ofonorow wrote:You realize that all the adrenal (so-called steroid) hormones are made out of cholesterol? Normal cholesterol is apparently 180 mg/dl - and I wish my levels were again that high. But that is another topic.
Why do you want cholesterol that high?
My levels vary with how lean(how much bodyfat) I carry.
30% bf, I am over total cholesterol 230, 40+ HDL, testosterone,)(MD told me to lose fat or get on RX to lower cholesterol)
steroids made from cholesterol? ?
total testosterone about 348ng/dl
BUT at around 10-15% bodyfat,
my labs were great
Total cholesterol of about 150 34 HDL, total testostrone 645ng/dl
(so less cholesterol. higher testosterone...)
fasting glucose, 85mg/dl
estradiol--21pg/ml
the increase in total testosterone was from the lowering of belly fat ie less aromatase.
diet was controlled of
veggies(broccoli, spinach, various others)
fruit(strawberry, rhubarb, pineapple, banana, various others)
eggs(whites)
some nuts(maybe)
Omega-3 pills(carlsons)(since you don't need any other fat)
not much anything else(cept 1 meal a week where I ate anything)
-this was before I started taking vitamin C ,so i did not have my LPA tested
but my point being, I lost fat and I was eating a great diet and yet my total cholesterol fell to 150, why is that bad?
now, I am not lean, which increases my risk for everything and I take 10-20mg vitC a day as well as a few grams of lysine/proline
ofonorow wrote:What you eat contains proteins, fats or carbohydrates.
Fats are well fats, and digested to essential fatty acids. ([b]unless you arent eating omega-3s)These are used for cellular repair and maintenance.
Proteins are digested to amino acids, and according to Bernstein, a percentage will be slowly converted to sugar. This was news to me.
no, not really,
Yes, there is Gluconeogenesis but that's insignificant,http://www.namrata.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/g16.bmp
and won't cause a rise in blood glucose
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9416027
I bet he meant ketone formation(which happens all the time, just higher amounts when you lower sugar intake as the brain runs on sugar and/or ketones,(also won't increase blood sugar)
but making sugar from protein? no. doesnt happen, or you are eating protein+carb, ie glycoproteins or he means "Tag-along carbs")Carbohdrates are sugars, or digested into sugars. Yes some are processed more slowly, leading to a slower rise in blood sugars (over time) I supposed making it easier for insulin to maintain blood sugars (if you are lucky enough to make insulin). But all those veggies are mostly carbs, meaning they are broken down to sugar.
Bernstein's diet allows no fruits.
Check out the glycemic index. Corn I believe is like pure sugar or eating a potato. Rapid rise in blood sugar.
As far as the veggies, only way to know is to monitor your blood sugars.
So basically the Grundy (Diet Evolution) is the least strict diet - that has magnificent results
The Atkins Diet is more restrictive of carbs.
The Bernstein Diet is the most restrictive diet - and based on his 40 year daily and constant monitoring of his and his patient's blood sugars.[/b]
I dont like atkins diet
eating lots of meat, ie HCA's(Heterocyclic amines) can lead to cancer and other issues
I eat eggwhites for protein and a great amount of lysine/proline
I agree with much of Bernstein's diet.(there is logical reason to eat french fries or bread)
but it is very much a low carb diet, avoiding the starches in peas, carrots, beans,tomatoes, fruits, serves what purpose exactly?
fruit is mostly ok,
http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthy-e ... _100_foodslow GI fruit is
peaches strawberries mangos
I don't know any high GI fruits
but again,
set a caloric number where you lose fat and you will lose fat
as this dude did,eating junk food and losing bodyfat
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/tw ... professor/Any diet works, if you only eat a number of calories
a low carb diet will initially give more weight loss as carbs/glycogen hold water
so if you don't eat carbs and use your carbs, through living and exercise(carbs in muscles don't get used via living(unlike liver glycogen) away unless you use the muscle)
then you are also losing water and not getting it back
this is why initially on low carb diets you will lose a lot of weight
IE
WEIGHT NOT
FATas the weight is water weight
when you eat carbs again, you will gain back the weight
Bernstein's diet is just like a PSMF diet
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/the-ra ... -handbook/or a ketogenic diet
http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/the-ketogenic-diet/both books can be found free on the web if you want to look