Nutrition and Diet Resources

Definition of Diet Diet | di-et | Miriam-Webster Dictionary noun (1): food and drink regularly provided or consumed; habitual nourishment verb (2): to cause to take food (see feed) Dictionary.com noun (1): food and drink consumed in terms of qualities, composition and its effect on health; a particular selection of food verb (2): to feed; to regulate the food of especially in order to improve the physical Cambridge Dictionary noun: the food and drink usually eaten or drunk by a person or group; an eating plan in which someone eats less food or only particular types of food because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons; a particular type of thing that you experience or do regularly To preface, when I talk about diet, I am not discussing the idea of changing what you eat for a short time to loose a lot of weight. My view of diet is regarding nutrition and the long term changes made and kept to what food and drink you eat daily. I pulled definitions from three different dictionaries so you can see that the textbook meaning of 'diet' typically is in regards to what you eat not what you don't eat and it roots itself in the individual's long-term health. I just wanted to clarify this before we went any further so you can see where I can coming from. I love reading about nutrition and diet and wanted to have one place where I complied the books and resources that I have used to learn about this topic. I am really passionate about how what you put in and on your body affects how your body performs and the food you eat plays a HUGE role in that. I have sorted the resources and will add to this list as my personal resource library grows. *I should note here that I lean more towards a whole food, plant based diet after all of the research that I have done. That being said, I try to look at what science says as a whole, not just focused on one segment so I have books, cookbooks, and other resources that do include meat and dairy in their diets. I think that even if you do not wish to follow the same diet as me, more fruits and veggies in everyone's diet is a good thing so don't click away just because I have a slight bias :). Books .ugb-4143216 .ugb-img{width:198px;height:auto !important}.ugb-4143216 .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner{color:#fe827a !important}.ugb-4143216 .ugb-button{border-color:#fe827a !important}.ugb-4143216 .ugb-button:hover{border-color:#313131 !important;opacity:1}.ugb-4143216 .ugb-button:hover .ugb-button--inner{color:#313131 !important}.ugb-4143216 .ugb-button-container{text-align:left !important} How Not to Die by Michael Greger, M.D, FALCM Bias: Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet Author Credibility: M.D., FACLM Buy Here This is one of those really dense books with lots of good information piled into a mere 300ish pages. Dr. Gregor takes the top 15 reasons Americans die (at the time of him writing the book in 2015) and breaks down what the illness/disease/problem is and then, based on scientific studies (all references listed in the back of the book) explains what foods science has proven whether in vitro (in a lab) or in practice to support, halt, and sometimes even reverse diseases. While I think this is a good book, I would like to offer caution that Dr. Gregor lives and advocates for a whole foods, plant-based diet, eating little to no meat, dairy, or eggs. While I agree that the evidence I have seen for this diet seems to show that this is one of, if not the best diet to follow, there are several parts of the book that are evidently biased against animal products beyond simply stating facts. That being said, Dr. Gregor infuses quite a bit of personality and many anecdotes in this book, making the non-fiction book read much more like an entertaining fiction book. .ugb-8c2cae1 .ugb-img{width:201px;height:auto !important}.ugb-8c2cae1 .ugb-button .ugb-button--inner{color:#fe827a !important}.ugb-8c2cae1 .ugb-button{border-color:#fe827a !important}.ugb-8c2cae1 .ugb-button:hover{border-color:#313131 !important;opacity:1}.ugb-8c2cae1 .ugb-button:hover .ugb-button--inner{color:#313131 !important}.ugb-8c2cae1 .ugb-button-container{text-align:left !important} Whole by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Howard Johnson, PhD Bias: Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet Author Credibility: PhD in nutrition, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University, has over 70 grant-years of peer reviewed research funding and has published over 300 research papers <a class="ugb-button ugb-button--size-normal ugb-button--design-ghost" href="https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Rethinking-Nutrition-Colin-Campbell/dp/1939529840/ref=pd_sbs_14_9?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1939529840&pd_rd_r=0c4763f4-e801-459d-a5ae-fe6cd87a7f8b&pd_rd_w=hGuxr&pd_rd_wg=L4kXY&pf_rd_p=bdd201df-734f-454e-883c-73b0d8ccd4c3&pf_rd_r=SMHEB1R3PH325CFPEM4Z&psc=1&refRID=SMHEB1R3PH325CFPEM4Z" rel=""> Buy Here In this book, Dr. Campbell explains the science behind the evidence he proposed in his first book The China Study , the ways our current scientific paradigm ignores the fascinating complexity of the human body, and why, if we have such overwhelming evidence that everything we think we know about nutrition is wrong, our eating habits haven’t changed. Books I have not read yet but plan to: The China Study - T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell How Not to Diet - Michael Greger, M.D. Proteinaholic - Garth Davis, M.D. and Howard Johnson, PhD Eat to Beat Disease - William W Li, M.D The Cheese Trap - Neal D Barnard, M.D. FACC Brain Food - Lisa Mosconi, PhD The Mind-Gut Connection - Emeran Mayer Mediterranean Mood Food - Paula Mee Brain Wash - David Perlmutter, M.D. and Austin Perlmutter, M.D. The Psychobiotic Revolution - Scott C Anderson, John F. Cryan, PhD, and Ted Dinan, PhD Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease - Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., M.D. Meatonomics - David Robinson Simon The Pleasure Trap - Douglas J Lisle, PhD and Alan Goldhammer D.C. Cookbooks Superfood Kitchen by Julie Morris Cookbooks I do not own yet but plan to: The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners - Dorothy Calimeris and Lulu Cook The How Not to Die Cookbook - Michael Greger, M.D. The China Study Cookbook - LeAnne Campbell The No Meat Athlete Cookbook - Matt Fraizer, Stepfanie Romine, and Rich Roll The rest of the Superfood series - Julie Morris Websites www.heath.gov/dietaryguidelines - This is a link to the dietary guidelines that the United States government has released. These guidelines are updated every 5 years. www.nutritionfacts.org - This is Dr. Michael Greger's website where he posts tons of short informational videos about food and diet and the impact they have on your body. www.forksoverknives.com - This website was birthed out of the documentary of the same name. There are lots of recipes and their FAQ page answers some very common questions about the diet they promote very well. www.pubmed.gov - Fantastic resource when looking for published scientific articles regarding any medical-related topic. Though, as always, take everything you read with a grain of salt and check where the funding for the research you read is coming from because it has been proven that results may be biased in favor of the research funder. Videos and Documentaries Colin Campbell Explains Cancer Growth - interview with Forks Over Knives Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death - presentation by Dr. Michael Greger in 2012 What the Health - Documentary (Netflix, Amazon Prime, iTunes) Forks Over Knives - Documentary (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Vudu, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play) The Game Changers - Documentary (Netflix, iTunes, Google Play, vimeo, Vudu, YouTube) As I said above, I will continue adding to this page as I find and read/watch more resources. I do not want to suggest you read/watch resources I have no experience with so I thank you for your patience as I slowly update this page.

