low-carb saves the planet

[TheAwfulToad]

Since it seems to be getting a positive response, I thought this might be of general interest:

healthunlocked.com/lchf-die...

It's unlocked, so you shouldn't need to join the forum to read it.

[andyswarbs]

Am I right TAD that you advocate

- grass-fed organic farming which has a much better o3/o6 ratio of around 4-1, whereas commercially farmed animals have an o3/06 ratio of up to 20-1 and thus are highly inflammatory. (Paleo man had a ratio more like 2-1 or even 1-1).Sadly rainforest is being rapidly replaced by grassland to grow sufficient grass-fed cattle for human consumption.

- oppose commercial animal farming practices. Which means that, according to some estimates, up to 95% of soy/corn crop fields would simply not exist since they are fed exclusively to cattle etc. Because of this lower demand for land that agricultural commercial farming practices such as GM crops (and also roundup etc) would not be needed. Fortunately if there were no commercial animal farming practices then that precious rainforest would benefit in that it is being cut down to make way for more soy/corn crops to feed commercial cattle for human consumption.

Yours, putting words in your mouth.

[TheAwfulToad in reply to andyswarbs]

Yes, exactly. I try not to pay too much attention to the macronutrient aspects - I'm more focused on what works, from the farmer's point of view. It's just a happy coincidence that naturally-raised food seems to be better for us than stuff extruded from a factory. I think only the nutritionists get upset about that.

Two other benefits I didn't mention:

- Natural farming creates employment. While politicians raise their hands in horror at the idea of people working on farms, the reality is that it's a very enjoyable job for those who like the outdoors and an active lifestyle. Young people especially seem to thrive on it.

- Natural farms can bring "useless" land into use - rolling terrain, and damaged soils. Farms are flat and square because tractors like things to be flat and square. Plants don't. In fact there is probably no more inefficient way to grow plants than in a flat, square monoculture.