Leo, are grains a good choice as part of a nutrition strategy?

[John Paul]

@Leo Gura, are grains a good choice as part of a nutrition strategy? 

If yes, do you know which grains are the least contaminated with things I don't want in my body?

I'm eager to know which foods are the best for me to eat after watching your latest health video (heavy metals).

[ChiLongQua]

brown rice and beans is chi long qua's choice

[Yarco]

Grains are historically a food reserved for slaves or servants. They'll keep you alive during a time of famine but they aren't the best. 

Use your intuition, look to eat foods as close to their natural state as possible.

You can pick an apple off a tree and eat it as-is. You can't pick a stalk of wheat and eat it, it'll shred you up inside. Even if you pick out the wheat berries they'll be undigestible unless you grind them up into flour. Stuff like corn, your body can't get the nutrition out of without adding lye or other chemicals, even if you make it into flour.

[Thought Art]

Personally pro grains

[John Paul]

@Michael569

It's actually not easier...especially when we are at the point where we are calling family doctor's stupid. I'm not looking to become a nutrition expert, just to know what I can't go without (minimum nutrition/supplementation for optimal cognition) and what I definitely don't want to be consuming (foods that are more poisonous than other options, making my detox more or less effective).

I already know which protein I like: grass-fed, organic meat....

Now if I just know which grains/potato if any, and then my favorite/best fruits and veggies, I'm set until any symptoms arise if they do, in that case then I'll dive deeper into nutritional information or more likely just ask the forum about those symptoms.

You can't master everything. i'm hacking nutrition and health so that I can focus on my path, health isn't my path, I want health to be a seamless element in my life.

[Matt23]

2 hours ago, John Paul said:

I want health to be a seamless element in my life.

I'm not saying yay or nay to what you're saying.  

I mean, ya, I want health and all of that stuff to be effortless, easy, and seamless as well without spending lots of time mastery it.  Especially since, like you, I have higher priorities and interests in life as well.  

Just that, it may be worth considering that to get what I quoted above, you may have to master it.  I don't really know much about it myself, nor know your particle body, so I can't say if you need to master it to get what you want or just figure out a few key items that work for you and then you're set.  

But, I guess just maybe think that diet, nutrition, and health aren't just "givens".  That to get them to be "seamless", it may actually take mastery (at least in the current state of things).  Or at least a decent amount of study, effort, and trial and error.  

Just a consideration.

Edited January 30, 2022 by Matt23

[The Zen Viking]

I would research bioavailability and experiment with what food that is handled the easiest by your digestive system personally.

Bioavailability is huge. Eggs for example, has BA of a whopping 91%, grains are around 30%. Not only will eggs give you more bang for your buck, but there is less collateral that ends up as trash and need to be processed out of your body. With high bioavailability the body doesn't have to work as hard to get what it needs and use less time on digesting. Carb-rich foods in general are more "messy" in this way. You'll get something out of it, but end up with more work than the energy you get.

Fermented, cooked, pulverized foods helps the digestion process.

Just an article (references down below): https://www.foodnerdinc.com/blogs/food-for-thought/what-is-bioavailability

Edited January 30, 2022 by The Zen Viking

[Gregory1]

On 29.1.2022 at 0:09 PM, Michael569 said:

@John Paul Why don't you grab a generic nutritional book? A lot of the questions you have could be answered in there and making nutritional choices is easier once you reach a degree of holistic understanding rather than collecting a bunch of facts. No judgement, just thought it may actually be easier. Chances are the person who wrote that book have gone in-depth into the research to answer many of those complex questions. 

@Michael569 great idea.

Can you recommend a book?

[undeather]

13 hours ago, Gregory1 said:

@Michael569 great idea.

Can you recommend a book?

This is the book I recommend to my patients if they want an easy/science based summary on healthy nutrition. 
Its not perfect, but one of the best I have personally come across. 



Amazon-link