Look into Ray Peat. Adhering to some of his basic principles definitely boosted my health:
Careful about omega-6. Avoid seed oils. Use coconut oil, butter/ghee & animal fats to cook with. Small amounts of olive oil are beneficial, especially when used topically in my opinion. Wheat germ oil can be good internally and topically if kept fresh in vacuum, or it starts going rancid immediately. Therefore capsules are perfect.
Eat mostly clean carbs: potatoes, oats, white rice, fruits, fruit juices, carrots, pumpkins, squashes, white sugar, beets, tomatoes. Limit carbs with an abundance of anti-nutrients such as whole-grain bread that isn't sourdough, legumes.
Generous amounts of high-quality dairy products. Coconut milk.
Some good quality meat & wild-caught fish here and there, organ meats are a plus.
Coffee with grass-fed/pastured gelatin/collagen, milk and sugar. Coconut oil & ghee are also nice in coffee.
Zinc, Magnesium, kelp tablets for Iodine, vitamin D3, long-release vitamin C. Apple cider vinegar in small amounts in dressings and diluted in water. Be generous with seasalt & potassium chloride (NoSalt) especially when craving it.
Yes it is good, albeit expensive. Also it's too dogmatic of a diet for me to be sustainable in the long-term. A lot of keto doctors drop information gems, but I do believe there is a strong case to be made for clean carbs if only to be able to eat a balanced diet without running into problems. I believe that cravings stem from our body telling us something is lacking. The common pitfall is to "think" you are craving a multi-ingredient substitute for the actual one-ingredient food you are in fact craving. For instance: soy burgers are a shitty subsitution for meat burgers because you aren't actually craving the soy, yet it tastes like meat.
For worldowedexplanation or anyone who experiences tendonitis, just curious...what do you normally eat as your normal meals in the day? I need to reduce inflammation and need to get away from dairy. The tendonitis in one of my hands needs to get better. When I avoid gluten and lectins, I feel better.
Gelatin/Collagen. Eggs. Magnesium. Creatine.
I had Carpal Tunnel and have mostly healed it by adding these to my diet.
As long as the dairy is raw+grassfed+organic+fermented, it should be fine but make sure to increase the amounts gradually.
Thank you, moonstreams! I'll try to implement more gelatin and creatine in my diet. Sometimes I notice inflammation when I eat eggs. Bone broth soups make me feel the best at lunch time. I need some good anti-inflammatory breakfast suggestions as I don't like to eat too much fruit in the day.
I am simply outlining what has been working for me, after trying a bunch of fad diets over the years (including keto).
Did you look into Ray Peat? I would suggest to read his articles which are all based on scientific literature, without cherry-picking.
Orange Juice is a convenient way to ingest potassium which is one of the main minerals most people lack in their diet, and it tastes great without it having additives. Good taste and craving something (except if induced by unnatural/extracted chemicals) is a great indicator for me to choose what to eat and drink. What on paper is wrong with orange juice in your opinion? The sugar? Please read this carefully: http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/glycemia.shtml
On paper, white rice might seem nutritionally light in contrast to brown rice, yet I would argue that the net benefit is higher since the anti-nutrients in brown rice strip your body of certain minerals and vitamins. This also goes for a lot of nuts and seeds. They are okay when in proportion.
I only buy organic white rice for the reason you mentioned (pesticides).
I specifically mentioned high-quality dairy for a reason. Typical pasteurized dairy which is also factory-farmed is indeed highly inflammatory and to be mostly avoided. Especially fermented dairy is well-tolerated by most people and can be gradually introduced while monitoring how the body reacts.
Look into Ray Peat. Adhering to some of his basic principles definitely boosted my health:
I thought white rice was a no no but long grain rice was okay? In moderation obviously.
Please see my reaction to the comment placed by worldowedexplanation. :)
Yes it is good, albeit expensive. Also it's too dogmatic of a diet for me to be sustainable in the long-term. A lot of keto doctors drop information gems, but I do believe there is a strong case to be made for clean carbs if only to be able to eat a balanced diet without running into problems. I believe that cravings stem from our body telling us something is lacking. The common pitfall is to "think" you are craving a multi-ingredient substitute for the actual one-ingredient food you are in fact craving. For instance: soy burgers are a shitty subsitution for meat burgers because you aren't actually craving the soy, yet it tastes like meat.
This is outstanding! thank you for the detailed response. I didn't think of iodine and I should substitute salt for seasalt. Nice.
I am avoiding dairy, because of its inflammatory properties.
White rice has zero nutritional value, it is pure sugar.
Dairy is highly inflammatory, and acts like an opioid making you addicted to it.
Fruit juice is literally sugar. Eat whole vegetables and fruit.
Grains are covered in 10 different kinds of pesticides.
For worldowedexplanation or anyone who experiences tendonitis, just curious...what do you normally eat as your normal meals in the day? I need to reduce inflammation and need to get away from dairy. The tendonitis in one of my hands needs to get better. When I avoid gluten and lectins, I feel better.
Gelatin/Collagen. Eggs. Magnesium. Creatine. I had Carpal Tunnel and have mostly healed it by adding these to my diet. As long as the dairy is raw+grassfed+organic+fermented, it should be fine but make sure to increase the amounts gradually.
Thank you, moonstreams! I'll try to implement more gelatin and creatine in my diet. Sometimes I notice inflammation when I eat eggs. Bone broth soups make me feel the best at lunch time. I need some good anti-inflammatory breakfast suggestions as I don't like to eat too much fruit in the day.
Thanks for your response!
I am simply outlining what has been working for me, after trying a bunch of fad diets over the years (including keto).
Did you look into Ray Peat? I would suggest to read his articles which are all based on scientific literature, without cherry-picking.
Orange Juice is a convenient way to ingest potassium which is one of the main minerals most people lack in their diet, and it tastes great without it having additives. Good taste and craving something (except if induced by unnatural/extracted chemicals) is a great indicator for me to choose what to eat and drink. What on paper is wrong with orange juice in your opinion? The sugar? Please read this carefully: http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/glycemia.shtml
On paper, white rice might seem nutritionally light in contrast to brown rice, yet I would argue that the net benefit is higher since the anti-nutrients in brown rice strip your body of certain minerals and vitamins. This also goes for a lot of nuts and seeds. They are okay when in proportion.
I only buy organic white rice for the reason you mentioned (pesticides).
I specifically mentioned high-quality dairy for a reason. Typical pasteurized dairy which is also factory-farmed is indeed highly inflammatory and to be mostly avoided. Especially fermented dairy is well-tolerated by most people and can be gradually introduced while monitoring how the body reacts.