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Originally posted by happyone View PostI finished Deutermann's The Iceman
My thoughts if anyone is interested.
I also recently finishedThe Darkest Hour
It is also excellent - A slightly revisionist look at Churchill's first four weeks as Prime Minister in 1940 - through Dunkirk. Excellent look at the politics and how once Chamberlain fell, Churchill was inevitable.
The author contradicts accepted history as to Churchill's willingness to accept a negotiated peace in the first couple of weeks of his premiership.
I understand the movie was based on this book. I haven't typed up my thoughts yet, but well worth the time it took to read.
I also recently finished a couple of others that I haven't gotten around to typing up my thoughts - The first an interesting look at the Revolutionary War General "Mad" Anthony Wayne and his involvement in reestablishing the US Army and his victory at Fallen Timbers in 1794 that finally force the British to give up there forts in the area and secured the Ohio/Northwest Territory for the US
The Unlikely General
Lots of very good information - starting with St. Claire's defeat at the Wabash in 1791 that almost totally destroyed his command and with it most of the US Army (800 of the 900 troops he had were killed by a confederation of the Shawnee/Delaware/Miami tribes - a worse defeat than the Little Bighorn some 80 or so yrs later). The main problem I had with this book is it's organization - the author skips all over the timeline in telling Wayne's story. In one paragraph he is on the Ohio in '93 as he training his men, the next paragraph he is in Canada in 1775 getting the troops of the failed invasion back to the colonies. She will then drop to post Yorktown South Carolina as he is trying to get the British out of the Charleston. The discussion of topic is also disjointed. She discusses his political career, his womanizing, drinking, obviously his military career, both in the Revolution and afterwords. The organization caused me to drop what was other wise a 4+ star book to 3 stars on GR.
The other book is Patrick O'Donnell's look at the men who escorted the body of the Unknown Soldier back from France in 1921
The Unknowns
Mr. O'Donnell tells the story of the 8 men including the man who chose the Unknown and their experiences in WWI. All 8 were still in the military at the time of the selection and transporting the body of the Unknown, all were NCOs, 5 where in the Army, 2 the Navy and 1 was Marine. 2 had been awarded the Medal of Honor, 1 had been POW, 4 had served in the 2nd Division. In addition to the stories of the "Body Bearers" as they were known, he also tells the story of the American War in general including the stories of Sgt York and the Lost Battalion whose commander, Charles Whittlesey, was awarded the MOH for his actions and leadership. He later committed suicide shortly after the Unknown Soldier was entombed. He was at the ceremony and was heard to say "I shouldn't have come."
I will type up my more complete thoughts as I have the time. Solid 4 out of 5 star read - RecommendedLast edited by happyone; 07-25-2018, 10:27 PM.
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I just finished The Obesity Code, by Jason Fung. My doctor son talked me into reading it. This is a potentially life-changing book. I was already aware of much of the stuff he presented, but I still learned a ton. The great thing is that he constantly cites clinical trials and does so in an engaging and interesting fashion. He just keeps hammering away with evidence to support his main claims. Great book.
A summary:
1) His main thesis is that obesity has many factors, but far and away the most important factor is insulin resistance. He presents a mountain of evidence to support this. Insulin resistance results from eating sugars and refined carbs and from snacking too much, i.e., overloading your blood with insulin then never giving it a break. Insulin resistance raises your body's set point (fat thermostat) and keeps you fat.
2) Calorie counting does not work as it is based on a fundamentally flawed assumption - that your body burns calories at a steady rate. Also, it does not address the fundamental problem: insulin resistance.
3) Exercise has very little impact on weight loss. You should do it to be healthy, but it plays a very minor role in weight loss.
4) Eat less/move more does not work in the long run, again because it does not address insulin resistance. Study after study shows that it doesn't work.
5) The anti-fat crusade was a disaster. Fats do not make you fat. They do not produce an insulin response and they trigger satiety hormones. Most people who eat low fat replace the fats with carbs, a recipe for failure.
