Her Discussions by Dr Faye - Buy or Bye Bye with a Food Expert | Mini Episode

Starting point is 00:00:00 When West Jet first took flight in 1996, the vibes were a bit different. People thought denim on denim was peak fashion, inline skates were everywhere, and two out of three women rocked, the Rachel. While those things stayed in the 90s, one thing that hasn't is that fuzzy feeling you get when WestJet welcomes you on board. Here's to Westjetting since 96. Travel back in time with us and actually travel with us at westjet.com slash 30 years. I'm very excited to come on to those, but first we've got a section called buy or bye-bye.

Starting point is 00:00:28 where basically I would say it's quite fair. I'm going to show you some products. And I would like to know whether you would buy these products or you would say bye-bye to them. Proceed supplements. Bye-bye. Why would you say bye-bye? Because we live in this time of protein obsession. We're all getting enough protein.

Starting point is 00:00:50 We're getting more protein most of us than we need. There's very few people and only in some very unique circumstances. as maybe people who are living with cancer or some particularly elderly people who don't consume enough food generally. Everyone else, we're getting enough protein. Why do we need supplements? We can get all the protein we need

Starting point is 00:01:07 from the food that we have without even over-focusing on whether that food is high in protein or not. So waste of time, waste of money, not needed. Or if you're like some Olympic bodybuilder, maybe then. Fabulous. Bye-bye. Oh, beeswell supplements. buy for the majority of people, but buy if you are vegan or vegetarian. Am I allowed to give both?

Starting point is 00:01:34 Yes, you absolutely are. I'm a big advocate for caveat in nuance because I don't think we have enough of it. Artificial sweeteners, big topic of conversation. I'm going to have to say bye-bye. Can I give some context? Absolutely. I'm saying bye-bye because I think there's some good emerging evidence now showing how they disrupt the gut microbiome. they increase our risk of insulin resistance, might predispose to diabetes. They also create this desire for sweet stuff because typically they tend to be even sweeter than sugar. So because of that, I would say bye-bye. However, I think that the harms of having full sugar drinks and full sugar foods are actually also very bad for us. So I would say, it with some caution that I wouldn't swap, for example, a Diet Coke for a full sugar coke,

Starting point is 00:02:34 I would try and avoid both of them. But I think that also we need to be aware that not all sweeteners are equally bad for our health. And again, this is quite an emerging air of research. There's some sweeteners that come from natural plant products like steviol that there doesn't seem to be yet any evidence to show that they're harmful for our health. In a year's time, there might, who knows? And then there's other sweeteners where there is some evidence like like sucralose, ACEK, spartame, where there is some evidence they might disrupt the gut microbe. So it does also depend on the type of sweetness, but also the context in which you're having the

Starting point is 00:03:08 sweeteners. Brilliant. Processed foods. Buy as well as by bye. Buy because not all processed foods are bad for us. The whole term ultra-processed food is so much more nuanced. And, you know, eat cheese essentially is a type of processed food. It's gone through processing.

Starting point is 00:03:34 And I think we've got to stop demonising anything just because it's got the word process. Like seedles. So many people demonise seedles because they say, oh, it's gone through processing, yet butter's natural. Well, absolutely not. The evidence clearly shows seedles are way better for us than butter is. But it's this kind of obsession with if it's natural, it's healthy. Lard is natural, but I'm sure I hope every listener. The heart is so bad for us. Just because it's natural doesn't mean it's better for us. Just because it's processed doesn't mean it's bad for us. Yes, there are some foods that are processed in such a way that the structure is destroyed. It's got loads of additives and amosophiles that might not be good for us. Then I would say, bye-bye. But we also have to remember that many processed foods are a lot cheaper than their unprocessed counterparts. So on average, we know that unprocessed counterparts of processed foods tend to be 50% more expensive. So we do.

Starting point is 00:04:28 need to think about affordability and accessibility. And many foods are processed to make them shelf stable, safe, etc. At Desjardin, our business is helping yours. We are here to support your business through every stage of growth, from your first pitch to your first acquisition. Whether it's improving cash flow or exploring investment banking solutions, with Desjardin business, it's all under one roof. So join the more than 400,000 Canadian entrepreneurs who already count on us and contact Desjardin today. We'd love to talk. Business. Red meat. From a health perspective, I would say bye-bye. From a pleasure perspective, I would acknowledge that I like red meat. I am careful with how much red meat I have.

Starting point is 00:05:20 It is linked to cardiovascular disease. It is linked to increased cancers, particularly colorectal cancer, So I would caution anyone about consuming it in excess, but once in a while, buy, but in bulk, do not bye-bye. Brilliant. Low-carb diets. Bye. No, bye-bye. I'm getting confused now whether it's bye-bye to low-carb diets. Generally, because I don't think we should follow any prescriptive dietary pattern, I think that healthy eating principles are quite simplistic.

Starting point is 00:05:55 It's not rocket science. we should just have a balanced diet with balanced nutrients with a mix of different foods. I think following, you know, a high carb or a low carb diet, I think it's not necessary for most people. I would caveat, however, for people who have type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance, there is quite good evidence to show that low carb diets do significantly improve some of their health outcomes. But it depends, again, it's that whole, what are you, by reducing your carb intake, what are you adding in when you take the carb out and it's really important you're adding in like heart healthy oils, healthy protein sources, plenty of fibre. My worry with low carb diets is that many people

Starting point is 00:06:37 will not get enough fibre on a low carb diet. Brilliant. Really nice to have such a nuanced take. I think often on social media we lack a lot of nuance and there's certainly a lot of nutrition information that we see on social media. Not all of it great. Thank you for listening. If you would like to hear the full episode with even more jam-packed knowledge, then just click the link in the description.

Her Discussions by Dr Faye - Buy or Bye Bye with a Food Expert | Mini Episode

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