The 1 in 3 day fasted rats lived just as long as the calorie restricted rats, with a statistically insignificant amount of weight loss.

So if you want to live longer but not look like a stick figure, take every 3rd 24 hours off food.

Intermittent fasting is amazing.

Hmm I never thought about it like that but I'm not sure it works like that. The changes noted with regards to glucose and insulin action seemed to correlate (scaled of course) with what  has happened in similar human IF trials. Obviously they can't measure lifespan.

Omega 3 (n-3) fats do seem to be the main benefit of fish oil.  They seem to be able to help brain function if you start with a deficiency; there's evidence for example that a proper omega 3:6 ratio helps alleviate depression.  However, grass fed and finished beef is also a good source of omega 3s; it's the corn fed feedlot beef that's less satisfactory in this regard.

I was the same way most of my life.  Believe it or not sashimi was the way in for me. Sashimi is sushi without the rice or seaweed - just the fish.  Start with tuna, salmon, and yellow fin.  They don't taste fishy.  Sushi rolls sometimes do because of the seaweed. Ngiri still have the rice under the fish. Stick with sashimi.

Quote from: robinhoode on December 29, 2009, 12:56:57 PM

I've been reading up on the paleo diet, and also the Japanese diet, for a few weeks now and I'm thinking I might want to make a switch. Even if I don't remove all the grains, I could at least remove the fatty meats, and eat more vegetables.

I was vegetarian for a few years as a teenager, but I never really took it seriously. I didn't eat meat but also didn't eat that many veggies either, so it was mostly a copout. Nowadays I don't eat anything that doesn't come out of a box and especially if it can't be eaten straight from the microwave.

I'd like to change that but I'd like to make it count, so it will be a slow process. One of the goals for me is to eat fish at least 2 or 3 times a week and start cutting out beans and bread. I've gotten rid of my morning cereal and replaced it with vegetable soup, however it's still just canned soup that includes beans and probably a high sodium level, although I haven't checked.

Now as for the fish, I've always hated fish as a kid. It was typical that when my family went to go out to a fancy restaurant that my mother would always exclude the seafood ones since I would refuse to eat it. I think it was just the horrible smell that set me off, but from what I understand the smell is actually caused by improper storage (i.e. the bacteria growing on it) and not from the fish itself.

So my question is, how can I break this aversion? I want to go with a slow gradual change. I was thinking I could start eating tuna on a semi-regular basis, which would only be temporary. After a month or so I could get used to the taste and incorporate other types of canned fish. After a few more months I might work my way up to eating a healthier variety from a market, and then at some point, say around this time next year I could learn how to cook fish.

Suggestions?