ground force
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Anyone tried the Gracie diet? How did it do for you?
Man you're way off...sorry,zdrax said:It's based on the late 80s/early 90s Suzanne Somers (sp?) food combining myths (note this is not the same as the more modern fat/carb/prot combining methodology). It's bunk.
It's not that simple. It's based on eating foods in certain combinatons so that it keeps your blood PH levels nuetral. They eat protein from fish and chicken as well. You just don't combo 2 or more carbs together, like corn and pasta in the same meal. Among other certain guidlines.sambo fighter said:dont they just eat a bunch of fruit and veggies?
ground force said:It's not that simple. It's based on eating foods in certain combinatons so that it keeps your blood PH levels nuetral. They eat protein from fish and chicken as well. You just don't combo 2 or more carbs together, like corn and pasta in the same meal. Among other certain guidlines.
ground force said:It's not that simple. It's based on eating foods in certain combinatons so that it keeps your blood PH levels nuetral. They eat protein from fish and chicken as well. You just don't combo 2 or more carbs together, like corn and pasta in the same meal. Among other certain guidlines.
ground force said:It's not that simple. It's based on eating foods in certain combinatons so that it keeps your blood PH levels nuetral. They eat protein from fish and chicken as well. You just don't combo 2 or more carbs together, like corn and pasta in the same meal. Among other certain guidlines.
so I guess this means you didn't try it? hmmm, do you think Carlos Gracie studied this for half his life just so that they could merchandise? I don't know. I know they all swear by it though. just curious, not being deffensive. You have some valid points.eljamaiquino said:LOL @ the idea that you can alter blood PH levels majorly by what you eat. Blood PH levels are afected more by physical activity (exercise induced acidosis) than by anything you put in your mouth. By the time the nutrients get to your bloodstream, your body has placed them in a neutral solution already.The goblet cells in your stomach secrete hydrochloric acid. Your stomach is totally acidic to begin with. The acid in your stomach is neutralized by the pancreatic juices which are alkaline.
If you really wanted to keep your blood PH level neutral(and this is assuming that you could alter your levels significantly to begin with), you would eat acidic foods like fruits WITH basic foods, so as to maintain PH level. eating acidic fruits by themselves makes no sense at all if you're trying to maintain neutral levels.
Survey says "its bunk", just used to sell some more stuff off the Gracie name.
Who cares who uses it. I knew a gay alcoholic that lived to be 98. That doesn't mean that we should all do that. Ever think that its their genetics and exercise that keeps them healthy into old age?
ground force said:so I guess this means you didn't try it? hmmm, do you think Carlos Gracie studied this for half his life just so that they could merchandise? I don't know. I know they all swear by it though. just curious, not being deffensive. You have some valid points.
ground force said:so I guess this means you didn't try it? hmmm, do you think Carlos Gracie studied this for half his life just so that they could merchandise? I don't know. I know they all swear by it though. just curious, not being deffensive. You have some valid points.
Is there a diet of anyones in particular that you do recommend?eljamaiquino said:Carlos Gracie took time of BJJ to study diet and nutrition, did he? Did he run double blind tests on multiple subjects? This diet has as much proof as the Atkins diet, actually probably less. If you want to entrust your digestive system and health to some guy from Brazil with NO training in nutrition, be my guest.
I'm sure they all swear by it, just like they swear that their style of fighting is the best. What would you expect? Bottom line, even if you could affect blood PH significantly by your diet, their combos would be wrong anyways....
ground force said:Is there a diet of anyones in particular that you do recommend?
gamesta said:I heard it was something that is supposed to help your imune system so that they wouldn't get sick before a fight
GracieMMABarra said:I think rickson actually has a PHd in nutrition but i could be wrong