Comments on: 7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:50:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-120600 Don Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:38:52 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2154#comment-120600 @Denise That is a little vague. What are all the reasons they only live 40 years? Could it be living conditions, lack of medicine...etc. Maybe they would only average 30 years, but because of thier diet they get the other 10. What I am trying to say is that P only gave one example of this. There are many more. Pick up Gary Taubes book " Why we get fat". Great read and I think you will come away with a much better understand about this subject. @Denise

That is a little vague. What are all the reasons they only live 40 years? Could it be living conditions, lack of medicine…etc. Maybe they would only average 30 years, but because of thier diet they get the other 10. What I am trying to say is that P only gave one example of this. There are many more. Pick up Gary Taubes book ” Why we get fat”. Great read and I think you will come away with a much better understand about this subject.

]]> By: Gnosis http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/comment-page-1/#comment-112162 Gnosis Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:24:43 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2154#comment-112162 Good to site sources for sure. Just watched last night "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" and have been looking at Markus Rothkranz's YouTubes. He is the most healthiest health teacher I have yet to see. Not that I would NEVER eat meats again, but considering the chemical additives, no, not for now. What to do then? Superfoods, juicer, blender, dark leafy greens juiced and fruits blended into smoothies seems to be the ticket for those who are still getting their energies from foods (i.e. not breatharians like Sunfire Genesis). Of course, one can still eat processed foods, including meats, and just be healthier for adding the juiced leafy greens, and fruit and veggie smoothies. Take a look on YouTube at the 71 year young woman who drinks her green smoothies every morning, But, first this old body has to be cleaned out and for me that is the start of my Autumn fast with good water, baking soda and molasses, until the body tells me it is back in balance. In the meantime plenty of meditation and contemplation on the cycle of "To Eat To Be Eaten" which is our biosphere system. I prefer subjective certainties lead to objective data I need to iimplement physical realities. Good to site sources for sure. Just watched last night “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead” and have been looking at Markus Rothkranz’s YouTubes. He is the most healthiest health teacher I have yet to see. Not that I would NEVER eat meats again, but considering the chemical additives, no, not for now. What to do then? Superfoods, juicer, blender, dark leafy greens juiced and fruits blended into smoothies seems to be the ticket for those who are still getting their energies from foods (i.e. not breatharians like Sunfire Genesis). Of course, one can still eat processed foods, including meats, and just be healthier for adding the juiced leafy greens, and fruit and veggie smoothies. Take a look on YouTube at the 71 year young woman who drinks her green smoothies every morning,

But, first this old body has to be cleaned out and for me that is the start of my Autumn fast with good water, baking soda and molasses, until the body tells me it is back in balance. In the meantime plenty of meditation and contemplation on the cycle of “To Eat To Be Eaten” which is our biosphere system.

I prefer subjective certainties lead to objective data I need to iimplement physical realities.

]]> By: Matt Cruz http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/comment-page-2/#comment-112086 Matt Cruz Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:03:10 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2154#comment-112086 Fantastic article. There are pros and cons to everything and saturated fats pros have been overlooked. Fantastic article. There are pros and cons to everything and saturated fats pros have been overlooked.

]]> By: Eric Rowland http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/comment-page-2/#comment-106525 Eric Rowland Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:46:51 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2154#comment-106525 Splendid article. Nothing at all wrong with consuming animal fat. I came from a very impoverished background and, as a child, many of my meals consisted of beef dripping sandwiches. I never knew any really fat folks, then, and that was many, many years ago. I am now in my seventy-eighth year and fit as a fiddle, I still eat plenty of fat (but no vegetable oils except coconut) I consume about two pounds of butter a week, and just love lamb fat! I know lots of people who are paranoid about eating anything containing fat, and most of them have a serious weight problem. This low-fat myth is one of the biggest frauds ever perpetrated on the public. Splendid article. Nothing at all wrong with consuming animal fat. I came from a very impoverished background and, as a child, many of my meals consisted of beef dripping sandwiches. I never knew any really fat folks, then, and that was many, many years ago. I am now in my seventy-eighth year and fit as a fiddle, I still eat plenty of fat (but no vegetable oils except coconut) I consume about two pounds of butter a week, and just love lamb fat!
I know lots of people who are paranoid about eating anything containing fat, and most of them have a serious weight problem. This low-fat myth is one of the biggest frauds ever perpetrated on the public.

]]> By: Andrewkar http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/06/06/saturated-fat/comment-page-2/#comment-104927 Andrewkar Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:30:38 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=2154#comment-104927 Adding saturated fat only to the diet want be good enough. To get really good benefits from SFA we must switch to diet completely based on SFA’s. I’m not saying, eat only fat, no carbs and no proteins. However, perfect amount of fat in diet should be around 60-80%. That’s what Vilhjalmur Stefansson observed among native Eskimo, and he switched to this diet also (you can read about this diet in “Not by bread alone” by Vilhjalmur Stefansson). Now, what is important? To make sure that at least 50% of consumed meat and fat is in raw state. It may sounds a bit nasty but it’s easy to achieve (and tasty!). Another important factor is physical activity. The person who wants to get most of benefits from “Eskimo diet” should move everyday. That’s the way we are made, we move to eat, then sleep and again move to get some food and survive. Eating without moving is a recipe for illness. One more important factor, try to not overheat your fats. Use mainly animal saturated fats (they are chemically stable, unlike vegetable oils) and eventually a bit of coconut oil. Go for lard, suet and ghee. If you want to know more about Eskimo type diet you can type in Google “optimal diet Kwasniewski”. He is a Polish doctor who 30 years ago designed high fat diet, which is still very popular in Poland (polish former president Lech Walesa repaired his health and lost pounds while on this diet). Of course “Optimal diet” and other fat diets should be used under supervision of doctor. We have to remember that our bodies aren’t healthy (modern human is a very weak and sick specie). High fat diets are generally healthy but for older people may be dangerous. Anyway, SFAs are good for you so if you can try to switch to high fat diet. Thanks Adding saturated fat only to the diet want be good enough. To get really good benefits from SFA we must switch to diet completely based on SFA’s. I’m not saying, eat only fat, no carbs and no proteins.
However, perfect amount of fat in diet should be around 60-80%. That’s what Vilhjalmur Stefansson observed among native Eskimo, and he switched to this diet also (you can read about this diet in “Not by bread alone” by Vilhjalmur Stefansson).
Now, what is important?
To make sure that at least 50% of consumed meat and fat is in raw state. It may sounds a bit nasty but it’s easy to achieve (and tasty!). Another important factor is physical activity. The person who wants to get most of benefits from “Eskimo diet” should move everyday.
That’s the way we are made, we move to eat, then sleep and again move to get some food and survive. Eating without moving is a recipe for illness.
One more important factor, try to not overheat your fats. Use mainly animal saturated fats (they are chemically stable, unlike vegetable oils) and eventually a bit of coconut oil. Go for lard, suet and ghee.
If you want to know more about Eskimo type diet you can type in Google “optimal diet Kwasniewski”. He is a Polish doctor who 30 years ago designed high fat diet, which is still very popular in Poland (polish former president Lech Walesa repaired his health and lost pounds while on this diet).
Of course “Optimal diet” and other fat diets should be used under supervision of doctor. We have to remember that our bodies aren’t healthy (modern human is a very weak and sick specie). High fat diets are generally healthy but for older people may be dangerous.
Anyway, SFAs are good for you so if you can try to switch to high fat diet.
Thanks

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