Hi Dr. Ellis. Are you familiar with Dr. Lustig views on fiber intake and sugar? He claims, fibers are the antidote to fructose and recommends its intake with fibers (as in fruits) watch?v=YDiyHb-R9RI @ 23:27. In "The China Study", Dr. Campbell cites on page 89 the work of Pr. Burkitt on fiber. he actually claims fiber absorbs water to "help keep things moving along" in the guts, reducing (not increasing, as in your video) the elimination time. I'd love to hear ur opinion on this. Many Thanks.
Search on youtube "Fiber - Wonder food or wrecking ball?"
Its video made by a chiropractor named Dr. Heath Motley, the video slides contain text from the book "Fiber Menace" written by Konstantin Monastyrsky, a medial pharmacist
Some time ago I read and article about the so-called French paradox (how they eat high fat rich diets yet have relatively low cardiac problems). At first people said it was because of the red wine (specifically the resveratrol), but more recently have come to realise it's because the French eat a far more diverse diet that most Westerners. They typically eat 3-4 types of vegetables each meal, and far more fresh and less processed than what Amercians would eat. They also eat less sugar.
Thanks for this video.. because I am at this stage now.. and my system must be getting used to the almost zero carbs that I have been eating for almost 2 weeks now... I feel amazing, but hardly go to the bathroom and I was wondering if that was dangerous or what? ....Will it get more normal over time?
@xangolicious I am at the 1 week mark of almost zero carbs and I have had the same concerns. I would like to think that the body would adjust. I sure hope so because that would be a real deal-breaker if I'm always constipated. I do find that I'm eating a lot less food though, which would explain the not going to the bathroom as much
Dr greg Ellis, Can you please touch upon the Glycation factor regarding foods cooked at high temperatures please?
Also the question by alphacause about the Japanese Diet also perplexes me and i find it hard to answer when advocating low carb lifestyles to friends/Colleagues.
@bondi1987 Cooking leads to almost no glycation and it is incidental in the overall scheme of things. Although some will argur that point, they are wrong.
You have to understand that most of what you hear and read is wrong and all made up. The only way you can get around that is to read everything and no one has the time. I chose to do this in my life and found that most of what is said and wtitten is wrong. If I had put this much energy into medicine or law I'd be retired by now.
Dr Ellis - those Africans you refer to also don't have very long lives and it is very subjective to suggest they are 'healthy' - especially eating blood which has all manner of toxins in it. However you point on glucose is noted and does very much seem to be a detriment to 'western' society - especially in the form of refined white sugar. Have seen an article by Nexus where it is called the 'Sweetest Poison Of All'!
@sachsunkelt Hunter gather populations, which eat a low carb/mostly meat diet, like the Massai that Dr. Ellis mentioned, or the Inuit and Aboriginal Australians, have shorter life spans, statistically, but it is important to understand what is contributing to those shorter life spans. It is NOT diet related disease that are causing high mortality rates and short life spans in those cultures. It is a lack of medical care to treat infectious disease, injury, and provide prenatal care.
@alphacause No - that is not the reason. Every one of those people did not succumb to disease to limit their longevity. Likewise, every 'westerner' does not live to their age by going to their doctor. Doctors generally reduce people's lifespans. 18,000 per year on average die in Australia due to medical blunders.
@sachsunkelt I was referring to large STATISTICAL longevity patterns between populations. Of course, there are westerners who live a long life without medical intervention, and there are hunters who die of causes aside from what I mentioned, but when talking about the longevity disparities that detractors of Paleo/low carb diets like to refer to in hunter societies, it is important to explain that MOST of these deaths are not the result degenerative diseases brought on by diet (continued).
@sachsunkelt (continued from previous response) In hunter gatherer populations, the middle aged/elderly who survive the pitfalls of infectious diseases, tribal warfare, injury and infant mortality, show little sign of degenerative diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke etc. that effect many westerners, and only get these disease when they go to a western diet. This has been documented or talked about by men like Dr. Weston Price, Dr. Loren Cordain, Dr. Boyd Eaton, etc.
