RE: Energy!!!! Alkalizing foods, high-fat foods [s]

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Hi again Ms. Indiana! Thanks for your wonderful note.

 

Regarding that SET class, perhaps there is some middle ground? For example,

the bar with none of the weights for awhile? I obviously cannot see what you

are experiencing, so I can only suggest that you seek an option that offers

you both the enjoyment and the healing you seek.

 

Regarding the food...

 

A tablespoon of oil contains 120 calories, 100% of which are from fat.

Further, all pressed oils are fractional foods (some parts used, others

discarded). I typically suggest whole foods whenever possible.

 

Sans the flavoring, vinegar is 1 part pure acetic to 19 parts water. When

sold as acetic acid to chemistry labs and such, the jug comes labeled with a

skull and crossbones. You get the picture

 

The human body is an acid-producing, alkaline-seeking " machine. " All of what

we consider " activity, " physical activity/exercise, thinking, feeling,

imagining, eating, digesting, pumping blood, etc., produces acid byproducts.

In general, these must be eliminated as waste. Our body must add alkaline

material to these to neutralize (or at least ameliorate) the acid prior to

removing it. " Alkaline material " means alkaline minerals, the most abundant

of which are calcium and sodium. The more we load our bodies with acid, the

more we leach alkaline minerals, particularly calcium from our lean tissue,

especially bones.

 

So I typically recommend that people consume the most alkalizing diet they

can, and particularly so for athletes. Hence, my earlier recommendation to

build a program first around sweet fruits, then tender leafy greens

(lettuces), then more acidic fruits.

 

Vinegar is pure acid diluted in water. Grains and all animal flesh and dairy

foods are very acidifying to our bodies. Nuts and seeds are also somewhat

acidifying.

 

Further, whole grains, nuts, and seeds all contain a significant amount of

very hard, nondigestible fiber, sort of the the " tree bark " family of

materials. Now the lining of our intestine is made of the same stuff as the

lining of our mouth. So take a moment with your tongue and/or finger, and

really observe how delicate that tissue is. Would you truly choose to drag

tree bark across it?

 

Of all the truly high-fat foods, avocado is the only well-known food that

qualifies as a fruit -- it has a pit, just as a nectarine or peach does.

Further, it is alkalizing to the body and does not contain " tree bark "

quality fiber in any significant quantity. Here are some facts that may

interest you:

 

Food Calories per 100 gm

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Almonds 578 calories, 73% fat, 13% protein

Cashews 553 calories, 66% fat, 11% protein

Macadamia 718 calories, 88% fat, 4% protein

Pecans 691 calories, 87% fat, 5% protein

Pistachios 557 calories, 67% fat, 13% protein

Flax seed 492 calories, 58% fat, 14% protein

Hemp seeds 533 calories, 56% fat, 27% protein

Sunflower seeds 570 calories, 73% fat, 14% protein

 

Avocado (Haas) 167 calories, 77% fat, 4% protein

 

So as you can see, avocado is MUCH lower in calories and therefore in total

fat, ounce for ounce, than any of these nuts and seeds, roughly by a factor

of 3 to 1. Also, note that, with the exception of hemp seeds, all of these

items contain as much or more carbohydrate as they do protein. How all these

nuts became classified as " protein foods " is beyond me! Ounce for ounce,

lettuce is higher in protein than all but the hemp seeds.

 

As you can hopefully see, you are MUCH better off with avocado than with any

of these other sources of fat.

 

Finally, regarding your question about grapes, I'll actually have to ask

someone else (my researcher friend, Laurie Masters) to estimate grams in a

cup of grapes.

 

Hope this is all helpful to you and others,

Elchanan

 

 

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