Be Your Own Nutritionist

A presentation by William Harris, M.D..
In this presentation, Dr. Harris cuts through the maze of contradictory diet recommendations to show how a few simple food rules and a little exercise will insure your best chances for good health.
A vegetarian since 1950, vegan since 1964, William Harris, M.D. is a founding and current director of the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii. Prior to his retirement he was an emergency physician and director of the Kaiser Permanente Vegetarian Lifestyle Clinic. He received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco in 1963 and is the author of The Scientific Basis of Vegetarianism, now online free at http://www.vegsource.com/harris/book_contents.htm Last December he marked his 80th birthday with an 8-way parachute jump, his 1180th, at Pacific Sky Diving on Oahu.
Filming and editing by Dr William Harris M.D. on July 12, 2010 at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sponsored by: Vegetarian Society of Hawaii http://www.vsh.org

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• diet

[SueMoseley]

Do you get the same benefits from perilla seeds if you sprout them, or grow them into greens, rather than eating the seeds themselves?

[vshvideo]

@SueMoseley From Dr Harris:

Dear Sue,

I can't answer that because the USDA nutrient database has no listing for perilla, chiso, or shiso and I got my data from a perilla seed container label, so even that is suspect and relies on the integrity of the packer.

My assumption is that perilla sprouts and leaves still have significant ALA (alpha linolenic acid) content but less than that of the seeds.

[TheaDragonSpirit]

@vshvideo - Thanks Again! So there are some excepts to the rule. But I guess there is with nearly all rules. :-) Tell William thanks a lot for his great advise. :-) And thanks bill for finding this information out for me, and explaining about Vitamin D.

[TheaDragonSpirit]

@vshvideo - Good Point! :-)

[vshvideo]

@TheaDragonSpirit Continued from post below...

I do recommend that everybody get a serum D level periodically, even here in Hawaii, because man-made atmospheric changes have disturbed the ability of some of us to

make our own D from sunlight exposure.

If you're one of those people you might need a supplement, but don't take it unless you are because it's toxic in excess.

Best regards,

Bill

[vshvideo]

@TheaDragonSpirit Reply from Dr Harris:

"Vitamin D" is a misnomer on the part of the establishment. As defined it's

cholecalciferol and you can get my whole take on that in my YouTube Video:

Healthcare Reform: Emptying a Flooded Basement without Turning off the Tap: William Harris, M.D. at about 42:50.

(continued)

[vshvideo]

@TheaDragonSpirit Reply from Dr Harris:

As far as I know B12 is made only by bacteria so man only collects it and

puts it in pills, supplements, and foods. See the B12 section of this video at about 51:39

Best Regards,

Bill

[TheaDragonSpirit]

@vshvideo - Actually I have just realised, what about B12 or Vitamin D? Should these be supplemented at all? These are man made.

I assume by man made he means refined from it's original form?

[TheaDragonSpirit]

@vshvideo - Oh and tell, Dr. Harris thanks for all the great work he does. And thank you for getting a response, without messengers no one would get the message. :-)

[TheaDragonSpirit]

@vshvideo - That's great thanks. So basically - 0 tbsp a day! Ha. That's fine. So as little as possible, but optimum is zero. That's fine. I like those rules. :-)