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Sugar: finally the truth

Oct 28

Posted by Adam Stanecki in Health, Yourself | 1 Comment

I’ve been on the high fat, low carb bandwagon for a long time. Why? Because I know it works. Simply, dietary fat does not result in body fat, dietary sugar does. There’s a lot more to it than that but you get the idea. Ok, I could also mention that inflammation, diabetes, cancer, gout and much more is related to sugar consumption too. Starting to get it? You don’t have to believe me but keep an open mind.

Dr Robert Lustig is a well educated man and has been long campaigning for the bitter truth. He is passionate about how our diets are killing us. in 2006, Dr Lustig was interviewed by Norman Swan on the ABC, take a look at the transcript. Some time later Dr Lustig gave a presentation at the University of California. I cannot state how important this video is. If you do anything for your health this year, watch it!

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Back to the real world?

Oct 5

Posted by Adam Stanecki in Health, Wellbeing, Yourself | No Comments

It’s almost midnight. I’m still wide awake. This is somewhat disconcerting. I like my sleep. Anything less than 8 hours and I’m like a bear with a sore head. It’s a little strange too. You see, I’ve been disconnected from the ‘real world’ for the past fortnight. I’ve been off the grid in sunny Thailand. Not one night that I spent there with my family did I have any trouble getting to sleep due to my overactive brain. Yet, I’ve been home for two nights now and tonight I just can’t turn off. I’ve plugged back in, I’m online again. I’ve been looking at numbers. I’ve been thinking about business. And now I can’t switch off.

I don’t think this situation is all that uncommon in the modern world. In fact, I think it’s almost ‘normal’. Sleep is becoming more and more desired and less and less accomplished by far too many people to count. Scary. And I expect to hear more and more about illnesses, accidents and otherwise unhappy incidents and occurances related to lack of sleep.

I think there is a lot to learn from the locals in Koh Samui. They seemed to lead a simpler, more laid back life. Yes, they had less but they also worried less, rushed less and (I expect) enjoyed more. I learned a lot watching their world as an outsider. I am going to try and implement some of their uncommonsense. When I’m not busy I’m not going to look for more tasks. When there’s time for rest, I’m going to take it. When my family is around, I’m going to be fully involved in that moment.

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A challenge!

Aug 14

Posted by Adam Stanecki in Health, Nutrition, Yourself | 1 Comment

It strikes me that many people are coming to the understanding that gluten isn’t all that good for us mere mortal humans. I’ve been of this thought for a little while. My mother is coeliac which means gluten is a complete no-no. So, I’ve been monitoring myself when I eat gluten-containing foods. I have found that if I ever get a crook tummy or a bit of wind (well, more than normal) it’s after I’ve eaten bread or pasta or pizza…you get the idea. Now, I don’t eat these foods very often (although I really like to) but my ad hoc investigation seems to validate the ideas of Robb Wolf and other.

So, here’s the challenge:

One week of not eating anything that contains gluten. That should be simple enough.

If you’re up for it, the bigger challenge is to go one month without gluten.

I expect that anyone who takes up this challenge will be feeling a whole lot better about themselves very soon.

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Don't neglect yourself

Mar 25

Posted by Adam Stanecki in Fitness, Health, Wellbeing | 6 Comments

It would seem to be straightforward that our own health & fitness is one of our key concerns in our existence (if not the most important then certainly right up there). One might argue that the health of a loved one is more important, however how can you provide, care for, love, enjoy the company of, or be any use to that person if you are ill, dependent, incapacitated or otherwise not in optimal condition?

I have clients who state point blank that their careers are more important than their health. I find this both astounding and frightening. What good is career success if you’re on the way to an early grave?

I have other clients who refuse to eat the way I prescribe even knowing that I am offering a proven method and (almost) certain positive results. Again, I am flabbergasted.

Others want to train but can’t find time. (I don’t really think they want to train at all.)

Neglecting your own health and fitness for any reason is inexcusable. Careers and not more important that your health and fitness, neither are relationships, deadlines, movies, or any other excuse that you can come up with.

In much the same way that you cannot help the poor by attacking the rich; you cannot achieve success in your life without health and fitness (at least not in the long term).

Another example of uncommon sense – eating for type two diabetics

Feb 11

Posted by Adam Stanecki in Health, Nutrition | No Comments

The Type 2 Diabetic suffers from insulin resistance. His/her cells have become resistant to insulin. Consumption of carbohydrates leads to the release of insulin into the bloodstream. Too much insulin leads to insulin resistance. So, how would you treat a Type 2 Diabetic?

If you answered “By getting 60% of dieatary nutrients from carbohydrates” you’d be following the American Diabetes Association’s plan. And you’d be wrong. That’s right the association that exists for diabetics has things ass about.

If you answered “Eat less carbs” – well done. It makes sense – uncommon sense it would seem.

Eating less carbs and therefore reducing your production of insulin helps with the issue of insulin resistance.

Sometimes, even those you think would know everything about a particular area are way off the mark. Be careful. It’s your body, not theirs.

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