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He asked what I have against protein isolate, as in protein powder (which he says is imperative for me to take because I am deficient in it, and MS in his mind starts with a protein deficiency). I told him that it packs a wallop on your stomach to have all this protein all at once; his solution: put psyllium husk in the protein shake (Organe brand) for more fiber so that that the protein digests slower.
GeoffreyLevens wrote:The real issue w/ protein isolates and animal protein is increased cancer risk from getting IGF-1 too high. But there is also significant risk of getting it too low i.e. bone loss, muscle loss, high blood sugars, all sorts of things. This becomes particularly important with older age groups i.e. say past 70 at a guess. Recent post, Dr Fuhrman said he thought 75 was lower limit for health but also has said for older folks a bit higher does seem beneficial. So that would be a key blood test for monitoring intake. There's more than one way to skin a, um, banana!
mapat wrote:What I noticed in this thread is not so much 'to argue or not to argue', but what to do and how to deal with other people who are attacking what and how you eat. This may be because they sincerely care, and they truly believe what they are saying (just as we do) and that can make it even harder sometimes. Or even doctors who tell us to 'eat this/don't eat that'--
Not so much the arguing to change their minds, but how to deal with the stress, sometimes constant, of people telling us we have to eat things we believe are not healthy for us. One friend of mine gets this a lot from friends, and her doctors, even though she has lost almost 100 lbs, and her various number markers have improved tremendously in the 2 years she's been trying to eat this way.
She still gets stressed over people, and doctors, who keep telling her she's 'wrong' and has to do this or that.
I say just tell them "This works for me" ; keep doing what works for you, and leave it at that.
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