White food is evil

September 9, 2016 By Paul Elam 36 Comments

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Karl Dawg

Hey Paul, Thanks for the honest video.
Either its me or I don’t have my settings correct on my laptop, I can’t seem to find the website you recommended in the lowbar, matter of fact I even find a lowbar, would you mind providing a link to the site
- artiefischel
  
  Pretty sure he meant this one: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/get-started-2 . An interesting site, but I couldn’t see how they make money so that left me feeling a bit uneasy, waiting for the other shoe to drop, as it were.
Shrek6

No arguments from me Paul.

I disagree with you on one point though. You SHOULD be talking about this at least once a year. It is high time we discuss these issues as men do in a group. Not like all these bullshit programs like they have here in Australia, where they give them childish names like ‘spanner in the works,’ and other silly names that idiots think will attract large numbers of men to participate. None of them really work that well. Men are derided for not looking after their health, so they come up with these idiotic and insulting childish programs thinking that men will respond.

Why not just talk straight???
Why not just cut out the crap and just start the subject off and discuss things, like we do about everything else, without all the idiotic female styled bullshit attached to it.

This is obviously a female form of marketing, because this is what they use to attract female interest. It doesn’t work with men. Well, not with this one it doesn’t.

On the topic of foods, I have a little bit to say. Funny that aye!

I have worked in the food processing industry and I can tell you, even though I was raised on a simple diet of high quality meat, veg and fruit, which I have kept up to this very day, I have worked in an industry that made me shudder when I saw what they actually put in some of these foods that hundreds of thousands of people consume by the bucket load.

When I was a kid we did not eat much pasta and the only white stuff we ate was bread for sandwiches.

I will tell you one thing though. The mob in Aus (not mentioning their name) who promote heart health and diets to suit, are in it for the money. And yep, their diets are like those of their US counterparts.

For you to get the accreditation of this organisation on your product, you meet a certain criteria, then pay a fairly hefty fee that is ongoing. This criteria doesn’t take into account carcinogenic chemicals or oils that are too toxic to consume. Nope, it only cares about certain fats and the form they are in, when used in production.

One oil I will never consume is Rapeseed or Canola. Just the name of this oil is enough to turn you off!
There is one very good place for this oil and that is in the fuel tanks of Diesel trucks. It is a highly toxic oil and should never be consumed by humans. It has a low flashpoint and creates trans fatty acids before you even get to consume it.
Yet, it is consumed by hundreds of millions of people around the globe. Unbelievable!

I also use to clean the equipment after this oil was used in them, and believe me, it took high temperature caustic soda and hard scrubbing, to remove it. Imagine what it does to your insides.

I was raised on butter, animal fats and olive oil. This is what I feed my children and myself and will not use anything else. I grill my meat and never cut the fat off.

Good topic. Don’t be afraid to visit it again Mate. This is very important and IT IS men’s business. To say it isn’t, is a crock load of Cocky poo!
- MGTOW-man
  
  “Oh and why not get rid of all the bloody women out of these organisations and staff them with men who are fully up with the real facts and who won’t talk garbage when addressing men in the community!”
  
  Because men aren’t allowed to do what women are encouraged to do …routinely.
  Equality, you know?
- Turbo
  
  Agree with you about the oils Shrek, I only eat oils that have been mechanically extracted, not chemically extracted. Predominately I use extra virgin (first pressed) olive oil, some avacado oil on salad in summer, and extra virgin coconut oil on a rare occasion to cook a steak. All other oils, such as vegetable, corn soy etc I avoid. And yes, butter in moderation, but never margarine. No one would ever eat that stuff if it were not artificially colored to look like butter.
  I do trim fat off meat though, I much prefer it and I still think we can have too much animal fat in our diet.
  I think the perfect diet is lean meat, fish, and lots of fresh vegetables, steamed or raw in salads, of all types and colors. With a basic diet like that, the occasional indulgence in some pasta or rice is fine.
  - Shrek6
    
    I was once told be a very good Pommy GP who studied nutritional medicine and was also a surgeon, who by the way was hated by the AMA, because he dared to use some traditional medicine in treating his patients and that he championed “Holistic Medicine,” that the best meal to have should be laid out in thirds.
    
    He told me that 2/3 of my meals should be good quality fresh vegetables. Preferably steamed if I wanted them cooked, but raw is even better.
    Then he said that the other third must be high quality protein. So it can be eggs or meat etc, but not necessarily seed or vegetable based protein. He is a GP who believes we are Omnivores, so he doesn’t go with the whole vegetarian thing.
    
