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I have been reading and, on occassion, posting on this site for a couple of weeks now and thought it would only be polite to offer an introduction.
I am a male, 55 years old, a retired teacher and on a personal quest to find some sanity in regards to diet and nutrition.
I've tried the Atkins diet (and several variations) in the past and found them to be a positive step. Lately, though, I've come to question some of the recommendations in this type of eating. Not that a diet high in either protein or fat is harmful, but rather the food being offered to us isn't going to make us healthy. Saturated fat is part of our historical diet but the grain-based cattle industry isn't our natural food. Domestic livestock, like humans, are not supposed to be fattened on grains. Same with industrialized oils. Soy oil isn't good for us--period.
With that said, and more than 35 books on diet and food read recently, I now eat a (somewhat) Atkins recommended diet. I've taken it a step further and have begun to avoid legumes, dairy, grains and any processed foods. I also supplement my diet with fish oil. I try to buy pastured beef, chicken and eggs (free-range).
I'm no saint--unless Ben & Jerry have recently been cannonized--but I'm trying to get back to a way of eating that sustained humans for millions of years. It's an interesting journey. I'm sure there are still some forks in the road that may lead me to other points of view but I'm willing to seek a good path.
Some of the better books I've read recently: (in order of interest)
Good Calories, Bad Calories--Taubes
The Omnivore's Dilemma--Pollan
In Defense of Food--Pollan
Against the Grain--Manning
The Paleo Diet--Cordain
Anyone that has read this far, thanks for listening.
We'll now return you to your original programming.
TWS
I am a male, 55 years old, a retired teacher and on a personal quest to find some sanity in regards to diet and nutrition.
I've tried the Atkins diet (and several variations) in the past and found them to be a positive step. Lately, though, I've come to question some of the recommendations in this type of eating. Not that a diet high in either protein or fat is harmful, but rather the food being offered to us isn't going to make us healthy. Saturated fat is part of our historical diet but the grain-based cattle industry isn't our natural food. Domestic livestock, like humans, are not supposed to be fattened on grains. Same with industrialized oils. Soy oil isn't good for us--period.
With that said, and more than 35 books on diet and food read recently, I now eat a (somewhat) Atkins recommended diet. I've taken it a step further and have begun to avoid legumes, dairy, grains and any processed foods. I also supplement my diet with fish oil. I try to buy pastured beef, chicken and eggs (free-range).
I'm no saint--unless Ben & Jerry have recently been cannonized--but I'm trying to get back to a way of eating that sustained humans for millions of years. It's an interesting journey. I'm sure there are still some forks in the road that may lead me to other points of view but I'm willing to seek a good path.
Some of the better books I've read recently: (in order of interest)
Good Calories, Bad Calories--Taubes
The Omnivore's Dilemma--Pollan
In Defense of Food--Pollan
Against the Grain--Manning
The Paleo Diet--Cordain
Anyone that has read this far, thanks for listening.
We'll now return you to your original programming.
TWS
, but I'm wondering where you find soy is bad for us (humans)? I live in an area where soy is highly grown and I know it has great contributions to healthly living, especially for people who are lactose and gluten intollerant. Again, I'm just curious to where you find this information because I like to learn about it all too. Best wishes on your journey! 
DH and I also buy grass fed meats. Giving up dairy is probably a good move, but it's never gonna happen in this household. We just find it wayyyy to hard to get our calcium from greens and nuts and such-----well, that and coffee without cream just isn't going to happen. 
How do you get your calcium? I'm also curious about your avoidance of soy as well. We do make sure any product with soy is non GMO soy, but as far as I can tell, soy doesn't have any more phytic(sp?)acid than any other legume. Please fill us in! What is it about soy? 
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