Summary: ‘The only way to lose weight is to work with your body not against it, to provide it with the macronutrients it needs’ Dr. Shan is in conversation with Dr. Zoë Harcombe who provides a fascinating insight into the research and trials that have shaped policy and the evidence for the key advice to eat real food and choose foods that provide the nutrients we need. This episode explains the importance of macronutrients and the groups of nutrients that are vital for us to stay healthy and fit. KEY TAKEAWAYS • The only way to lose weight is to work with your body not against it. • Somewhere along the line, we misapplied the laws of thermodynamics to the body. • There is not a single law that states that energy in equals energy out. • Carbohydrates are good for energy, but not for much else. • You do not need any more carbohydrate than you require for energy in a day. This varies for individuals but can be as little as 500 calories a day. • The body can make carbohydrate if needed, through a process called gluconeogenesis. • Focusing on eating real food and choosing real food for the nutrients it provides will get most people to where they need to be. • It's not easy, but food diaries are the best way to work out what you can and can not eat. • The impact we can have with diet is even more dramatic than what we can achieve with medication. • Fibre may be a marker of health but is not a maker of health, there is a really big difference. • There are many things that make for fantastic gut flora and none of them has anything to do with fibre. • Gut Flora - If you want a fantastic gut flora – choose super healthy parents, be born naturally, be breastfed for as long as possible, have no antibiotics in childhood, eat good food healthy food and avoid junk food. BEST MOMENTS ‘Focusing on eating better and living your life doing as you please’ ‘Why are we drawn to carbohydrates, and in particular the combination of carbohydrates and fat which does not appear in nature except in nuts?’ ‘It was piecing all the bits together to understand what could be eaten and the combination’ ‘I can spot a carb addict in the street, the puffy face, the water retention the almost closed eyes’ ‘We are being told that the stuff that we can’t digest is what’s making us healthy’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Zoë Harcombe Dr. Zoë Harcombe is a researcher, author, blogger and public speaker in the field of diet and health. Her particular areas of interest and expertise are public health dietary guidelines (especially dietary fat), nutrition and obesity. Zoë graduated from Cambridge University with a BA and MA in economics and mathematics. In 2016, she was awarded a Ph.D. in public health nutrition after struggling to find anything that was being taught in 'conventional' nutritional worlds that was true or evidence-based. Her thesis was entitled was “An examination of the randomised controlled trial and epidemiological evidence for the introduction of dietary fat recommendations in 1977 and 1983: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” The full document is available on her website www.zoeharcombe.com She has authored several books including: • The Harcombe DIet • The Diet Fix • The Real Food Cookbook • The Obesity Epidemic • An Apple A Day Won’t Keep The Doctor Away • Diet And Health Today Zoë's personal values are health, relationships, personal development, mutuality and integrity. The order of the first two has not changed in 20 years. Her personal goal is two-fold and complementary - to do whatever can be done to reverse the horrific, man-made, obesity epidemic and to make a difference in the lives of others. Zoë's dietary advice can be summed up as follows: • Eat real food • Eat a maximum of three times a day • Manage carbohydrate intake Follow Dr. Zoë Harcombe on Twitter Website and contact information ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD · Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/ · If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
