Food goes beyond calories

[Pillarofhell]

Growing up I was told real men eat tons of food and have bellies. Lol.

When the body wants food its really the blood that wants nutrients. Because all food ends up as nutrients in the bloodstream.

The entire body is reliant on fresh bloodflow to stay alive.

Cells require energy. But for all this shit to happen the body needs all of this random shit present that we call nutrients.

Nutrients go beyond calories. They're calories, yes. And all the other stuff in food.

The problem is is that you dont eat good food. So you dont have good blood.

You have the calories. But your blood is still starving for the other stuff.

This is why you overeat on calories. Naturally, your body doesn't want more calories than it can burn.

There are three different mechanisms in place to literally force you to eat just the amount of calories you need, and nothing more. It doesn't matter how slow your metabolism is. Sloths can barely move they are so slow and they aren't obese.

It's crucial that the body doesn't get too fat. Humans used to live by chasing animals for miles until they got tired. It's called endurance hunting. The gods would fire you from your job and you'd die if you got fat. As hunting was the only way you could live back then. You couldnt just show up to work and type on a computer all day.

But think about birds...what would happen if they too didn't have mechanisms to stop them from over eating? They wouldn't be able to fly. Wow. They couldnt even do what makes them so amazing in the first place. Would they even be birds anymore?

Is losing mobility the only thing thst happens when your body...your blood is unhealthy? Nope. People also get cancer, diabetes, strokes, heart disease, dementia, neurologic disorders, etc as a consequence.

The solution...? isn't a prescription. The solution is awareness. To be aware is the first step to being responsible.

If you are fat, just be brutally honest with yourself. Now realize your body knows you're fat and does not want to be fat.

So next time it tells you you're hungry, it can't be saying you need to eat more calories. You need to seek out the food it is really asking for.

Here's a secret...it's essential minerals and essential fats it wants. Sometimes it's also vitamins but that's rarer. Cuz even most junk foods are fortified with vitamins these days.

There are 74 essential minerals

Even arsenic is one of them🤡

So is lithium, what they make batteries from (it was shown to decrease homicides in Texas when added to the water)

So is chromium, what they use to make stainless steel

Wow. The things your blood needs. So weird.

[CrazyGirl2]

A calorie is NOT a nutritive or non-nutritive literal substance within food. A calorie is merely a measurement of energy (to be precise: one calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius, at sea level). Foods do not contain “physical” calories, they contain nutritional substances, like vitamins, minerals, etc… fats, and carbohydrates. The raw energy the body needs usually comes from carbohydrates (molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. For example table sugar is C12, H22, O11. So each molecule of table sugar contains 12 carbon atoms, 22 Hydrogen atoms, and 11 oxygen atoms) but all carbohydrates will have some quantity each of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Thus the name carbohydrate! Energy within food which is not immediately consumed by the body is stored in fat. Excess carbs that are in such excess that they cannot be used, OR stored in fat are neutralized by the pancreas releasing insulin to neutralize the sugars. as for diseases, while some diseases are associated with diets high in fat, carbohydrates, and highly processed foods, some cancers are familial and some (like skin cancer) are due to UV exposure and nothing to do with diet. Certainly things like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arteriosclerosis, and atherosclerosis can be caused by diet. And newer research is showing that traditional western diets high in saturated fat, refined sugars, and processed foods may have a link to impaired learning, memory impairment, inflammation, and oxidative stress. The majority of neurological disorders are certainly not related to diet alone. With many being autoimmune in nature. The cause of non age-related dementia like Alzheimer’s is not directly known, but some environmental causes have been possibly linked to Alzheimer’s (like aluminum in antiperspirant is believed to be a likely contributing factor, although this is by no, means definitive ). Lastly the lifestyle of Paleolithic age man and later, was called HUNTER-GATHERER, not “Endurance Hunter” as you erroneously called it. That being said, a well balanced diet low in saturated fats, refined sugars and processed foods, along with adequate daily exercise is the healthiest thing anyone can do for themselves. Sedentary lifestyles are the one factor that everyone agrees will lead to premature death.

[Pillarofhell]

Insightful

[humpbackjack]

Damn girl are you really only 18 you are amazing I bet you’re parents are extremely proud of you hell I’m proud of you and your parents for having you. Wow for reals wow

[CrazyGirl2]

@humpbackjack Thank you very much, my parents are both extremely intelligent people! My mother is a trauma surgeon and the head of emergency medicine, also she was a combat surgeon in Afghanistan. My father invented something That makes digital movie cameras better, and designed the code that makes cgi look more realistic. Although he sold that company to Disney, he stayed on, w/Disney and runs his systems and well as other duties there. I believe I inherited their intelligence I thank god I did! I also built the LT-1 motor that is in my jeep. My dad and I built it from the frame up as my 16th birthday present. I’ve always loved doing projects w/ him. He never wanted to treat me differently b/c I’m a girl & wanted me to understand cars & their motors, to never get ripped off by unscrupulous mechanics! So he taught me to build engines at a young age! I’ve always loved science AND medicine!

