Mmmaurshmallows
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Looking back over 15 years since I began LCHF, the ability of my body to handle sour things (pickles, vinegar, wine, sauerkraut, etc) has basically disappeared. They irritate my stomach and cause instant heartburn, or just left me feeling uneasy. I've never really liked sour, except for lemon or lime juice. Even most fruits were too sour...never liked them (except grapefruit and blueberries...go figure). But give me wedding cake or grape juice or marshmallows and I was happy!
Now that I'm Peating it's come so clear that my body has been sugar (carb) deficient all along...and 50 years is a long time! (If I only knew that it was the PUFAs and corn syrup giving me the stomach aches and hypoglycemia, and eventually gluten, NOT THE SUGAR, I wouldn't have avoided it like I did!) I've always had poor digestion and obviously needed more glucose than my body was getting. I love(d) starches like legumes and rice, but I've finally given them up (thanks to RP) as they were actually constipating...and stomach aches, bloating, etc. Thanks to PakPik suggesting a protocol for irritated stomach I just started famotidine and Benadryl. It's only been 2 days, but I'm appreciating the overall calmness in my body already!
Sorry for rambling, but I was wondering if anyone recognizes a connection between my lifelong dislike for 'sour' and my body chemistry. Adding sugar to my diet about 6 weeks ago has been very helpful at decreasing adrenaline/ cortisol. My afib, palpitations, insomnia, moodiness (even suicidal ideations), brain fog, energy, BMs, and temp have all improved! I've gone from 96.9 to 97.7...up almost a whole degree! Thank God!
Now that I'm Peating it's come so clear that my body has been sugar (carb) deficient all along...and 50 years is a long time! (If I only knew that it was the PUFAs and corn syrup giving me the stomach aches and hypoglycemia, and eventually gluten, NOT THE SUGAR, I wouldn't have avoided it like I did!) I've always had poor digestion and obviously needed more glucose than my body was getting. I love(d) starches like legumes and rice, but I've finally given them up (thanks to RP) as they were actually constipating...and stomach aches, bloating, etc. Thanks to PakPik suggesting a protocol for irritated stomach I just started famotidine and Benadryl. It's only been 2 days, but I'm appreciating the overall calmness in my body already!
Sorry for rambling, but I was wondering if anyone recognizes a connection between my lifelong dislike for 'sour' and my body chemistry. Adding sugar to my diet about 6 weeks ago has been very helpful at decreasing adrenaline/ cortisol. My afib, palpitations, insomnia, moodiness (even suicidal ideations), brain fog, energy, BMs, and temp have all improved! I've gone from 96.9 to 97.7...up almost a whole degree! Thank God!
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