Protein and the Rule of Three - Part I

Why is it that not a single, viable protein supplement exists? Apparently it's harder than putting a man on the moon!

As a result in a dramatic increase in the consumption of foods with a high glycemic index, diabetes, hypertension and cancer rates have soared in both men and women. Many people dismiss the glycemic index by saying that, "The glycemic index is only valid if foods are eaten one at a time and when we mix foods, the glycemic index goes out the window," and indeed this is a partial truth. However, partial truths are often more dangerous than outright lies. We tend to think in two-dimensional terms and in the human body there are more than two dimensions. We were taught to believe that two and two are four. In a two dimensional world that is correct, but in a real multi-dimensional world, two and two aren't necessarily yielding four, and to loop back around to the glycemic index, yes, when a high glycemic food is mixed with a lower glycemic food the end result in theory will be an overall lowering of the net glycemic effect. But in real life turning "moot" into "bad" isn't good enough and there is simply no way around it: anything that over-spikes insulin is harmful regardless if it is very high glycemic or moderately high glycemic. We see the labeling gimmickry on foods and supplements at every turn...supposed health foods with deceptive labeling... "30% less sugar," (30% of what, 100-grams of sugar) or "low net carbs," or "50% less saturated fat, of course since the product contained 100-grams of saturated fat initially, you still are getting 50-grams and 450-calories of the worst, artery-clogging substance. The bottom line is that in order to sustain a healthy blood glucose/insulin response, put aside all the games and tricks and consume only foods that primarily have a low glycemic index rating.

If you eat a pristine diet consuming mostly foods from the low end of the food chain, foods low on the glycemic index, foods such as vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds, you will be able to cycle once in a while in foods higher on the GI index, potatoes for example, without causing blood sugar to chronically overspike.

Let's simplify the question of what to eat. Insofar as I am concerned, there are three overriding criterion for selecting foods that are appropriate, beneficial and add to the solution rather than amplifying the problem...we want foods that are low glycemic, all natural and taste great.

This is a handy, practical, effective and user-friendly method that anyone truly interested in adhering to my Warrior Diet philosophy can use at anytime to determine if a food is suitable for consumption. Is the food low on the glycemic index? Is the food all natural and not loaded with chemicals? Does the food taste great? If the answer is yes to all three than you don't need to consult a list or call me on the phone and ask, you have your own answer.

Low glycemic food is critical because the human species has never fully adapted to survive on high glycemic foods. The reason we use "all natural" as a guideline prerequisite for food consumption is pretty self-evident; as a species humans have never adapted to chemical additives. There is more and more empirical and scientific evidence that we have no defense mechanisms to defend ourselves from chemical processing. This includes artificial sweeteners, synthetic sugar alcohols and synthetic vitamins.

Coming Next: Part 2 - Taste and Survival