Monthly Archives: August 2017

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Got Milk? Got disease?

I just read an interesting article on souring milk sales and the strategies employed to  address the problem.  The writer of the article addresses several issues.  Milk sales are down by 11% for the year and dairy producers are selling to a more narrow customer base.  Moreover, producers feel that innovation is their method for improving sales.  For example, one producer is trying a pureed fruit and milk drink product.  Another is formulating genetically altered milk that will reduce the symptoms of lactose intolerance and indigestion.  Nevertheless, the article fails to address some of the real health implications of dairy.

Consider this, I will unpack these more in the future, but dairy is associated with prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer and even lymphoma/leukemia.  Moreover, more dairy consumption is associated with brittle bones, not strong bones.  Likewise, increase consumption seems to even increase risk of heart attacks and kidney stones.

Now that I have warned you, what can be done about it?  I still like cereal, and I use almond milk daily.  Soymilk is a decent option.  Cashew milk, hazelnut milk and banana milk are newer additions to American stones as well.

 


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Clean Fuel and Dirty Fuel

I am writing this blog to address the health education gap that exists between physicians and patients.  The first thing I will introduce with this post is a synthesized concept I call  clean fuel dirty fuel.

Clean fuel consists of food that your body burns completely without any residue.  Examples of clean fuel include: oatmeal, brown rice, whole wheat pasta or vegetable pasta, sweet or white potatoes, peas and beans, and corn.  These are foods your body largely burns and converts into pure energy.  There is no portion control with these foods; therefore, you can eat as much as you desire as long as the foods are prepared in a certain way.

Meanwhile, dirty fuel presents a bit more of a problem.  These are foods that your body largely turns into fat; they do not burn cleanly.  Fat is the remaining residue, and animal protein lead to a host of medical problems.  Examples of dirty fuel include:  processed food (bread, potato chips, french fries, juice, sweetened tea, soda, alcohol dessert that is not fruit, anything from a fast food restaurant including pizza, nuts (eat no more than 10-20 nuts in a day, oil of any type), eggs, dairy of any type, and meat including beef, chicken, pork, liver, veal, goat, lamb, or any internal organ, and seafood (any of it).  Consume dirty fuel in limited quantities.  Portion control is a must.