Re: Non low carb diets
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 9 Feb 2002 10:35:19 -0600 (CST)
I lost 1.5 pounds since starting a day and half ago (with exercise first
thing in the morning before coffee). I ate a lot too. Dr. Furman is
of the opinion that our diets are too high in protein and fat and he
backs up this assertion with studies comparing people with plant based
diets to americans and what happens to them when they eat american diets
- they go from non-existant heart disease and low cancer rates to high
heart disease and high cancer rates.
His food pyriamid is:
fats/beef
chicken/fish
grains legumes, nuts, seeds
fruits
Veggies cooked & raw.
I was quite skeptical at first, but now that I've finished reading his
book I'm quite impressed, I don't think I've every read a more
intelligently presented and backed up medical book.
At Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Laura wrote:
>
>Thanks Anne-That diet sound like something I could actually adhere to
>with just a little effort. I know for sure now that the gallbladder
>pain was caused by the low carb. It got so bad yesterday, and then I
>ate a handful of raisins and within 1/2 hour it was gone. Definatly not
>a diet for me. Please keep us informed on how your diet goes.
>
>At Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Anne wrote:
>>
>>I have had success on low gylcemic diet - fruits, veggies, lean protein
>>complex carbs. But now I'm starting a new diet - only fruit and veggies
>>for 30 days- no processed foods to clean out my system.
>>
>>I discovered this diet via my mother who did it for 30 days and got rid
>>of her life long allergies. She in turn, got it from a Dr. Joel Furman
>>who says that a diet mostly consisting of of veggies and fruit and
>>supervised fasting (at the appropriate time) can reverse diabetes (and
>>therefore also insulin resistance). He writes that before the discovery
>>of insulin that this is the way diabetes was treated, and it was
>>successful.
>>
>>I'm just learning about this diet and this doctor. He says a low
>>protein and low fat diet is the best way to go for many conditions, he,
>>(like others) warns strongly against the Atkin's diet. See
>>http://www.drfuhrman.com/ esp.http://www.drfuhrman.com/atkins.htm if you
>>prefer to be a vegetarian this is probably something that would be easy
>>for you to do.
>>
>>For me, I could not lose weight until I started taking glucophage, now
>>that I'm on it what I do to lose weight actually works.
>>
>>Hope this helps.
>>
>>Anne
>>
>>At Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Laura wrote:
>>>
>>>I was wondering if anyone out there had any sucess on diets other than
>>>low carb. I have low carbed several times (Atkins & CAD)and lost
>>>weight, but end up very ill. For some reason after I low carb for a few
>>>days, my gallbladder acts up and will not subside until I eat a few
>>>carbs. I have been a semi-vegan for many, many years (just don't like
>>>the taste of any meat)and am wondering if after 15 yrs of eating
>>>virtually no meat, could the addition of these proteins be causing my
>>>illness? Am I maybe not able to digest them properly?
>>>
>>>I would like to try something else if anyone out there has any ideas. I
>>>am not a big pasta/bread eater due to allergies anyway, and my diet
>>>consists of mostly fruit/veggies. I have had PCOS for approx. 11
>>>years, and have much weight to lose after the birth of my 6 month old.
>>>Any advice is appreciated
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