30 Day Challenge - Day 30

This post is 4 days late for a couple reasons. First, I've actually had a kinda busy weekend. Second, the spare time I had, I spent napping. And third, I wasn't 100% sure how I wanted to end this challenge. On Thursday, which was technically Day 30, we were going to go climbing and then we had a tornado watch that shut campus down after 5 pm so that didn't happen. I wound up going to Target, getting cookie dough, and then making chocolate chip cookie waffles. Highly recommend cookie waffles especially with ice cream on top. Yum. It was so good. Anyways, that was my Thursday night - watching the How To Train Your Dragon Netflix TV show while eating ice cream on cookie waffles during a tornado watch. It was fantastically relaxing. So I guess that, at the end of my 30 Day Challenge, I should reflect. Honestly, what I have learned the most is that doing something you enjoy on a regular basis isn't as difficult as it sounds. For some reason, I think we have it in our brains that making our life something different, something we enjoy is impossible if we don't take giant steps. Let me just tell you, I have more fun now than I did in January. Not because I have made a dramatic life change but because I have made one single conscious choice, every single day for a month, to do something I enjoy or that relaxes me or that is new to me. I've heard it said before that your life is not one big moment it is just a bunch of little moments that culminate as your whole life. If that is even remotely true, why don't we take small moments and enjoy them more often? As humans living in the 21st century, we make thousands upon thousands of choices a day. It sounds crazy to think that one choice each day can change your life but it can. A month ago, I really thought I was going to get a week into my challenge and fail. And, if I remember correctly, I did fail. I had a day where all I did was work and the stuff I had to do because I was too busy to do anything else. But I then made a point to do something I like the next day and the next day. Y'all I'm not saying that every day will be a success, I'm not saying every day will be hunky-dory, happy-go-lucky. I am saying that when you make the choice to be happy, your day goes a lot better. When you make the choice to like what you do, life becomes a bit more enjoyable. I promise, I'm not trying to preach to you or be some sort of fancy person that gives life advice because they know everything. Trust me, I'm not fancy and I do not know anything close to everything. What I do know is what I have done, what I have tried. And I know what my response would be to reading this. "Right. Well, that seems to work great for you but it would never work for me. I am too busy/tired/occupied/lazy to do that right now. And it just seems like a lot of work anyhow. Stop telling me what will make my life better. You don't know me. My situation is different." Maybe that isn't your response. Maybe you are 100% considering making choices in your life that make you happy. But maybe that is your response. Or maybe your response is a bit different but still is honestly along the same lines. Maybe you didn't have a response at all. I don't care. I am talking to you. You are amazing as you are right now. But we are not created to stop growing. We are created to flourish. And being in a place where you are too busy and tired to do anything that makes you happy isn't flourishing. I know. I've been there. And I am telling you, as someone who decided to never go back to being in a situation where I can't choose happiness, one choice a day, even a small choice, can change everything. So what did I learn from my challenge? I validated something I have been learning over the past few years - one choice a day really does change your world. I hope you have enjoyed following my 30 day challenge. I invite you to stick around as I figure out what I am going to do with my blog from here on out. If you click here, you can subscribe to my blog and get an email every time I create a new post, that way you stay updated. TBH, the reality of me posting more than once a day or so is very slim so you won't be spammed with emails. I'll see y'all around again shortly!

30 Day Challenge - Day 26

I think I am caught up on posts now. Yay! Let's see if I can stay on the ball for the next four days. Okay, so if you read Day 25 , you know that Georgia and I went to New Orleans on Saturday and had a 6 hour drive home. If you didn't read Day 25 , you should go read it - we had a lot of fun! Anyways, that 6 hour drive put us home somewhere between 4 and 4:30 am on Sunday. It was exhausting. Both of us slept through our alarms, missed church and woke up somewhere around noon (I think Georgia might have woken up before me but I drove most of the way so I was really wiped). The rest of the afternoon was spent doing housework and running errands. Since Youth got canceled, we took our time out and about and both of us purchased some new athletic gear. I realized, after pulling my athletic shorts out the other day to run, that I haven't purchased new shorts since high school and the ones I own have gotten a bit tight, quite short, and less comfortable. So, along with groceries and some of the personal products we needed, like shampoo - I have been out for like 5 days and I can't go any longer without washing my hair. It is so gross - we also got athletic gear and dog food - Faith eats a lot for being so lean. When we got home, Georgia taught me how to make stir-fry and homemade egg-rolls (minus the egg part so I don't know what that actually makes them). It was so exciting!! A couple of my egg rolls exploded in the oils as we were frying them so we lost like 3 but most of them held. I was (still am honestly) so proud of myself! And it was really good. If you haven't had homemade egg rolls, not a big deal but you need to try to make them and eat them ASAP. Game changers man. Great snack they just take a while to prepare. Yum. Look at those beautiful, golden, homemade creations. Doesn't dinner just look fabulous? And I ate the whole thing with my fingers or the chopsticks! Note: Please ignore the ketchup container in the background. It just lives on our table. If you put it away, it is back within a day. I blame the gremlins. Okay, now that I am all caught up on my 30 day challenge posts, I am going to sign off and head to bed. Wait no, scratch that, I am going to wash my hair and then go to bed. I have had far too many late nights this weekend to keep staying up past midnight. Y'all have a great night (or morning if you are reading this in the morning) and I will tell you about our excitement today tomorrow!

