http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at Just another bbPress community en-US Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:27:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/search.php http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-24320 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:18:41 +0000 Dream 24320@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>On my blog (click my name) you can view my favorite books by clicking the resources tab at the top of the page. Up there is of course, The Primal Blueprint. Also have Body by Science, another favorite. </p> <p>One that has not been mentioned here however is a lesser known book titled &quot;Moment Arm Exercise&quot;. The book is incredible- it&#39;s topic is the overlooked biomechanics of exercise. Seriously good read...</p> <p>He also has some videos on youtube @</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_Fjh-yXB4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_Fjh-yXB4</a></p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKgDClJBSps" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKgDClJBSps</a></p> <p>Really cool stuff. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-24250 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:07:30 +0000 kam904s 24250@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Thank you! </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-24243 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:17:59 +0000 Geoff 24243@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I&#39;ll give a shout out to Dr. Phil Maffetone&#39;s &quot;In Fitness and in Health&quot; here. Dr. Phil (no, not THAT one) is somewhat more tolerant of carbs and somewhat less tolerant of weight lifting and sprinting (at least at the outset) than &quot;The Primal Blueprint.&quot; Still, it&#39;s a good compliment to &quot;The Primal Blueprint&quot; because of the primacy he puts on healthful vegetables, healthful fats, healthful proteins, and slow aerobic movement. The explanations and real life examples from his work with elite athletes like Mark Allen and ordinary people are illuminating at how transformative it can be to reprogram our genes for enhanced fat burning.</p> <p>That said, I much prefer &quot;The Primal Blueprint.&quot; It&#39;s more complete, speaks in a voice that resonates with me, and, dammit, it&#39;s a more entertaining read. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-24235 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:50:24 +0000 Boog23 24235@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Great posts. Also check out this video of a talk called &quot;The Bitter Truth&quot; by Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. It&#39;s about and hour and a half long, but he&#39;s a good speaker and it&#39;s worth hearing.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM</a> </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-24164 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:57:57 +0000 Travis G 24164@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I think I saw it mentioned already, but Eat Stop Eat is an amazing book. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-24114 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:42:39 +0000 NorthernMonkeyGirl 24114@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I can see why you&#39;re thinking GI - I did the same - but really it doesn&#39;t quite match up/fit.<br /> In my case, my thinking was &quot;ok, no grains, and to be low carb I should now look at veggies i.e. go for cabbage not carrots&quot;.</p> <p>However in your (wonderful!) condition I think that might be too much work / sudden change so I honestly wouldn&#39;t bother.</p> <p>Just cut the grains and potatoes, see how you feel. </p> <p>The carbs left in veggies are in such small amounts that they are pretty much insignificant on any counting scale. If you&#39;re not sure, compare GI with GL (glycaemic load) - they kinda shot themselves in the foot there. If I recall correctly, the best example was carrots in that the *type* of carb they contained was high/med GI, but there was so little of it that its GL is in fact low...<br /> So if you did want to look into this further I&#39;d suggest concentrating on glycaemic LOAD not GI.</p> <p>Be aware that dairy is debated, but that is for you to decide on in a few months time.<br /> Good luck and good health :) </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-24110 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:32:59 +0000 maba 24110@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>@kam904s, Congratulations on your pregnancy! Everytime someone here says they are pregnant, this is the link I share:</p> <p><a href="http://www.westonaprice.org/children/dietformothers.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.westonaprice.org/children/dietformothers.html</a></p> <p>No idea on GI books, sorry. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-24090 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:46:26 +0000 kam904s 24090@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I was wondering if anyone had a good recommendation for a glycemic-index/glycemic-load guidebook on amazon. I&#39;m pregnant (23 weeks) and obese so I need to take the transition to primal eating habits very slowly. I figured a good way to start would be learning about the glycemic index in additional to the overall primal philosophy. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-18550 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:15:57 +0000 maba 18550@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I&#39;m reading NeanderThin - thanks for the reco Tarlach! - it&#39;s a quick read and gives you a gist of why you should avoid Neolithic foods. Will make for a good introduction to people who to give Paleo a try. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at/page/2#post-5690 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:25:50 +0000 Miriam 5690@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Just finished reading Primal Body-Primal Mind, really is a must read, it made a lot of sense to me and hopefully will solve some of the hormonal issues I have been having.</p> <p>Tonight I start Sweet Poison and then finish off <span class="tooltip" title="Good Calories, Bad Calories (book by Gary Taubes)">GCBC</span> (bit heavy going for cold winter nights!) </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-4377 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:22:46 +0000 Miriam 4377@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I got my copy of <span class="tooltip" title="Good Calories, Bad Calories (book by Gary Taubes)">GCBC</span> yesterday and showed my partner and he was impressed with the research that had gone into it and was actually interested in reading it as it has a scientific background! </p> <p>Maranne, Sweet Poison is next on my list to buy – thanks for the recommendation. