Limited Knowledge

I feel really energetic at the moment! I've found out that my knowledge about a lot of things has been far more limited than I thought it was (especially about nutrition and the foods we eat).


I've come to realize that much of the foods we eat today are pretty much poisoning our bodies to the degree that we have ended up in an obesity epidemic! No place in history, have people ever been more sick, fat, tired and stressed out than today, and still people keep on living their lives in the search for happiness and fortune. How many do you know that have cancer? Or how often do you hear in the media that someone died from cancer? You may think these so called degenerative diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes to be normal because it's so common today.


- Did you know that almost none of the primitive native tribes around the world (before touched by white man), did not even have a name for cancer? And that many of them lived to be far more than 100 years of age? It’s a fact that they very rarely suffered from diseases and many of them maintained their level of strength far longer than we consider as normal today.


Well, I didn’t know neither, and it surprised me quite a lot that everywhere white mans food was introduced to these native tribes, they began to suffer from exactly the same diseases found in the western society such as cancer and heart disease.

Thank God for our modern high-tech medicine then!!
Isn't it strange that we today got some of the most advanced, super-technological equipment, ever known to man - and still MORE people die from degenerative diseases such as cancer each year? Did you know that doctors are THE LEADING cause of death in the United States today? If you do not believe me go to http://www.mercola.com/ and type in "cause of death" in the search field, and you will find research and article supporting this issue.

As I said, I thought I knew quite a lot about nutrition and what’s generally good and bad for people to eat. We all know the recommended food pyramid. What it says is basically that if you want to stay healthy - you should eat most of the stuff in the bottom, (like bread, grains, pasta and rice) and avoid as much as possible the stuff presented in the top (like meat, poultry, fish, fats, cheese and milk). In the middle we got the vegetable and fruit group.
So what it basically says is that you should eat lots of carbohydrates and minimize you intake of protein and fat. FAT FAT FAT.. !! Stay away from that stuff or it will kill ya!

- Did you know that the native Eskimos lived of a diet containing approximately 90% fat and protein, and 10% carbohydrate?

- That the Massai people in Africa lived of only meat, blood and really fat milk?

- That the native Swiss thrived on a diet based on butter, fat milk and meat. They occasionally ate rye bread - but with chese-slices just as large as the slice of bread!!!

Now, how the hell does that fit in with the food pyramid? What do you think your doctor would tell you, if you told him you were eating like that? - He would certainly tell you that you are eating yourself into your own grave and you will have a heart attack if you do not change your diet.

Now think about it. If you were an Eskimo, how do you think you would feel if you diet suddenly changed to 70% carbohydrates and 30% protein and fat? I’m sure you will fell unsatisfied after every meal you ate, and in no time become seriously ill, because your body is not designed to feed on mainly carbohydrate.

The thing that I have come to realize is that there is no such thing as a “one diet fits all”...
We are all different and need different amounts of carbs, fats and protein.
Some people do very well on a diet based on 70% carbohydrate and 30% fats and protein.
And that’s why there is so much confusion in the field of dieting today because some do well on some diets and some do not - and they do of course always point out the good cases when marketing their new super miracle diet and exclude the bad. Everybody have their own unique needs for food, and one mans diet can literally be another’s poison.


So what do we see today?
The fattest and sickest people ever walked on this planet.
Doesn’t it make you wonder?
Something is clearly totally wrong! This is just one aspect of the whole picture.

I found that there is SOO much to learn out there. Not just about nutrition but in every aspect of life. This makes me want to learn more about everything and seeking the truth.
So I read books and search the internet for valuable information, now with a critical eye.

If you are interested in finding out more about this topic called METABOLIC TYPING,
I strongly encourage you to read “The metabolic typing diet” by William Walcott
You can also find great articles and guides on http://www.mercola.com/ which is one of the oldest and biggest health-sites on the net that encourage real knowledge based on proper research.


Good luck with working on your health..


Thomas Videbæk



Sources:

Modern Health Care System is the Leading Cause of Death, Part I - by By Gary Null PhD, Carolyn Dean MD ND, Martin Feldman MD, Debora Rasio MD, Dorothy Smith PhD

http://www.healingourchildren.net/food_nutrition_health.htm

http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/price/price3.html

The Metabolic Typing Diet by William Walcott

Eat Move and Be Healthy by Paul Chek

http://www.mercola.com//