Kempner Rice Diet

[ecstatichamster]

Thanks @ecstatichamster for posting this. I didn't know Walter Kempner at all before. Very interesting.

it is my pleasure -- I'm reading a biography of Kempner now and he is a fascinating doctor. Don't forget he studied and formulated many of his ideas working for Otto Warburg.

 

[gabys225]

it is my pleasure -- I'm reading a biography of Kempner now and he is a fascinating doctor. Don't forget he studied and formulated many of his ideas working for Otto Warburg.

You might like enjoy this interview with Dr. D.E. Grim, a leading expert on hypertension:


View: https://www.youtube.com/live/ip5VndIFqdY?si=Qx00u69QYxzrC-M-


He has another video on Chef AJ's channel with Dr. McDougall and they discuss Kempner and his research in depth too.

On interesting anecdote that stood out to me is that when patients arrived with cardiomegaly (enlarged hearts) if they were very severe Dr. Kempner had them water fast and the heart would shrink within a few days. Fascinating stuff.

The big takeaway is use less salt gradually, and beware of going too low sodium. Everyone must respect their biochemical individuality.

 

[LizRey86]

I wonder if anyone has attempted a “Peaty” version of this diet, basically just add nonfat milk, liver and you’re there. When I drop fats really low, recently I have experimented with this, I start to lose my spare tire that Ive carried my whole life. But I couldn’t stick with it long term, maybe Ill try it again but will milk and liver.

 

[Blossom]

@gabys225, thanks for the video. I haven’t watched it yet but I’m really loving chef AJ lately.

 

[gabys225]

@gabys225, thanks for the video. I haven’t watched it yet but I’m really loving chef AJ lately.

You're welcome Blossom. She has lots of great guests on, and when you start to watch a few of his videos, Dr. McDougall is tremendously insightful, one of the good docs that likes research that's more than 50 years old :)

 

[Blossom]

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