[humpbackjack]

That’s amazing I don’t know half of what you said even means but I’m gonna google it. You’re parents sound amazing also it helps to restore some faith in humanity I’ve showed my girls about cars they took it like it was punishment they had no interest in it but I didn’t want them stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire or something simple like that of coarse I got AAA so they don’t have to but still thank you for sharing and be careful on these sites there’s a lot of weirdos I know you’re grown but I’d tell my girls the same thing

[CrazyGirl2]

@humpbackjack It’s important that you make it fun for them, make it YOUR thing, that is special for just you guys, maybe try one at a time. If you have 2 cars there’s no reason why you can’t do an oil change on each, separately with each girl. Spend a couple of hours with them either together or separately, whichever they seem to prefer, but the most important this that it’s supposed to be fun for them. My friend’s dad saw us building a ‘67 Camaro before we built my jeep. He tried to get my friend and him to do something similar, but he yelled at her all the time he kept saying “this is serious!” Well I’m sure it was, but as soon as he snapped at her, it became exactly what you described it like… a CHORE! My dad always made it fun! Like he made up a song “1, 8, 4, 3, 6, 5, 7, 2” ( to the tune of the Tommy Tutone song “867-5309” ) to help me remember the firing order of a V8 Chevy engine. Dancing like an idiot with a screwdriver for a mic 🎤 “ she got it, she for the firing order right. For a good dive, you gotta get it right! 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2”. If you make it fun they’ll be more likely to have fun, if it feels like you’re JUST making them change your oil… it won’t be fun!

[CrazyGirl2]

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To make it fun, you need a “Our thing”. Something you only do with your daughter’s! My dad would always take me out for ice cream after we were done, he always kept my favorite drinks in the garage fridge, right next to his beer, and he always kept-up w/ mom to make sure when my drink of choice changed, he had some in the fridge by Saturday! Eventually, he got me my own tool box. Now, HE called Snap-On tools to deliver me a new cabinet tool-box, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t get them a basic Hand tool set each. And it’s their own tool boxes, go to Lowes or Home Depot, or he’ll “Harbor Freight” if you and afford quality, thaw won’t stop you! Get them their own tool box each, a set of basic hand-tools, then go to to the spray paint dept, at Walmart (they have the best color selection) and when you get home, you’ll be able to teach then to prepare, prime, and paint their own toolbox however they want, you know, personalize it just for themselves.

[CrazyGirl2]

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Make it an art project. Look I loved art and I loved science… my dad made auto repair and restoration about (you guessed it) art and science! The science of how it all works, the simple elegant science of the four strokes of an internal combustion engine, and the art of the choreography of everything working perfectly together to open each valve at the precise time and then spark the explosion inside the engine that makes the power! Not to mention the art of making an old junker, look like new again… create games games like “what’s the grossest thing you find under the backseat“! Whatever THEY love, find THAT and make it absolutely that, and about YOU spending time with your daughters! Each one, make it special, make it about them, and NEVER say anything like “you can’t have a pink toolbox with unicorns and sparkles” because I promise you, you CAN, and it works just as good as a boring silver toolbox!

[humpbackjack]

That’s awesome yeah I didn’t have enough time invested in trying to show them the basics like changing a tire was the main thing but also how to check the oil and not to mess with the coolant unless the car was completely cooled down which took me all of maybe thirty minutes so really there wasn’t enough time for me to gets mad or anything and my girls thought everything was a chore and I do admit I wish I would of made more time for my girls to just hang out we did some but I worked too much I felt it was important to be able to give them the things they wanted and they had expensive taste but you can’t get those times back for a redo

[CrazyGirl2]

@humpbackjack Oh, I’m so sorry! I didn’t realize that they were already grown-up and out of the house! I thought that they were still young teenagers! Well whatever happened, don’t have any regrets I’m sure you guys have a good relationship now. That’s the great thing about having daughters…we never really leave! Even after we marry, we still need our moms, and we definitely still need our daddy’s. I’m sure you guys would have had a wonderful time if you did what I explained above, but even without it, I promise you, your girls have more great memories tith their daddy than you could ever remember! I’m still young, but even I ask my dad about something that was so important to me growing-up, but he just doesn’t remember it! I try to explain it with as much detail as possible so it may trigger a memory. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But even if he doesn’t remember something, he now knows of yet another thing that meant the world to me… trust me, your girls have more wonderful memories of time spent with you that even you realize. How old are your daughter’s now, if you don’t mind me asking?

[humpbackjack]

Yeah we have a lot of good memories Disney land the zoo camping in the desert the mountains and the beach my oldest was always and still is the coolest chick always a big smile when she sees me and my youngest was always daddy’s baby girl I love them all but my youngest thinks I hung the moon but I worked too much especially when they were young at one point I did 3 hard labor jobs and went to school it’s all I did and slept anyways I’ve enjoyed talking with you but I don’t want to seem like the weird old man so I’m gonna go and catch you around this site maybe and keep up the good work I feel you’re going to make a difference on this planet

[CrazyGirl2]

@humpbackjack Thank you so much. I too have enjoyed our conversation. As for making a difference on this planet, I honestly believe that it happens one real, true human connection at a time, therefore thanks to you, in a small way, I already have! Thank you, hugs 🤗, and God bless.
P. S. Yes, I really am 18, although to be honest I will be 19 in just under six weeks, I think that must be the maturity you detect. 😉

[Sonorous]

Despite the fact that the lifestyle is referred to as "hunter-gatherer," I believe he was referring to the specific type of hunting that they practiced. So, in my opinion, "endurance hunting" is an accurate representation of it.

[CrazyGirl2]

@Sonorous Uh huh… except the gathering part of “Hunter-Gather” is important to the context! He claims that if they didn’t catch anything, they starved… No they didn’t! They would eat the fruits, vegetables, nuts, and berries they GATHERED, they also ate high calorie, high non-saturated fat foods they took with them like dried and salted meats, nuts, & legumes to “recharge their batteries” so to say, while they were hunting. They would also hunt for days, so I have no idea where he gets this idea that they were constantly running after their prey until they caught it. A Gazelle can run 60mph (97kph) wanna explain how caveman chased gazelle at those speeds? They used the “sapien” part of their homosapien “Thinking man” brain. They survived by out thinking their prey! They created barriers to guide the gazelle and other grazers to a “killing zone” where the prey had nowhere to go and were stabbed, stoned, spear’d and eventually arrowed to death. They did not however just keep running until they caught their prey (endurance hunting) that was a myth created in the 1980’s by David Carrier (source: undark.org/.../ ) there is no evidence Tor this style of hunting that does not rely on Carrier’s beliefs.

[CrazyGirl2]

Correction: the last sentence should read “For this style of hunting…”

[Sonorous]

I believe you can still specify the type of hunting while not diminishing the importance or existence of the gathering aspect.

And all of that is very interesting information! But I'm not interested in debating whether or not people would or wouldn't have died out if they hadn't hunted or the legitimacy of the type of hunting, as I don't know much about any of that.

[Screenwriter]

There is satiating hunger, but there is feeding the body with necessary nutrients. You can satiate hunger with all manner of crappy foods: candies, frothy coffee drinks, alcohol, UNTIL your body craves more fat and sugar.

All humans LIKE fat and sugar because a certain amount of each helps keep the body running properly. But OVEReating fat and sugar leads to obesity, and not exercising adds to that problem. Once someone is obese and sedentary, they become a machine that lives to eat instead of eats to live. And diseases accrue.

The body was built to move, use its muscles, burn up the calories it consumes then REFUEL.

But modern society short circuits the African-savannah lifestyle. We don't NEED to hunt to eat. We can fill on "empty" calories that don't feed our bodies with health. Until we emphasize healthy eating from childhood, through education in our schools, and adults are re-educated, our lifespans will diminish as well as our health.

[t-8900]

I love being on Keto. Its working hella well for me atm. 2 meals a day in a 6 hour window. the rest of the time is fasting

[Pillarofhell]

They like to use fasting to reset your hunger drive but beyond that I've heard it's harmful to people who are already fit

[t-8900]

i'm not fit yet. But Orthodox Christians are some of the healthiest people in the world and they fast pretty frequently overall.

[menina]

It seems to me that you were judging people who are struggling against obesity...

Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

[shaysh87]

I'm 25 and I recently realized this just a year ago from personal experience with fasting.

[Flower7]

This was very informative! Nutrients are definitely very important.

[EaterPeter]

We have to change your ID then from pillar of hell to pillar of heaven? 🙂

[msc545]

A good way to get really worried.

[Pillarofhell]

Yeah if you are a supplement user it will be overwhelming to track everything. But a good mineral and amino acid supplement Is a natural brewer's yeast. It has all the minerals from grain concentrated into a powder without the grain. There are sea algae mineral supplements too that are good. The body expels whatever isn't needed and keeps the rest.

[Tstrbrainer]

Yes, this is informative

[Iron_Man]

Eat Eat Eat