Dietary Fiber covered by Dr. Greg Ellis

Dr. Greg Ellis eats a meat driven low carb diet and stays away from fiber. Dietary fiber is loved by a lot of people for the reason that they feel it helps keep them "regular." But Dr. Ellis doesn't suffer from problems due to lack of fiber in his diet and in this video he discusses some concerns that have been voiced on his facebook over regularity and fiber.

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[bondi1987]

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.

[Byebyecarbs]

@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.

[sachsunkelt]

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'!

[Byebyecarbs]

@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.

[alphacause]

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?

[Byebyecarbs]

@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.

[RunningRenegade]

Hey, I heard you mention milk?

Is milk considered carbohydrate, as it contains sugar?

[betolimoun]

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.

[hadsell1962]

I gave up fiber - this guy is quoting the book "Fiber Menace". Best book I ever read!

[sachsunkelt]

@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!

[Byebyecarbs]

@xangolicious You have no reason to poop, nothing wrong with that, no danger at all.

[swedd2]

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

[Ape65]

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.