Denise Minger of Raw Food SOS is an interesting lady. People either seem to hang on every word she says or regard her with complete incredulousness. Whatever your feelings are about her, she's got a lot going for her. She's smart, well read and thought provoking. She's a thinker; a trait that's important in any capacity you can get it.
The root of the passion Denise elicits from people stems from the fact that she doesn't necessarily prescribe to any specific type of diet, other than her own, healthy one. She has been a vegetarian, a vegan, a raw foodie, a paleohead, a pescatarian, a high fatter and a low fat fan. Once to subscribe to one of those groups, pledge allegiance and then do a 180 you're bound to get some angry emails... no matter how much science is behind your reasoning.
It really goes to show that there are every "diet" or "food lifestyle" has pros and cons. Sometimes the pro that out weighs anything else is merely the fact that you can stick to it.
Anyway, I digress. Denise gave the chat below that I can't stop thinking about. She touches on a concept that I've often thought about never fully conceptualized. At 20:26 she hits the nail on the head. <10% fat or >65% fat in the human diet seem to be where the healthy magic happens.
Sit back and take a look:
I suspect that <10% was the diet that homo sapiens evolved to survive on and >65% was the diet that Neanderthals/European ancestors learned to live on, meaning some of us have some adaptations for it. I take most of my evidence from populations who have lived it, and there are far more healthy populations living long on <10% (roughly) fat and fewer who live long on high fat diets (Maasai). However, for healing it provokes some interesting thoughts.
I'm not sure where Denise has gone these days or what she's up to lately, but I hope that she is continuing to share her thought scientific creativity ideas wherever she is.
What do you think about the video? Which dietary mantra makes more sense to you? Which one is more practical? If you're not sure, do some research and let me know your thoughts!