HOW TO GET LEAN N’ MEAN, PART III: The Critical Role of Good Digestion in Overall Health, Performance, and Longevity

Digesting Garbage: Forcing Slop That Passes as “Food” into Your Poor Body
Again, my workout and nutrition posts here on American Partisan are about the simplification of all things health and fitness, so right off the bat, let’s simplify all of nutrition by stating the following: “junk in, junk out; quality in, quality out”. That is, if you put low-quality, impurity-filled fuel into any machine, you get poor performance and a short life from the machine; if you put superior-grade fuel into a machine, you get top-level performance and more longevity from the machine. Seems pretty straightforward and self-explanatory, right?
Think about a complex machine composed of multiple working parts like a car, which needs engine oil and gasoline as two of its primary fluid inputs. If you owned a high-performance car like a Lamborghini, would you use the cheapo brand engine oil and low-grade gasoline? No way! You’d want your awesome automobile to perform well and last for a long time, and so you’d probably spend whatever extra money on oil and fuel that it took to assure that your high-powered speed machine could perform to specifications and be around for many years of fun riding and display.
Well, your body is a far more advanced, precious, and high performance machine than any man-made machine could ever be – your body is truly a gift from God that can even maintain itself just fine (given the right inputs and activities). This gift from God clearly needs to be treated with the proper care, and yet so few people do that. In order to realize the high performance your body is actually capable of and that is your birthright, you must provide it with the proper, high-quality substances it needs to thrive, while staying clear of substances that harm it. This is where good, proper nutrition comes in.
Misconceptions and myths about “good nutrition” are shockingly common and numerous in the U.S. Here are my Top 5 Myths of Good Nutrition that have been so repeated in popular culture as to be considered gospel by now:

  1. “Breakfast it the most important meal of the day.” (Pure propaganda for the breakfast food industry; covered at length in my previous post)
  2. “Supplementing isn’t necessary, since food has all the nutrients the body needs.” (Modern food production leaves even raw foods with less nutrition, a reality that necessitates supplementation; we’ll get into more depth about supplements in an upcoming, dedicated post in this series)
  3. “A low-fat, low-sodium diet is good for the heart and for health.” (Salt is a crucial nutrient, and blood pressure gets elevated for other reasons, not for excess of salt; fat is a vital nutrient that the body needs for countless applications, so a low-fat diet is a terrible idea)
  4. “Small meals 5 – 6 times a day works best for people interested in eating right.” (Bad for blood sugar stability and excessively energy-intensive, digestively, to eat multiple times a day)
  5. “Whole grains are good for you.” (grains are sugar, and sugar… is bad, m’kay?)

So many stupid ideas on what makes for “good nutrition” swirl around these days that the term itself is meaningless by now, and “We the People” are paying for it with our health and lives; U.S. rates of disease and obesity are going through the roof. Obviously, a lack of exercise has some connection to this trend, but Americans seem to be totally overlooking the so-called 800 lb. elephant in the room – the food connection to metabolic disease and obesity, a connection that has everything to do with the Top 5 Myths above. 
For the current purposes of empowering American Partisans, though, let’s focus not on long-term metabolic disease formation just yet, but rather, on the less severe connection between food and not looking and/or feeling very good in the immediate sense. This is the situation in which many people may find themselves at some point during their adulthood, and it is usually this group of adults who aren’t looking or feeling their best and wants to “lose weight and get in shape”. That being said, it should also be understood that what starts out as “not looking and/or feeling good” will, much of the time, evolve into “obese and/or chronically ill”. As such, the American Partisan should sincerely consider a genuine change of lifestyle where applicable or needed, with a special focus on good nutrition. In this particular way, the Partisan can avoid the associated problems of both the early (being overweight and low-energy) and later stages (obesity; chronic metabolic disease) of looking/feeling poorly.
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Now, Seriously. How’s YOUR Nutrition?
Ask yourself, “how do I feel?”. This simple question is the most important thing to ask yourself as far as your health is concerned, and the answer is directly linked to how you eat – the old cliché, “you are what you eat” is spot on.
Here are some other questions worth considering, all of which are reflections of “how you feel”:

  • Do you feel run down and/or mentally cloudy?
  • Are you hungry often? Experiencing cravings?
  • Is your bodyweight trending upwards?
  • Is your digestion smooth and symptom-free?
  • Do you suffer from any ongoing inflammation or degenerative conditions/diseases?