30 Day Challenge - Day 17

Ever do something or go somewhere just because you want to? Well yesterday, my roommate (her name is Georgia. I'm not sure why I keep just calling her my roommate) and I decided to go to Nashville, TN just because. We visited a chikdhood friend of Georgia's, got new running shoes - Georgia wants to train for a 5K in June and I figured I would keep her company - from a great local place called Nashville Running Company, and ate dinner on Broadway St. We popped in a few bars for the live music but the vibe wasn't as upbeat we wanted so we just came home a bit earlier than we had planned. That being said we still got home after midnight, just closer to midnight than we had anticipated. We had a ton of fun yesterday but the only photos I took were of dinner and that was half-way through because I was hungry. So you get a picture of my lovely plant-based burger and fries. [gallery columns="2" ids="165,166"] I am off to take part in Sigma Kappa's National Day of Service today! I'm not really sure what my fun thing for today will be but, I will figure it out! Y'all have an awesome Saturday!

30 Day Challenge - Day 6

Day 6 was a Monday after a very full weekend and to be honest, I didn't want to do anything. But, I decided to make a new dish for dinner as something new that I am trying along with something I enjoy - cooking. My roommate and I made Honey Garlic Cauliflower with fried rice and it was pretty yummy. As I am slowly transitioning to a plant-based diet, we used flax egg instead of real eggs as the binder for the breadcrumbs to the cauliflower. It worked but not phenomenally well so I am still looking for an egg substitute. I really like fried or battered food because I like the crunch but I want to be able to make it 100% plant-based. If anyone has any suggestions, leave them in the comments below! I would love to have some help finding egg substitutes. I almost forgot to take a photo of the food yesterday so I snapped a photo real quick right before I put it away. But, I remembered to take a photo so I am proud of myself. Small steps lead to big changes. Anyways, have a great Tuesday!

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Nutrition and Diet Resources

April 30, 2020

Diet | di-et | Miriam-Webster Dictionarynoun (1): food and drink regularly provided or consumed; habitual nourishmentverb (2): to cause to take food (see feed) Dictionary.comnoun (1): food and drink consumed in terms of qualities, composition and its effect on health; a particular selection of foodverb (2): to feed; to regulate the food of especially in order to improve the physical…

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30 Day Challenge

30 Day Challenge – Day 30

April 22, 2019

So that was my Thursday night - watching the How To Train Your Dragon Netflix TV show while eating ice cream on cookie waffles during a tornado watch. It was fantastically relaxing.

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Lyss
30 Day Challenge

30 Day Challenge – Day 26

April 15, 2019

Anyways, that 6 hour drive put us home somewhere between 4 and 4:30 am on Sunday. It was exhausting. Both of us slept through our alarms, missed church and woke up somewhere around noon...

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Lyss
30 Day Challenge

30 Day Challenge – Day 17

April 6, 2019

Ever do something or go somewhere just because you want to?

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Lyss
30 Day Challenge

30 Day Challenge – Day 6

March 26, 2019

Today, I decided to make a new dish for dinner - Honey Garlic Cauliflower.

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Lyss