francophonerobert
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Hello, all!
I believe that I have at least a rudimentary understanding of the Raymond Peat Diet, thanks to this forum. I am interested in the diet as a means to eradicate my alcoholism, or at least significantly moderate it. About 10 years ago, I became interested in the LOVE(Lacto-Ovo, Vegetarian, Energy) Diet of Dr. Hugh McCann's organicMD website. As an alcoholic, I noticed that my alcohol cravings were reduced on the morning after a day of following a vegetarian diet. I still drank alcohol (beer), but it was a lesser amount, hence my interest in the RP Diet. I enjoy milk, and I can easily drink a quart a day - I also enjoy cheese. The orange juice is a possible problem - I would prefer oranges, and cantelope, and cherries , and peaches, and grapes. This diet seems very do-able. I also like potatoes, zucchini/yellow squash, broccoli and Italian kale. I am a pre-diabetic, so I am concerned about fruits, let alone fruit juices. I suspect that RP recommends oranges as an antidote for the cysteine/methionine,tryptophan content of meat and poultry, as well as for its potassium content. I only eat animal flesh every 10 days, so I don't see a great need for fruit except on those three days every month. Speaking of tryptophan, I noticed that 2 quarts of milk contained 8 mgs. of it - twice the RDA for my bodyweight of 75 kgs. I could easily cut the milk calories in half by simply replacing it with 40 g. of grass-fed whey concentrate (from Defense Nutrition), or Just Protein( from Ironmind ), a milk/egg protein powder.
It seems that I might need progesterone/predgelone as a supplement for my alcohol cravings. I know from experience that glutamine is not helpful in my case.
thankfully,
Robert
I believe that I have at least a rudimentary understanding of the Raymond Peat Diet, thanks to this forum. I am interested in the diet as a means to eradicate my alcoholism, or at least significantly moderate it. About 10 years ago, I became interested in the LOVE(Lacto-Ovo, Vegetarian, Energy) Diet of Dr. Hugh McCann's organicMD website. As an alcoholic, I noticed that my alcohol cravings were reduced on the morning after a day of following a vegetarian diet. I still drank alcohol (beer), but it was a lesser amount, hence my interest in the RP Diet. I enjoy milk, and I can easily drink a quart a day - I also enjoy cheese. The orange juice is a possible problem - I would prefer oranges, and cantelope, and cherries , and peaches, and grapes. This diet seems very do-able. I also like potatoes, zucchini/yellow squash, broccoli and Italian kale. I am a pre-diabetic, so I am concerned about fruits, let alone fruit juices. I suspect that RP recommends oranges as an antidote for the cysteine/methionine,tryptophan content of meat and poultry, as well as for its potassium content. I only eat animal flesh every 10 days, so I don't see a great need for fruit except on those three days every month. Speaking of tryptophan, I noticed that 2 quarts of milk contained 8 mgs. of it - twice the RDA for my bodyweight of 75 kgs. I could easily cut the milk calories in half by simply replacing it with 40 g. of grass-fed whey concentrate (from Defense Nutrition), or Just Protein( from Ironmind ), a milk/egg protein powder.
It seems that I might need progesterone/predgelone as a supplement for my alcohol cravings. I know from experience that glutamine is not helpful in my case.
thankfully,
Robert