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, then it’s really time to get serious about cleaning up your nutrition. True overall health and longevity depend almost totally on proper digestive activity and a stable metabolism which, in turn, both require good nutrition.
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The Digestive Process – Not to Be Taken Lightly
Digestion, in ultra-simplified terms, is the process in which the body orally takes in pieces of food (called “macronutrients”; “macro” = large) and breaks them up into smaller, more manageable elements from which any nutrients present in the food can be more easily extracted and used by the body. The digestive process requires a series of dedicated organs to break down foods into component parts and remove resultant waste products. Digestion also requires the production of specialized juices (like hydrochloric acid in the stomach and bile from the liver) together with chemical agents (called “enzymes”) to assist in the breakdown and extraction of nutrients from your food.
For example, let’s look at what happens when you eat a typical sandwich made of meat (protein + fats), bread (carbohydrates), and cheese (protein, fat, carbohydrates). You start by grinding food down into easy-to-swallow size via the action of chewing, and the chewed up, swallowed sandwich elements then land in the stomach organ and get processed (broken down) further. Stomach acid works on breaking down the meat, bile from the liver by way of the gall bladder works to break down the fats present, and digestive enzymes for each of the food types (protein; fat; carbohydrates) are produced by different organs to then be mixed with the food being digested to create a “soup” of semi-processed nutrients that then heads to the intestines to eventually be absorbed into the blood and lymph system. Finally, wastes produced by this process are removed by other organs at the end of the digestive process to be urinated or defecated out.
Clearly, the example above has been very simplified for our purposes, but from this description, you may imagine that the body’s task of breaking down foods is a complex one. Digestion is indeed a very sophisticated process created by God that, by itself, requires quite a bit of metabolic energy. In other words, our body burns a lot of energy just to turn food into energy and building materials for its various life processes (this is what “metabolism” basically means, for our purposes), and this fact must not be taken for granted! Also, our body’s supply of digestive juices, enzymes, and the “good” digestive system bacteria (known as “probiotics”) that are vital for assisting digestion… is not infinite, and can (and indeed, does) become depleted; the depletion of these biological digestive elements, which itself occurs due to poor nutrition and lifestyle, greatly raises the risk of poor digestion and the follow-on negative effects. Poorly or incompletely digested food, in turn, can and will lead to health problems down the line if it is ongoing (which for most people, it definitely is). 
So, it is crucial to realize that digestion is very energy-intensive and places a demand on multiple body systems, even when eating high-quality food – to say nothing about the energy demands of eating crap. And since energy in the body is both finite and vital for the growth, repair, and anti-aging functions of the body, it is clearly within our interests to reduce the overall digestive load placed on the body, and this means eating less food, as I stated in my previous post in this series. Eating less food and requiring less digestive activity (especially for low-quality junk) spares metabolic energy and activity for other important, non-digestive, and highly desirable bodily functions. This notion of eating less for health is supported by numerous studies on longevity – people who eat less, live longer. 
Therefore, once again, eating less and fewer times a day is one of the keys to overall health. This notion, of course, flies in the face of one of our Top 5 Myths of Good Nutrition, the one about eating 5 – 6 small meals throughout the day (#4). If for nothing else, eating that many meals throughout the day – even small ones, regardless of nutritional value –  guarantees that biochemical energy that could otherwise be used on the body’s natural rejuvenation and rebuilding processes, is diminished due to the imposed need to digest a steady influx (6 meals’ worth) of food to be broken down. Strategies on how to eat less without feeling hungry (a very important concept!) will be discussed in upcoming posts.
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The Quick Lowdown on Digestive Health and The Immune System – Your Body’s Loyal Defender
The digestive system, in addition to being the body’s vital food processor, acts as an internal security guard, standing post and monitoring all inputs you consume. Then, the immune system acts as the body’s defense against foreign invaders. Because of the roles played by each, both the digestive and immune systems share an intimate biological connection. Eating is the main way in which stuff from outside the body gets inside the body, so it makes sense that if foreign elements are coming in through eating – and this includes all foods, ranging from healthy to junk food – the immune system should be close by the digestive system, and ready to act. Regardless of quality level, any incoming food automatically activates the immune system (also an energy-intensive biological process), which goes into action to scan for toxins or offending elements, and then eliminate them by various means.
Now, when we eat healthy, nutritious foods that our digestive systems can handle relatively easily and straightforwardly, then the immune system eventually stands down sooner rather than later, and food continues along its path, either ending up in our cells as proper nourishment or getting dumped out as waste products after processing. But, when we eat low-quality foods – sugars, processed foods of all kinds, and toxins – that actually cost us metabolic energy and precious biochemical agents, then the digestive process gets disrupted and the immune system gets activated on a larger scale than normal in order to deal with the influx of elements that are poisonous or offensive to the body.
