{"id":247452,"date":"2020-06-28T04:15:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T11:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=247452"},"modified":"2020-06-28T04:45:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T11:45:30","slug":"what-i-dont-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/28\/what-i-dont-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"What I *Don’t* Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More important than what you eat is what you decide NOT<\/em> to eat. A ‘via negativa’ approach to health. My thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Via negativa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To become ‘healthier’ is abstract. Easier to take the approach of becoming ‘less unhealthy’. Or in other words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than eating “healthy” foods, just stop eating “unhealthy” foods.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Or more specifically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop eating crap.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

2. What is crap?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For myself, I think ‘bad’ food and ‘good’ food doesn’t exist. However, there is food which augments your body fat (adipose tissue) and food which doesn’t (as much). For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugar, starch, sweet foods, carbs [both complex and simple] seem to augment your bodily fat (adipose tissue).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It seems the easiest way to judge this is based on the ‘glycemic index<\/em><\/a>‘ of food. But taking it further —<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just avoid eating any foods which spike your insulin levels (your blood sugar) high.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This means identify the foods and drinks which spike your blood sugar and insulin levels, and stop eating and consuming\/drinking it. For example a list of things I DON’T<\/em><\/strong> eat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. ERIC KIM’S NOT CONSUME LIST:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. I don’t eat anything which has sugar — either ‘natural’ or ‘fake’, either ‘zero calorie’ or ‘high calorie’. This means no “natural sweeteners”. No Splenda. No honey. No sugar. No high fructose corn syrup. No fructose. I don’t consume fruit (only avocados). <\/li>
  2. No alcohol<\/a> (not for moral ethical reasons \/\/ purely aesthetics). No beer, wine, sake, soju, vodka, etc. I just want maximum physiological vigor; alcohol weakens and depresses me<\/strong>.<\/li>
  3. No weed<\/a>. I’ve smoked weed maybe 3 times in my life (all done when I was age 25 just to see how it was). It wasn’t really my thing. I am already crazy enough without it; no need for another mind-altering substance. I’ve never tried mushrooms, LSD, cocaine, heroin, or none of that strange stuff. Truth be told, my only fear is liking it too much and getting addicted. I’m already addicted to coffee and caffeine (this is my only vice).<\/li>
  4. No sweets. No desserts. No bread [either complex or simple]. No pasta. No beans, legumes, etc. No tubers. No starches. No ‘sneaky’ “veggies” like broccoli, cauliflower, carrots (which are essentially starches in disguise). <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    4. Don’t listen to me.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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