Weight: 153 lb (69.5 kg) Transgressions: blew it big time! Exercise: 60 minutes horse grooming and trail riding Comments Zucchini In an effort to add variety to my diet, I ate zucchini with my breakfast eggs. Sautéd this summer squash in 50:50 butter and extra virgin olive oil. A small serving of raw zucchini—100 g—provides [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 28, 2009
THIS Week, Fish Consumption is Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk
Salmon, one of the oily fish Just weeks after I reported about fish consumption being linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes, a different study reports the opposite. The Norfolk, England, wing of the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer found a 25% lower risk of developing diabetes in adults who ate one or more [...]
October 28, 2009
Nuts: The Healthy Snack
Nut consumption is strongly linked to reduced coronary heart disease, with less rigorous evidence for several other health benefits, according to a recent article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. This is why I’ve included nuts as integral components of the Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet and the Advanced Mediterranean Diet. Regular nut consumption is associated with health benefits in observational studies [...]
October 27, 2009
My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 57 + Week 8 Recap
Weight: 154 lb Transgressions: Exceeded veggie quota by 4.5 oz Exercise: 90 minutes of horse grooming and trail riding Comments After lunch I was already over my veggie allotment by 4.5 oz. It’s the tomatoes. They’re heavy. Will have to cut back. I disagree with those who say, “You’ll lose your desire for carbs after you’ve [...]
October 26, 2009
My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 56 + Hidden Carbohydrates + Oysters
Weight: 155 lb Transgressions: Ate oysters instead of fish, and 22 oz salad greens instead of maximum 14 oz Exercise: Four hours of barnyard chores: clearing brush, moving rocks, adjusting fences. Comments My recent cheat day didn’t seem to set me back, other than increasing temporarily my desire for more carbs. I tried the Morton [...]
October 25, 2009
My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 55
Weight: 155 Transgressions: Pork rinds? Exercise: none Comments Weight not up nearly as much as I feared. Since eating a relatively large amount of carbohydrates on my cheat day yesterday, I have noticed that my cravings for carbs are back. But I haven’t given in. Pork rinds aren’t on the original 7.01 version of the [...]
October 24, 2009
My Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet: Day 54 + Potassium Deficiency
Weight: 154 lb Transgressions: TNTC (too numerous to count) Exercise: none Comments The Potassium Problem My current food intake on the Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet appears to be low in potassium, which might have long-term health consequences if followed for many months or years. According to the Linus Pauling Institute’s Micronutrient Information Center, adequate potassium intake apparently decreases blood pressure, [...]
October 23, 2009
Linus Pauling Institute’s Micronutrient Information Center
I found a free source of science-based information on various dietary micronutrients: the Linus Pauling Institute’s Micronutrient Information Center. If you have questions about zinc, manganese, molybdenum, coenzyme Q10, calcium, vitamin D, or other micronutrients, you’ll probably find the answers there. Steve Parker, M.D.