Another major trigger of poor digestion and immune activity is food allergens, which are foods that activate the immune system due to content that doesn’t agree with our bodies. Food allergies can make even supposedly “healthy” foods toxic for some people and create the same overall effect inside the body as obviously unhealthy foods. For example, if for whatever reason, a super-nutritious food like spinach simply doesn’t agree with your stomach after eating it, then even spinach is a food you should avoid, despite its “healthy” reputation. Or, some people can’t eat tomatoes and peppers due to adverse reactions to this family of food (called “nightshade” foods). Any food can trigger an immune/allergic response, and that food should then be avoided.
The appearance of digestive symptoms (such as: gas, heartburn, bloating, burping, constipation, cramps, or diarrhea) after eating an offending food(s) likely means that the body has not properly absorbed important nutrients, whether these nutrients were contained in your food or taken supplementally. Digestive symptoms are the sign of a body in distress, and a body in distress doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do, unlike a body operating under healthy conditions. In this way, vital nutrients may get passed out of the system unabsorbed altogether, or may even be rendered toxic due to the improper biochemical processing of nutrients that, under otherwise normal circumstances, would be healthy for the body. As such, not only are digestive symptoms a sign of toxicity to the body, but they may also create a nutrient deficiency (even from those foods that didn’t offend the digestive system) due to poor absorption which, over time, can also lead to a diseased state. It’s important to remember: when it comes to nutrients and nutrition, it’s what you absorb that counts, not just what you eat. Bad digestion of food leading to loss of nutrients is truly “pissing in the wind”; nutrition is only effective when the nutrients can be absorbed properly!
So in the end, ongoing problems dealing with low-quality foods and food allergens can show up as an array of digestive symptoms. What does this really mean? It means that digestive symptoms are a clear sign that the body has rejected or been offended by some element(s) of the food we consume, and has absorbed a certain level of toxicity from it. It is critical to pay attention to the body’s signs of poor intake, and digestive symptoms should not be ignored or accepted as “the way things are”. The body does its best to eliminate toxins and deal with the stress of poor digestion, but some toxicity can and very well does still get inside the blood and then into cells, especially over time. This residual toxicity also piles up over time as the body becomes metabolically exhausted, leading in great part first to looking/feeling poorly, and later, to the lifestyle diseases that we all dread: diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and many others.
Under conditions of continuous assault with junk and immune-triggering foods, together with the resulting nutrient deficiency, the digestive system itself can even start to break down and lose its operating and absorptive efficiency, leading to yet further nutrient deficiency, autoimmunity, and inflammation in a really vicious cycle. The end result is always the same: inflammation and dysfunction inside various organs of the body stemming from the immune system trying to protect the body from a perceived attack. So the immune system gets tied up attacking its own body regularly (also metabolically exhausting), and the inflammation accumulates in different organs over time, eventually leading to a state of disease – the diagnosis is irrelevant! And the gateway to autoimmunity and inflammation nearly 100% of the time is… the digestive system.
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Final Thoughts: Understanding the Power of Good Digestion for Health, Fitness, Longevity, and Looking Good
My compliments to any readers who are still following along! As I’ve been saying all the while, I am using the “teach a man to fish” vs. “give a man a fish” approach – I seek to empower American Partisans with information, techniques, and theory from the ground up, not from the top down. It’s good to know the ‘why” of things, in my opinion, so that you’ll take the proper actions more efficiently and effectively. I’m striving my best to keep posts to a reasonable length on the particular subject of nutrition, because even when it is simplified, it can be a lot to take in all at once. 
Having read this post, the American Partisan Operator should now have a broader understanding of why good nutrition is important beyond vague generalities like, “nutrition is important for health” and the more superficial (but not unimportant) notion of “look good, feel good”. Indeed, the smart Partisan will look past the immediate needs of vanity and feeling energetic in the moment to then see the immense long-term value of keeping their digestive system in order – for longevity and FREEDOM! It is through good digestion of nutritious foods that we as a community can fight back against the relentless dirty pool of Big Food, Big Pharma, and modern medicine’s nefarious efforts to turn us into dumb, sick, fat slaves to their machinations. This is all the more true and meaningful during the ongoing bullshit “plandemic” that got shoved up our asses. But we can fight back through knowledge and action!
Health starts with good digestion, period! A healthy digestive system backed by good eating translates into better EVERYTHING, health-wise: more energy, better mood, better performance, better looks, and avoidance of illness for a longer, happier life. All this being said, we’ll learn how to support digestion and health better by getting into some detail about the metabolism of different food types in the next post, and then actual nutrition programs in the subsequent posts. Stay tuned – good things are on the way!
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“How to Get Lean n’ Mean” Series

