Food and the Great Awakening

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Thanks for your comment. While not often, we do sometimes hear a similar comment. I want to respond as respectfully as possible. To provide this webinar as part of the already existing Peak Insider membership would mean Peak Prosperity would have to take a financial loss. The faculty (for which we already have 4 committed and will likely have as many as 10-12 as planning is completed) don’t do this for free. Many of these folks are world renowned and are very hard to get on the schedule. Moreover, they rightfully require compensation as offering their expertise and guidance is their business.

It costs significant money and time to produce these webinars, so they require an additional charge, or it is financially untenable to do them. I would also point out that Chris hasn’t raised prices on the Peak Insider membership in over 15 years despite lots of real world inflation that affects the business in quite a material way. We do offer a Key Supporter subscription that includes an annual ticket to our in person event and all digital webinars for those who want to provide more financial support to Peak Prosperity, and want to have access to all content and webinars in one membership, but for Peak Insiders, 20% off of additional webinars is part the subscription on offer. From a business perspective, charging less than $100 for the early bird ($77.60 if you are a Peak Insider), is more than reasonable, and actually quite low when considering the up front expenses and overhead associated with the webinar.

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This is the one thing I disagree with the Means siblings book Good Energy. Humans have been eating wheat forever. The idea that somehow there’s “no reason” to eat it seems like we’ve accepted BAD wheat… which we should of course not eat!

I buy whole Kamut wheat which is an ancient grain, fully organic, non GMO and grind it myself. I make homemade bread which is dense and delicious. For those with gluten allergies, it is actually a wheat that can be eaten by those people. My friend who has bad gluten allergies eats my bread without any reaction.

I came across this reading Grain by Grain by Bob Quinn.

I’m not giving up on wheat. I’m giving up on Big _____.

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I find that even when I do not choose to buy direct access to a webinar, reading the discussions here on PP give me insight to what was discussed. I obtain enough “sound bites” from other content Chris creates, as well as key words that are useful for my own research into topics of interest. Additionally there tend to be videos and news links added to discussions that are related or tangentially so.

So even if I do not participate directly the fact that the webinar took place amoung PP members brings me value as the content spills over into the forum.

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I agree and have complained in the past. Been following Chris since the original Crash Course days. I joined for the solutions. Now its mostly doom porn and for a few dollars more PP will proffer solutions. They got rid of the read only tier and now all the extra cost items. Seems to be a big change in business model. There used to be interviews that offered different angles.

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There used to be interviews. Now they are rolled up into “events” that are extra charge

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@findingmyway,

That is not accurate. Interviews are “Off the Cuff” and “Finance U”, and those remain free (have not changed). In fact, there will be another one posted later today. There is no roll up with extra charge. If you look at the membership, Digital webinars have always been an extra charge with 20% discount for Peak Insiders.

I have been following Chris (and a paying Peak Insider since 2010), and the model has not changed. The Peak Insider has been the same price for 15 years, and external events (digital and physical) have always had an additional charge. As I mentioned above, Peak Prosperity can not provide these events at a monetary loss.

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Probably you may try to supplement your diet with MCT (Medium Change Triglycerides). The link below is a 7-minute extraordinary presentation by Dr. Berg about the 15 health benefits delivered to your body by MCTs. The presentation is didactic, clear, and very informative. Note: Since Chris Martenson is a Biochemist, like myself, He’ll probably enjoy it too
:wink:

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Now this is where the debate starts. I have heard equally strong evidence that medium chain triglycerides are not the best for nutrition. And yet not so long ago we were happily eating coconut oil as part of our regular diet.

More research is needed.

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I agree with nickythec: PP is useful. The amount of work that Chris and the team are investing in it must be prodigious and unremitting. I can’t afford full rates so I am (have been grandfathered in) on the lowest tier. I don’t have access to everything but a lot of the perks of full membership are of no benefit to me as I live outside the US.

I have no complaints.

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After the Ken Berry interview last month, my wife and I tried carnivore for a week. Actually two weeks, except I discovered that literally every day was a cheat day for my wife after the first week, and gave up trying to keep her on board (and it is mainly for her health, though I need to lose some weight too).

She found that the carnivore diet did help her get rid of the heartburn and some joint issues, but got bored of the food. When she gets tired of being sick and tired again, she’ll probably try it again except with more dedication. Some issues you shouldn’t force and let happen organically.

For me, personally, I have found that fasting 1-3 days makes me feel much better. I will probably do this again fairly soon, but come off the fast for a day to three with carnivore (eggs + bacon), and then go back to my carbfest.

I don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all approach, since I’m physically active, get sunlight, etc. My diet can and should be different than others. HOWEVER, most people have a negative reaction to poison and should avoid ingesting it - it’s just a matter of figuring out what is poison and what is just questionable. If CorpoBrand puts sawdust in their oatmeal, it’s probably just extremely questionable, not poison. Elimination diets are very helpful for identifying slow poisons.

One other thing - I am a little upset at you people for showing that flouridated water actually does have health problems. I thought I was smart for not buying into that bottled water nonsense. Evian is literally naive, backwards :frowning:

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SOURDOUGH!!!

It’s made a huge improvement to my wife’s digestive health. Not commercial sourdough, that is made with vinegar to change the flavor, but instead natural yeast sourdough.

