ecstatichamster
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So I've been doing some Peat eating for about 3 weeks.
And there are things that are bothering me.
I'm not lean. I've gained a quick 10 pounds on this diet. I can't get my temps up. I'm sure I will but so far nothign has worked. My teeth hurt (I think I over supplemented with magnesium. I've stopped and I think it's already a little better today.)
My theory is that perhaps it's best to live on high starch, low fat and lowish protein. But the SAME starch. So the critters in our gut become well adjusted and happy.
I think diversity of diet may be hurting us. A lot.
Besides, the biggest is the replacement of starch with sugar doesn't feel right with me.
For one thing, when I drink OJ I get a huge sugar craving. It subsides in about 15 minutes, but it shows me that I'm spiking insulin a lot. And this is AFTER a protein meal. (Perhaps not long enough afterwards...maybe I should try an hour after?)
Also, I went from small amounts of high quality dairy (quality aged raw milk cheese) to massive amounts of yogurt (non fat) and reduced fat (pasteurized) cheese, which doesn't feel right to me either although it's convenient and easy.
But the major thing is replacement of starch with sugar, supposedly to diminish endotoxin load.
So I"m thinking, what is it about starch that is bad?
It's supposedly endotoxins. But the people who live a long time eat the SAME foods all the time.
And I think that is the key.
I've read that when stool microbes are analzyed, people who are lean and fit and healthy have a REDUCED gut microbiome diversity.
(I'm looking for that study now, can't locate it at the moment.)
and this recent post really made an impact on me
viewtopic.php?f=225&t=9032
I've TRAVELED in Southeast Asia, and Italy. And I've found that the healthiest people are lean and fit and don't show their age. Kind of like Ray actually. He SOUNDS older than he looks, and is VERY vital and lean.
The recent thread on long lived people is something I've studied (I've read about them in many places.) And they eat a lot LESS than I do, and they don't eat a VARIETY of foods. They get stuck on a steady diet and just stick to it.
Maybe that's healthy -- finding starches that are friendly, sticking to them, with low fat and lowish protein.
And there are things that are bothering me.
I'm not lean. I've gained a quick 10 pounds on this diet. I can't get my temps up. I'm sure I will but so far nothign has worked. My teeth hurt (I think I over supplemented with magnesium. I've stopped and I think it's already a little better today.)
My theory is that perhaps it's best to live on high starch, low fat and lowish protein. But the SAME starch. So the critters in our gut become well adjusted and happy.
I think diversity of diet may be hurting us. A lot.
Besides, the biggest is the replacement of starch with sugar doesn't feel right with me.
For one thing, when I drink OJ I get a huge sugar craving. It subsides in about 15 minutes, but it shows me that I'm spiking insulin a lot. And this is AFTER a protein meal. (Perhaps not long enough afterwards...maybe I should try an hour after?)
Also, I went from small amounts of high quality dairy (quality aged raw milk cheese) to massive amounts of yogurt (non fat) and reduced fat (pasteurized) cheese, which doesn't feel right to me either although it's convenient and easy.
But the major thing is replacement of starch with sugar, supposedly to diminish endotoxin load.
So I"m thinking, what is it about starch that is bad?
It's supposedly endotoxins. But the people who live a long time eat the SAME foods all the time.
And I think that is the key.
I've read that when stool microbes are analzyed, people who are lean and fit and healthy have a REDUCED gut microbiome diversity.
(I'm looking for that study now, can't locate it at the moment.)
and this recent post really made an impact on me
viewtopic.php?f=225&t=9032
I've TRAVELED in Southeast Asia, and Italy. And I've found that the healthiest people are lean and fit and don't show their age. Kind of like Ray actually. He SOUNDS older than he looks, and is VERY vital and lean.
The recent thread on long lived people is something I've studied (I've read about them in many places.) And they eat a lot LESS than I do, and they don't eat a VARIETY of foods. They get stuck on a steady diet and just stick to it.
Maybe that's healthy -- finding starches that are friendly, sticking to them, with low fat and lowish protein.