Kristen has recently become inspired to take up serious running. However, reading books about running and how to train for running is like reading propaganda for the meat and dairy industry. Professional runners obviously live in the same toxic food culture that we all do. Yet, reading about trainers and runners who eat protein powder, refined grains, processed meat sandwiches, and snickers bars makes me shake my head in disappointment. I often wonder why more people don’t eat in season, winter is pomegranate season, even the most unhealthy eaters will enjoy pomegranate!
Recently, we watched a documentary about marathons and the Chicago marathon in which Deena Kastor talks about her foot injury and her recovery process. She mentions consuming lots of yogurt and cheese to get her calcium. Obviously she’s seen too many Got Milk? commercials because nutrition research has shown that eating dairy and animal protein actually causes calcium loss because the excess protein leaches calcium from your bones and causes you to urinate calcium.
Don’t take my word for it, go to your library and get Food Revolution by John Robbins. From page 94:
- Daily calcium intake for African Americans: More than 1000mg
- Daily calcium intake for black South Africans: 196mg
- Hip fracture rate for African Americans compared to black South Africans: 9 times greater.
The moral here?
milk gives you hip fractures.
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- Pomegranate Season
- The Skim Milk Lie
- Feeding a Resistant Young Child
- Calcium Deficiency and the Diseases of Milk
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