“A Reversal On Carbs”
The article above was front page news of the Los Angeles Times Health section on Monday. LOVE that this type of message is getting more attention among the mainstream. Finally people are waking up and realizing, after over 50 years of brainwashing by the media and grain industries, that fat does not make you fat. The research presented in the article goes right along with the philosophy behind the Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet, which I am doing right now (all the homemade food means I have MUCH less time for blogging!).
I’ll admit that the newspaper article still gives a lot of misguided advice: “Substitute sugar-free beverages for sugary soft drinks and juice” was just one of them. Apparently the data here isn’t well enough known, and people still think Diet Coke is better for them than fresh-pressed apple juice. Hmm…
But why am I writing about this on a running blog?! Well, because an excess of carbohydrates is something I’ve come to realize was affecting my health (and running ability) negatively, especially because athletes are often told to “load up” to maintain endurance. Now, I cut out refined sugar, white flour, and processed sweets many years ago. It’s the “healthy” carbs such as whole wheat pasta, oatmeal, and brown rice that I was living on and convinced was good for me and my athletics. I’ve come to understand, specifically through this book, that I’d do much better to increase my natural whole fat intake (saturated animal fats first, then some vegetable fats) and eliminate starchy veggies and grains. I would re-program my body to burn fat, not carbs. The LA times article puts it in a good way: “‘Carbohydrates are a metabolic bully,’ Phinney says. ‘They cut in front of fat as a fuel source and insist on being burned first. What isn’t burned gets stored as fat, and doesn’t come out of storage as long as carbs are available. And in the average American diet, they always are.’”
For running, I eat low starch veggies like butternut squash, dates, bananas, chia seeds (major protein here too), etc. I find these foods to be supremely energy giving. Raw honey can replace all those goo gels, and no potatoes, yams, or grains for me now. Not all carbs are the same! Find ones that are easily digested monosacchrides, and you’ll be good to go for miles :)
Now runners, what do you have to say about all this? Paleo runners, what’s your experience? What foods do you eat for endurance?
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tdhurst answered:
Sounds good to me. Now I just need to find a list of all this good stuff somewhere.
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