6) Proteins stimulate insulin and should be eaten in moderation. This is why atkins diet does not work long-term.
7) Natural fats (olive oil, avocados, nuts) are extremely healthy and promote weight loss.
8) The current fad to eat 6 small meals per day (i.e., grazing) is wrong. That keeps your insulin high and promotes resistance.
9) Avoid high fructose corn syrup like the plague. It can only be metabolized in the liver and causes fatty liver and insulin resistance, moreso than cane sugar.
10) Not all carbs are bad. Whole fruits are just fine because the fiber, etc. reduces the insulin response.
11) To reduce insulin resistance, he recommends:
a) Avoid sugars and refined carbs (white flour especially)
b) Eat a mediterranean diet
c) Never ever snack between meals - this gives your body an insulin break
d) Intermittent fasting. Fast 2x per week (with plenty of fluids). This again gives your body an insulin break and reduces insulin resistance.
There is far more to it, but you get the idea. I have been doing this for about a month and have lost quite a bit of weight already."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by PaloAltoCougar View PostThanks for that, Dude. What does he recommend for the duration of a fast?
I do the 5/2 route. I fast on Sundays and then I pick a weekday (usually wednesday or thursday). Your body really does adjust to it. The first several times were rough, but it is quite easy now. He makes a pretty compelling argument that our bodies are wired for intermittent fasting."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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What does he say about diet drinks, specifically Coke Zero? Asking for a friend.
On a tangent, I find it incredibly difficult to fast longer than one meal. I sometimes wonder if this is due to my eating habits, which are good but not great or to my fairly consistent exercise (usually 45 mins per day at least with hr most in zone 3 or 4 with longer periods of 2+ hours on Saturday). Probably a combination of both.
I can definitely attest to exercise having minus impact on weight loss. I did lose some weight initially, about ten pounds, but have been around 160 pounds for the past 7 years. I’m fine with that weight, but it’s only dropped to around 150 once when I got done with my marathon training. Interestingly enough, when you are running 30-40 miles per week you are practically forced to eat healthy just to recover."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostEither a 16/8 or 5/2. The 16/8 approach means you eat all your meals during an 8-hr period each day. 11am - 7pm for example. That gives your body a 16-hr insulin break. The 5/2 approach is a 24-hr fast (typically skip breakfast and lunch) for 2 days per week. Or some combination of the two. This is food only - drink water, teas, etc to stay hydrated. Some electrolytes help. Once you hit target weight, you can scale back to one day per week.
I do the 5/2 route. I fast on Sundays and then I pick a weekday (usually wednesday or thursday). Your body really does adjust to it. The first several times were rough, but it is quite easy now. He makes a pretty compelling argument that our bodies are wired for intermittent fasting.
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostEither a 16/8 or 5/2. The 16/8 approach means you eat all your meals during an 8-hr period each day. 11am - 7pm for example. That gives your body a 16-hr insulin break. The 5/2 approach is a 24-hr fast (typically skip breakfast and lunch) for 2 days per week. Or some combination of the two. This is food only - drink water, teas, etc to stay hydrated. Some electrolytes help. Once you hit target weight, you can scale back to one day per week.
I do the 5/2 route. I fast on Sundays and then I pick a weekday (usually wednesday or thursday). Your body really does adjust to it. The first several times were rough, but it is quite easy now. He makes a pretty compelling argument that our bodies are wired for intermittent fasting.
Also, can you elaborate on the idea that bodies doesn't burn calories at a steady rate?PLesa excuse the tpyos.
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Originally posted by creekster View PostIt makes sense (to me) that we are wired for intermittent fasting. The rest of it is pretty intuitively sensible too, it seems. But what is the mechanism of insulin resistance, at a chemical level, that causes weight gain? Is it the same thing that the Atkins people talked about (because the Atkins approach was pretty much the same as what you are talking about excpet, obviously, for the protein consumption).
