General•What is the purpose of eating?
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I think there are a lot of reasons for eating: detoxing, maintaining, bulking (adding muscle), weight loss, emotional therapy, socializing, and probably many other reasons.
I just want to discuss what eating means to each of us and how we utilize it in our lives.
Personally I'm a very functional eater. Sometimes I do tend to indulge in things like pizza, donuts and cookies which is more of a dessert reward type eating. However, when I look at my diet as a whole I tend to go with what is functional (gets me my current goal which is generally either maintaining body mass or building muscle).
I find the raw foods to be a VERY helpful addition to my current diet but I really don't feel the need to eliminate meat completely from my diet. This doesn't mean I MUST have it everyday, in fact sometimes I will eat vegetarian food for extended periods of time.
I think a lot of the time it comes down to a combination of what is the most tasty, healthy, and convenient possible combination of food I can consume right now. When we're dealing with our desires on a moment to moment basis there isn't always a lot of decision making time and we often stick with what we're comfortable doing.
To be the key is to have a healthy balance between the "yin and yang" of foods. And I think these labels will be different for everyone. -
Bruce Lee Diet Rule 6: Take Dietary Supplements
Bruce Lee also took many mineral and vitamin supplements. Today there is a much greater variety of supplements on offer than there were when Bruce Lee was training. Knowledge about how different supplements interact and benefit us has advanced a great deal since the 1960’s, as a result there may be better and more efficient supplements available than the ones listed below. However, here are some of the supplements Bruce Lee is known to have taken:
* Vitamin C
* Lecithing granules
* Bee Pollen
* Vitamin E
* Rose hips (liquid form)
* Wheat germ oil
* Natural protein tablets (chocolate flavour)
* Acerola – C
* B-Folia
Bruce Lee Diet Rule 7: Increase Carbohydrates by Juicing and Blending
Bruce Lee knew that carbohydrates are essential for people with very high activity levels. It was for this that he regularly consumed fresh fruit and vegetable smoothies. Fruit and vegetables provide the richest source of carbohydrates, so Bruce Lee would often make juices/smoothies comprising of carrots, celery, apples, bananas and some parsley.
Usually carrots would make up one half of the contents of the drink, the remaining being split between the other fruits and vegetables. He also sometimes used green leafy vegetables, again with a large proportion of carrot juice to help offset the bitterness of the green leafy vegetables. Juicing fresh fruit and vegetables is a great way to consume high quality carbohydrates. Juicing allows the body to assimilate many nutrients more easily. -
The enzymes in the juiced vegetables are also organic catalysts that increase the rate at which food is broken down and absorbed. Many enzymes are destroyed when vegetables are cooked, especially if boiled, therefore consuming raw fruit and vegetables is best. Some nutritionists suggest that for better health and more energy, approximately half of the carbohydrates consumed should come from raw fruit and vegetables.
Bruce Lee Diet Rule 8: Eat Honey and Ginseng
Bruce Lee often drank a Royal jelly and ginseng drink to give him a quick boost. These drinks are very small, and provide a very quick release of energy. Royal jelly contains B-complex vitamins, including a high concentration of vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), acetylcholine, hormones, and eighteen amino acids. It also contains trace of many minerals, trace amounts of vitamin C, some enzymes, as well as antibacterial and antibiotic components. Contrary to claims by many of those promoting its use, vitamins A, D, and E are completely absent from royal jelly.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Ginseng promotes Yang energy, improves circulation, increases blood supply, revitalizes and aids recovery from weakness after illness, and stimulates the body.
Read more: http://www.motleyhealth.com/diets_and_recipes/the-bruce-lee-diet#ixzz0g0vItOcx -
Bruce Lee Diet Rule 5: Drink Protein Drinks
Bruce Lee consumed one or two protein drinks every day, plus fruit smoothies too. Although his protein drinks varied, they generally consisted of:
* Non-instant powdered milk - which is reported to have a higher concentration of calcium than other forms of powdered milk
* Eggs - sometimes with the shells
* Wheat germ / wheat germ oil
* Peanut butter
* Banana
* Brewers yeast (contains concentrated B vitamins, which are essential in the release of energy from carbohydrates).
* Inositol supplement (Inositol is found in many foods, particularly in cereals with high bran content. Inositol plays an important part in the health of cell membrane, in particular the specialized cells in the brain, bone marrow, eyes and intestines. The function of the cell membrane is to regulate the contents of the cell, which makes effective functioning of the cell possible).
* Lecithin - taken in granular form. (Lecithin is a mixture of glycolipids, triglycerides, and phospholipids. It is needed by every cell in the body and is a key building block of cell membranes; without it, they would harden. Lecithin protects cells from oxidation).
All ingredients would be mixed thoroughly in a food blender. Bruce Lee suggested that for better results (i.e. for gaining more muscle mass quicker) milk and cream can be added too.
Please bear in mind that the supplements Bruce Lee took were popular when he was researching bodybuilding during the 1960’s and early 1970’s, these supplements may now be superseded by new ones producing better results. Also bear in mind that all supplements may have side effects if taken to excess. It is best to check with your doctor/GP before starting a bodybuilding diet. -
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FreemanRAM - February 19
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The purpose of eating?
To not be hungry! -
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I wish it were that simple. If that were the case than why are there eating disorders? Why do people engage in emotional eating? Why are people addicted to food?
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FreemanRAM
- February 19
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I don't think those are part of the purpose of eating, do you?
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FreemanRAM
- February 19
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Coincidentally your last comments reminded me of another Osho quote! :-)
"If somebody’s sex is not fulfilled, he may start eating too much. It is now a well-established fact that after marriage women start becoming fat. Not before marriage… strange. It is just that once they get married there is no problem; they have got a lifelong servant. Now they can eat and rest, and they start becoming fat. And the more fat they are, the more their husbands start looking at other women. The more the husbands look at other women, the more they eat — because eating becomes a substitute; they are very much associated. Life begins with sex, but life remains because of food, so sex and food are both associated with keeping life in existence." ~ Osho -
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Well right maybe they are not "THE" purpose of eating but they have become that for many people.
I still think eating is much more complicated for most people than just responding to hunger as your Osho quote indicates. -
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FreemanRAM
- February 19
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I think it is eating is complicated when people complicate eating.
In it's natural form, eating is not complicated. It's just eating. -
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Yeah it's just eating except for the fact that there are long lines of rich history's, cultures, languages, traditions, rituals and other geographical factors.
Again if we learned to live off of the land and what the truly means i think things would make a lot more sense.
Too much delegation in food cultivation had led to a degradation in quality. -
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FreemanRAM
- February 20
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I agree. I think the main reason is cultural / social. People eat the way they were raised to eat. Not many people have it in their cards to change until they are so sick they literally MUST to continue living.
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