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-4306 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:51:23 +0000 maba 4306@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Tarlach, my mother is merely following what her cardiologist advised her. She does all the &quot;right&quot; things - exercises everyday, avoids natural fats like the plague, takes statins as advised by her doctor. If anything, she has only put on more weight. There was a time when we ate all the butter and eggs we wanted and she had the highest HDL amount in the family. Thanks to the all the medical advice, her health has only gotten worse in the recent years. I feel so helpless. My brother-in-law is a cardiologist as well and his advice is no different either. So, whatever I, a person with a non-biological-science background, say goes against deaf ears. I've been topping meat with butter when eating with my husband just to prove my point and his mantra is &quot;Everything in moderation.&quot; And he says, you will see the after-effects of your diet in a few years. My family does not have the time or inclination to read <span class="tooltip" title="Good Calories, Bad Calories (book by Gary Taubes)">GCBC</span>, but knowing what I know, I feel helpless and am saddened that they are ruining their health when they could be improving it. I apologize to all the posters on this thread for the digression.</p> <p>Do you have links to any article on the statin con? </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-4302 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:24:19 +0000 Tarlach 4302@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Maybe your husband should read all of documents cited at the end of <span class="tooltip" title="Good Calories, Bad Calories (book by Gary Taubes)">GCBC</span> (there are 150 pages of references, so it might take him a couple of years) and then see if he talks the same old story...</p> <p>At the end of the day the best proof is the results you get. My parents watched me eat 2lb of meat for dinner (whenever they had dinner with me) and lose weight.</p> <p>Any woman on statins is INSANE. Read 'The Great Cholesterol Con' (Kendrick). I think that was the book that has a lot of info on statins and their lack of benefits and risk for harm (esp. for women).</p> <p>Also, good sources of mind changing advice for muggles are the doco/films 'King Corn' and 'Fat Head'. Well worth a watch. 'Food Inc' looks like it might be good also.</p> <p>* and on the red meat thing. The Masia eat pretty much just all red meat and do not get strokes like the 'civilised' folk eating fish and chicken. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-4295 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:35:54 +0000 maba 4295@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I'm reading <span class="tooltip" title="Good Calories, Bad Calories (book by Gary Taubes)">GCBC</span> now - it's fascinating book to say the least. My husband, a physician, just laughs at all the things I've been telling him from reading the book. He even quoted some New England Journal or some other article that was released 2 weeks ago in which studies have shown eating red meat increases risk of stroke. Unfortunately, the rest of the family trusts his words and thinks I'm just following a fad diet. I'm desperate for my over-weight mother who's on statins to try this diet but unfortunately she believes what my husband says. How do I get people to take me and diet seriously before it's too late? Sorry for digressing. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-4219 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:35:47 +0000 whitecap 4219@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Maranne, thanks so much for the Sweet Poison recommendation. Gillespie's really done his homework, hasn't he? Not to mention some impressive self-experimentation, losing 40 kg. Listened to his interview with Jimmy Moore last night. Fascinating stuff on the drug industry's big investments into fructose research in the 90s:<br /> <a href="http://www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com/david-gillespie-talks-sweet-poison-sugar-episode-219/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com/david-gillespie-talks-sweet-poison-sugar-episode-219/</a></p> <p>I also discovered Gillespie's blog via Jimmy's site. Really worth a visit:<br /> <a href="http://www.raisin-hell.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.raisin-hell.com/</a></p> <p>There are also some interesting, if indirect, exchanges between Richard Johnson, University of Florida researcher and author of another new book on fructose, and Gary Taubes on Jimmy Moore's site. Debating the place of fructose in the modern metabolic plague:<br /> <a href="http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=2513" rel="nofollow">http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=2513</a><br /> <a href="http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=2748" rel="nofollow">http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/?p=2748</a></p> <p>Ryan Koch and Stephan Guyenet of Whole Health Source also thrash out the question of whether or not fructose alone is to blame in the comments at the end of this post of Ryan's:<br /> <a href="http://ryan-koch.blogspot.com/2009/03/can-high-carb-low-fat-be-healthy.html" rel="nofollow">http://ryan-koch.blogspot.com/2009/03/can-high-carb-low-fat-be-healthy.html</a> </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-4176 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:01:46 +0000 maranne 4176@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Another good book talking about sugar is<br /> <a href="http://www.sweetpoison.com.au/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sweetpoison.com.au/</a></p> <p>I can highly recommend it!<br /> Mx </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-4106 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:11:06 +0000 Jessica 4106@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Regarding Marks' list: my boyfriend saw that list and bought me The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton for Christmas. I was really happy to have read that as I feel it set me up to better understand much of what I read about gene expression after that.<br /> I would highly recommend it to anyone as a primer on the science of epigenetics. It will help you have a broader understanding of what it means to maximize or alter gene expression through diet. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-4044 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:39:36 +0000 mseibel 4044@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>jessher: you are correct, <span class="tooltip" title="Good Calories, Bad Calories (book by Gary Taubes)">GCBC</span> is a life changer. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3980 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:02:00 +0000 Primal_Pebbles 3980@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>The Whole Soy Story by Dr. Kaayla T. Daniels. AMAZING!</p> <p>(Really wish she'd redo her site b/c it looks terrible.)<br /> <a href="http://www.wholesoystory.