The actual mechanics of that were a little deep, so I am not sure I could explain it well. High insulin causes the body set point in the hypothalamus. Too much insulin makes your cells resistant to insulin so your body produces more, leading to a vicious cycle. Here is a summary by the author:
https://idmprogram.com/insulin-cause...al-obesity-iv/
Originally posted by creekster View PostAlso, can you elaborate on the idea that bodies doesn't burn calories at a steady rate?
He shared many studies on this topic. In one case a doctor did an experiment. He decided to eat 5700 calories per day for 3 weeks. Using the traditional calorie formula, he calculated that he would gain 16 lbs. He ate a Mediterranean diet with 10% carbs, 40% protein, and 50% fat. At the end of 3 weeks he had gained 2 lbs and lost 1 inch on his waistline. Then he switched to a traditional american diet with sugar, refined carbs, etc. for 3 weeks. He gained exactly 16 lbs.
In another case, they took two groups of people: a thin group and a fat group. They gave the skinny group a high calorie diet and they gave the fat group a very low calorie diet until both groups converged at the same weight. Then they checked the metabolism of both groups. The originally fat group had an extremely low metabolism and the originally skinny group had a very high metabolism. In both cases, their bodies were burning calories at drastically different rates trying to get back to the original set weight, which he argues is a function of insulin resistance.
He argues that almost all diets work in the short term but fail in the long-term because they don't address insulin. You can lose weight but then your metabolism adjusts, hunger hormones kick in, and your body regains the weight. The set-point rules.
This is somewhat tangential, but interesting. My son shared with me a medical journal article where they did a diet trial with three groups of people:
Group #1: traditional calorie restricted diet.
Group #2: intermittent fasting (5/2) but with a med diet and 2800 calorie limit on non-fasting days
Group #3: intermittent fasting (5/2) with a med diet and unlimited fats and proteins on non-fasting days. Estimated average caloric intake = 5000 calories
In the end, all three groups lost weight, but groups 2&3 had better results (blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.) and were able to maintain better than group 1. Also, there was no discernible difference between groups 2 & 3."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by Bo Diddley View PostInteresting stuff. I have a friend who is losing 10-15 pounds per month using the fasting protocols alone. He doesn't worry at all about what he eats. He does the 16/8 everyday, but fasts once per week skipping 2 meals.Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.
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The Talent Code, by Daniel Coyle
I'm only a couple of chapters in, but his premise is that talent is the result of "deep practice." Deep practice causes myelin to form around essential neuro pathways and acts as an insulator, thus improving the quality of the signals travelling through our neuro pathways.
It's interesting, but in the end, Coyle's a journalist, not a neurologist.Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
"Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson
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Originally posted by Moliere View PostWhat does he say about diet drinks, specifically Coke Zero? Asking for a friend.
Originally posted by Moliere View PostOn a tangent, I find it incredibly difficult to fast longer than one meal. I sometimes wonder if this is due to my eating habits, which are good but not great or to my fairly consistent exercise (usually 45 mins per day at least with hr most in zone 3 or 4 with longer periods of 2+ hours on Saturday). Probably a combination of both.
I can definitely attest to exercise having minus impact on weight loss. I did lose some weight initially, about ten pounds, but have been around 160 pounds for the past 7 years. I’m fine with that weight, but it’s only dropped to around 150 once when I got done with my marathon training. Interestingly enough, when you are running 30-40 miles per week you are practically forced to eat healthy just to recover."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Interesting. This sounds an awful lot like what Vinnie Tortorich (nutritionist to the stars) has been preaching for the last 5 years on Adam Carolla's podcast. I've been meaning to get his book (No Sugar No Grain--NSNG) and now I think I will and i'll add this one too. He also says the liver doesn't distinguish between real sugar and artificial sweeteners, so they create the same insulin spike.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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