Weston Price Diet

I recently had a reader in his 30's write in - very cordially and politely I might add - and express concern about my position on fat in the diet.  He then went on to comment:

"You might want to refine your position on fats and animal protein after reading the Weston Price perspective, but I suspect you are really on the same page."

 Of course, I don't begrudge him his opinion and I admit the research is quite involved.  However, I am definitely not on the same page and below I will explain why.  I'll start by noting, though, that I get this types of comments quite often and it's almost always from men under 40. In this case it was a Weston A. Price Diet, but in other cases the person is a fan of a Paleo Diet or Low Carb Diet.

Regardless of the label, these diets all share certain common elements:  high total fat, medium to high saturated fat and low to low medium carbohydrates.  The bottom line is that this way of eating, in this the Weston A Price Diet, is simply impractical and downright dangerous for the typical guy that arrives at my site. The young gentleman that wrote in, if he really takes charge of his health and fitness, may be able to get away with a Weston A Price lifestyle.

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However, that's not the picture with most men that arrive at my site with erectile difficulties. They're generally in their 40's, 50's and 60's and have higher blood pressure, higher arterial plaque, stiff arteries and on and on. I just can't in good conscience tell someone like this that they can eat saturated fat and be okay and I think Weston Price and other similar organizations are making a big mistake by giving this advice without caveats.

These men need to clean out their arteries and the only way we know how to do that right now is through an Ornish/Low Fat Diet. When you're young, it is really hard to imagine that something as "drastic" as an Ornish or Low Fat Diet being helpful, but the research and practical experience clearly shows the results on middle-aged and senior men with cardiovascular problems.

I also know that fat in the diet is very controversial. In fact, the way we eat is downright religious for most of us. I could sell a lot more books if I told these men that they could somehow eat a lot of saturated fat and total fat and recover from their heart disease and erectile dysfunction. But I would not be able to sleep at night knowing that I'd sent a lot of them to an early grave.

Erectile dysfunction is a very serious condition. As I point out elsewhere on my site, men with E.D. can expect some kind of heart-related event about five years in the future if they do not take control of their arterial health.

Most of these men can feel the decline. And what hope do they have? Statins have many side effects and meager results. Furthermore, almost all popular diets tell them that they can keep eating lots of fat and their cardiovascular health will improve in spite of an abundance of research to the contrary. This dooms them to steadily declining health: