Training & Nutrition - HELP! Whats The BEST Diet?

Hey everyone,

Ive been looking to follow a good diet. Ive been searching all over and am especially interested in the one sthat deal with the "GOOD" Fats instead of the "BAD" fats. Such things as fish and so forth. The reason Ive been interested in these types are because they say they help things such as: psoriasis and asthma. oth of which I have.

Does anyone have any AWSOME! Diets they follow? Or if anyone has any links to any great diets to help with weight loss and just plain being healthy PLEASE let me know

Thanks,

Joe

Basically all fats except manmade hydrogenated are good in the right balance .As they are largely out of balance in todays diet the ones in oversupply have been labeled bad and undersupply good.The main one undersuppied is the polyunsaturated omega 3's .Good sources are deep sea(not farmed )fish,walnuts,soybeans,flaxseed or a good way to quickly rebalance is a fish oil supplement.I will let someone else point you to specific diets because I just try to eat a varied diet combining lean protein/low glycemic carbs/balanced fats in all my meals.

Just eat, cut down on oily and fried stuff. Get your carbohydrates and your proteins. Generally, just eat in moderation. Unless you are eating for performance, it is fine just to eat whatever you like, but by making the right choices. Eating too little doesn't help much, the weight just bounces back very quickly. Surround your weight loss more around exercise. It does more good for your health than dieting alone.

The american heart association recommends two servings of fish per week unless you are a women trying to get pregnant so that the blood levels of methylmercury don't get too high.

Best fish to eat that provides the omega 3 fatty acids without increasing methlymercury levels include, haddock, salmon, cod, pollack and sole. as well as the vegetables rwtd mentioned.

Pregnant women should especially avoid swordfish which are high in mercury levels.

What about taking the Omega 3 / Cod Liver Oil mix in oil tablet form? Would that help? I have heard good things about them.

Joe

I dont want to really go on a "Diet". I just want to start eating healthier and knowing what foods to buy and eat. I dont eat many veggies.... those help? LOL of course they do but hiow much a day . and fruits? what kind of meat? .... too confusing. I need a nutrition trainer I think ;)

Joe

A fish oil supplement avoids the mercury as well as farmed issues and allows you to quickly rebalance omega3 levels.As far as polyunsaturated fats the typical current diet now supplies like 10/1 omega6/omega3 while ideal is 2/1 or less causing many complications among them increased inflammation.I use a fish oil supplement along with regular walnuts and occasional soy.Another good fat to increase is monounsaturated through olive oil and various nuts while you should decrease omega6 polyunsaturated(vegitable oils)and saturated(these should be no more than 25% of total fat intake).To answer your recent posts cod liver oil is good for omega3 but also contains high levels of Vit. D so to get enough Omega3 particularly if you get alot of sunlight(another source of D)you may get too much D(this issue is eliminated by just fish oil).For diet with each meal chose lean protein(top steak/chicken or turkey breast/fish/beans)unrefined complex carbs(oatmeal/brown rice/whole pasta)varied vegies(more colorful the better)or low glycemic northern fruits(apples/pears/apricots)and the balanced fats already discussed.

if you're interested in a healthier diet/lifestyle, go veg altogether. yes, fish meat in it's natural state is very healthy, but why bother with it when most fish are contaminated with mercury???? i say just stay away. flax and hempseeds are just as good of sources of omega 3 fats, without having to deal with mercury poisoning. there is also no reason you need to eat meat, and most meat is full of hormones and antibiotics. same with dairy. scary, nasty stuff involved in the dairy industry.
if you have asthma and psoriasis then especially stay away from meat and dairy. veggies and fruit build up the immune system much stronger, and help to protect against many diseases including cancer.

[QUOTE]I dont eat many veggies.... those help? LOL of course they do but hiow much a day . and fruits?QUOTE]

as for how much veggies and fruits you should eat a day, it is optimal to consume 9 servings. most people have a hard time eating 1 serving a day, but then fill up on meats and starches.

if you just cannot bring yourself to ditch dairy and meat altogether, at least try to cut down on them and replace with more fruits and veggetables. your body will thank you.

check out the Food Pyramid.. they have recommended servings for each catagory.. if you are smaller or want to lose weight do the first number mentioned.. if you want to maintain do a middle number of recommendations.. if you are a bigger person with more nutritional needs do the max:)
ie:5 servings of grains would do me in but 3 is more than enough

drink a lot more water than you feel you want to drink.. just don't tax the bladder too much.. a stretched bladder is very painful.:(
and get some regular timed cycling in..cross train when you can't ride. you will be so buff ;)
p.s. salmon is very good for how your skin will look and feel. three times a week is recommended by Dr. Perricone.. author of the wrinkle free diet. i just like the food he suggests and the recipes ..yummmmmmmmm salmon steaks. :p

The "Push Away Diet" - just push away from the table and go ride :)

Well I went to a couple health nutrition stores and pharmacies and talked with some of them. I was already taking Cod Liver oil and now I also am taking 1 omega 3-6-9 daily. This was I will have vit a and d plus omega 3-6-9 which after reading all the benifits have really socked me into taking it. They say hundreds of years ago man had thew right fatty acids to have healthier bodies and organs. Omega 3-6-9 combines all flax seeds with fish oils and other GREAT! things for you body. ... The only thing is the expense. For 60 tabs of omega 3-6-9 it came to 9.95 an dthat was the cheapest (Canada)

But I think with the right biking daily the right eating and tkaking these supplements it will make me healthier day by day. I like how cod liver oil and omega 3-6-9 are all NATURAL and harmless to take. There were soo many articles stating people that get enough omega 3-6-9 daily have a 50% less change of ever having a heart attack or other chronic diseases such as breast cancer.

