The merit of Dr. Cole was to have developed a type of protein diet that can also be adopted by those who follow a vegan or vegetarian diet. When we think of proteins, we are used to making the association with those of animal origin, which, however, if taken in excess, can contribute to creating inflammation within the body.
If animal proteins are not accompanied by an adequate supply of vegetable fibers, they can promote a state of acidosis which facilitates the emergence of inflammations which, in turn, become fertile ground for diseases, even serious ones. Inflammations are even linked with depression, and many other diseases, which are very common and deadly today.
Beyond the fact that a widespread and chronic inflammatory situation facilitates diseases, a wrong diet can facilitate a worse quality of our life. Health, in fact, is not only a genetic question, but also depends a lot on what we do or eat: having a good constitution or a perfect DNA does not protect us from disease if the diet is not balanced.
“Research has shown – writes Dr. Cole – that over 90% of our longevity is determined by the choices we make, not by genetics.
Of course, people have a genetic predisposition for certain diseases (for most of us it is), but that particular gene may not be expressed unless it is triggered by epigenetic, lifestyle-related factors. Studies like the one on the longevity of the Okinawan population have shown that there is no reason why most of us cannot live at least a hundred years without disease, in health.
It is the interaction between our genes and our environment that determines our health. The foods we eat or don’t eat, our stress levels, sleep, activity, and exposure to toxins constantly and dynamically instruct our genetic expression. This is a revolutionary message that gives us power and responsibility for our health ”.
What we put on our plate is one of the secrets to maintaining our health as long as possible.
Hippocrates, more than 2000 years ago declared: “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food”: having a balanced diet, rich in vitamins, minerals, nutrients and fiber helps to nourish the body, because those macronutrients are the food our body eats and uses for energy.
Have you ever noticed, for example, the state of your energy? If it is always low, you are always tired, always without strength, it could mean that among the various factors to be rebalanced there is also nutrition. A type of diet poor in nutrients with foods that have lost their nutritional qualities, such as highly processed or refined foods, such as flour, or heavily processed from an industrial point of view, rich in preservatives, dyes and thickeners, do not provide any benefit from the nutritional point of view, consequently not even from the health one.
These foods have been depleted, have lost their energy and as a result we cannot expect them to feed us or do us good. It is these foods, in fact, that facilitate the onset of inflammation, as Dr. Cole explains: “The most common cause of chronic inflammation today is the food we consume, in fact sugar, and the foods that are transformed into it, that is refined and processed carbohydrates.
Do you know how to define doing the same action over and over again, without stopping? Madness. But I’m not calling you crazy! As a society, we should look around for the unwanted consequences of our collective decisions. We need to do something different to get different results ”.
