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How to Raise HDL - Perfect Health Diet | Perfect Health Diet
I'm posting this so there can be discussion about the content, not the author. Please reserve any personal thoughts or judgements about Paul. No single person is going to be right or wrong about everything, but there is certainly some interesting and relevant content here which focuses more on the nutritional side of intervention rather than the pharmaceutical/nutraceutical side.
Some personal notes:
Some of us apply the intermittent fasting or carb fasting approaches, however for bigger guys it really doesn't work that well. The amount of muscle carried on a larger frame usually increases glucose/energy utilization and needs to the point where prolonged fasting is not really an option, and carb fasting can be applied for short periods of time (portions of the day, or maybe a few days at most).
I do think it is healthy and physique-benefiting to cycle carbs, both within a given day and within a given week. Doing so allows for periods of the day which can probably afford a lower carb intake (possibly meals with none besides veggies). In this instance, I think the coconut oil supplementation is best suited for these low carb meals. I would highly discourage people from adding short and/or medium chain fats to higher carb meals (a recipe for lipid disaster, IMO).
I really do wish there was more intelligent discussion and exploration on promuscle about the intricacies of lipid alterations by androgen use.
A lot of us experience both low HDL and LDL, while maintaining a favorable ratio. Some of us experience low HDL and high LDL, thus a lousy ratio. If I had to choose, I'd say the former is a better alternative.
Granted, both diet and androgen play significant roles (weighted more toward diet) in lipid metabolism and balance. That said, there's the low carb camp, and the low fat camp. Then there's the middle camp who choose to cycle both fats and carbs within a day (i.e. John Meadows). I think this middle camp typically achieves the best health-result balance.
Minor note - I do think there is excessive emphasis on "EFA" intake among the low carb camps and the middle ground camps. Yes, they're essential, but in small amounts. I think the guys eating lots of nuts/nut butters and things are probably doing more harm than good.
Paul mentions dairy fat. While I think butter and butter oil (Ghee) are great sources of fat, I think they should be highly reserved for low-no carb meals. If you're combining carbs and fats, then I think the fats of choice should be mostly monounsaturated, i.e. EVOO, Avocado.
In summary, the trend on here seems to be a lot of gear talk, with a side thought of "oh just take some niacin or whatever" and not enough serious thought about optimizing nutritional habits around AAS use.
I'm posting this so there can be discussion about the content, not the author. Please reserve any personal thoughts or judgements about Paul. No single person is going to be right or wrong about everything, but there is certainly some interesting and relevant content here which focuses more on the nutritional side of intervention rather than the pharmaceutical/nutraceutical side.
Some personal notes:
Some of us apply the intermittent fasting or carb fasting approaches, however for bigger guys it really doesn't work that well. The amount of muscle carried on a larger frame usually increases glucose/energy utilization and needs to the point where prolonged fasting is not really an option, and carb fasting can be applied for short periods of time (portions of the day, or maybe a few days at most).
I do think it is healthy and physique-benefiting to cycle carbs, both within a given day and within a given week. Doing so allows for periods of the day which can probably afford a lower carb intake (possibly meals with none besides veggies). In this instance, I think the coconut oil supplementation is best suited for these low carb meals. I would highly discourage people from adding short and/or medium chain fats to higher carb meals (a recipe for lipid disaster, IMO).
I really do wish there was more intelligent discussion and exploration on promuscle about the intricacies of lipid alterations by androgen use.
A lot of us experience both low HDL and LDL, while maintaining a favorable ratio. Some of us experience low HDL and high LDL, thus a lousy ratio. If I had to choose, I'd say the former is a better alternative.
Granted, both diet and androgen play significant roles (weighted more toward diet) in lipid metabolism and balance. That said, there's the low carb camp, and the low fat camp. Then there's the middle camp who choose to cycle both fats and carbs within a day (i.e. John Meadows). I think this middle camp typically achieves the best health-result balance.
Minor note - I do think there is excessive emphasis on "EFA" intake among the low carb camps and the middle ground camps. Yes, they're essential, but in small amounts. I think the guys eating lots of nuts/nut butters and things are probably doing more harm than good.
Paul mentions dairy fat. While I think butter and butter oil (Ghee) are great sources of fat, I think they should be highly reserved for low-no carb meals. If you're combining carbs and fats, then I think the fats of choice should be mostly monounsaturated, i.e. EVOO, Avocado.
In summary, the trend on here seems to be a lot of gear talk, with a side thought of "oh just take some niacin or whatever" and not enough serious thought about optimizing nutritional habits around AAS use.
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