It seems that until recently (last 100 years or so) all people ate simple diets dictated by their geographic location. Food couldn't be shipped around the globe, so you had to rely on what foods were available to you locally. People in the tropics ate fruit, fish and sweet potatoes or pork, fruit, vegetables and taro. People in Europe ate milk, meat, bread and potatoes. Africans had milk, meat and corn. People in freezing climates (Russia, Alaska) ate cold water fish, meat and whole milk. It would have been impossible to get pineapples and mangoes in Russia.
This got me thinking if a lot of problems people have with food can be chalked up to the insane variation that most modernized people have.
Also it got me thinking about all 4 of my grandparents. They all lived past 95 years of age, and they all ate simple diets. Grandma 1 ate: milk, ice cream, eggs & vegetables; Grandma 2 ate: fruits, vegetables, eggs & potatoes; Grandpa 1 ate: meat, fish, bread (homemade), & coffee; Grandpa 2 ate: meat, vegetables & potatoes. This is all they ate for like the last 70 years of their lives. Not one of my grandparents took drugs, vitamins, minerals, hormones, supplements, remedies, potions/tinctures, super foods; nor did they do any crazy dieting, fasting, liver flushing, enemas, etc... They also never went to the dentist or doctor.
Just got me thinking if simplifying your diet wouldn't be a smart thing for most people to try. Just try to find one animal protein you tolerate well. Whether it be fish, shellfish, eggs, milk, cheese, meat. Find one starch you tolerate well such as: potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro, wheat, rice, corn, oats. Then supplement with one plant food such as: fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, coffee, cocoa, etc... Just try to keep your diet to 3-5 food items and nothing more.
This got me thinking if a lot of problems people have with food can be chalked up to the insane variation that most modernized people have.
Also it got me thinking about all 4 of my grandparents. They all lived past 95 years of age, and they all ate simple diets. Grandma 1 ate: milk, ice cream, eggs & vegetables; Grandma 2 ate: fruits, vegetables, eggs & potatoes; Grandpa 1 ate: meat, fish, bread (homemade), & coffee; Grandpa 2 ate: meat, vegetables & potatoes. This is all they ate for like the last 70 years of their lives. Not one of my grandparents took drugs, vitamins, minerals, hormones, supplements, remedies, potions/tinctures, super foods; nor did they do any crazy dieting, fasting, liver flushing, enemas, etc... They also never went to the dentist or doctor.
Just got me thinking if simplifying your diet wouldn't be a smart thing for most people to try. Just try to find one animal protein you tolerate well. Whether it be fish, shellfish, eggs, milk, cheese, meat. Find one starch you tolerate well such as: potatoes, sweet potatoes, taro, wheat, rice, corn, oats. Then supplement with one plant food such as: fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, coffee, cocoa, etc... Just try to keep your diet to 3-5 food items and nothing more.
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