It must be like pedaling in circles -- people are very different. On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 4:42 PM, Marc Schwartz <mschw...@nmsu.edu> wrote:
> Beer, bread, pasta, and sweeties make Marc look like Jabba the Hut. That's > just me, not bein' pedantic here. > Marc > ________________________________________ > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] > on behalf of PATRICK MOORE [bertin...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 3:08 PM > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [RBW] That Diet and Exercise thing again! > > I can't cite evidence except long-term and widespread custom, but while it > may well be true that effective insulin regulation is the -- or *a* -- key > to good metabolism, I can't help but think that 10,000 years of agriculture > -- ie, grains -- can't help but be natural to the human body (dig the > double whatchamacallit negative). 10K years is pretty primal. And more, the > Hopi, Chinese, Japanese and Indians didn't start getting fat and diabetic > until they began to wean themselves from the rice, maize or wheat that > formerly made up most of their diet. OTOH, I've seen no evidence that the > traditional Inuit or the Masai suffered from obesity, diabetes, heart > trouble or lack of energy because they ate mostly proteins and fats. > > Sure, traditional people also exercised more than modern couch potatoes, > but then the Primal argument says that exercise won't keep it off if you > eat carbs. > > The Italians and French are not noted for statistical excesses of obesity > and diabetes and heart disease. > > Me, I eat my grandmother's primal diet that includes six packs, good > bread, pasta as well as vegetables, dairy, wine, and red meat. And I'm 200% > fit! As with cycling rules, I prefer to remain a skeptic for > one-size-fits-all, while being wholly willing to accept that Primal may > work for some people. Well, my one-size-fits-all rule is that modern > processing is probably bad. > > On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com > <mailto:mhech...@gmail.com>> wrote: > This may be stretching the boundaries of the list mission, but we have > entertained a long discussion around Why We Get Fat, and if memory serves > me right, GP published an article in the Reader, which challenged the > wisdom of extreme forms of exercise, like the Iron Man competition. So... > > I recently stumbled across a web site, > http://www.marksdailyapple.com/#axzz28QX0hvFJ while looking for some > health info. The author has a whole thing going under the rubric of the > Primal Blueprint. While his starting point seemed debatable the > conclusions he comes to both about diet and exercise sound practical and > congruent with the diet and exercise recommendations from Rivendell. And > they build on them. They seem pretty practical, especially around > exercise, to someone (moi) who is 68 years old, allergic to "training," but > still hoping to maintain an active life for as long as possible. > > Have others on this list looked into this program more deeply, or tried it > out. What did you find, and what do you think? > > Michael > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/8w3oJYZCaucJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto: > rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." > -- Claude Cockburn > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." -- Claude Cockburn ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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