A Delicate Balance (Documentary)
I found this film very interesting and well researched, and would highly recommend it to counter much of the nutrition disinformation out there and get the full picture.
Three years in the making, A Delicate Balance is a succinct production featuring candid, heartfelt interviews with some of the world’s leading experts.
It gives you answers to the questions you never thought to ask, and sets you on the path to asking the questions the animal products corporations hoped you never would… Most importantly, it proves that life is a delicate balance – and we can all tip the scales.
Nominated for Best Unreleased Documentary by the Australian Film Critics Association, this film is a must-see for everyone who cares about their health, their loved ones and their home. — adelicatebalance.com.au
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You got to have a lot of patience to watch the hole movie, it`s incredible. I think that the word “cancer” is repeated 100.ooo in this movie, I didn`t made the count, but I don`t think I`m far from a good guess. Basically what they say, don`t eat meat you gonna get “cancer”, eat vegetables, even the one with pesticides and insecticides are good for you because you have a defense mechanism into your cells that get rid of those harmful chemicals (witch I think is obvious not the case, other wise how the hack did you explain DDT and other chemicals in our body’s after more then 30 years then was stopped from being use), I think they where close from saying that even GMO`s are OK. If you want to get scared that you may get “cancer” from eating meat watch this movie. Maybe this movie should be called “Wanna get cancer, eat meat”
After all I do believe that this movie is highly reductionist.
But I will have another suggestion made by Dan Buettner without even mentioning Michael Pollan`s books:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-jk9ni4XWk
Understanding the meat and dairy product connection to cancer is made a lot easier if you understand what ‘biomagnification’ is, which is explained in easy-to-understand terms here:
https://www.permaculturenews.org/2008/08/13/pesticides-and-you/
Florin – just watched the video you linked to. Yes, it’s very good and balanced. Notable ‘ingredients’ for a long life being: plant based diet (or largely so), regular exercise, sense of belonging to cohesive community, peace of mind, etc.
I ate eggs (free range and local) and bacon (no nitrites) this morning and that’s what I’ll eat tomorrow morning, too. I’m convinced animal fat and protein is healthful and can be produced sustainably.
If your decisions about eating meat are based on the China Study (mentioned in this documentary), then you should read this: https://www.westonaprice.org/blogs/denise-minger-refutes-the-china-study-once-and-for-all.html
Humans have eaten meat for pretty much all of their evolutionary path and cancer is NOT a universal illness amongst all human cultures, at least to the degree we have it now i.e. there are peoples who eat meat and don’t have high levels of illness, and high levels of cancer seem to be a modern phenomenon.
Saying that meat is bad and to eat plants is good is misleading. Not all vegetarian diets are healthy for the individual or the planet, and it’s possible to eat meat ethically, sustainably and healthily. While choosing to not eat meat is an honourable option (but by no means the only one), how many of Western vegetarians would survive if their oil supply stopped this year? The point being that much of modern vegetarianism is not particularly sustainable for the planet, and it’s not what you eat it’s how you do it that counts.
Hi Pebble. No, cancer was certainly not common in earlier times. I remember when it became ‘popular’. You might find my comment in an earlier post on this of interest. It’s certainly about how you do it. But, the reality, is that most don’t have the land to ‘do it’ as it should be done. Most are eating pesticide contaminated, cruelty ridden crap.
I would like to recommend Dr Graham’s book called the 80 10 10 diet. the diet has a good reconciliation between meat and no meat, you can follow 2 versions of the same diet wether or not to inclide meat/dairy etc. the other version is a raw vegan. he emphasises the primate diet ration of 80% calories from carbs, 10 from fats, 10 from proteins. and he metnioned that too much protein can cause cancer, too much fat can cause diabetes, any deviation based on a weekly average would have problems.
he also mentioned that organic food has a network of microorganism that provide important nutrients not available in conventionally grown foods.
https://www.amazon.com/80-10-Diet/dp/1893831248/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288210727&sr=8-1
https://foodnsport.com/blog/articles/interview-with-dr-graham.html
Dr. Graham says that there is a difference between surviving and thriving and that meat and other foods are a survival need when humans moved away from the equator. but he also mentioned that there is a big difference between organic and non-organic meat.
Also he said that meat has adrenalin which is a stimulant. There is a difference between a stressful kill and an adrenalin kill. There is a humane way of killing an animal with the least amount of stress possible so that the adrenalin would not be released too much and affect the quality of the meat.
I’ve heard that omega 6 creates inflammations which might cause cancer, and that sugar nurturences it.
JBob, when I was in Lofoten this summer I learned there they fed the hens with seaweed, to increase the levels of omega 3 in the eggs. Be careful if your eggs have too much omega 6 due to too much omega 6 rich food, like soy etc. Then they might be inflammation bombs!
Also remember that hard boiled eggs have more cholesterol than soft boiled eggs.
Too much protein causes cancer, too much fat causes diabetes?
I’ve never believed in such statements. I followed the recommendation of one man and ordered up full blood battery of tests from my doctor and then did the opposite of what people were telling me was the “common belief” of healthy eating and did the same full blood battery of tests from my doctor once more. My eggs intake increased to over 70 eggs per week and my bad cholesterol kept reducing and going down. I call total whack on such statements by anyone who does not have the gumption to actually test them out on themselves and find out what is real and what is media hype.
Peter, the theory that the arise of cancer after WWII is caused by too much omega 6 and sugar and refined food, is from David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D. He is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and cofounder of the Center for Integrative Medicine.
His theory is that our diet is much to full of omega 6, and that omega 6 causes inflammations which lead to cancer. And when cancer cells are developed, they are nurturance to grow rapidly from easily available sugar from refined food and sugar. Omega 6 and refined food is according to him the reason for the cancer pandemic we have seen after WWII.
This theory is described in his book Anticancer: A New Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Anticancer-New-Life-David-Servan-Schreiber/dp/0670020346
The film claims you can replace omega 3 from fish with omega 3 from line seed oil. This is not true!
– Why fish stomps flax as a source of omega-3: https://thehealthyskeptic.org/why-fish-stomps-flax-as-a-source-of-omega-3
Here is more on this important topic.
– How too much omega-6 and not enough omega-3 is making us sick: https://thehealthyskeptic.org/how-too-much-omega-6-and-not-enough-omega-3-is-making-us-sick
– How much omega-3 is enough? That depends on omega-6: https://thehealthyskeptic.org/how-much-omega-3-is-enough-that-depends-on-omega-6
– Comparison of mean polyunsatured fatty acid composition (expressed as mg/g of fatty acid or as a % of total lipid) between grass-fed and grain-fed cattle: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846864/table/T2/
– A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846864/?tool=pmcentrez
“Most of the evidence shows a higher concentration of n-3 and a lower concentration of n-6 in grass fed meat. Several studies suggest that grass-based diets elevate precursors for Vitamin A and E, as well as cancer fighting antioxidants such as glutathione (GT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity as compared to grain-fed contemporaries.” -Chris Kresser
– The definitive fish oil buyer’s guide: https://thehealthyskeptic.org/the-definitive-fish-oil-buyers-guide
– When it comes to fish oil, more is not better: https://thehealthyskeptic.org/when-it-comes-to-fish-oil-more-is-not-better
@JBob, you can surely continue to enjoy eating your eggs: https://www.naturalnews.com/031475_eggs_protein.html