Hi LFJ,
This seems like a rash mischaracterization of the thread.
While I believe you mean WuNanFang and not WuGulun- to my knowledge are no WuNanFang followers here, although perhaps 2 people who might regard themselves as students of Master Wu at most.
The same reason many people practice qigong or neigong-as an expedient device, not because they believe it is a requirement to being healthy. In this nature, 2 or 3 people at most claimed that refraining from eating meat may be an expedient means to clearing the mind/intentions.
In any case- I don't see anywhere on this thread someone said what it is you claim was said. An important distinction between an expedient device and a requirement.
I'd say anything that allows improved concentration and clarity that is also beneficial to health may be an expedient means. Improving diet via the world's most up to date and reputable research would fall in that category for me (whose body of research happens to lean more toward eating plant based diets to improve health for nearly all peoples).
Sorry if I came off as aggressive or imposing.Originally Posted by taai gihk yahn
As far as that guy's Paleo diet-site.. his skepticism about dietary nutrition on his site is quoted from a 2006 study that questions the research methodology of prior clinical nutrition studies for valid reasons... since this is science, when a finding comes up with errors in methodology, most future studies will attempt as best possible to account for whatever errors may lie in their methodology.- That's not to say all studies are reliable and shouldn't be questioned... it is to say the paleo-guy references a 6+ year old study that is of exaggerated relevance. Many of the most groundbreaking lifestyle dietary/nutrition studies have come out in more recent years.
So please don't throw out your Masters degree, we need more educated people like you who are trying to promote health and wellbeing! Surely you can appreciate the need to review the most up to date, relevant, and reputable science that exists instead of relying on outdated ideologies.
As far as the site I linked to- he examines studies relating to all dietary intake, not just animal products. That means any plant, animal or other product. I hope any possible unintended aggression in my post doesn't deter you or anyone else from viewing the Dr.'s videos. They're extremely informative on a vary wide range of topics of diet, nutrition, lifestyle eating, and medicine.. and all of his videos directly link to the studies discussed, there is no blind following necessary as when we simply follow someone's beliefs about their own diet that are unfounded in science. He does this perpetually, so little guesswork is needed in how outdated or irrelevant a study might be.
Also to note for those who mention "nutrition is bouncing back and forth, often contradictory"-this is the scientific process, but it is not as hectic or inconsistent as some people seem to be implying. When study parameters vary greatly, results may also be disparate from study to study- The Dr. mentions previous related studies in each video and the significant differences in methodology, sample size, and confounding factors that are of importance and discusses whether or not there are wide bodies of agreement in that area, or what the potential contradictions may lie.
That being said, I hope we all take time to actually watch some of the videos on the site. if we watch individual video clips and we determine, using our own logic, the validity of each study presented, and are open minded enough to adjusting our diet a healthier one when is called for- then we are practicing an expedient means of practicing our Chinese Martial Arts