    He also said that we should not cut the fat from our meat. There are vitamins that are present in the fats that we can’t get anywhere else, so we should grill most meats so the bulk of the fat drains away. When it comes to eating the meat, if there is lots of fat still on it, just cut it off then. We should however, eat some small amounts of the animal fat, so we can get those vitamins.
    
    Eating animal fat and butter, is obviously done using common sense. If we were living in Antarctica or the Arctic Circle, we would need to consume larger quantities, but living in Aus which is mostly hot, we should only ever consume small amounts of it.
    
    Another good quality ‘cold press’ oil is Flaxseed or Linseed Oil. Very high in Omega fats and very good for us. There is also Sesame Oil too, which can be cold pressed. But again, we have to be careful how much.
    
    My week comprises of steamed veg and salads. The meats are Lamb, Beef, Chicken and Fish. I have white fish one evening meal, but I am hooked on Tuna. So I have about 5 lunches a week being Chilli Tuna. Even better if I make it myself out of a big tin of Tuna, small finely chopped chilli, some chilli oil to taste, balsamic vinegar, extra virgin Olive Oil, a squeeze of half or one whole lemon and some cracked pepper.
    
    Wouldn’t call the Queen your Auntie with tucker like that I can tell you!
    - Turbo
      
      Indeed, yet so many people these days seem to think that to eat healthy is to eat boring. I just don’t get. Maybe it is the result of a few decades of fast food chains influence.
      - Shrek6
        
        I’ve never had a diet of fast food. Can’t stand the crap! I love my veg, especially salads. Actually, I am scratching to have room on my plate for meat, because I pile the salad up and it comprises of several different veg, with french styled salad dressing splashed all over it.
        
        In the summertime I have hams and different salami with my salad. Bloody good tucker!
        
        Oh and a tipple of a nice white to have with my lightly fried Groper that I have just lightly dusted in flour and my huge plate of salad, always makes for a satisfying meal.
        
        Or a touch of a nice red with my Tee Bone Steak that I’m gonna have on Thursday this week, also kinda slides down the gullet real easy too!
      - Turbo
        
        I now demand you stop this at once mate, cause you are making me hungry 🙂
Peter Wright

This is a welcome topic. It’s well known that men apply denial and/or stoicism to their health issues, which roughly translates as never talk about that shit.

I just looked up Metabolic Syndrome – also called Syndrome X – which detailed the primary risk factor as refined carbs, and gave this gender-specific assessment:

Metabolic syndrome is very common among adult population of the world and it is widely prevalent. In most parts of the world, the syndrome is more common in men than women are.

In the USA a whopping 34% of the population have metabolic syndrome.

As I read up about this (and diabetes etc), almost all sources finger refined carbohydrates and sugars as the primary risk factors, followed closely by lack of exercise. I’ve spent much of my life doing the proverbial ‘eat on the run’ as part of a busy working life, usually involving pastry like meat pies, sausage roles, tacos, pasta, cake….. along with sugar drinks like coke to wash it all down and perhaps an alcoholic beverage or ten after work. It’s great for quick energy on the job, but after years of that it takes a severe toll on the pancreas, heart, and just about every other organ in the body.

Recently I’ve been moving toward more veggies and meat and away from refined carbs, but this video has reminded me to redouble those efforts – the stuff is definitely toxic.

Thank you for putting this on the record as a men’s issue, Paul. Facing it and dealing with it is a far better alternative than premature death.
- MGTOW-man
  
  An issue I have here is why do men act as if they shouldn’t care or talk about their own health issues? What is so “unmanly” about giving a darn about ones own health? How has it come to be that men get conditioned to clam up over their own health? What kind of example does this set for the boys?
  
  I know, men are to obsess over females; we all know where THAT came from, but it doesn’t make biological sense (survival) to forsake better health. How can men take care of females and the world better if they are dead?
  
  This is just one way I believe males get “manhood” criteria bass ackwards.
  - Shrek6
    
    Well I have to say that in all the years I have worked with men, even in large factories, when they are asked (respectfully without all the female bullshit) about their health, they normally engage and talk about it.
    
    I mean, am I the only one who has noticed and experienced this?
    Surely not???
    
