Paradigm Shift

Life is never more interesting as when you encounter a paradigm shift - particularly if you had previously been a vocal exponent of the old paradigm.

I encountered such a shift this year with regard to nutrition. I was operating in a low fat, high complex carb (low glycemic index), high protein paradigm. I believed that the way to lose weight was to exercise and eat correctly - how wrong was I!

I've now totally changed my diet. Here are some of the interesting facts I've discovered:

- Saturated fat is good - eat more butter (grass fed), eggs, nuts, coconut, red meat (grass fed)
- Don't cook with Olive oil as it oxidises when heated - just eat it cold on salads
- Only cook with butter, coconut oil or macademia nut oil
- Grains are bad for you - stay away from wheat, oats, barley, rye, and corn
- If you are going to eat grain then white rice is least bad
- Fructose is the worst type of sugar - don't eat too much fruit, treat it as natures desert
- The best fruit are berries, in particular blueberries
- Sugar is a drug - more potent and addictive than nicotine - avoid it
- Nicotine is actually good for you - increases red blood cells and promotes brain activity (cigarettes are bad and do cause cancer - nicotine pills ok though)
- Vegtables are essential - you should eat them raw where possible and eat lots each day (particularly green veg)
- Mushrooms are full of vitamins and are very healthy
- Psychedelic mushrooms have other benefits to mental health and promote spirituality
- Where you're protein comes from and what it has eaten is crucial - only eat grass fed meat, and line caught fish
- Stay away from farmed fish
- Coffee is really good for you (if mycotoxin free) - its high in antioxidants
- Red wine is good for you, but, avoid excess alcohol as it lowers your testorone level
- Stay away from soy unless its fermented
- Fermented milk tastes great and is a super source of probiotics
- Marajuanna is healthy for you and does not cause lung cancer
- 90% Cocoa dark chocolate tastes great and is super good for you - avoid all other chocolate
- Your gut is your second brain - gut health is vital to overall health
- Fasting is healthy - it raises your levels of growth hormone and lowers insulin levels
- Fasting up to 16 hours a day can be very beneficial, so long as you still eat a sufficient amount of calories during your eating window
- Flouride fucks up your pituitary gland (third eye) - why is it in our tap water?
- Water is crucial - drink a lot of it everyday, but, avoid tap water and any water with flouride in it
- Unpasturised milk is best - pasturisation kills most of the food in milk
- Salt is good for you - you need it for the minerals it contains
- Stay away from table salt - Pink Himalayan rock salt is the best salt
- Supplementation is important - best supplements to take each day are Krill Oil, a food based multi-vitamin and a probiotic
- You don't need to exercise to lose weight - just eat right!

Following the principles above has improved my health beyond measure. It's a million miles away from conventional wisdom and my previous way of thinking. As I said, life is never more interesting than when you encounter a paradigm shift.