[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Here's some information that might help to decide that question. I have a book at home with a copyright date of 1993. It's, "Food Your Miracle Medicine" by Jean Carper.

In this book she tells about a "new" theory of how LDL cholesterol becomes a problem, by Dr. Steinberg and others. It's a long complicated process so I have put it in my own words and shortened it to make it more understandable. It goes like this:

LDL cholesterol becomes oxidized by colliding with free radicals in the blood, thereby becoming "toxic oxidized LDL." Dr. Steinberg has stated that it's not how much LDL you have in your blood but how much of it becomes oxidized. Oxidized LDL is capable of clogging arteries.

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Conclusion: The way to fight this toxic transformation is by consuming foods rich in antioxidants. What foods are rich in antioxidants? Fresh fruits and a wide variety of non-starchy vegetables. Animal protein does not contain any antioxidants and neither does high calorie animal fat such as butter etc.

Animal Protein & Fat: A high protein, high fat diet can cause blood pH to become excessively acidic thereby causing inflammation. And inflamed arteries will promote coronary artery disease. "Acidity and inflammation go hand in hand." (From the book, "The Ultimate pH solution")

So you have the oxidation theory and the inflammation theory but I don't think they are opposed to each other. I think they both work together.

Questions: Does the high protein/fat diet ignore the fact that acidity causes inflammation? And does it also ignore the fact that a high protein/fat diet displaces many of the alkaline foods such as certain fruits and vegetables? I think it does and that's where it falls short, it's not comprehensive enough. It correctly complains about refined carbohydrates but does not acknowledge animal protein as having an acidic effect on the body.

Note We have been told that whole eggs (dietary cholesterol) don't raise your cholesterol, so go ahead and eat all the eggs you want. But we have not been told that eggs are acid forming in the body. And an overly acidic body will cause inflammation. And inflammation in turn can cause coronary artery disease. Perhaps a couple of poached or soft boiled eggs in the morning can be part of a healthy diet but should be balanced with large amounts of fresh fruits and non-starchy vegetables. It depends on the individual, family history etc.. Just beware that a high protein diet has its risks.

My point exactly. We can never all agree on what is a healthy diet. Fruit raises you blood sugar level very rapidly causing your triglyceride levels to rise turning your blood into sludge. Also sugar is inflammatory as is gluten.

We can go back and forth on this forever as the doctors do. You feel that you have the answer and that's good for you. There a many experts in the field that feel very strongly that they have the answer and many of them disagree.