@alphacause Almost single handedly (almost I said) white sugar then probably crap oils like canola and soy contribute the worst grief to the western diet and then perhaps the edibles that Dr Ellis teaches of.
@sachsunkelt This is really the old Eskimo argument that they don't live long. But this is not factual: if you have a baby who dies at age 1 and a person who is 100 then the average is 50 years and this is how this was approached and gives no real meaning to the actual facts.
@Byebyecarbs Yeah sure - but the blood eaters of Africa don't live long lives! I am not saying that a low carb diet is responsible- far from it. I am saying that their diet is crap altogether - blood ain't healthy to eat!
Dr. Ellis, I am also advocating a low carb message, and I agree that glucose is at the root of many of our degenerative diseases. However, I frequently get addressed with this question: "What about the Japanese? The staple of their diet is rice, and they seem to live for a long time, with a good quality of life." I do respond by saying that the Japanese, until recently, consumed very little to any sugar, and that could be contributing to their good health. Do you have anything to add Dr. Ellis?
@alphacause As I said in my most recent video, most people are misinformed about the facts and this info passes on like an infection. The longevity rates of the Japanese as of 2000 are about 3 more years than in the US. If we take the first part of your response and we agree with it as we must because glucose is the cause of degenerative disease than that part is settled. Now if they weren't eating rice maybe they would live to be 120. A carb is a carb is a carb and they all end up as glucose.
Hey, I heard you mention milk?
Is milk considered carbohydrate, as it contains sugar?
RunningRenegade 1 month ago
Hi Dr. Ellis. Are you familiar with Dr. Lustig views on fiber intake and sugar? He claims, fibers are the antidote to fructose and recommends its intake with fibers (as in fruits) watch?v=YDiyHb-R9RI @ 23:27. In "The China Study", Dr. Campbell cites on page 89 the work of Pr. Burkitt on fiber. he actually claims fiber absorbs water to "help keep things moving along" in the guts, reducing (not increasing, as in your video) the elimination time. I'd love to hear ur opinion on this. Many Thanks.
betolimoun 2 months ago
I gave up fiber - this guy is quoting the book "Fiber Menace". Best book I ever read!
hadsell1962 8 months ago
Search on youtube "Fiber - Wonder food or wrecking ball?"
Its video made by a chiropractor named Dr. Heath Motley, the video slides contain text from the book "Fiber Menace" written by Konstantin Monastyrsky, a medial pharmacist
swedd2 8 months ago
Some time ago I read and article about the so-called French paradox (how they eat high fat rich diets yet have relatively low cardiac problems). At first people said it was because of the red wine (specifically the resveratrol), but more recently have come to realise it's because the French eat a far more diverse diet that most Westerners. They typically eat 3-4 types of vegetables each meal, and far more fresh and less processed than what Amercians would eat. They also eat less sugar.
Ape65 8 months ago
Thanks for this video.. because I am at this stage now.. and my system must be getting used to the almost zero carbs that I have been eating for almost 2 weeks now... I feel amazing, but hardly go to the bathroom and I was wondering if that was dangerous or what? ....Will it get more normal over time?
Thanks for bringing this info to people..
xangolicious 8 months ago
@xangolicious I am at the 1 week mark of almost zero carbs and I have had the same concerns. I would like to think that the body would adjust. I sure hope so because that would be a real deal-breaker if I'm always constipated. I do find that I'm eating a lot less food though, which would explain the not going to the bathroom as much
Yugrox1 8 months ago
@xangolicious You have no reason to poop, nothing wrong with that, no danger at all.
Byebyecarbs 8 months ago
Dr greg Ellis, Can you please touch upon the Glycation factor regarding foods cooked at high temperatures please?
Also the question by alphacause about the Japanese Diet also perplexes me and i find it hard to answer when advocating low carb lifestyles to friends/Colleagues.
bondi1987 8 months ago
@bondi1987 Cooking leads to almost no glycation and it is incidental in the overall scheme of things. Although some will argur that point, they are wrong.
