Cyd Notter

Author and Nutrition Educator, Founder of The "Plan A" Diet™

Highlights from Dr. Greger’s speech

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Earlier this month, I had to pleasure to hear Dr. Michael Greger speak at the Charlotte County Veg Fest in Punta Gorda, FL. The event was held on a Monday in order to accommodate Dr. Greger's schedule, yet several hundred people were in attendance.

Here are my "take-away" notes from his presentation.

  • The body is a self-healing machine. When you hit your shin on the coffee table, it becomes inflamed and starts to heal. UNLESS you keep hitting your shin on the coffee table three times a day (in other words, eating the wrong foods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner).
  • Many who've suffered with diabetes for over 20 years and are taking shots can be off meds in just 16 days - even if they don't lose weight.
  • Smoking in the 1950's is similar to the Standard American Diet industry today. (NOTE: he did a long comparison on this topic; doctors then were smokers, and the majority of doctors today are eating poorly, which is one reason they don't promote diet change).
  • Society has to catch up to science. It takes a while, as with smoking.
  • There are 14 million deaths a year due to processed food alone. (compare that to Corona virus!)

Questions from the audience:

  1. Is it OK to blend greens in a smoothie, or will we lose all the nutrition? Dr. Greger replied that we actually have BETTER absorption by blending, but the trick is to SIP your smoothie very slowly through a slender straw for best absorption. Don't gulp it down.
  2. How much exercise do you recommend? 90 minutes of moderate exercise every day.
  3. What about prebiotics? Good for gut bacteria, the brain, and immune system. A recipe to have "happy bugs" is made of black lentils, oat groats, rye berries, sorghum, millet, and other items prepared in the pressure cooker. (I believe he said the recipe is in his new book, How Not to Diet).
  4. What is Dr. Greger's favorite food: Pawpaw fruit.
  5. What about vitamin B12? Always purchase a USP Certified brand such as Nature Made. Take 1000 mcg of the Cyano type each day. (Cyd's note: That's higher than he recommends in "How Not to Die." There are many differing opinions on the topic of B12; read more here.)
  6. What do you suggest for high triglycerides? De-flour your diet, except for pasta. (Cyd's note: I'm assuming he was referring to whole grain pasta, not the white/enriched flour varieties which spike blood sugar).

 

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It’s now safe to eat red and processed meat?

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Did you happen to hear the headlines a few weeks ago telling us it's now safe to eat red and processed meats? I sure did, and as I suspected, it was "baloney." (Rule #1: Assume everything you hear or read is probably untrue until you research it.)

The article making that claim was printed in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the same publication that 5 years ago stated we no longer had to be concerned with saturated fat. You may recall the sensationalized headlines which followed, such as "Butter is Back." But what you may not know is that the Annals had to later issue a correction due to the major errors contained in that article.

That same journal has now published an article that Americans no longer need to limit the amount of red and processed meat they're consuming. And as expected, the article is filled with misleading information based on flawed study design, disputable interpretations, questionable funding, and the authors opinions that Americans won't give up their meat. In fact, the study results actually support the opposite of what the authors are claiming!

When this made the news, backlash immediately ensued by many respectable organizations which pointed out the flaws in the article. Here are a few articles you'll find helpful:

Dr. Pam Popper: Are Red and Processed Meats Safe to Eat?

Dr. T. Colin Campbell: Hullabaloo! A State of Confused Noise Surrounding Meat Consumption

Dr. David Katz: In an interview with The Independent

Dr. Neal Barnard: Journal Advice to Eat Cancer-Causing Meats: Science or Clickbait?

There are many other rebuttals out there, but I'm sure you get the gist. How irresponsible for this panel to cherry-pick which studies to include and mislead people into eating the very foods that are making them sick and leading to premature death.

Please, please do not base your food choices and health decisions on rigged science or glamorized headlines. Read my article on how to evaluate what your hear and read.

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African Peanut Stew

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African sweet potato StewIt seems fall has arrived, so bring on the soups and stews! I printed this recipe out months ago, and finally got around to making it this weekend.

African Peanut Soup (also known as African Sweet Potato Peanut Stew) by Terri Mathis Edwards at EatPlant-Based.com is hearty and quite delicious! The combination of fresh ginger, peanut butter, and spices such as cumin, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper add to the flavorful stew served over brown rice.

Notes: I didn't add the full amount of cayenne initially, but did add a little more after I prepared the stew and did a taste-test. (Cayenne doesn't like me very much). I also didn't add fresh cilantro for garnish simply because I didn't have any on hand.

This one definitely goes into the "keeper" file 🙂

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Interview on The Corinne Nijjer Podcast

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What an opportunity and incredible blessing to be interviewed recently by Corinne Nijjer!

The story of Corrine's health recovery is remarkable and inspiring. She suffered with Multiple Sclerosis, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, depression, obesity, and other ailments before discovering the benefits of whole food, plant based (WFPB) nutrition.

She lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is a long-time nutrition coach and promoter of the WFPB lifestyle. She interviews doctors and healthcare professionals, and features people with their own incredible stories of health transformation.

Take a listen here, and please subscribe to Corinne's podcast. She's a delightful person who's making a big difference in the world!

I'm truly excited to be her 109-th interview, especially during the official release week of The "Plan A" Diet!

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Factors that influence Thyroid Function

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Have you noticed that hypothyroidism and other thyroid diseases seem to continually increase? I have. That's why I'm sharing today's video by Dr. Pam Popper in which she explains which supplements, drugs, and foods interfere with the absorption of thyroid hormone, and the adjustments we can possibly make.

I did a little more digging, too. According to goodrx.com, levothyroxine (the synthetic form of the the thyroid's main hormone, thyroxine) is the most often prescribed drug in the US, and one of the most widely prescribed worldwide.

Yet, a study shown on the American Thyroid Association's website indicates levothyroxine therapy may be overused.  The study reveals that sometimes patients are prescribed levothyroxine for a long time, but it is not clear why it was started or if they still need to be taking it. The study performed on 291 levothyroxine-treated patients revealed that after stopping the drug for 6-8 weeks, 61% of them continued to have NORMAL thyroid hormone levels.

According to the study, "The authors concluded that a substantial proportion of individuals taking levothyroxine in whom the original indication for treatment is unclear, may not need to be taking this hormone. The authors highlighted the importance of ensuring that the original diagnosis of hypothyroidism is fully evaluated and documented in medical records and that levothyroxine use be periodically re-evaluated in treated patients." (Emphasis mine).

I "bolded" that last statement to bring awareness to the importance of knowing what factors could result in an unfavorable blood test. As Dr. Pam points our in her video, there are things that suppress or interfere with normal thyroid function that we can make adjustments for.

(Note: her discussion of thyroid function starts at about the 4:00 mark, but the first part of her video is very informative also! She discusses e-cigarettes - not only the health concerns emerging from their use, but the increased usage by teens and adolescents - especially of the flavored varieties. It turns out that vaping is NOT healthier than cigarettes after all, and the FDA has sent a warning to one of the main manufacturers stating that they're violating FTC advertising regulations by claiming that it's so.)

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