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Would love to see:
-Ivor Cummins
-Dr. Lee Stillman
-Sally Fallon Morell
-Morley Robbins
-Joel Salatin
-Dr. Paul Mason
-Dr. Cate Shanahan
-Amber O’Hearn
-Dave Feldman

An interview between Dr. Jack Kruse and
Chris would be epic. The real problem is light, not food. Cleaning up your diet is certainly helpful, but light is at the root of metabolic issues. We are beings of light and energy. Our mitochondria are broken and “Uncle Jack” is one of the very few people who has a complete grasp of the entire quantum biological system. Just like Ashton Forbes has uncovered almost unbelievable shenanigans in physics, Dr. Kruse has spent years exposing the lies and deceit in medicine. There aren’t a lot of interviewers who can hang at Dr. Kruse’s level. Chris totally could.

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Glad to hear you tried it, although if you want to get the real benefits you really have to do it for at least a month, which I’ll explain further below. If either of you are struggling to stay carnivore, then I might suggest trying “just” keto (which also includes veggies and other things that may keep things more interesting for you). The most important thing is that you remove the sugar, carbs, grains, and seed oils.

The reason you need to stick it out for a month is because your body undergoes a transition phase that you have to get through first. For most people, especially those that aren’t seriously overweight, this usually lasts about 1-2 weeks. The sugar that is stored in your body requires water to hold it in solution. As you burn through the last of your sugar stores (from the sugar/carb-intensive diet), the water that was holding the sugars gets released. This causes you to pee a lot, which has the unfortunate side-effect of making you lose a lot of electrolytes. When this happens, you will likely experience fatigue, cramping, headaches, etc. You’ll also experience a sharp drop in weight. Most people lose about 10-ish pounds in the first week (all the water weight). To combat this “keto flu” you can supplement with potassium, magnesium, and/or salt, but otherwise just need to grit it out.

During this transitional period, you’ll also experience lots of cravings. This may be contributing to all the cheat days and boredom. That’s more of a mental thing you just need to get through.

Once you’re through the transitional period, you’ll probably find that your cravings get progressively less and less the longer you stick to the diet. For me, carnivore is easy because I love meat and that’s always been the main staple of my diet. Others may find the less strict keto diet better, which can include veggies and other items that don’t have many carbs or sugar.

If you find you just can’t live without bread products (sandwiches, pizza, pasta, etc.), then this is a harder problem to solve. If you can swing it, I’d say to stick with a strict keto diet for at least one month, preferably two. Afterwards, try reintroducing one thing at a time and see how it affects your body. You may consider being more selective in the bread products you use (non-GMO, etc.) and see if that works better. No matter what the doctors say, an elimination diet like this is the best way to figure out what works and what doesn’t.

Whatever you do, I wish you all the best in upping your health!! Hope you can make the webinar, where we’ll be going even deeper.

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Great summary @aaronmckeon . I’ve never done full carnivore, but have been on a ketogenic diet several times (this time is permanent!). I lost 11 pounds the first week.

I will say this, it seems easier for men to maintain carnivore or keto than it is for women. I had a friend who’s a Cross Fit trainer and was coaching his wife and her female friends on weight loss and increasing their physical abilities. About a month into it, all of them “fell apart” emotionally. I can relate. Having a few vegetables does break up the boredom and provides fiber.

Also, you note that you should introduce foods one a time and see how your body reacts. I did that and found out I can’t tolerate gluten or dairy well, so have eliminated those from my diet. Also, I wanted to note that drinking bone broth (I put a grass-fed roast with bones in my crock pot, along with beef broth,onions, garlic, and celery and cook on low overnight) is very satisfying and helps heal the gut.

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I tried to buy Paul Marik’s book Cancer Care on Amazon. It is “out of print” on both Amazon US & Cda. If anyone knows where else I could get a copy, I’d appreciate it!

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BlockquoteEdt 2: sardines in water, not oil. But I’m a little concerned about BPA in the can liner.

I’m curious why you say to get sardines in water, not oil? Do you mean seed oils, specifically? Or is there something bad about sardines in olive oil that I haven’t heard about?

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Go straight to the source: Cancer Care - FLCCC Alliance

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I know the FLCC has put out excellent material on healthy eating, but it would be great if the webinar could include a rough blue print of a meal plan or at least what foods are or are not good for us. Assuming you buy an organic product are all carbs still bad? What fruit is better than others? What ingredients are absolute no-nos? I hear yogurt is healthy, but what nutritional profile or type is best?

I have so many such questions bouncing around my head when at the store.

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Blockquote I tried to buy Paul Marik’s book Cancer Care on Amazon. It is “out of print” on both Amazon US & Cda. If anyone knows where else I could get a copy, I’d appreciate it!

Do you have a Kindle? amazon shows the Kindle version as available to buy in the U.S.: Amazon.com

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I think that carbs/bread/wheat/sugar based calories are not equivalents; the glycemic index is a good start, but real slow yeast sourdough with an ancient grain is completely different from commercial baked goods (sometimes labelled sourdough). I eat less (when real sourdough, sometimes called artisan) for the same satiation, with augmented flavour (and no ‘hungries’ 2-3 hours later). For me, industrial ‘food’ seems drained of nutrients and flavour (plus unknown chemical residues), yes it is hard to completely avoid, but I think the carnivore diet is partly missing the crux of the issue. Just use apples as an illustration, commercial year round, blemish/scab/worm free, shiny red, overly sweet; compared to a traditional older varietals.

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