Hi
Just starting this trip, anybody doing activated charcoal, I’m starting to wet tooth brush and clean teeth, and starting to swallow a teaspoon in a glass of water 2-3 times a week
There are some differences between the clever gut diet and Joel Fuhrman author of Eat to live who says no milk or bread products. He is also an M.D. an ex Olympic skier, at least 40 years experience and heaps of scientific study’s to back himself up.
martin

Different populations/ target audiences have different frequencies of diet linked and lifestyle issues. For example lactose intolerance is uncommon in much of Europe, but much more common in East Asia. There is also variation in available foods, for example certain foods are fortified with vitamin D in the US but not the UK.

Clever Guts emphases eating a really wide variety of wholefoods, tailoring the diet to the individual based on the detailed food and symptom diary, fermented/ live/ unpasteurised/ probiotic rich dairy over plain milk (assuming no intolerance suspected). This seems more logical than a blanket ban on any wholefood.

Having just Googled ‘Eat to Live’, I am struggling to understand why you compared it to ‘Clever Guts’? E2L seems to be aimed at moderating calories and maximising micronutrients for weight management and general health. CG focusses on neither calories nor weight loss.

Both books claim to give optimum health eg Fuhrman claims in 6 weeks he as 90% of clients off diabetes and asthma medication plus a host of other illnesses, the difference mainly being no dairy, I am not a doctor or research scientist so I can not answer your questions, may be you could email both authors or ask on there web sites, Fuhrmans book should be available at libraries it is well worth a look, also what surprises me is not one health book or websites offers info on sprouts,in the 70’s it was big with some claiming 6 varieties could supply all macro-micro nutrients the body needs, google in a few mung beans, sunflower, alfalfa etc,
I’m sprouting some, it’s pretty easy, just soak in a jar for 12 hrs and rinse 3-4 times a day 2-3 days eat in smoothies, soups, salads etc

What most of the common health conditions have in common is underlying chronic inflammation, which is certainly linked to poor diet and lifestyle choices. And what any legitimate ‘healthy eating’ plan has in common is a balance and variety of wholefoods.

Those claims are for *just* sprouts, ie. a vegan diet? Not without supplementing vitamin D (?UV exposure), vitamin B12, long chain omega-3s, iron. Or perhaps eating sufficient incidental insects!

Little was known back then of the benefits of polyphenol and carotenoid antioxidants: getting a variety with balance and variety of fatty acids, minerals would be pretty challenging.

It is not a claim for”just sprouts”, it is a claim that they supply all macro and micro nutrients, I do not know as I haven’t compared all nutrients of spouts and have no intention to do so, as some one as most probably all ready done this.

There are certainly many healthy populations around the world eating a traditional dairy-free diet. But equally there is a body of research backing a Mediterranean-style diet, which includes dairy products (many fermented/ live cultured).

There are even a few studies suggesting health benefits for particular traditional aged European cheeses, such as Roquefort and Pecorino Romano (both are from outdoor raised, unpasteurised ewe’s milk). ‘The Diet Myth’ (Prof. Tim Spector) has five pages on the potential benefits of such cheeses if anyone is interested.