Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Lately, my favorite afternoon breakfast has been three strips of bacon, layered with onions, butternut squash, spinach, and eggs, all fried in the the bacon fat. Sometimes I add a wee bit of cheese. I was telling my sister this (a low fat, instant oatmeal diehard), and she said, "Sounds like a heart attack."

I've been paleo for awhile now, have talked to her regularly about what it means, given her links, but she's stuck. You know how it is. And this is despite my great progress and health improvement, which she can see just by looking at me.

The time for explaining is over. I need help with a snappy, sarcastic, yet true response. Do you have any suggestions?

And while I'm here, a vegan friend has been pushing the eco-atkins diet at me. I'm not interested, but I wanted to hear your thoughts on the diet.

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CD · Answer 1 · 2012-09-04 17:37:36Z UTC

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Q: How many SAD'ers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. They prefer to stay in the dark!

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VB · Answer 2 · 2012-09-04 18:24:16Z UTC

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I would say, "I would rather die from a heart attack at 96 then die from cancer at 56".

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Happy Now · Answer 3 · 2012-09-04 17:30:36Z UTC

Just watched in horror a few days ago at the "heart healthy diet" served to an inlaw at the hospital that consisted primarily of instant low fat mashed potatoes and gravy and desserts. And wanted to have some serious words with whoever designed the menu. The one thing I would say is:

When you remove the traditional fats from food, they are replaced with sugar to maintain taste. Every lowfat packaged food out there will have added sugar or fake sweetener. The immediate inflammatory condition caused by excess sugar consumption is far more likely to stop your heart than a 1000 sticks of butter.

Or for someone who is more visual, and things saturated fats are solid in the body this Tom Naughton response to Dr. Oz is pretty darn hilarious (minute 2-3): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1RXvBveht0&feature=related

Anon · Answer 4 · 2012-09-05 01:02:51Z UTC

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"My bloodwork is fine. How's yours?"

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aseafish · Answer 5 · 2012-09-04 17:31:13Z UTC

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To the first, I'd respond "Thank you for sharing." and forget it. That sort of response from your sister is rude and hurtful. You'd just feel yucky later if you stoop to that level. We all get them. Somehow, it seems people feel it's okay to be rude when talking about meat or fat in the diet. I don't get it, but I witness it far too often.

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I have to listen to snipes all day long, on any topic imaginable. No point trying raising my blood pressure responding to them. Plug your ears and carry on. Think of some Billy Joel songs, like My Life or You May Be Right, plenty of comebacks there. But if you share them it'll escalate the war. – thhq Sep 4 at 19:19

Sarcasm is the glue of our family. :/ In our case, it might actually help. I'm actually close to my sister, we get along very well. She's just having problems going against CW here. – Crowbar Sep 4 at 21:40

juju · Answer 6 · 2012-09-04 17:29:06Z UTC

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There is no way a heart attack could taste that good. And frankly, even if you did have a heart attack at least that would be one awesome last meal.

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It is, I have to say, a totally awesome breakfast. – Crowbar Sep 4 at 17:57

PhysiqueRescue · Answer 7 · 2012-09-05 04:57:09Z UTC

When someone questions my plates of bacon, or my giant, fatty steak and makes the heart attack reference, I simply respond with this: "If you think that's bad, you should see the giant stick of butter I put in my coffee this morning."

-Matt
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SoloX · Answer 8 · 2012-09-04 17:52:11Z UTC

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Hark: http://examine.com/faq/is-saturated-fat-bad-for-me.html

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DJ · Answer 9 · 2012-09-05 00:43:45Z UTC

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I would tell her to go peddle her negativity elsewhere. OR the only attacking your heart is doing is falling in love...

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Jamie · Answer 10 · 2012-09-05 15:23:45Z UTC

For that "eco"-atkins, youd struggle to get the right kind of fats in there, via plants, or complete proteins. I mean, nuts and avocados and olives are good fats, but outside that it basically prescirbes using processed vegetable oils for your fat intake! ie PUFAs (and peanuts). And of course, if your eschewing meat, youd also have nutritional deficiencies.

Silly vegans...lol, sounds like a ticket to really bad health. I mean youd probably be better with higher grain intake than higher pufas and more soy.

IDK how they consider it not restrictive on that website either. I cant think of a more restrictive diet prescription than vegan with lower carbs and higher fats and proteins.

Short, Sarcastic, and Clear “Heart Attack” Response Needed

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