HOW TO GET LEAN N’ MEAN, PART I – UNDERSTANDING METABOLISM AND WHY BEING LEAN IS IMPORTANT

HOW TO GET LEAN N’ MEAN, PART II: LEAVE DIETING BEHIND TO ACHIEVE YOUR BEST BODY AND HEALTH EVER!

 

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Conan has been working out for over 25 years, with extensive experience in lifting weights; he has also been a personal fitness trainer for 22 years now. He has experience both doing and training people in various modes of fitness and exercise throughout those decades. He enjoys hunting, martial arts, shooting, and studying history and world cultures. He seeks to share his extensive knowledge of physical fitness, as well as his recent experiences in taking tactical training courses and transmitting acquired tactical skills to the people in his AO. Contact Conan at: [email protected].​

29 Comments

  1. Shane August 8, 2021 at 14:01

    At 66 I’m now in better shape than when half my age, via quitting bad habits, exercising daily and proper diet & sleep.
    Diet is heavy on protein, modest on fat and low on carbs, especially avoiding processed anything with added sugars, salt, fats, preservatives, etc.
    I skip breakfast and start my day with protein powder fortified shake that I add 2-3 raw eggs from my backyard free ranging chickens (bright orange yolks) and raw milk. (Total, I drink 1/3rd gallon raw milk daily.) Also, I blend in a bunch of powdered supplements cheaply acquired from bulksupplements.com. And, finally add in a splash of magnesium oil & DMSO. Daily take half dozen supplement tablets, too.
    Anyways, been doing so for years to good effect.

  2. James August 8, 2021 at 16:31

    Good quality food can be hard to find to a degree.Sure,can have a seasonal garden/fish/hunt for stuff ect.but unless one is a hobby farmer or knows a few farmers hard to get quality fresh food that has not been fiddled with.
    I have among other preps a lot of bags of rice/pasta/canned foods ect. and have added some easily moveable freeze dried stock,probably do not want to know what is in it to a degree but better then no food.
    I have made some connections with local farmers(going in on a cow with a few others)but unless one has local farmers or becomes one the good food can be a challenge.I do not want to even think of the challenges for those in/near the city.
    Ideas on how to get better food beyond my few thoughts would be good for the readers here(and anyone who eats!).

    • conan August 9, 2021 at 06:21

      Greetings, James! Sounds like you’re on the right track with your preps and local fresh food arrangements. I have pretty much the same set-up. And you’re right… those living in urban/city areas will have a fatal food supply problem when the SHTF. Unfortunately, though, food with a long shelf life – of the kind we keep around for SHTF – is really not healthy at all (for various reasons), but like you said: better than no food. I keep a stock of supplemental vitamins, minerals, and nutrients around to complement the prep food supply, as well as psyllium husk as a laxative. Having some stored heirloom seeds is key too, I’d say, so that you can plant some fresh food during a SHTF scenario. Thanks for reading and commenting!

