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June 7, 2021 36 mins

In case you wonder why some people think eating spaghetti and garlic bread is as bad for you as pouring whiskey on your wheaties don't miss this episode. Actually, even if you pour whiskey on your wheaties or use it as pasta sauce, you should listen too. 

As the title implies were going to take a look at keto and other high protein  diets, But not to praise or debunk them. But as a starting point to look at something nearly everybody seems to forget. That food trends come and food trends go.

In this episode - Part 1, we’ll take at look how two cardiologists named Atkins and Ornish that illuminate why there isnt only ONE right way to eat, discuss why eliminating foods from your diet can can be profound and talk about the pleasure penalty. No the pleasure penalty has nothing to do with your ex or even your current lover. We'll get into it. And also dive into the dark and murky psychological muck to look at why people choose certain ways of eating.

In Part 2, Episode 29 coming mid-week, we'll turn back the clock and look at oat brand and pomegranate juice, John Harvey Kellogg and bacon, the sugar industry and coconut too, as we explore the ways conventional wisdom isn't always what it seems. Yeah, trendy diets and foods sometimes are good for you but that people behind the curtain are never stop  looking to create the latest nutritional star as they manufacture new and usually more expensive desires. 


 

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