Permaculturist Health

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On 12/2/2012 10:43 PM, Rhonda Baird wrote:
> I really like Robb Wolf's take on this. He is also very interested in
> promoting permaculture. I've heard him mention it a few times on his
> podcast and been in contact with him about it.
>
> I've eaten paleo for several years and found it to be very beneficial for a
> number of concerns--and it fits very well with the kind of food production
> I am interested in. I wonder what others think about this or what others'
> experience of this has been.

Lindsay M. Starke and Robb Wolf are excellent writers on the subject of 
nutrition, separating hype from reality while providing useful 
information and advice.

Lindsay M. Starke
http://www.lindsaymstarke.com/
Robb Wolf
http://robbwolf.com/what-is-the-paleo-diet/

The Paleo Diet sounds very similar to the Joel Fuhrman Diet.

http://www.drfuhrman.com and his book "Eat to Live"
http://www.drmcdougall.com
True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, CA
http://www.healthpromoting.com

I am a believer in nutrient dense food or food with
exceptional nutritional value derived from the soil
it was grown in; provide the best, most natural, most fertile growing 
conditions for crops and they will provide maximum human nutrition,
or nutrient dense.

Here are links to Wolf's writings of interest:

Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist is the New York Times Best 
Selling author of  The Paleo Solution – The Original Human Diet 
http://amzn.to/uXQCVl.  A student of Prof. Loren Cordain, author of The 
Paleo Diet http://www.thepaleodiet.com/
http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/robb-wolf-on-paleo-nutrition-and-permaculture

Permaculture meets Paleo (paleo forum at permies)
www.permies.com/t/10884/paleo/Permaculture-meets-Paleo

Choices seem to include:

raw vegan
raw fruitarian

vegetarian (some cooked food, no animal protein)

dairy/egg/fish vegetarian (cooked and raw foods)

Paleo Diet

Furhman Diet

the various low carb, low fat, high protein, meat regimens

traditional Japanese macrobiotic (Ohsawa, Kushi and others)
- essential elements include: miso, tamari, umeboshi, rice vinegar, 
sesame oil, mirin, rice malt, rice, beans, fish, tofu, natto, shiso 
leaves, ginger

traditional Chinese diet

traditional Indian diet (emphasizes the use of valuable herbal 
ingredients in cooking; I see some of the paleo recipes use these, i.e. 
turmeric) - Ceylon cinnamon, cumin, coriander, turmeric, hot red pepper, 
black and white pepper, natural mined, unrefined, salt

traditional Asian diets
specifically: Phillipines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia (Vietnam, 
Laos, Thailand, Cambodia)

mixed cooked and raw foods with red & white meat, dairy, poultry, fish
i.e. traditional Eastern and Western diets

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I seem to eat Japanese macrobiotic, lean meat protein, fruit, large 
salads most of the time. I would never exclude grain, seeds, nuts or 
beans from my meals, preferences that are not in keeping with the Paleo 
diet, though that is worth considering. In keeping with a simple spartan 
diet, modest protein, infrequent meat, diverse food types I
like the usual macrobiotic combination of miso soup, rice, tofu or 
tempeh or canned fish (herring or sardines). I will alternate this meal 
with meat and big salads and cooked cereal with a multiplicity of 
ingredients: oatmeal, corn grits, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, oat 
bran, flaxseed meal, almonds, dried apricots, prunes and raisins, served 
with honey, a little olive oil and natural salt, and nutritional yeast. 
I think simplicity is the key, only eat when you are hungry and after 
you have completely digested the previous meal and keep keep each meal 
simple, diverse foods and balanced, i.e. soup, rice, tempeh. I will have 
today corn grits, turnip greens and tofu. The high fiber WASA crackers 
are excellent at night with tea.