Did you know that many doctors used to smoke, and actors pretending to be doctors were featured in cigarette ads touting the benefits of smoking?* These days we would never expect to hear a doctor encourage people to light up. Just as doctors used to smoke and didn't discourage it in their patients, today's doctors often don't encourage a healthy diet. But it doesn't mean that your diet is not important. Who knows, someday we may see doctors encouraging better health by telling patients to avoid grains and sugars.
Hey Wait! We already DO see
doctors encouraging patients
to avoid grains and sugars!!
A few come to mind:
Dr Robert Lustig, on Sugar: The Bitter Truth, a video that lasts about 1 1/2 hours, but is worth listening to if you can spare 90 minutes for your health. Dr Lustig has a new book out Fat Chance where he expands on the information he discusses in the video.
Dr William Davis, a cardiologist, who wrote Wheat Belly, in which he explains how wheat contributes to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other diseases of western culture. He also has a video that is worth watching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47QlothkpsE
Dr Ernie Garcia, writes a blog called PaleolithicMD (he has not updated this blog for a few months, but past posts are quite informative). He encourages his patients to try the paleo diet as a means of reducing their risks of heart disease and diabetes.
Dr Dan Egan writes at Paleo Happy
Here is a list of more Low-Carb or Paleo Doctors who maintain websites. The Paleo Physicians Network and Primal Docs maintain a list of doctors who prefer to treat non-emergencies with a paleo diet approach first.
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It is turning out to be pretty easy to avoid grains and sugary foods. Just as I've never looked at the cigarette rack and wished I could smoke, now I don't walk past the bakery department and wish I could eat the muffins and breads -- I have stopped thinking that I am being deprived and instead I see them as bad stuff to avoid.
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