Hello!
I only heard about Ray Peat a couple of months ago from mda forum, and am very intrigued by all this info. A lot of it is completely opposite to what I've been told by doctors, but makes sense to me.
I'm 31 years old, female, nursing a toddler. I'm at ideal weight for my height, but could be healthier. I was vegetarian for 7 years, never had regular periods, was eventually diagnosed with PCOS at 25. The bloodwork was all normal but I was infertile. I started eating meat again, saw a traditional chinese medicine doctor, and got pregnant soon after. During my pregnancy I read the Primal Blueprint and I was eating low-carb high fat moderate protein, which I followed for 2 years while nursing my daughter. Eating this way helped me overcome disordered eating, which I'd been struggling with for the past 10 years.
I started feeling sluggish and stressed last year (we moved to another country), and found that I had lost my appetite for high fat high protein foods during this period of stress. I ate a lot of fruit, starch, and sugary foods to cope. For someone who strictly avoided sugar for so many years, and accidentally found how effective sweetened ice coffee was in taking the stress away, made me think that sugar and carbs aren't the devil. I began to ask around forums about this, and stumbled onto Ray Peat.
Now I'm slowly incorporating his principles into my diet. Avoiding PUFA, eating more fruits and sugar, adding salt, decreasing meat intake, drinking bone broth, etc. It's a peculiar way of eating, but I'm feeling great so far-- steady energy, no cravings, improved digestion (I have a long history of constipation and hemorrhoids).
I have some questions--
- I have no access to raw milk or organic milk. Is UHT milk okay? I used to be lactose intolerant, but I've been drinking low-fat UHT milk for days now and am perfectly fine. Seems to depend on the brand.
- What are the best cheeses to get, and how much to consume? I find that regular cheese increases fat intake very quickly, and also, a lot of cheese in the stores have a long list of ingredients. Cottage cheese is difficult to get.
- How is Greek Yogurt?
- How often to eat meat? I'm avoiding chicken and pork now, occasionally eating beef/deer/lamb. Liver once a week. I used to think I should eat more red meat to get more iron (as advised by my ob/gyn during my pregnancy.... and my baby was indeed born w/ jaundice).
- I have no access to shellfish except in restaurants, but because of expense, I only have oysters and such maybe once a month..
- I read in one of Peat's articles that fermented foods are not good? This includes kimchi, yogurt, and kombucha? I made an effort previously to add these to my diet.
- What other vegetables to meat besides carrot?
- Homemade bone broth vs gelatin?
I plan to get a blood test soon so have some way of tracking progress.
Thanks everyone, I'm so glad this forum is here.
I only heard about Ray Peat a couple of months ago from mda forum, and am very intrigued by all this info. A lot of it is completely opposite to what I've been told by doctors, but makes sense to me.
I'm 31 years old, female, nursing a toddler. I'm at ideal weight for my height, but could be healthier. I was vegetarian for 7 years, never had regular periods, was eventually diagnosed with PCOS at 25. The bloodwork was all normal but I was infertile. I started eating meat again, saw a traditional chinese medicine doctor, and got pregnant soon after. During my pregnancy I read the Primal Blueprint and I was eating low-carb high fat moderate protein, which I followed for 2 years while nursing my daughter. Eating this way helped me overcome disordered eating, which I'd been struggling with for the past 10 years.
I started feeling sluggish and stressed last year (we moved to another country), and found that I had lost my appetite for high fat high protein foods during this period of stress. I ate a lot of fruit, starch, and sugary foods to cope. For someone who strictly avoided sugar for so many years, and accidentally found how effective sweetened ice coffee was in taking the stress away, made me think that sugar and carbs aren't the devil. I began to ask around forums about this, and stumbled onto Ray Peat.
Now I'm slowly incorporating his principles into my diet. Avoiding PUFA, eating more fruits and sugar, adding salt, decreasing meat intake, drinking bone broth, etc. It's a peculiar way of eating, but I'm feeling great so far-- steady energy, no cravings, improved digestion (I have a long history of constipation and hemorrhoids).
I have some questions--
- I have no access to raw milk or organic milk. Is UHT milk okay? I used to be lactose intolerant, but I've been drinking low-fat UHT milk for days now and am perfectly fine. Seems to depend on the brand.
- What are the best cheeses to get, and how much to consume? I find that regular cheese increases fat intake very quickly, and also, a lot of cheese in the stores have a long list of ingredients. Cottage cheese is difficult to get.
- How is Greek Yogurt?
- How often to eat meat? I'm avoiding chicken and pork now, occasionally eating beef/deer/lamb. Liver once a week. I used to think I should eat more red meat to get more iron (as advised by my ob/gyn during my pregnancy.... and my baby was indeed born w/ jaundice).
- I have no access to shellfish except in restaurants, but because of expense, I only have oysters and such maybe once a month..
- I read in one of Peat's articles that fermented foods are not good? This includes kimchi, yogurt, and kombucha? I made an effort previously to add these to my diet.
- What other vegetables to meat besides carrot?
- Homemade bone broth vs gelatin?
I plan to get a blood test soon so have some way of tracking progress.
Thanks everyone, I'm so glad this forum is here.