The Ascetic Diet

 Dr. Mc Dougall calls his diet "The Starch Solution". Nathan Pritikin "The Pritikin Diet". Alan Goldhamer's diet. They are all the same with a few iterations. And might I say, these 3 gentlemen are my nutritional heroes who I consider brilliant.

So there are different names for the diet, but they all boil down to the same foods, high in carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains), with no oil, and very low in salt. Of course no meat or alcohol.

Since many like to name the diet, I'll call mine, "The Ascetic Diet". So 99.99% can read this and say "No fuckin way". Believe me, I understand and don't blame you.

But what if all the studies done that ultimately lead to this kind of diet are true? What studies you ask? Yep, there are reputable, well-researched studies that one could peruse to draw a conclusion. 

NutritionFacts.org has a YT channel and Michael Greger (the host) will flash studies on the screen. I'll pause the video while he's talking, open another tab, and find the study the doctor is talking about so I can read myself. Sadly, some studies are behind a paywall, and only when a fee is paid can the studies be viewed. Other times, the studies mentioned will be indexed in a nutrition book and the studies can then be researched.

Did you know you can reverse heart disease through diet (and exercise)? Sugar diabetes (Check out Mastering Diabetes) cured? Become unobese?

What if there truly is an ideal diet that will normalize blood pressure, glucose levels, and weight? There is such a diet. Or better said, a way of eating. But restaurants, our culture, food commercials, everything about everything, is 180D opposite of this. Going to a friend's house for dinner? Pack your fruit and veggies and don't eat what they serve. Same with restaurants, except don't bring food, eat before you leave. 

It's a decision not to be taken lightly, but it can prove to be the most important decision of your life. But it takes total commitment. Chef AJ's YT channel has excellent guests, and I recommend looking up Dr. Peter Rogers.

The beautiful part about finally learning that a low salt/fat vegan diet is the most healthy, you place yourself in parameters of what you can eat ad libitum. There virtually are no boundaries to eating the foods our bodies have evolved to eat. Look up environmental mismatch and how it relates to the foods we eat and how we evolved to this modern processed food culture. It'll blow your socks off.