Posts tagged The Food Pyramid
Plant-based Vs Animal-based Diets: Modern Disease in Ancient Egyptians

Most people alive today would probably agree that organic, pesticide-free, whole wheat, grain-based diets, low in animal-based foods, richer in plant proteins from lentils and beans, and consisting mainly of vegetables are ideal diets. The ancient Egyptians ate this way. To repeat, it was organic, pesticide-free, and whole-grain. Ask the folks who made the food pyramid (My Plate) and the Eat Lancet Diet, and they will love it. Does it sound amazing to you? Well, not to me. My Plate has adult men eating around ten slices of bread per day, or the equivalent of 47 teaspoons of table sugar! I wrote about how the Eat Lancet Diet causes malnutrition on January 1, which is a similar diet to My Plate. If you are interested in their recommendations—the Lancet's diet causes protein deficiency, among other things. Let’s see how the ancient Egyptians who ate the same way fared.

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Diet, Functional Medicine, General Health, Oral HealthScott Solomons, DDSAncient Egypt, Neolithic, Hunter-gatherer, EAT Lancet, The Food Pyramid, My Plate, Table Sugar, Carbohydrates, Malnutrition, Stone Age, The Nile, Vegetarian, Vegan, Meat, Isotope, Beer, Bread, Protein, Tooth Decay, gum disease, Plaque, Orthodontics, Malocclusion, Crooked Teeth, Impacted Wisdom Teeth, Facial development, King Tut, Hardening of the Arteries, Atherosclerosis, Heart Disease, Junk Food, Processed Foods, triglycerides, HDL:, Triglyceride:HDL RatioComment
Age is only a number

I was on a digital detox this week and therefore did not look at any research or explore new topics in health. I was incidentally celebrating my sixtieth birthday at the same time. During the week, I saw some old college friends, one of whom I had not seen since 1985. I was feeling a bit nostalgic, so I went on social media after my detox was over to look at pictures from the past. I found this one of me in a striped shirt from 1985 that my dad took by our pool. My wife always tells me that she thinks I look just as good as the younger me, so I got the crazy idea to try and strike the same pose and see how I really stack up to a younger man. We had a good laugh trying. She claims to like the silver fox with the fancy watch better! Unfortunately, many of the years in between the photos were spent with avoidable health problems. This post will cover what happened and how I was able to get healthy and strong again.

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Diet, Functional Medicine, General Health, Movement, Pain Relief, PaleoScott Solomons, DDSDigital Detox, Aging, anti-aging, metabolism, Cardiac Calcium Score, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, The Food Pyramid, Headaches, Chelation, DMSA, Mercury, Lyme Disease, Sinus Problems, sleep, Sleep Loss, Functional Medicine, sun exposure, Vitamin D, Antibiotics, GI, Gut, Dysbiosis, Yeast, Safe Mercury Removal, The Paleo Diet, Vegan, Genetic Mismatch, Lifestyle Changes Comments
The Declaration of Health Independence

Despite us all having unique personal versions of reality, politicians, media, entertainment, social media, search engines, and advertisers continually influence us into the specific beliefs they wish us to have. We have followed their advice (many times without even knowing it) and are in terrible health anyway. I say we consider declaring our independence from them and learn to take care of ourselves. It can be confusing and difficult, but it will pay off sooner than you think. This post will cover some of the background of how we got into this mess and two important things we can all start doing today to break free and get on the road to better health.

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Scott Solomons, DDSWestern Medicine, The Food Pyramid, Mark Sisson, Abel James, The Fat Burning Man, Comorbidities, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Sugar, Obesity, Change, Barry Popkin, Nora Gedgaudas, Big Pharma, Processed Foods, BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, Chris Kresser, Covid-19, coronavirusComment