Comments on: The Good Monkey Diet

By: Vegetarianism for a better future? | Nisadas

Vegetarianism for a better future? | Nisadas — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:50:06 +0000

[...] couple of days after reading on Indi’s blog about the effects of a low calorie diet and Rajaratarala’s posts about his latest misadventures in farming and the dietary habits of [...]

By: Johan

Johan — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:52:23 +0000

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091001163555.htm

By: RS

RS — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:22:02 +0000

For an interesting discussion of minimum food requirements for Sri Lankans and the effects of inflation see: http://www.lbo.lk/fullstory.php?nid=353071923#cm. The other side of the coin.

By: Whacko

Whacko — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:05:18 +0000

yeah, eating is overrated. Another problem probably attributable in some form to commercialization. The world's oldest man also gives us some eating tips

By: Johan

Johan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:58:06 +0000

This exercising Vegan (i.e. only plants–meaning no dairy, no eggs either) can say from experience that a vegan diet is very healthy. And I bench press 225 pounds/deadlift 335 pounds, so vege does not imply pencil neck. A vegan diet is better for the environment, better for you, and better for the animals (if you give a shit about them that is). But if you don’t, the first two reasons are pretty good ones too.

By: sbarrkum

sbarrkum — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:06:54 +0000

If you are into reading Jared Diamond should also read The Collapse of Complex Societies: Joseph Tainter He then lays out his theory of decline: as societies become more complex, the costs of meeting new challenges increase, until there comes a point where extra resources devoted to meeting new challenges produce diminihsing and then negative returns. At this point, societies become less complex (they collapse into smaller societies). For Tainter, social problems are always (ultimately) a problem of recruiting enough energy to "fuel" the increasing social complexity which is necessary to solve ever-newer problems. Another should read article is Cruel Windfall: Hows wars plagues, and urban disease propelled Europe’s rise to riches

By: David Blacker

David Blacker — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:55:59 +0000

In other words, eat more meat and get more exercise.

By: Indi's Cook

Indi's Cook — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:33:14 +0000

Nice you finally got the courage to talk about what you eat. Sure it takes an extra kind of monkey to be this humble.

By: Nayagan

Nayagan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:41:56 +0000

this is a good diet to follow if you :

1. dislike bone density
2. dislike having enough muscle mass to pick yourself up after having an aged person fall.
3. dislike your metabolism running on high
4. want the caveman’s mental acuity and endurance.
5. want to look like Neo in the tub.

By: N

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:13:38 +0000

Tryin to eat what I see as normal amounts of food here with a reasonable amount of salt and/or sugar. The food and the condiments have no moderation it seems.