  3. Bazooka Tank Destroyer Team August 8, 2021 at 16:37

    Read all labels, watch the carbs for they are the fat builders and make it impossible to burn off.
    Food intake, exercise output, that’s the discipline.
    No excuses about my feet hurt, I’m tired, it’s cold/hot out, the sportsball is on, I must advance to the next level in videodrome world.
    Fast food is no go zone and none of that disgusting buffet shit with the chocolate fountain but those are done due to the COV-LARP.
    After supper eating time is done for the night and anything eaten overnight is going right to the waistline.
    Protein can be found in red meats, peanut butter, fish. High fats aren’t that bad if done in moderation and you must exercise.
    The grain is so good for you is another myth, the same is true with glutens that cause inflammation and bowel irregularity.
    You’ll be surprised at how much faster all bodily processes, including thinking, work after you cut out the Frankenfood.
    I’ve lost 130 pounds in three years and will never go back to that slow suicide of shit food.
    Family genetics is default fatass with diabetes so it is something that has to be worked on everyday.

    • conan August 9, 2021 at 06:23

      Right on! Nice work there. It’s amazing how disgusting the old junk becomes once you let go of it. I used to love Popeye’s Fried Chicken when I was a kid, but I can’t even stand the sight of it anymore. Same applies to tons of other crap foods.

    • Mas Casa August 9, 2021 at 07:18

      Amen, especially about the grains. A few years back I was down to eating unprocessed food only twice daily and walking at least 45 minutes every other day, pushups, abs and pullups every other day. Dropped 15 pounds in 45 days and shaved 30 seconds off my 1.5 mile run. I’m not there now, but I’m on my way.

      • conan August 9, 2021 at 08:42

        Right on!

  4. Anonymous August 8, 2021 at 22:18

    4.5

  5. NY O August 8, 2021 at 23:21

    Thanks for sharing this important info with people. Our current food industry is as bad or worse than our medical system.
    Look for grass based pastured meats. Sure pork and chickens need to be supplemented with feed, but ,no soy and even no corn feeds are the best. Soy= toxic, Corn = polyunsaturated fats. Both are heavily GMO and sprayed with glyphosate.(Agent Orange)
    Shit ,they even use glyphosate to dry wheat faster. So they can get a extra crop in. We think we are doing good eating vegetables also , but remember they are also heavily sprayed with toxic chemicals.
    Look for Organic ,Pasture based ,Non GMO products .

    • conan August 9, 2021 at 06:25

      Good advice, NY O. The food industry is totally in bed with the medical system – it’s sickening, both literally and figuratively. Worse yet is what great control they have over vast portions of the American population. Thanks for reading and commenting!

  6. Terminatrix August 9, 2021 at 00:27

    I am very dedicated. Case in point..spent 15 years being a vegan and it almost killed me at least 3 times. I get PTSD when someone says “healthy food” at this point. Everyone is different. Though its been 10 years I am still recovering from being a vegan in ways. My body’s still pissed at me.
    If you are gardening you would know there are some GEO engineering attacks going on with the food crops. You can’t grow as easy as you used to be able to. Its not natural I tell you.

    • conan August 9, 2021 at 06:28

      Veganism is definitely not a good lifestyle. If for nothing else, the human body benefits hugely from specialized nutrients (called “growth factors”) that can ONLY be obtained from eating animal-based foods. Most of the vegans I’ve met are 1 – skinny and sickly looking, and 2 – commies (although not all… just most). The commitment of vegans is admirable, but misplaced. Thanks for reading and commenting!

      • Johnny Paratrooper August 9, 2021 at 09:25

        The Vegans and Vegetarians look really unhealthy. The only Vegetarians who look healthy are the ones who eat dairy, fish, and eggs.
        Still haven’t figured out why they still use the buzz word “Vegetarian” followed by the modifiers Dairy, Fish, and Eggs; But here we are.

