Douglas N. Graham

I have now been a mostly raw (occasional high carb cooked meal like rice or potatoes) 801010er since I read this book. All of my digestive issues cleared up, I no longer have severe menstrual bleeding or any PMS pain whatsoever and I find it so easy to eat this way now. I'm not going to lie, it took around 4weeks before I actually enjoyed eating this way, coming from a gourmet vegetarian style of eating it extremely hard to let go of old eating habits and mindset. But now I wouldn't go back - I eat fruit,veg,nuts,seeds and sometimes starchy veg and rice (cucumber sushi is my fave). My husband has also converted, although if we are out or at a social function he will just eat whatever whilst I stay high carb vegan. Other family members were absolutely shocked and confused when I first told them what i eat, which then led some to become curious, and now my brother and cousin are reading the book to consider changing their way of eating too. I track all of my food and nutrition levels, they have never been better - give it a month and then decide if it's for you. My advice, have plenty of bananas, dates & lettuce, they were my staples… (mehr)

Macronutrients: Carbs/80, Protein/10, Fat/10

pg. 39 the author discusses Fruit and Diabetes. There's a common misconception that people with diabetes (2) should avoid fruits.

pg. 43 discusses the "war on cancer" and how thirty years later no one is any closer to finding a cure.

pg. 45 Cancer researchers have demonstrated that when cells in a petri dish are bathed in an appropriate nutritive environment and the tocxic waste products are their metabolism are effciently removed, healthy cells result. To date, it has not been possible to cause cancer in these healthy cells no matter which carcinogens they are briefly exposed to.
We can translate this good news to humans, for whom the high-fruit 80/10/10 diet represents, in my opinion, the ideal "appropriate nutritive environment" in which to bathe the cells of our bodies. We cannot, however, expect to eat acid-forming foods like cooked proteins, heated oils, and fried chips and remain cancer-free just because we also eat large quatities of fruit and greens.

pg. 83 Dr. Graham talks about The Deadly Low-Carb Craze and how dangerous it is. pg. 84 "The current director of nutrition at Harvard advises that all physicians should produce a handout warning about all of the advere effects of theAtkins Diet."

pg. 93 Refined Simple Carbohydrates: Junk Food
The second category of carohydrates is the refind simple carbohydrates found in cookies, cakes, candies, and other confections. If the ingredient list includes corn syrup, fructose, galactose, sucrose, dextrose, maltodextrin, dextrin, maltose, levulose, lactose, or almost any word ending in "ose," reminded sugars have been added.

If people don't eat lots of fruit, they typically eat something sweet at almost every meal anyway. Orange juice, sweetened cereals, jellies, jams, sweet rolls, and sugar in coffee ensure that the day starts off with sweets.

This is just the carbs. There's still the proteins and fats to get into.

The book does include a chart to break down the portion size equivalents of 1lb. peaches 2.7cups, 4.5 medium. There's also a menu plan to follow for seasonal foods. The first one seems daunting already though. Can you consume 4 pounds of watermelon for breakfast? That's just day one. Wait! For breakfast it's 1 lb. bananas, 1lb peaches. Blend with 16oz water (or adjust for desired consistency). Three courses for dinner too! I'm full just reading it.

This book does have good information and it is worth reading. As for the full on 80/10/10, even the author says you will not hit that every single day. Sometimes you'll be over and some days you'll be under.… (mehr)