"Here's the primer about how to eat correctly to prevent, treat, and
reverse our major chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer,
hypertension, autoimmune disease, etc.), by Jeff Novick, MS, RD:
The Healthy Eating Placemat: A Visual Guide To Healthy Eating
[Included with the "The Ultimate Guide To Free Calorie Density Resources "]
viewtopic.php?p=500426#p500426[Outlines the diet/lifestyle recommendations and their application]
The Real Dirty Dozen: The 12 Deadliest Dietary & Lifestyle Factors &
What You Can Do About Them
viewtopic.php?p=441210#p441210[Outlines the rationale for the diet/lifestyle recommendations]
A Day In The Life
viewtopic.php?p=445707#p445707[An example of a sample day following the guidelines, showcasing the
ease of implementation of the dietary principles to obtain all our
dietary needs while minimizing all dietary risk factors.]
["As explained in the discussion on my SNAP meals, the above recipes
take no more than 10 minutes, have 5 or less ingredients, are based on
foods one can get anywhere, involve virtually no prep, clean up or
waste and can be done for under $5/day per person. " - Novick]
- A Simple Nutritious & Affordable Plan (SNAP)
http://www.drmcdougall.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10519- Quick Recipes (With Pictures)
http://www.drmcdougall.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7168- Simple, Easy & Starch Based
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=15014Healthy Cooking Made Easy: How to Succeed Without Really Trying! - By Jeff Novick, MS, RD
https://web.archive.org/save/_embed/htt ... t_3-13.pdf---
Nutrition & Health FAQ: Answers To The Most Asked Questions
by Jeff Novick, MS, RD
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Hot Topics - Jeff Novick, MS, RD
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Can You Really Eat as Much as You Want? - Jeff Novick, MS, RD
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=27333The Healthiest Eating Pattern:
"A diet that is (1) based predominantly on a variety of minimally
processed fruits, vegetables, starchy vegetables, roots/tubers, whole grains and legumes and (2) low in fat, saturated fat, calorie density, and (3) low in added sugars, oils and salt, has been documented to prevent and/or reverse disease - even for those who are seriously ill - in many published studies over the last 60 years. The results from these studies, which use differing specific diets in them, documents the importance and the effectiveness of this overall dietary pattern over any one specific version of this diet. This dietary pattern is commonly referred to as the Whole Food, Plant-Based Low/No SOS diet or simply the WFPB SOS or just WFPB."
(
http://jeffnovick.com/RD/Articles/Entri ... _Pt_1.html[Link broken as Jeff updates his website.])
(And my analysis for why I consider this to be the standard to adhere
to:
viewtopic.php?p=474530#p474530)
Based on McDougall's clinical experience and his analysis of the
research, diet seems to be far more effective at treating (and
reversing) heart disease and other chronic diseases than medications:
"Who Should Take Cholesterol-lowering Statins? Everyone or No One?"
https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2013nl/may/who.htmHowever, if we're not willing to follow the dietary guidelines, and to
follow them strictly and consistently, then we have to settle for
standard medical care, which often does little to change the course of
chronic disease, and often increases our risk of death:
"Working with MDs"
https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/educ ... opics/mds/"Get Out of the Medical Business: A Primary Goal of the McDougall Program"
https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2015nl/may/getout.htmMcDougall recently had an urgent medical issue, after hurting himself
in a fall, and chose *not* to pursue medical treatment because he was
concerned they would try to unnecessarily treat him for other issues:
https://www.drmcdougall.com/2016/05/31/ ... -surgeons/His wife, Mary McDougall, had a digestive issue after going
to Costa Rica. After waiting a month for it to resolve, McDougall
decided to take her to see a doctor to confirm his diagnosis that the
issue would soon go away without intervention. The doctor confirmed
the diagnosis, but then tried to coerce McDougall's wife into an
unnecessary colonoscopy:
https://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2010nl/aug/100800.pdfMcDougall ultimately recovered successfully from the fall, and his
wife recovered from her digestive issue. However, that a physician
would be so disinclined to enter the medical system seems like
encouragement enough to do everything we can to avoid it. Following a
healthy diet and lifestyle (without alcohol or tobacco), seems to be
the best way to do that."