    I just do not know where all this crap comes from. I have worked with Asian men, European men, Aussie men, bloody Poms, Kiwis and a few Yanks and I have to say that I have only ever met just a few who clam up and won’t talk or deal with health problems.
    
    Keep in mind these are seminars run by the company and the men are taught certain things and given the chance to ask questions and talk. And I am also talking about my local Men’s Shed here too!
    The longest part of the whole session was taken up on the Q&A. So where is all this crap about men being these stoic toughies who refuse to talk about, acknowledge or even address their health problems or even to get a check up, coming from?
    
    I’ll tell you where it is coming from. The bloody femtard controlled media!
    
    The media tell this country of dickheads that we all love all forms of sport. Sorry, but I don’t!
    
    The media tells this country of dickheads that all men refuse to talk about and deal with their health. So what do they do? They start up these nancy, pansy, poncy, female type idiotic programs that are basically talking to 6 year old boys, but expect men to respond to them. They’ll never get me to respond to them!
    
    Sorry guys, but in my 59 years, I seem to have been the only man in Australia who has not experienced this situation where men refuse to deal with or talk about their own health.
    
    In my 59 years, I have found and experienced that if men are asked respectfully, they normally respond to just about anything willingly and in a positive manner.
    
    I must be unique!
    - MGTOW-man
      
      Yes Shrek, you are unique. That is one of the things we like about you.
      
      Maybe you have experienced disproportionate sampling. Lol.
      
      Relative to women, let’s say, men usually do not go on and on about their health. Men also allow women to hog all the health spotlight even in cases like “Go Red for Women,” a US based heart disease program only for women (even though more men die of the disease, and earlier). Breast cancer funding vs prostate, another example. In general, men are known to hide their illness more so and deny self-care much more than women.
      
      Some men are so afraid to have their anuses invaded by the professional doc to the point they would rather risk dying of colon cancer—and do.
      
      I think these kinds of things are part of what characterizes “men don’t….”
      
      Wouldn’t it be good if more men were like what you described?
      - Shrek6
        
        Yeah, I guess you are right with regard many men. But we need to be careful to not measure the reaction and action of men, by what women do. This is the mistake society deliberately makes.
        
        As you say, women go way over the top, when it comes to their own health and well being, to the point where they are cared for so much better than a one day old infant. And that only occurs, because they behave worse than infants and put demands on a society that really cannot afford it.
        
        It is so exaggerated, it is embarrassing to watch!
        
        And again as you say, women always have the say and the limelight, which puts men into the shadows. This is because men have been conditioned since infancy to give way to females, they willingly stand in the shadows.
        
        I don’t think there is so much a problem of men ‘stupidly’ refusing to attend to their health. I think this is mostly a problem of social conditioning and brainwashing.
      - Stu
        
        I think it’s partly biology, and partly social conditioning. In a world where men are only valued for their utility, there has got to be a tendency in men to deny any possible encroaching loss or lessening of their utility. Imagine if your sheep dog could talk and he knew that once he was over the hill for performing his farm duties, a trip to the vet and a needle wasn’t far in his future. I bet he wouldn’t let you know about that arthritis in his hips or back. He’d probably deny it too himself too.
      - Shrek6
        
        Yep that too!
  - Karl Dawg
    
    Dig deeper man, we all know why we don’t talk about our health …
    Most men within moments of popping out of the womb are circumcised, I’ve watched a video or two of this process and couldn’t make it all the way through because of the screaming agony the small man-child was going through, since then I consider circumcision a brutal act of abuse. Also, if I remember correctly I read an article right here at AVFM regarding infants care. What was clear was the statement at how quickly a female baby was picked up when crying verses how a male baby was left to cry.
    My point .. .. ..
    We have been conditioned to Shut the FUCK up since birth and deal with pain.
    - artiefischel
      
      I believe I made this conjecture previously, but perhaps we have the ritual of circumcision not for the spurious claims about health, but simply because it is painful abuse. A tribe needs soldiers to protect itself and a pretty good way to start conditioning those soldiers to ignore pain is to subject them to it at an early age. I can only think that the early experience of being in intense agony and no one around you giving a fuck about it leaves an indelible impression on an infant’s mind. This purpose could easily have been lost through time, replaced with religous symbolism or the afore mentioned health claims.
    - MGTOW-man
      
      Yep, whatever gets females the most we are to do, else “real” manhood are just pipe dreams. This is what must change.
      - Karl Dawg
        
        I agree 101%
MGTOW-man

I often get asked how I stay so thin; keep my waist area downsized. While I only wish I had a sculpted six pack, I do manage to keep the “spare tire” deflated.