        • conan August 9, 2021 at 11:09

          I agree – if you eat fish, you’re not a vegetarian anymore, right? I respect vegetarianism, but me… I just like my steak too much.

      • Terminatrix August 9, 2021 at 10:14

        Yes they are commies! I thank God every day that I never got pulled into that arm of the “going green” cult. It was an ex vegan from church that finally got through to me combined with my vegan doctor that admitted to me in private that she ate meat regularly! Was young and dumb but no longer grass fed. The last time planned a month of veggies with workouts and within two weeks it sent me to the emergency room. My body said hell no.
        You have no idea after all that.. getting local fresh bottled milk and eating the fresh cream off the top with a spoon feels. Animal products.. thats my fast food.

        • conan August 9, 2021 at 11:20

          Yes, I’ve read about vegans carrying on with that lifestyle until they’re basically knocking on death’s door, before they finally quit. Even prehistoric humans that ate mostly plants ate bugs and scavenged meat as an important part of their diet, so animal protein is critical for not just its protein content, but other animal-based elements that allow us to thrive. Glad you got off that!

      • Vagabond August 9, 2021 at 18:29

        Some do it for spiritual reasons, some ethical, and some for health, but I ask you: when is the last time you know a vegan with a sense of humor??! But over the years in my clinics I’ve seen a heap of Type 2 diabetics on ‘healthy’ veg diets – look at the Indian community. Great herbs and spices with good effects, but many are diabetics. I’ve seen them with hair falling out, sallow skin, weakened connective tissue etc. Having said that, some people do quite well and they may have the right combination of genes and knowledge to combine ingredients properly. Then for future discussion, there are the styles of eating and the ingredients in the foods themselves, meaning is eating fat bad, or if there is evidence showing it, is it more the crap in the fat? Etc. Etc. Good work Conan.

        • conan August 9, 2021 at 18:47

          What’s good, Vagabond?? Yeah man… vegans are bitter, kinda like commies. Sort of an unresolved agitation of whatever type(s) going on there. I know what you mean about vegetarian diets that include no meat at all – I’ve seldom seen no-meat vegetarians (not the fake ones that eat fish, etc., like I commented about before) that look healthy, especially after practicing that lifestyle for a long time. Not to say they’re not out there, but I just haven’t met one yet.
          I’ll be getting into styles of eating and into general nutrient categories very soon as part of this series. I’m thrilled that you’re following along and digging it! Thanks for reading and commenting once again.

  7. Paulo August 9, 2021 at 00:50

    Good write up there., thank you.
    Thinking of good ease, diseases are like wounds that one has to treat with proper care.
    Staying fit keeps that to an even keel. – Balaced.
    A good scrubdown to start with is cleaning “the gut” I think.
    By doing that the membranes in walls in the intestines can absorb
    more effeciently. Call it detox. I think that what it does is infuse into
    your flow of circulation nutrients, oxygen etc. which contributes greatly
    to enhance healing and enduring.

    • conan August 9, 2021 at 06:30

      That’s my outlook too – “Dis-ease” is a lack of ease; the definition is right there in the spelling. Detoxing is important, and is best achieved by simply not eating. There are aids for detox which help, but the human body does a bang-up job of detoxing on its own when you stop giving it inputs. Beneficial oxygen uptake, which supports all biological functions, is definitely enhanced with detox. Thanks for your kind words and for reading!

      • Paulo August 9, 2021 at 13:11

        I started “scrubbing the gut” using French Green Clay then finally
        ended intaking Diatomaceus Earth (Food Grade). Couple of heaping
        tablespoons with a full glass of water first thing in the morning. The
        scrub/flush is amazing. Nutritional too.
        Also great for first aid – Poultices etc…

        • conan August 9, 2021 at 13:14

          Clays are really a wonderful detoxing agent, like diatomaceous earth. Sounds great!

