We get asked often about particular aspects of diet such as Raw, or Low-Carbohydrate. Some fall into the "Fad-Diet" realm often due to lack of information, resulting in not taking a more in-depth look at, and even more important, a personal inquiry into our own unique body systems & food history before embarking on such a dietary change.
The links to articles and audio interviews below are here for you to continue to explore for yourself and to help you to understand more about the world of Raw, Juicing and carbohydrates and how they are functioning in your body. Read and listen-on and enjoy the journey:)
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The first is perhaps one of the most eoquently and well stated view on the scope of nutrition that I have listened to. We encourage all of you to take the time to listed to what David Rainoshek has to say about his experience with Raw and other dietary realities.
Expert Reveals His Experience with Raw Foods Diet
Dr. Mercola goes into which veggies to start with for gentleness on the digestion for newbies to juicing, then which veggies to work up to juicing for each nutritional type - it's excellent!
In this Benefits of Juicing & How to Juice for Your Nutritional Type article
More information on Nutritional Typing
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Next is an article worth reading in response to the realities of refined vegetable oils in our diets. We post this because so may people that are wary of "saturated fats" often think they are doing a good thing for their health by eating "vegetable oil", the opposite is actually the Truth.
The Dangers of Polyunsaturated Vegetable Oils From the pioneering research of Dr. Weston A. Price
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Many people talk about low carbohydrate diets and yet seem to skirt the real issue of glycemic aspect of diet and the reality of sugars in our systems. The following are two excellent articles on sugars in the diet. The Dr. Rosedale article titled Insulin and it's Metabolic Effects (actually an excerpt from a speech he gave back in 1999) is one of the most critical pieces of information for anyone to read that has a sincere interest in obtaining optimal health. The Dr. Rosedale article is a long read so we posted a short version of a similar idea that is also worth talking a look at. Ultimately the Dr. Rosedale excerpt is more in-depth at 32-pages long and significantly more revealing.
Fructose and your Metabolism
Insulin and it's Metabolic Effects
Also we wanted to include another comprehensive Mercola article on:
Staged Diet & Lifestyle Plans for the Beginner, Intermediate & the Advanced
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