FITNESS TIP OF THE WEEK:  CARBOHYDRATES, PUBLIC ENEMY #1?

 Disclaimer:  The information stated in these Fit Tips is the opinion of CrossFit Jaguar.  I am not a Registered Dietician, Certified Clinical Nutritionist or Medical Doctor.  This is not intended as a dietary prescription or to treat any disease. 

 I am however, not willing to blindly place my health and well being in the hands of conventional nutritional recommendations and medicine for I feel they are grossly wrong in their prescriptions and controlled by the pharmaceutical monopoly.  Degenerative diseases run rampant on American soils; diseases that were absent 200 years ago.  They are growing in numbers not declining.  Education is the key here; I am passionate about what I do and spend great sums of time furthering mine.  I will not live long enough to wait until “they” catch up and provide me with “proven scientific studies” to verify what is common sense and primitive peoples have known for thousands of years.

 That being said Nutrition Series #3 will focus on the Carbohydrate.  The three evils of degenerative diseases are refined sugar, refined flour and refined vegetable oils.  We will save the latter for bashing in the Fat Series.  High carb, low carb; the confusion abounds.  It is NOT that carbohydrates are the enemy; it is the “TYPES” of carbohydrates that should be avoided.  If we take out sugar, flour and grains what do we have left?  Lots of things; we have vegetables such as green beans, cauliflower, spinach, collards, asparagus, lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, radishes etc. . .  We have fruits; such as berries, melons, apples, pears, coconuts and more.  They should be eaten in lesser amounts than vegetables due to their high fructose content but they contain many important nutrients. The starchier vegetables such as peas, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, yucca, taro and more also have their place. They are to be eaten in moderation.  Different people have different needs depending on individual genetics and activity levels. For example, if you CrossFit regularly and intensely partaking in heavy lifting, sprinting and met cons you need a yam or 2 from time to time.  You deplete your glycogen stores on a regular basis and need to refill them every so many days.  If you are carry excess body fat and your main activity is typing on your keyboard and pressing the remote buttons you will do fine with fibrous carbs, moderate protein and lower to moderate fat intake. 

 We have already discussed the types of protein to include in your nutritional intake.  Now what about the carbs?  Well, if you want to see your health and performance improve, reverse degenerative diseases and stabilize your mood, emotions and blood sugar stop flooding the body with insulin!  Want to see your weight drop?  Insulin is fat promoting folks; add fibrous vegetables in abundance, fruit in moderation and avoid Public Enemy #1:  refined sugar, refined flours and refined vegetable oils.  The results will astound you.

 One thing to remember though when following a Paleolithic or caveman type diet is when eating like traditional man one must also move like traditional man. . .