11-14-2018, 03:46 PM
My diet is pretty clean/balanced. I have been obsessed with nutrition for about 10 years and spend time keeping up with the newest research & opinions.
One of the problems we have nowadays is nutrient depletion in the soils which results in less nutrients in the foods we consume. A prime example is Magnesium. I don't have the study handy but one I read showed tests of magnesium level in Spinach in the 1960's versus tests in 2017. Over 80% depletion in Magnesium in spinach in that time frame!
That is why I supplement it.
I also supplement D3 because during the cold months because I don't get enough sun exposure during most of the year.
Fish Oil is controversial, but what is not controversial is the balance of Omega 6 to Omega 3. Our ancestral diets had about a 1:1 to ratio of 6 to 3. Modern diets have about 16:1. This is one of the root causes (besides excessive carbohydrate intake) of inflammation related lifestyle diseases like Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease...that whole metabolic syndrome thing. The big things in our diets that lead to this unhealthy ratio are #1 (by far) seed oils like Canola, Corn, Soybean, etc. These are not natural foods for us. I avoid them like the plague and try to eat mostly grass fed red meat and pastured foul. Grass fed & finished red meat has a about a 2:1 ratio versus 6:1 for grain fed meat. Hopefully the fish oil help balance this ratio because it is impossible to avoid seed oils if you EVER eat out.
Of course our understanding of optimal nutrition is constantly evolving and we just do the best we can!
One of the problems we have nowadays is nutrient depletion in the soils which results in less nutrients in the foods we consume. A prime example is Magnesium. I don't have the study handy but one I read showed tests of magnesium level in Spinach in the 1960's versus tests in 2017. Over 80% depletion in Magnesium in spinach in that time frame!
That is why I supplement it.
I also supplement D3 because during the cold months because I don't get enough sun exposure during most of the year.
Fish Oil is controversial, but what is not controversial is the balance of Omega 6 to Omega 3. Our ancestral diets had about a 1:1 to ratio of 6 to 3. Modern diets have about 16:1. This is one of the root causes (besides excessive carbohydrate intake) of inflammation related lifestyle diseases like Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease...that whole metabolic syndrome thing. The big things in our diets that lead to this unhealthy ratio are #1 (by far) seed oils like Canola, Corn, Soybean, etc. These are not natural foods for us. I avoid them like the plague and try to eat mostly grass fed red meat and pastured foul. Grass fed & finished red meat has a about a 2:1 ratio versus 6:1 for grain fed meat. Hopefully the fish oil help balance this ratio because it is impossible to avoid seed oils if you EVER eat out.
Of course our understanding of optimal nutrition is constantly evolving and we just do the best we can!