You have to understand that most of what you hear and read is wrong and all made up. The only way you can get around that is to read everything and no one has the time. I chose to do this in my life and found that most of what is said and wtitten is wrong. If I had put this much energy into medicine or law I'd be retired by now.
Byebyecarbs 8 months ago
Dr Ellis - those Africans you refer to also don't have very long lives and it is very subjective to suggest they are 'healthy' - especially eating blood which has all manner of toxins in it. However you point on glucose is noted and does very much seem to be a detriment to 'western' society - especially in the form of refined white sugar. Have seen an article by Nexus where it is called the 'Sweetest Poison Of All'!
sachsunkelt 8 months ago
@sachsunkelt Hunter gather populations, which eat a low carb/mostly meat diet, like the Massai that Dr. Ellis mentioned, or the Inuit and Aboriginal Australians, have shorter life spans, statistically, but it is important to understand what is contributing to those shorter life spans. It is NOT diet related disease that are causing high mortality rates and short life spans in those cultures. It is a lack of medical care to treat infectious disease, injury, and provide prenatal care.
alphacause 8 months ago
@alphacause No - that is not the reason. Every one of those people did not succumb to disease to limit their longevity. Likewise, every 'westerner' does not live to their age by going to their doctor. Doctors generally reduce people's lifespans. 18,000 per year on average die in Australia due to medical blunders.
sachsunkelt 8 months ago
@sachsunkelt I was referring to large STATISTICAL longevity patterns between populations. Of course, there are westerners who live a long life without medical intervention, and there are hunters who die of causes aside from what I mentioned, but when talking about the longevity disparities that detractors of Paleo/low carb diets like to refer to in hunter societies, it is important to explain that MOST of these deaths are not the result degenerative diseases brought on by diet (continued).
alphacause 8 months ago
@sachsunkelt (continued from previous response) In hunter gatherer populations, the middle aged/elderly who survive the pitfalls of infectious diseases, tribal warfare, injury and infant mortality, show little sign of degenerative diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke etc. that effect many westerners, and only get these disease when they go to a western diet. This has been documented or talked about by men like Dr. Weston Price, Dr. Loren Cordain, Dr. Boyd Eaton, etc.
alphacause 8 months ago
@alphacause Almost single handedly (almost I said) white sugar then probably crap oils like canola and soy contribute the worst grief to the western diet and then perhaps the edibles that Dr Ellis teaches of.
sachsunkelt 8 months ago
@sachsunkelt This is really the old Eskimo argument that they don't live long. But this is not factual: if you have a baby who dies at age 1 and a person who is 100 then the average is 50 years and this is how this was approached and gives no real meaning to the actual facts.
Byebyecarbs 8 months ago
@Byebyecarbs Yeah sure - but the blood eaters of Africa don't live long lives! I am not saying that a low carb diet is responsible- far from it. I am saying that their diet is crap altogether - blood ain't healthy to eat!
sachsunkelt 8 months ago
THANK YOU
eyenike8 8 months ago
Dr. Ellis, I am also advocating a low carb message, and I agree that glucose is at the root of many of our degenerative diseases. However, I frequently get addressed with this question: "What about the Japanese? The staple of their diet is rice, and they seem to live for a long time, with a good quality of life." I do respond by saying that the Japanese, until recently, consumed very little to any sugar, and that could be contributing to their good health. Do you have anything to add Dr. Ellis?
alphacause 8 months ago
@alphacause As I said in my most recent video, most people are misinformed about the facts and this info passes on like an infection. The longevity rates of the Japanese as of 2000 are about 3 more years than in the US. If we take the first part of your response and we agree with it as we must because glucose is the cause of degenerative disease than that part is settled. Now if they weren't eating rice maybe they would live to be 120. A carb is a carb is a carb and they all end up as glucose.
Byebyecarbs 8 months ago