Vertical DietStan Efferding, Damon McCune
Vertical Diet
by Stan Efferding, Damon McCune · first published 2021
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…the above without straying too far in the other direction would be something like CICO + a balanced diet that seeks to hit most macro and micronutrients as well. For anyone interested, Stan Efferding's Vertical Diet is by far the best guide I've seen personally to putting together a nutrition program that seeks to hit these goals. (I'm not getting any money for saying that, of course.)
on ““A calorie is a calorie” violates the second law of thermodynamics (2004)” ↗…free, I believe that herbicides in the husk triggered it and that everyone is vulnerable to this one) * Almond butter (main culprit, I was trying to eat less meat and it backfired spectacularly, see the Vertical Diet by Stan Efferding to learn how diets go wrong in the health and fitness world and leave older lifters only able to eat ground beef and rice) That's all the physical side. I realize now after going through…
on “Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study” ↗10k IU's a day is what it took me. I found that value almost by accident, while starting to follow Stan Efferding's Vertical Diet, which recommends that as a part of a suite of daily vitamins (it is much better than the name belies). IMO anyone who works a desk job should take 10k IU's daily. I fell out of the habit during covid…
on “Vitamin D and Depression (2020)” ↗…your daily iodine needs and then some. I have it with my breakfast because having it later in the day can affect your sleep quality. I learned about this from listening to Stan Efferding talk about his "Vertical Diet."
on “Vitamin D and Depression (2020)” ↗I'm not very familiar with it, but Stan Efferding (The Rhino) recommends conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as part of his Vertical Diet. I've found that beef and rice is pretty much the ideal bodybuilding food, so he's evidently onto something. Definitely yes on butter. In fact, just throw away most pre-2000 health advice (lite, low-fat,…
on “Low nutritional quality in vegetarian meat substitutes” ↗