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1. As a software and web developer, I’d sure like to develop such a site to help many people seeking a healthy life-long diet. Sadly, the sites are often specific to weight loss and they also seem retrospective and not all that healthy. If I were to do this, I would promote a “whole plant based diet” that is low in fat. A small minority of people require a different diet because of specific health or genetic differences, but this program is not for them. This is considered to be the healthiest diet in the world for the vast majority of people according to the researchers I most trust and respect. I often refer to books by the following researchers:

   Professor T. Colin Campbell (“The China Study”)
   Dr. Neal Barnard
   Dr. Dean Ornish
   Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr. (and his son’s book for recipes)

   There are many books by these authors advocating this diet. It’s optimal if you are fat, thin, or somewhere in between. I will start my design work tomorrow. As I hear it you want:

   – Grocery Lists
   – Exercise Plans

   I’d like to add simple and easy guide to preserving foods and preparing foods (recipes) because this is critical for maintaining a healthy diet over a lifetime. I’d like to integrate direct to consumer marketing by local fruit and vegetable warehouses with emphasis on variety of sustainable agriculture rather than massive volume. This alone would pay for the maintenance of the web site. My list of groceries will not include any prepared and processed foods such a oils/fat, sugar, caffeine, commercial drinks, flower, and flavor enhancers. Animal based food products should be eaten in small portions or not at all. Meat and dairy will not be included in this program. Key ingredients will include:

   – Leafy greens including kale, collards, chard, broccoli and so on.
   – Legumes including a wide variety of beans, lentils, and green peas.
   – Whole grains excluding gluten. This includes quinoa, buckwheat, and brown rice.
   – Some nuts such as flax seed that can be ground up and added to food for Omega-3.
   – Colorful vegetables of a wide variety.
   – Fruits of a wide variety.
   – If a person needs B12 and D supplements, that should be noted.
   – Pure water and absolutely no commercial drinks.

   I will not go down the animal rights path, because my goal is advocating for an optimal diet and a lifestyle that promotes human health.

   The exercise program would advocate 30 minutes of light aerobic exercise each day. Light free weight training every third day or so is also recommended so that energy can be stored in muscle rather than excess fat. There are a great number of exercises available, but again, variety is the key for success in diet and activity.

   The program is forward looking, not looking back… It will take the participant’s input and generate a plan. The individual will have an opportunity to tweak the plan as many times as he or she likes, but the participant will not be able to eliminate recommended food categories under any circumstance.

   Sourcing varied and high quality whole plant based foods can be a challenge. That’s why I want to integrate local direct to customer distribution systems. Shelf life is limited for healthy whole foods, so it will be more expensive than foods that often sit in warehouses for six months or more.

   If you have other ideas, I’d like to hear them.

   

   Skeptic
   August 12, 2013 at 4:58 pm
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