Re: New to CR - need help!

[Guest guest]

We welcome you to the group!

Firstly, we NEVER advocate going under 1000 cal a day and Walford warns that

this is dangerous. That's MALNOURISHMENT, not CR. Where did you get the

notion that such a small number of calories was a healthy diet? It's

impossible to get all the necessary nutrients on such few calories.

We also advocate getting most nutrients from food, the way nature intended,

and not from supplements. The way that food combines nutrients, and the

wisdom of nature's delivery package is a subject that science is just

beginning to scratch the surface of, afa health benes.

You are quite bone thin. I am an inch shorter than you and weigh about 112,

also on a small frame. You should definitely NOT lose any more weight and

would probably benefit by gaining some. Hopefully that will happen when/if

you increase your calories to a healthy level. Our files suggest the

healthiest BMI is between 18 and 21 or so. Mine is about 19.

There is no Walford software compatible with a Mac but our file on " Nutrient

Tracking Software " gives several other options.

on 4/21/2005 12:27 PM, sky_bluenm at sky-blue@... wrote:

>

>

> Hi. My name is Sky and I'm new to CR although in some respects I've

> been practicing for years (probably without the Optimal Nutrition part.)

>

> My diet (I'm known for my food-fussiness) is quite good, but I'm not

> sure if I can get all the nutrients which I need packed into my

> 800-1000 calorie/day regimen.

>

> Here is some info: I'm 5'5 " , weigh 100 lbs. (give or take 2 lbs. in

> either direction.) I am 45 years of age. I have a small frame. I

> exercise moderately, but never vigorously, but I have good muscle tone

> and my health is good except for some gallstones, which bother me

> particularly after holidays.

>

> I presently take LEF Mix caps, and I am working my way up to the

> 14-cap portion (I have found that the niacin bothers me and dries my

> skin when I " flush " , so I'd like to avoid that.) I take other

> supplements as well: sockeye salmon oil 3gms; tocotrienols and gamma E

> tocopherols; borage oil 300mg; Coenzyme Q-10 100mg; astaxanthin 4mg;

> R-dihydro-lipoic acid 150mg; Maitake D fraction, and probiotics.

>

> I've had problems finding Walford software that is compatible with my

> Mac, so that hasn't worked out, but I am very concerned about

> optimizing my nutrition.

>

> I am going to be working my way through the files, and I'd love to

> share my " techniques " and observations (though I'm not much of a

> scientist) and hope to learn a lot here.

>

> Sky

[Guest guest]

Hi Sky:

Francesca is right. Under 1000 calories daily is too low. But as

well as upping your intake it might be a good idea to get the

nutrient software and find out, by entering what you HAVE BEEN eating

daily, what your nutrient deficiencies have been in the past.

Then, having established that, in case you need it for future

reference, make sure you plug all the gaps that the nutrient analysis

exposes. And try as far as possible to plug the gaps with foods we

all regard as healthy. If you have difficulty plugging them all then

taking supplements for a couple of them makes sense. I supplement

principally calcium and zinc for example. You will probably be

surprised by what you find your deficiencies to be. I was when I did

it.

We do not yet know what the ideal body mass index is. But most

people think, based on what evidence we have, that below 19 may be

dangerous. It is great if your BMI is not the almost-30 number of

the general population. But it is probably best not to take risks on

the lower end either, until we know a lot more from human data as to

what is optimal. Right now the evidence is conflicting.

Good luck and welcome.

Rodney.

>

> >

> >

> > Hi. My name is Sky and I'm new to CR although in some respects

I've

> > been practicing for years (probably without the Optimal

Nutrition part.)

> >

> > My diet (I'm known for my food-fussiness) is quite good, but I'm

not

> > sure if I can get all the nutrients which I need packed into my

> > 800-1000 calorie/day regimen.

> >

> > Here is some info: I'm 5'5 " , weigh 100 lbs. (give or take 2 lbs.

in

> > either direction.) I am 45 years of age. I have a small frame. I

> > exercise moderately, but never vigorously, but I have good muscle

tone

> > and my health is good except for some gallstones, which bother me

> > particularly after holidays.

> >

> > I presently take LEF Mix caps, and I am working my way up to the

> > 14-cap portion (I have found that the niacin bothers me and dries

my

> > skin when I " flush " , so I'd like to avoid that.) I take other

> > supplements as well: sockeye salmon oil 3gms; tocotrienols and

gamma E

> > tocopherols; borage oil 300mg; Coenzyme Q-10 100mg; astaxanthin

4mg;

> > R-dihydro-lipoic acid 150mg; Maitake D fraction, and probiotics.

> >

> > I've had problems finding Walford software that is compatible

with my

> > Mac, so that hasn't worked out, but I am very concerned about

> > optimizing my nutrition.

> >

> > I am going to be working my way through the files, and I'd love to

> > share my " techniques " and observations (though I'm not much of a

> > scientist) and hope to learn a lot here.

> >

> > Sky