I do this by limiting the amount of processes foods, particularly process breads that go in my mouth. Unlike complex carbs, these simple carbs turn to sugars right away in the gut. They taste great but like most things that are fun, they are bad for you. They are slow killers.

This is a men’s issue. Thanks Paul for helping keep more of us on track. It is easy to feel the love when a man who has a first class world website dedicated to men’s rights and to exposing the number one obstacle to obtaining those rights: feminism, when he pauses just long enough to help men have better lives in another very important way.
Suzy McCarley

Great video Paul. I now eat almost no simple carbs and I stopped craving them within a week of giving them up. I eat more meat than I used to (found a decent grocer who sells meat worth the cooking time) and I’n I’m not fond of most vegetables so it requires a bit of discipline to choose them over fruits as often as I should. It actually requires less food now for me to feel satisfied and I don’t feel hungry a couple of hours after eating. I’ve lost 1/4 of my body weight in the last year, but because I’ve added muscle working a physically demanding job, I can’t really know how much fat has melted away. What I do know is that my BP is normal again, and I no longer need cholesterol medicine. And my kidneys are no longer indicating a pre-diabetic state. I also managed to quit smoking, and I feel better than I have in 20 years.
- Peter Wright
  
  A good tip I leaned from asian friends to make vegetables delicious – fry them hard, in quality oil, with a bit of garlic or ginger or whatever you like.
  
  Fried veggies are totally edible and like a different species to their non-fried rabbit food counterparts.
  - Stu
    
    You’re right. French fries are my favorite 🙂
- artiefischel
  
  Good for you, Suz!
Steve Brulé

Important message !
PS … your twitter share link appears to be broken.
- Paul Elam
  
  hmmm. Works for me, Stevo.
  - artiefischel
    
    Yep, it’s a bad link. For me it shows up as http://@AVoiceForMen.
    - Paul Elam
      
      yep, fixed now, thanks
Bombay

Nice video. In addition to white is bad, so are soft drinks, beer, wine and other alcohol.
notinline

I’ll give you a tip I’ve learned on my own.

Keep at least 30 minute interval between taking solid food and liquid..There is real medical principle behind this and it has served me tremendously…I don’t do it ALL the time but most of the time.
This allows me to eat whatever I want whenever I want and I stay the same healthy weight I was at 20 and am over 50 y-o.
Emilio Lizardo

https://www.facebook.com/IwantToBeOrganic/videos/1020737768039240/?pnref=story
bloke

It’s worthwhile reading a bit about light weight resistance training for your Blood glucose levels,strength,energy levels,psychological benefits,weight maintenance and dementia. All you need is an old set of dumbbells .I only do 6 different exercises ,takes me 15 mins every second day..Convenient and easy,put the dumbbells in an obvious place and you can do it into senior years. Make sure you maintain correct posture,and start slow,consider any previous injuries your carrying ,common sense stuff.
Turbo

Great video, and certainly not “off topic” on the contrary I think it is very relevant.

The best advice I ever heard was in a radio interview many, many years ago. The interview was with a guy who was a doctor and nutritionalist. He was asked about the GI (Glycemic Index), which had become a very popular topic at the time and everyone involved in health was talking
about the GI.

He said yes, the GI is an important Index, but there is another index which is far more important when considering your healthy eating habits, and that is called the HI index.

Obviously the interviewer asked him what the HI index was, and he said The Human Interference Index. When you are looking for healthy food choices, remember that the more it has been interfered with by human processing, the worse it is for you.

He was then asked what about Vitamin supplements. He said when shopping for vitamins, walk past the pharmacy or other shop that sells supplements, and walk straight into the shop next door, the one called the “Greengrocer”, all the vitamins you will ever need is in there.
artiefischel

Lots of good information here and on the linked website. I don’t know though, this sounds like maybe it’s a baby with the bathwater approach. Perhaps what should be done instead is to put back all the stuff, mainly fiber, that has been processed out of our carbs. I could see an initial period of adjusting a person’s biochemistry back to what should be normal, but after that it seems like if a diet has worked for thousands or tens of thousands of years, why mess with success?
Bombay

The conspiracy is now revealed:

“50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat”
“In the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the
risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat, according to a newly published article in JAMA Internal Medicine.”

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat

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