Dr. Drew and weight loss fallacies
Occasionally, I will listen to the Dr. Drew Show at night before I go to sleep, where people call in with their problems (typically sex & drugs) and he usually does a 
great job identifying them and giving out solid advice.
However, last night I caught him offering up an outdated myth about losing weight to a caller. The guy calling in said he was very overweight, among other problems, and for this, Drew said “It’s very simple, move more, eat less. Exercise and cut down on your calorie intake. It’s not that hard.”
So Drew is following the already disproven calorie theory of weight loss. Gary Taubes did an excellent job dispelling the notion that weight loss is best achieved by eating fewer calories than you burn, in his 2008 book, Good Calories, Bad Calories, and in his 2008 presentation called Big Fat Lies.
Dr. Drew is just one of many mainstream experts out there who are clinging on to old theories that have had very little success in helping people achieve their optimal weight. Someday, the mainstream view will be more like that of Taubes, and the viewpoint we are putting forth here at Healthy Mind, Fit Body. Simply counting calories and using will power may help a few people lose some weight in the short term, but as long term advice in having a healthy, fit body, and a happy life, it falls flat on its face.
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19 – Coping with food cravings
(duration 19:04)
Why Do You Continue to Eat When You’re Full? by Joseph Mercola http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig5/mercola29.1.html
If you get stressed out from lack of sleep, you’ll have a harder time coping with cravings
Ghrelin and leptin are factors in satiety and appetite, but the mental factors are more important and have greater effect
Sentence completion exercises are extremely useful for coming to terms with one’s motivations and subconscious thoughts and feelings
The key is to remedy self-conflict, so that you can achieve your goals and have a healthy, happy life!
It’s important to pay attention to the eating contexts that you’re putting yourself in, but ultimately you choose what to eat
Famous article by Gary Taubes:
What If It’s All Been A Big Fat Lie?
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-all-been-a-big-fat-lie.html
“Endocrinology 101″ concerns the insulin/carb factor for body fat regulation
6 Tips to Control Your Food Cravings, Part 1 http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/2611/6-tips-to-control-your-food-cravings/
A not-so-favorable review of Dr. Amen’s perspective…
PBS Infomercial for Daniel Amen’s Clinics
http://www.skepdic.com/skeptimedia/skeptimedia30.html
In order to achieve your ideal weight, there’s no need to focus mainly on brain chemistry and supplements to supposedly alter it
Instead, examine your choices from a psychological perspective
5 techniques for busting cravings (from Jonny Bowden’s book _Living The Low Carb Life_)…
1) eat fat and protein every few hours
2) avoid any junk carbs (including lots of complex carbs)
3) never let yourself become famished; carry protein/fat snacks
4) get enough sleep!
5) learn to recognize the emotional triggers for cravings…
The practices of self-acceptance and self-healing are vital to the process of becoming integrated without persistent self-conflict
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Are thin people just crazy?
“Live a little!”
I’ve heard this many times in my life when I’ve voluntarily chosen to pass on bread, 
skip dessert, or not have that additional beer. I always find this a bit amusing, since the connotation is that I’m sacrificing by not having the carb indulgence that is being presented.
But this is the opposite of what I am doing when turning down these items! Rather than being stuffy and uptight about my diet, I’m actually not interested in overdoing it when it comes to extra carbs at this point of my life (although I used to think this was fun!). I no longer look at overeating or overdrinking as a pleasurable thing. So when the opportunity arises to pound a big dessert when I’m already very satisfied from a delicious, healthy dinner, I don’t have any positive associations in my mind to that dessert, so it is very easy and natural for me to turn it down.
Unfortunately, in our society, gluttony and “sinful” eating are often looked upon as virtuous. It can be disappointing for others in mixed company if you are to say, decline a specific food item that everyone seems to be wild about. This often stems from people’s own inability (or simple refusal) to make rational judgments about their own diet (and life!), so they must find something wrong with others who do not partake.
The people who tell me, and other healthy eaters, to “live a little”, are completely missing the boat here. I enjoy living a LOT, and make it a point to seek pleasure where I can (just like most human beings!). However, the taste of pasta, or a donut, or the feeling from a 3rd glass of wine, do not equate to good things to me- specifically, a fit, healthy body, high energy levels, and ultimately happiness with myself!
So rather than being “crazy”, “too strict”, or “inflexible”, thin people who follow a healthy, low carb diet have simply shifted their associations to what the “good life” really means.
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18 – Addressing nutritional bologna with guest Tom Naughton of Fat Head
(duration 40:54)
In this episode we interview the creator of the documentary film Fat Head: You’ve been fed a load of bologna
http://fathead-movie.com
http://tomnaughton.com
Fast food may not be healthy, but most food people buy in the grocery store isn’t too healthy either
Compared to paleolithic humans, we have way more access to carbs
Though self-responsibility is key, we’ve all been given a lot of bad information, such as that fat is bad and abundant carbs are ok
Unfortunately, most journalists are sympathetic to regulation and taxation, which CSPI promotes, in a vain attempt to control people’s choices and supposedly make the world a better place
The so-called lipid hypothesis, that eating fat raises cholesterol and causes cardiovascular disease, was flawed from the start
Rather than being objective, science is often controlled by those versed in politics; thus, a small group of people in power can have a detrimental influence on the eating habits of an entire country
Without the FDA and USDA (and their special interests), companies would have to compete in the marketplace for ensuring safe products for their customers
Cheese fried in coconut oil is not bad for you; it’s actually beneficial!
Check out the fat experts from fathead:
http://www.fathead-movie.com/index.php/meet-the-experts/
Most vegetable oils are not healthy for humans
Since fats are delicious, it’s not hard to convince kids to eat them :)
Unfortunately, there’s a lot of bad science out there, and bad reporting on it; confirmation bias is prevalent
Passing laws doesn’t educate people; coercive, one-size-fits-all edicts don’t support self-responbility and respect individual choices
Check out Tom’s blog on his film’s site: http://fathead-movie.com
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Post-workout nutrition
On Saturday, my running club had a little potluck after our 8.5-mile run (leading up to the Carlsbad Half Marathon next weekend). Since I knew most people would bring carbs (and unhealthy ones at that), I brought a bag of cashews!
Well I was right on the money. Everyone brought some form of carb- bananas, lots of bagels, DONUTS, muffins, little cakes, gatorade…it was an insulin increase party! My cashews were actually a big hit, so I think some people were able to slow down their insulin release (and inflammatory response in the body).
I ended up grabbing a half a bagel and slathering it with yummy strawberry cream cheese. Definitely not the meal of champions, but much healthier than most of my other options. When I got home later I ate a real breakfast of goat’s milk yogurt, protein powder, and cashews!
Protein IS important after a workout, particularly a challenging one (like most of my runs these days!). The myth of carb loading and post-workout carbs goes on…but if you are desiring of a fit and healthy body, you are much better off with a balance of protein, fat, and carbs than to join the crowd and negate the positive effects of the workout you just did!
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