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Anyone else feeling better after eating more veggies? I think Peat is an absolute genius, but turning his ideas into an applicable diet can be troublesome for some. I had lots of problems with dairy, juice, and other recommendations, and I've had to experiment a lot to find a diet that works for me.
I've added back in a lot of cooked veggies, and it really seems to be helping. I'm beginning to remember how much I love broccoli (and many other veggies), and I've been eating it pretty much every single day now, often topped with ghee, parmesan cheese, and salt. My gut feels so much better, and it also seems like my caffeine tolerance has increased, which I have read is a studied effect of cruciferous veggies (Effects of dietary broccoli on human in vivo caffeine metabolism: a pilot study on a group of Jordanian volunteers. - PubMed - NCBI).
My current diet looks like:
cooked veggies (mosty broccoli, kale, zucchini, spinach)
whole fruit, not juice (currently blueberries, kiwi, pineapple, orange, and dates)
yogurt
occasional meat (fatty beef cuts or super lean chicken breast)
occasional oysters, liver, kidney, and heart
ghee and coconut oil
corn tortillas made with masa harina
buckwheat pancakes (recent experiment, high in magnesium)
occasional potato or sweet potato
green olives
dark chocolate
I think with Peat stuff it's really easy to get lost in the minutia, and struggle to find a system that works for your individual body/context. Which makes sense, because he's foremost a scientist who is concerned with digging into the tiny details, and is focused on that rather than coming up with sensible and healthy patterns for living. For instance, debating the minor amounts of PUFA in veggies or even berry seeds is silly, if you're having digestion issues on a super high fruit intake.
I've added back in a lot of cooked veggies, and it really seems to be helping. I'm beginning to remember how much I love broccoli (and many other veggies), and I've been eating it pretty much every single day now, often topped with ghee, parmesan cheese, and salt. My gut feels so much better, and it also seems like my caffeine tolerance has increased, which I have read is a studied effect of cruciferous veggies (Effects of dietary broccoli on human in vivo caffeine metabolism: a pilot study on a group of Jordanian volunteers. - PubMed - NCBI).
My current diet looks like:
cooked veggies (mosty broccoli, kale, zucchini, spinach)
whole fruit, not juice (currently blueberries, kiwi, pineapple, orange, and dates)
yogurt
occasional meat (fatty beef cuts or super lean chicken breast)
occasional oysters, liver, kidney, and heart
ghee and coconut oil
corn tortillas made with masa harina
buckwheat pancakes (recent experiment, high in magnesium)
occasional potato or sweet potato
green olives
dark chocolate
I think with Peat stuff it's really easy to get lost in the minutia, and struggle to find a system that works for your individual body/context. Which makes sense, because he's foremost a scientist who is concerned with digging into the tiny details, and is focused on that rather than coming up with sensible and healthy patterns for living. For instance, debating the minor amounts of PUFA in veggies or even berry seeds is silly, if you're having digestion issues on a super high fruit intake.