic Food”??? How can he do this in all good conscience??? I can only conclude that this man jumped on the Atkins Band Wagon but then decided to be different by bringing “Quantity” and “Veggies” into the equation which are the actual sane points of his diet. The “Fit for Life” Diet = Get off of all meats, and use Fruit for cleansing and Vegetables for rebuilding. The big truths are: 1. You can cleanse your body of toxins using Food. This is so true that an entire generation of Vegetarians have sprung up from this diet. Many people have achieved a fine state of health using it, BUT it didn’t last ! ! ! The same could be said of The Beverly Hills Diet and the exclusive use of Fruit at the beginning of it. 2. Enzymes are extremely important when it comes to food and nutrient absorption, and raw, live foods are the best way to get Enzymes. This is a tough one to argue with as long as the “Live” foods we’re dealing with are of the highest QUALITY and from 100% ORGANIC sources. 3. Eating different Foods at the right time of day, and in the right combinations can bring about health. Oh so true, and this one factor alone led to the entrenchment of vegetarianism in a large population of today’s natural, health food movement. This very popular diet is actually an update and modernization of the work of Herbert Shelton from the 1940’s. The only thing it never seemed to resolve was the lack of protein as supplied by animal sources. People who stick to this diet religiously, after a while, seem to get old before their time. The cleansing helps and they stay skinny, but many of these people just never get enough protein and they never seem to reach a full state of health. Next week, section two of the 3rd part of the program will be concluded with a critique of The Cohen, Soda Cracker Diet. Yours in Knowledge, Health and Freedom, Doc 2007 by Ian Shillington N.D. All rights reserved. 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