somuch4food
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Since the original is a hot debate on the validity of the theory, I thought a more practical thread discussing the various factors that can make this diet for a large number of people.
The basic diet generally relies on beef, with rice or potatoes with some low A fruits and vegetables. Beans can be included but usually are not by everyone. Other meats can be eaten as well.
The first time I implemented this diet in November I saw many improvements and felt way better. With the holidays, I lost track and when I reimplemented it in January I never got the same level of improvements.
This tells me that there is something else going on for me.
In January, what was different is mainly less dairy, less oats, less sunflower seeds and almonds, no maple syrup and more wheat.
Some factors I've come up with:
There's also the theory that was mentionned in the main thread about retinoic acid and blue light using up B2 and could affect light eyed people more.
The basic diet generally relies on beef, with rice or potatoes with some low A fruits and vegetables. Beans can be included but usually are not by everyone. Other meats can be eaten as well.
The first time I implemented this diet in November I saw many improvements and felt way better. With the holidays, I lost track and when I reimplemented it in January I never got the same level of improvements.
This tells me that there is something else going on for me.
Breakfast, one of the following with one fruit:
Oatmeal: Regular quick oats, 2/3 cup of milk, brown sugar, a pinch of wheat bran and a bit of salt.
Pancakes: Regular refined enriched white flour mixed with either rice krispies or oats, baking soda, vinegar, 2/3 cup of milk, pan fried with lard or vegetable oil, not set yet. Served with maple syrup.
Toasts: White regular bread made with part oat flour with a Nutella-type spread.
Cereals: Rice krispies with plain yogourt and honey
Lunch is dinner leftovers
Dinner:
Proteins: Any meat, sometimes a bit of cheese
Starches: Bread, pasta, rice (brown or basmati), potatoes, sometimes beans
Vegetables: Peeled cucumber, onions, garlic, tomatoes
Flavors:
Maple syrup, honey, vinegars, salt, pepper, paprika, parsley
Snacks:
Fruit: pears, apples, bananas, golden raisins
Salty, crunchy: sunflower seeds, almonds, various wheat crackers
Sugary: oat cookies, marshmallow
Oatmeal: Regular quick oats, 2/3 cup of milk, brown sugar, a pinch of wheat bran and a bit of salt.
Pancakes: Regular refined enriched white flour mixed with either rice krispies or oats, baking soda, vinegar, 2/3 cup of milk, pan fried with lard or vegetable oil, not set yet. Served with maple syrup.
Toasts: White regular bread made with part oat flour with a Nutella-type spread.
Cereals: Rice krispies with plain yogourt and honey
Lunch is dinner leftovers
Dinner:
Proteins: Any meat, sometimes a bit of cheese
Starches: Bread, pasta, rice (brown or basmati), potatoes, sometimes beans
Vegetables: Peeled cucumber, onions, garlic, tomatoes
Flavors:
Maple syrup, honey, vinegars, salt, pepper, paprika, parsley
Snacks:
Fruit: pears, apples, bananas, golden raisins
Salty, crunchy: sunflower seeds, almonds, various wheat crackers
Sugary: oat cookies, marshmallow
In January, what was different is mainly less dairy, less oats, less sunflower seeds and almonds, no maple syrup and more wheat.
Some factors I've come up with:
- No casein
- No lactose
- No gluten
- Low retinol
- Low carotenoids
- Low oxalates
- Low lectins (if no beans)
- Low fat
- Low fructose
- More beef (heme iron, zinc)
- Low calcium
- No fortified foods
There's also the theory that was mentionned in the main thread about retinoic acid and blue light using up B2 and could affect light eyed people more.