Makes you wonder why more people dont take these supplements or eat the foods with these oils in them and instead visit McD's every day ;)

Healthy Livin people!

Joe

Yes I noticed you were from Canada so the cod liver oil may be more appropriate for you due to lower sunlight levels so that sounds like a pretty sound program .By the way here is a link I just found to alot of research on EFA's and while this person makes a case you don't need the supplemental 6 and 9 the accompanying research and articles present the case for adding supplemental 6 and 9. You be the judge lol. http://www.qualitycounts.com/fpfats.htm

Are you saying I dont need 6 and 9? See thats what I thought but the pharmacists continued to say All 3 are better then just O3. They said that we really dont get enough of any of them. So thats why i got them... Im just confused on your last post

Joe

6 and 9 are easier to get from the diet through vegetable oils/nuts/olive oil .9 is monounsaturated which is good to have in high levels but is not really needed in supplement form but doesn't hurt either.6 in the form of LA(veg. oils)is the one in great oversupply in our diet unbalancing the 6/3 ratio.However the GLA form of 6 which LA is converted to has many benefits and some research shows due to various reasons due to current diet and lifestyle we may not be converting enough LA into GLA.So it would seem to make sense to greatly cut back or eliminate all veg. oil products(and cook with olive or canalo oils)and take in some 6 in supplemental GLA form.So to sum up supplemental EPA and DHA through fish oil and supplemental GLA through borage/primrose oil (if you greatly cut back on veg. oils in the diet )make sense and supplemental 9 makes sense but you probably get enough or easily can if you don't from the diet.I take a fish oil and a seperate borage oil (though less frequently).Here is a link to an article referenced in the prior link that presents the case for GLA (it sounds like it might help with some of what you mentioned in the initial post)just be sure to cut back on the veg. oil(particularly hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated forms). http://www.fatsforhealth.com/library/libitems/omega6.php3

Hi Group,

Joe originally posted something about diet and its effect on psoriasis. Does anyone have any good references to information on dietary issues and psoriasis? Unfortunately, I'm cursed with this skin disorder also and have never really done any self studies on how my diet affects the outbreaks.

-Darren

Follow the food group pyramid. If you start from there, you'll never go wrong.

Koffee

Hey Darren,

Yea Ive had psoriasis since I was a kid. I had it worse when I was a kid so im hoping im gradually growing out of it. I have read sooo much about how good fish oils are for it and Ive just stated taking Cod Liver oil and omega 3-6-9. I am going to see how much it improves over this month. Ive heard so many success stories about fish oils and eating proper thats almost makes the psoriasis leave for good. wouldnt that be nice? Thats why im trying it.

Take care,

Joe

Darren Check the link in my post right before yours .It indicates borage oil the best source of the omega 6 GLA (fatty acid) is effective for skin problems including psoriasis.

Hi Joe,

I'd say you're lucky! Mine started when I was about 18 and has slowly gotten worse as the years go by, thank goodness it's fairly localized though in several places and not everywhere. I'm going to have to do some reading about dietary effects and try some changes to see if it helps.

Hi RWTD,

Hey, thanks for pointing that out, I had somehow missed it! :)


-Darren

I use to have skin problems with sores breaking out then getting crusty and taking along time to disappear and it seemed to be made worse by certain foods particularly nuts like peanuts and a few others.Since upping omega 3 levels I have not noticed these problems for a while though it did seem to take awhile the problems to totally dissapear (they just seemed get better at first) .I at first thought it was food allergies and eliminated the foods that seemed involved but now I think it was a fatty acid imbalance particularly of too much omega6 and/or too little omega3 which will tends to promote inflamation.I suggest you try reducing vegitable oils and other sources of omega 6 in LA form and increase omega 3 sources of which have been listed in this thread as well as GLA an omega6 that helps the skin and fights inflammation but which we might not get enough of because of overheating and processing vegitable oils.

So whats better then? Taking an omega 3-6-9 supplement or just an omega 3 supplement. Cuz the pharmasist told me its better if I get all 3 into me then just the one to balance them all out.

Joe

I don't think a balanced supplement is going to rebalance your entire EFA intake.For what you have described what you need to balance out EFA's is relatively high intake of omega3 (several grams)in supplemental form if it is to be your primary source.You probably don't need anymore omega 6 overall but may need a small amount of GLA in supplemental form for its theraputic benefits which from what I've read two 500 mg. doses of borage oil should be sufficient without significantly affecting the 6/3 ratio for the worse.That basically sounds like what your doing taking the formula for the GLA and the cod liver oil to add more omega 3 so I would say that is better than just omega 3.

I think healthy food in moderation, plus exercise is the best diet...But I have read a stinkin post in this thread, so what I have said may have already been said.