Wow, I was only in Pittsburgh for a long Memorial Day weekend, but it felt like being off the grid!
Anyways, got home this afternoon and am catching up on everything I missed, including this podcast of Chris Kresser and Sean Croxton.
Good stuff as usual from Chris, and it prompted me to mention again that I think his 9 Steps to Perfect Health rocks:
- Don’t eat toxins.
- Nourish your body.
- Eat real food.
- Supplement wisely.
- Heal your gut.
- Manage stress.
- Move like your ancestors.
- Sleep more deeply.
- Practice pleasure.
There are some great diet sites out there (I particularly like the Jaminets’ Perfect Health Diet), but Chris points out that while nutrition is critical, there are other important elements to health too.
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Wow! So much information! I read a couple of the 9 steps; will read the others later. The idea of “distraction” was particularly insightful.
I have read all 9 steps, as well as most of the numerous comments. Kressler wrote on what one should not eat, but didn’t elaborate on what is okay to eat. I would have liked to have seen two or three days’ of meals just as examples.
MrsS, I think Kresser thinks you’re okay eating most foods as long as you avoid the toxins he mentions (and presuming you don’t have food sensitivities like to gluten or dairy).
I definitely recommend the Jaminets’ diet (link above). It’s a great complement to Kresser’s 9 steps.
I enjoy Kresser’s podcasts (especially now that the sound quality has improved).
I have the Jaminet’s book, the Perfect Health Diet, and I skim the blog. I like the plain-speak of the PHD book. Perhaps I’m dense, but one thing that has thrown me off about PHD is their guidelines for macronutrients. Specifically, discussing macronutrients in terms of calories. For example, 400-600 carb calories per day, or 200-300 protein calories (I’m making these numbers up, from memory, don’t quote me!).
I don’t use a food calculator and I really don’t have a sense of how much rice or how many potatoes equals that many carb calories. Same for protein. Or fat for that matter. Surely, I couldn’t be the only one who has trouble with this!