What is the best diet for a martial artist?
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Generally a good practice but I did once listen to a guy that was 100 being interviewed that when asked what he did to maintain his heath and live so long answered that he had no idea because he smoked a pack of cigarettes a day and drank beer regularly
my great-grandmother will turn 100 this July (Lord willing) and here is her daily consumption, no lie:
Bacon & eggs
Chocolate, prefers Hershey Kisses and M&Ms
Wild Turkey Bourbon on the rocks
maybe some ice cream if she's still hungry.
JadecloudAlchemist
Master of Arts
I hear plenty of stories of those with long life smoking I would love to see the study of it and why there is no ill effect. I found it interesting that in the Okinawan diet book they found that genetics did not play that much
in the role of health vs cultural customs. I am interested though if a person say lives to 100 on a diet of garbage and say dies in 5yrs how much so would that person have lived if the diet was always good that would be a nice study. I have noticed with the older people get the more child like they are. As for Okinawans eating brown rice I will have to reread that I know Japanese(yes I know Okinawans are not Japanese)
will not touch Brown rice because to them it is dry. Japanese I feel are a great control model for americans because their life style is hectic they have the same conditions that we have but they live longer. I like the Okinawans enjoy Jasmine tea. I really do not know why American fast food does not cash in on using natural meats or more vegeterian meals I see they are starting to move slowly towards that market with sides like apple slices or rasins and veggie burgers guess we will have to wait in see.
in the role of health vs cultural customs. I am interested though if a person say lives to 100 on a diet of garbage and say dies in 5yrs how much so would that person have lived if the diet was always good that would be a nice study. I have noticed with the older people get the more child like they are. As for Okinawans eating brown rice I will have to reread that I know Japanese(yes I know Okinawans are not Japanese)
will not touch Brown rice because to them it is dry. Japanese I feel are a great control model for americans because their life style is hectic they have the same conditions that we have but they live longer. I like the Okinawans enjoy Jasmine tea. I really do not know why American fast food does not cash in on using natural meats or more vegeterian meals I see they are starting to move slowly towards that market with sides like apple slices or rasins and veggie burgers guess we will have to wait in see.
JadecloudAlchemist
Master of Arts
forgive the bad grammar I am hungry
qi-tah
Brown Belt
I eat stacks... i'd be stuffed if i got lost in the bush without any food 'cause i'm hungry every couple of hours! I've tried fasting every now and then (apparently it's good for you) but i just feel sick and dizzy after a day or two, so i stopped that!
My diet is mainly grains, fruit and veges, love my nuts, partial to a few eggs a week, eat fish, chicken and tempeh for protein but can't come at red meat no matter how good it smells - for some reason it makes me throw up if i eat it. And i eat a few squares of dark choccy a day too... just to quell the cravings
My bad habits would have to be caffeine and salt... love my vegemite and also have quite a few stir frys so go through a fair bit of tamari soy sauce.
My diet is mainly grains, fruit and veges, love my nuts, partial to a few eggs a week, eat fish, chicken and tempeh for protein but can't come at red meat no matter how good it smells - for some reason it makes me throw up if i eat it. And i eat a few squares of dark choccy a day too... just to quell the cravings
My bad habits would have to be caffeine and salt... love my vegemite and also have quite a few stir frys so go through a fair bit of tamari soy sauce.
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