repair, pumping blood, fighting infection, running
the reproductive system and more.
There is an equation, which has been used since
1919, to work out how much energy above the
BMR is needed for different levels of activity. It is
called the Harris Benedict Equation.3 An average
woman needs approximately 1,500 BMR calories
and, if moderately active (exercise one to three
days per week) she will need approximately 500
calories in addition to her BMR calories.
So, our average woman needs approximately
2,000 calories and three quarters of these are for
BMR activities. To all intents and purposes, only
protein, fat, vitamins and minerals can help with
the BMR list of activities. Carbohydrate is purely
for energy. Hence any carbs that you eat are
useless, as far as the BMR list is concerned.
Visualise an operations manager sitting within
your body with a check list of things to do every
day: pump the heart; liver – 500 jobs; kidneys –
manage waste and much more; cells need to be
repaired and so on. Every time fat, protein,
vitamins and minerals come in – the ops manager
can direct those nutrients to things on the “To Do”
list. Every time carbs come in – nothing gets
crossed off the list.
We are now going to apply these two truths to
possibly change the way you view food for ever.
meat, eggs and dairy from pasture living animals;
fish; nuts, seeds, vegetables, and fruits in season.
Ms.