As I have been watching her winning her battles with the Crohn's crud over the last few years, I have found that my reading focus has shifted away from your typical meat head stuff (i.e. lift heavy weight, grunt, put down heavy weight, repeat) and onto the topics of nutrition, disease prevention, and general wellness more and more as the days go by. I think that this shift has come about mainly from my desire to better understand her situation so that I can be as supportive and helpful to her as possible (even though she hates me with a passion when I try to help her too much - she is rather stubborn and independent at times).
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| I probably find this funnier than she will...haha |
Gluten Is Not Your Friend - I placed this article in the most recent Brain Food post but I think it is so important that I decided to re-post it again. It is written by Alessio Fasano, a leading researcher on the fight against Celiac's Disease, which is an auto-immune disease triggered by gluten (wheat protein) consumption. If you have chronic digestion issues or an auto-immune disorder, there are several sections that I think you will find interesting. I was so inspired by the conclusions of this article that I decided to eliminate as much gluten from my diet as possible. The result - I have lost 10lbs in 4 week while eating more food. Eliminating gluten is tough but I highly recommend that you try it (even if just for a week).
Sugar is a Nutritional Nuclear Bomb - I just found this article the other day courtesy of Tony Gentilcore and it is simply amazing. The author, Gary Taubes, has been researching the role of sugar in the diet for over 10 years and his conclusions are startling. More and more evidence is starting to show that dietary sugar (especially fructose) could be a leading pre-cursor to diabetes, heart disease, and cancer! This is a longer piece but it is well worth your time especially if you have children. My perspective will be forever changed because of this article. DO IT!
The video below features Dr. Robert Lustig, the leading authority in the fight against childhood obesity, discussing the damaging effects of excess sugar in the human diet. Mind-blowing stuff!
Here are two separate articles from two top notch authors that champion eating butter in place of crap like margarine or vegetable oils spreads. It turns outs that butter actually has numerous health benefits despite being a "fatty" food. Both articles mention several different benefits so I recommend you read them both. I used to not eat butter because I thought it was bad for you but I have since converted back because of articles like this.
Brian St. Pierre Eats Butter Too!
I am pretty sure I have highlighted this info in a previous Brain Food post but it is worth a re-post. Consumer Reports studied multiple widely available nutritional supplements and came up with a list of ones to avoid and a list of ones that are safe. If you take supplements, this is a quick but useful read.
Supplements to Avoid
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The health of your brain depends not only on how much fat you eat but on what kind it is. Intellectual performance requires the specific type of fat found most commonly in fish, known as omega-3 fatty acids.
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