Best Diet Info
This list of best diet websites and references is going to grow, and right now, it is not in any particular order.
South Beach:
South Beach Diet Official Site…
I try to stick to Phase 1 myself, but not everyone really has to.
Glycemic Index:
Glycemic Index Foundation Site…
Know the GI in all your food, and the lower, the better!
Dr Mark Hyman, Diet/Metabolism Books
Dr Hyman’s books on diet and metabolism are must-read…
Dr Hyman’s blog on Huffington Post…
Mark Sisson’s “The Daily Apple”
Sisson’s Diet and program is part of the “caveman diet” genre, well worth a look.
Gary Taubes
Gary Taubes has two very important books, “Good Calories, Bad Calories,” (2007) and “Why We Get Fat” (2011). Both are spot on, and “must read.”
Paleo Diet Plan
“Caveman,” dieting genre. There is something to it.
Earth Fare
Earth Fare markets are not the only healthy markets, but they are one of the best! The Earth Fare “food philosophy” is spot-on. I just wish they would add “minimize use of onions” to their list. It’s just a pet peeve. I don’t see why onions have to be in EVERYthing.
I have a jpouch….any sucessful diets reccomended for jpouchers?
Al:
Hi, and welcome.
I have a j-pouch too. It was 20 years old last week.
J-pouchers typically don’t have to limit food like you have to when you were struggling with UC or whatever, but I can offer my experience..
Get Mark Sisson’s Primal Blueprint and go Primal. This is healthy and j-pouch friendly because you avoid grains, sugar and simple carbs, and processed Frankenfood. Also, no milk. Keep fruit to a minimum and no juice (liquid candy).
I would strongly recommend gluten-free. Even if you can eat it and not feel anything, gluten still causes inflammation you may not be aware of, and if you had colitis, you had enough of that already.
My doc in 2007 started me on South Beach and stay at phase 1, and I found that this was j-pouch friendly as well, but I migrated over to Primal a little, but some of the people that follow it are a bit too heavy on the fat percentage I think. I also like Mark Hyman’s “Ultrametabolism” book and his HuffPo blog because a lot of what he writes about inflammation and insulin resistance is relevant.
Lastly, if you took strong meds before j-pouch surgery like Prednisone, beware. That stuff can damage the endocrine system and doctors won’t follow up. I had to see a hormone doc to get that sorted out, which is why I have the Holtorf Group in the “Best Health Info” page.
I spent some time on a j-pouch site before and many of the readers there would talk about avoiding milk, sugar, and gluten as well, but talking about low carb and Primal was frustrating.
Good luck!