Understanding Our Dietary Roots

This is a short article by Jordan Rubin, the author of The Maker's Diet:

History reveals that the most primitive people were generally the healthiest as well! Our ancestors rarely died from the diet- and lifestyle-related illnesses that kill most people nowadays, mainly because our ancestors ate healthfully and were more active. They foraged from primary food sources such as wild game, fresh-caught fish from the sea or inland waterways, wild berries, nuts, and plant foods.

Our ancestors ate in order to live. In our era, we have allowed food to become our idol, and too many people admittedly live to eat. Most modern men and women have strayed far from the Creator's foods, the same foods that nourished the world's healthiest people. In our promiscuous society, we say yes to virtually every whim and desire of our palate, resulting in a national dilemma of an overweight, sedentary, and increasingly sick population.


Eat to Live Today!
Although the Maker's Diet is a whole body approach to wellness, there are a few guidelines to follow if you want to eat to live. Follow these simple shopping rules: Choose from organic fruits and vegetables, wild fish, and wild or grass-fed beef, lamb, and chicken. Always avoid shellfish and pork, both of which are scavengers and considered unclean animals.

By the author of The Maker's Diet, Jordan Rubin
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What is Metabolic Syndrome X?

The Metabolic Syndrome X (or just metabolic syndrome) is condition that is characterized by a group of risk factors found in one person that increases the chances of coronary heart disease, stokes, type 2 diabetes (adult-onset diabetes) and other related modern diseases. The underlying causes of this disease are poor nutrition, overweight/obesity, physical inactivity and genetic factors.

A person is considered to have metabolic syndrome if they have at least three of any of the characteristics below:

* Central obesity-- excessive fat tissue around the abdomen.
* High triglycerides (a bad type of fat in the blood)
* Low HDL cholesterol ("good" cholesterol.)
* Insulin resistance or glucose intolerance (high blood sugar levels)
* High blood pressure (130/85 mmHg or higher.)
* Proinflammatory state (predisposed to inflammation in the body on a cellular level.)
* Prothrombotic state (predisposed to blood clots.)


Metabolic Syndrome X is a disease that is plaguing the modern world. It's estimated that about 20-25 percent of adults in the United States have it, and the numbers are on the rise around the world.

These diseases were practically unknown to most of the world 100 years ago. (See Weston A. Price's classic book, "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration.") It has only been since processed foods have been introduced that these modern diseases have increased.


Help For Metabolic Syndrome X

The odds are that you or someone you are close to has metabolic syndrome. The best thing you can do is to educate yourself. Start living a healthier lifestyle. Exercise in moderation. Evaluate your diet. Stop eating processed foods-- avoid anything with white flour, white sugar, processed oils (especially hydrogenated oils!) and soy (unless it is fermented like miso or soy sauce).

Eat healthy organic meats and saturated fats like coconut oil and butter. The more we have cut those foods out, the faster the modern diseases characterized by metabolic syndrome have spread. Eat whole grains, and soak or sprout them for better digestibility. Try to go back to as much of a traditional diet as you can. Eat organic fruits and vegetables as much as possible. Supplement your diet with a daily dose of cod liver oil. This will give you a great start for fighting Metabolic Syndrome X.


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Trans Fat Deceptions-- Don't Get Fooled!

As the research news on trans fat continues to come in, it is obvious how extremely dangerous trans fat really is! This is the fat in our diets that is really causing obesity and much of the health problems, not saturated fat like so many claim.

According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, "...there is no safe level of trans fat. Trans fat has also been shown to make you gain weight. Unfortunately, nearly all health professionals believe that saturated fat is not good for you and is a major cause of health problems. What they fail to realize is that the real dangerous fats are trans fats... So the first step to take when addressing trans fat is to recognize that this is the fat that needs to be excluded from your diet -- NOT saturated fats." To see the full article by Dr. Mercola click here.

Trans fat labling can be deceptive. Did you know that a product can claim it is "trans fat free" when it really has dangerous levels of trans fat? They can do this because of a loophole that lets a product manufacturer get away with it. Accoding to the above quoted article by Dr. Mercola, "If one serving has less than 500 mg (one-half gram) of trans fat the product can legally state that it is trans-fat free.

While 1/2 gram may not seem like much, many of these serving sizes are artificially reduced so the typical person can easily consume four to 10 servings a day of these fats. That would put them at two to five grams of trans fats a day.

Assuming most people consume less than 2,000 calories a day that would put them at 1-2 percent of their diet made up of trans fat, which is ABOVE the threshold recommended by the AHA.

So How do You Win?

You can avoid trans fat by resorting to the old methods we used prior to the new labels. If the product lists hydrogenated oil on the label then it has trans fats -- end of story. No way around it.

The only thing you can be confident of is that if no trans fats are listed on the label then it is less than 500 mg PER serving.

So don't let them fool you anymore. You now know the truth and can beat them at the deceptive game they are playing."

Thanks Dr. Mercola! I was wondering how a product could claim to have no trans fat and have hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil listed as a major ingredient, since I knew they were trans fats. So keep reading those ingredient lists and don't trust the product claims. Better yet, avoid as much processed and fast foods as you can!

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