tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post5669978572747008457..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Something Completely DifferentSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-10661260667587384572012-01-19T17:27:01.163-05:002012-01-19T17:27:01.163-05:00I eat too much dairy for the purists, and still ha...I eat too much dairy for the purists, and still have a couple of cups of coffee a day, but otherwise JERF. <br /><br />I don't want to badmouth Borlaug, either. The man literally saved the lives of, perhaps, a billion people. It's just not 100% free of risk, that's all. There is no escape from the Law of Unintended Consequences.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-77380738240306373422012-01-18T17:44:46.273-05:002012-01-18T17:44:46.273-05:00GB-
That's why I don't use the label for ...GB-<br /><br />That's why I don't use the label for myself, though I consider myself in the Paleo sphere. I practice too many deviations, and there are a lot of dogmatic folks out there.<br /><br />I hate to badmouth Borlaug, but it does seem that his solution to the crisis of starvation has led the world to a longer but still unhealthy lifespan. I suppose that's progress in a way but it does leave another significant problem to solve. FWIW, potatoes are generally much less harmful than wheat while still providing a good calorie source. Sweet potatoes add nutrients to the equation, too. Perhaps those could become the new staple starches (obviously not a complete solution, as overreliance on starches will still leave people with the same insulin-based problems they have now).Xenoclesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-46382341373842361712012-01-17T21:24:28.429-05:002012-01-17T21:24:28.429-05:00Yeah, me, too. There doesn't seem to be compl...Yeah, me, too. There doesn't seem to be complete agreement on what constitutes a paleo diet. For example, some say no dairy products and others say a few ounces a day is ok. Some say no coffee, no teas, while others allow it. And there's that 90 minute long <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM" rel="nofollow">Lustig biochemistry video</a> on YouTube that argues that even the fructose in fruit can be viewed as poisonous. <br /><br />They all seem to agree to avoid grains, though. <br /><br />I've seen it summed up as JERF - just eat real food.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-46765934549731966372012-01-17T03:50:25.972-05:002012-01-17T03:50:25.972-05:00I've been doing some research into the Paleo d...I've been doing some research into the Paleo diet, and have seen some things that support that conclusion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245345365265060881noreply@blogger.com