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wholesoystory.com/</a> </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3934 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:36:17 +0000 Jessica 3934@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p><span class="tooltip" title="Good Calories, Bad Calories (book by Gary Taubes)">GCBC</span> is a must. Here is a talk he gave this month that goes into the topic of the book. But trust me on this, he barely scratches the surface. It is a life changer!<br /> <a href="http://www.dhslides.org/mgr/mgr060509f/f.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.dhslides.org/mgr/mgr060509f/f.htm</a> </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3634 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:17:08 +0000 mseibel 3634@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I've read <span class="tooltip" title="Good Calories, Bad Calories (book by Gary Taubes)">GCBC</span> and it is probably the most important book I've read. If you are not %100 convinced that conventional nutritional advice is flawed, you will be after reading this book. It is a tough read, but stick with it. I have also read An Omnivore's Dilemma, and if your not convinced organic is the way to go, you will be after reading it. I am a quarter of the way through reading The Primal Blueprint: great book! </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3449 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:15:52 +0000 Dollface 3449@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Jedidja, If I remember rightly it was when I was listening to Podcasts off Jimmy Moore's website when he was interviewing Gary Taubes, but he didn't elaborate. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3413 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:27:10 +0000 Jedidja 3413@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Dollface: Do you have any links or more specific info on what Taubes has changed his viewpoint on? </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3257 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:18:08 +0000 tman 3257@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>@chmcclellan-I think it is good to crave exercise to a degree (stay hungry, as Arnold would say)-it's much better than burning out. I haven't been doing the Big 8-10 long enough to determine recovery. I do get sore from it but not overly so, which is good. I actually get more sore from my free weight workouts where I do more sets but do not train to failure. I can say this-my legs are always sore, but they have been progressing. So, so far so good. If I start to feel overworked, I'll drop one of the workouts. My other 2 workouts are periodized, mostly free weights and always total body work (squats, presses, rows, etc.). I have pretty much sworn off the body part split stuff-and have been progressing better than ever. So, obviously, recover is always a potential issue when you train the whole body 3 times per week. If you want to do functional stuff, try the basics-squats, presses, and rows-Its all very functional! Get Starting Strength by Mark Ripetoe to learn technique. These are such complex moves (esp. the squat)it is good to have guidance. Anyway, happy trainig. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3241 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:33:34 +0000 chmcclellan 3241@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>@TMAN Growing up coaches always taught me the same - 3-5 sets of at least 6 reps, divided into Bis&amp;Back, Tris&amp;Chest, Shoulders&amp;Legs. It has been great getting into a big 5 convenience wise, but for the first time I actually crave more exercise (once a week is so infrequently!).</p> <p>My plan is to try to add a few more &quot;functional&quot; workouts to supplement the HIT strength day. Maybe an all bodyweight day, I'm trying to teach myself Parkour on my short high intensity runs, and am considering taking some yoga on the side. How have you found your recovery from the Big 8 when you add other workouts? </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3236 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:06:34 +0000 Miriam 3236@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>I just went mad on Fishpond today (bit like amazon but Australian) and ordered the following via recommendations (thanks Mark and Ecala):</p> <p>Primal Body-Primal Mind: Empower Your Total Health the Way Evolution Intended (...and Didn't) </p> <p>Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers </p> <p>Good Calories, Bad Calories: Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health </p> <p>Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes (no recommendation for this one just liked the title)</p> <p>Now just have to wait for them to be delivered! </p> <p>With regards to going to the gym just once a week this is something that I do quiet often, either one or two times per week and no cardio apart from every day walking around and a sprint every now and then if I feel up to it and I have been getting fantastic results in terms of fat loss and muscle development (as opposed to chronic cardio and training at the gym 6 days a week - that is so overrated!). </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3220 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:17:49 +0000 tman 3220@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>serialSinner-According to Dr. McGuff, once a week is preferred. But I've been indoctrinated for so long with the virtues of chronic exercise, I psychologically have a hard time with it. Actually, I still don't think once a week is enough for serious weight loss or serious muscle gain. But, for those who want to get stronger and be more functional with the least time investment-I think it's great. </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3197 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:48:09 +0000 SerialSinner 3197@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>that's me as well btw, after trying to fix the signature link thing </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3196 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:46:46 +0000 SerialSinner_ 3196@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>Whats wrong with going to the gym only once a week? I have to read that book </p> http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/topic/any-other-books-i-should-be-looking-at#post-3195 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:30:20 +0000 tman 3195@http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/ <p>@madMUHHH-I just did a Big 5 workout today (ok, it was a big 11) and it really is a satisfying way to work out. I think if I were to do one Big (5-11) and one barbell workout per week I could probably be ok. I met with a fellow named Ben bocchicchio (a very nice guy who was glad to meet with me and answer questions)who happens to be one of the creators of the super slow way of training in the 70's (before Hutchins). He said he has gotten great results with clients doing 2 high intensity, slow rep cadence total body workouts per week. He typically would have them do a Monday and a Friday workout. That was good to hear, as one time per week is just too much sit time for me. Anyway, for what it's worth. </p>