  8. Anonymous August 9, 2021 at 03:25

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  9. Johnny Paratrooper August 9, 2021 at 09:23

    So we should switch to high fiber grains? I love my crunchy cereals in the morning. I buy the organic mixed grains with dried fruit varieties. No sugar, only a small amount of honey is used for flavor. I eat this with a yogurt or peanut butter power.
    Also, are you going to do a post on Alcohol and fitness? I quit drinking one summer and did pushups instead. I was looking GOOD! I lost almost 15 pounds just by cutting beer out of my diet for 3-4 months.

    • conan August 9, 2021 at 11:06

      Greetings! If you’re going to eat cereal in the morning, then yes, I’d definitely switch to as high a fiber content to go with the grains as possible. You really can never have too much fiber, and I try to add that to any meal I eat in whatever way – usually chia or flaxseeds, sometimes psyllium husks. What you’re eating sounds like the best possible combination: organic, and no sugar added. The organic mixed grains probably have a lot of fiber, I’d assume? If so, then it’s a keeper as far as cereal goes. Fiber helps buffer the body’s response to the sugars that result after the complex grain sugars are broken into simple sugars, and fiber helps with waste removal. The yogurt might add sugar, unless it’s unflavored or Greek-type (which is the way to go, especially organic). Sounds like an energizing breakfast!
      Ditching beer works definitely wonders, since beer provides both sugar and alcohol calories at the same time! Tasty, but also a “straight to bodyfat” affair. Substituting beer with push-ups ought to work wonders, for sure. Thanks for reading and commenting!

  10. SapNasty August 9, 2021 at 10:00

    Great article and lot’s of great comments. Im going to share what i went through the past few years.
    At age 29 i was diagnosed with GERD and esophagus spasms. No one could tell me what was wrong, i was taking Tums daily and they prescribed me PPI’s and sent me packing. The only way to describe this pain was like a piece of rebar being shoved through my solar plexus (center of chest).
    This has never been diagnosed but i believe i had Candida (Yeast Infection) in my gut from all the cheap beer along with a high sugar intake. I used a mix or probiotics and pau d’arco tea while cutting back drastically on anything with sugar.
    After several months of this my life is somewhat back to normal. I rarely have to take Tums and thats usually after a large quality of pizza, hot sausages etc. Also i keep my benders to a minimum while keeping my diet as healthy as i can. For breakfast i eat a KIND probiotics breakfast bar, non GMO and they’re worth their weight in gold to me. Also take Turmeric and Krill
    Oil to help with inflammation along with a mens 1 a day.
    If i could i would eat non GMO / Organic everything but it gets pricey quick so i do the best i can.
    Thanks again for the great article.

    • conan August 9, 2021 at 11:15

      Hi SapNasty! Sugar is a huge cause of yeast/fungal overgrowth in the body, and candida is a frequent result. It’s good that you took the matter into your own hands, and created your own way forward. The medical establishment’s Rx for GERD is very heavy on pills to “control” the issue, but doesn’t address underlying causes (like fungal overgrowth). Removing GMO and eating organic definitely helps too, where possible.
      The thing with GERD is that, even when you manage it naturally by removing trigger foods and cleaning up the diet, it may still be there in waiting – ready to burst onto the scene if you eat the wrong thing (like pizza). Most people I know with GERD must be forever vigilant about it, but you can get to a point where at least you’ve reduced the dependence on pharma and live a more normal life.
      Thanks for reading and commenting, and for your kind words!

  11. NY O August 9, 2021 at 17:39

    Anyone wanting to buy organic but worried about cost.I prefer to say ( “clean food” ). You don’t have to go all in 100%,clean out the fridge and pantry. Start small and try something you use often . Maybe eggs? Eggs are relatively cheap and the pastured,clean eggs are full of nutrition and protein and can be prepared in numerous ways. Just keep adding different items as you go along. Every toxic item you keep out of the body is one less it has to deal with and try to get rid of. Think of the cost savings from less trips to the doc and meds.

    • conan August 9, 2021 at 18:43

      I love that, NY O. That’s exactly how we pieced in the organics, and we still have lots to go. The protein organics came first (like eggs and meat), and then on to organic fruits and vegetables. That covers a lot, and we’re expanding as we can budget for it. That piece-meal approach is a tried-n’-true way to get into all dimensions of fitness, whether physical or nutrition.

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