@flexia

Worth watching !! (only 18min) http://www.dietdoctor.com/fantastic-new-tv-program-on-obesity-toxic-sugar

oooo flip! Really hope he didn't too!

I stock the "Test-it 9 Urinalysis test strips" (aka Ketostix) for R150 per box. Each container has a 100 stix/strips in them. It comes with an explanation sheet of what each colour measures and how to analyse it. If you are not close to Durbvanville to collect it yourself, then I can have it posted to you via the SA Post Office for an additional R80. And... all you need is a full bladder... PM me for further details.

What a beautiful photo !!! Priceless !

The way I read the report is that the two groups were baselined through a battery of tests, and the intervention group was the only group to add vegetable oil and additional veggies, while the control group did not add anything, i.e. continued on their standard diet. Markers were then again checked via the tests as time progressed and from everything I read this was a well conducted study, which has been accepted into medical literature. But let's leave that there, just now they'll have to change the thread name to the PUFA thread...

Because then the control group would no longer be the control group

Indeed there is interesting and sometimes very conflicting information out there. When I was researching foods that could assist with the control of Type 2 Diabetes for a research project last year, I found this study that actually says whole plant foods rich in PUFA’s help protect the body against Type 2 Diabetes and can actually assist in the reduction of “broken” DNA. Which, of course, is completely the opposite of what Ray Peat says ! Just shows, we need to read and read as widely as possible. Pufa and Type2.pdf

This really makes no sense to me. Ray Peat on his website says: “Sugar, by reducing the level of free fatty acids in the body, actually tends to protect against these toxic effects of the PUFA. Diabetes, like cancer, has been known for a long time to be promoted by unsaturated oils in the diet, rather than by sugar. The seed oil industry has been more effective than the sugar industry in lobbying and advertising, and the effects can be seen in the assumptions that shape medical and biological research.” So Ray Peat is saying sugar is protecting the body against PUFA’s effects and that PUFA’s are the cause of diabetes and not sugar ? So by that reasoning, if we all ate more sugar, it would protect us against the harmfull effects of PUFA’s and diabetes would be a thing of the past ? What about all the recent research that someone like Prof Lustig has done to show a direct cause and effect relationship between carbohydrate consumption and diabetes ? Are we to believe that PUFA’s are the “bad guys” and not sugar ?

Did I miss something here? The coke in Mexico contains sugar and not HFCS, but the Mexicans are the most obese nation in the world? I read the "No, the problem has to be something else" as sarcastic, meaning Coke will blame something else rather than admit it is their product?

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It is good coffee with some good butter in it (& cream if you like) Will try and get the original recipe...

I saw this post on Diet Doctor's facebook page and was wondering, how many of us converted LCHF'ers with children have tried to convert their lives too? A heart-warming story indeed and worth reading. http://www.dietdoctor.com/mute-girl-can-finally-talk-on-a-lchf-diet

@Helpmytrap: I do have a few more boxes in stock, how many would you like? Cost is R150 + R80 for delivery via post office, if you are not in a position to collect directly - as HTone and wetears have also confirmed ( thank you ! ) PM me for more details and arrangements.

@Capricorn....good thing you know now what to do to get back on the bike. Listen to the "doc" and you will be grateful. Just another question, and I apologize if you said this already, but have you had your set-up checked on your bike? If not, PM me for details. You will not believe how the slightest "discomfort" on you bike could be the reason for your injury. And, everyone else is right, regular massages will help prevent injuries but most of all ensure quicker recovery and more enjoyable riding/running/gyming...overall exercise. Good luck with your recovery.

@Capricorn; I highly recommend that you make an appointment with Ronelle Rust, from Body & Bike. She is based in the Northern Suburbs @ the Tygervalley Waterfront. She is a physio therapist that specialises in "body movement" rehabilitation. I have referred a few of my worst case scenario's to her which she was able to help successfully. If you have a medical aid, you can claim and her tariffs are very reasonable !! Her contact number is: 021 910 2840. Good luck !