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My diet is mainly low sugar, low processed, little meat.
My diet is more about what can I add.
More veggies? Top with nuts? Fresh herbs? Add some faro to the salad? More spices? How can I work in beans?
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I recently discovered that most wheat is sprayed with glyphosate to maximize yields. Glyphosate is toxic to gut bacteria. As a result, I decided to change my diet.
After many experiments with eating, I settled on this plan: Avoid all grains, especially wheat, corn, barley (used to brew beer) and rice. Avoid all sugar and HFCS. Both wheat and sugar drive blood-sugar levels up and provoke the liver to store fat. By avoiding sugar and grains, it’s easier to maintain low insulin levels and minimize converting glucose into triglycerides which promotes lipogenesis.
Avoid all fast food and frozen meals because they’re contaminated with wheat, emulsifiers, preservatives, HFCS, food colorings, glyphosate and other chemicals. Furthermore, they’re devoid of fiber and their fats included hydrogenated oils that promote trans-fat which promotes adverse health effects. Avoid all seed oils except olive oil and avocado oil. Eat only certified organic food. Avoid all fruit juices; just eat the entire fruit along with its fiber. Only eat when hungry. Eat a source of Omega 3 fats at least twice weekly, e.g. wild salmon. Avoid factory farmed fish. Try to achieve an eating schedule of just two meals per day, first at about 11 AM, then the second at 5 PM. That frees up 18 hours per day for digestion and fat absorption. If possible, proceed to just one meal per day.
The most amazing thing is that after following that plan I feel so much mentally calmer and sharper. I am no longer hungry, have no acid reflux and I've lost any longing to consume alcohol.
I recently discovered that most wheat is sprayed with glyphosate to maximize yields. Glyphosate is toxic to gut bacteria. As a result, I decided to change my diet.
After many experiments with eating, I settled on this plan: Avoid all grains, especially wheat, corn, barley (used to brew beer) and rice. Avoid all sugar and HFCS. Both wheat and sugar drive blood-sugar levels up and provoke the liver to store fat. By avoiding sugar and grains, it’s easier to maintain low insulin levels and minimize converting glucose into triglycerides which promotes lipogenesis.
Avoid all fast food and frozen meals because they’re contaminated with wheat, emulsifiers, preservatives, HFCS, food colorings, glyphosate and other chemicals. Furthermore, they’re devoid of fiber and their fats included hydrogenated oils that promote trans-fat which promotes adverse health effects. Avoid all seed oils except olive oil and avocado oil. Eat only certified organic food. Avoid all fruit juices; just eat the entire fruit along with its fiber. Only eat when hungry. Eat a source of Omega 3 fats at least twice weekly, e.g. wild salmon. Avoid factory farmed fish. Try to achieve an eating schedule of just two meals per day, first at about 11 AM, then the second at 5 PM. That frees up 18 hours per day for digestion and fat absorption. If possible, proceed to just one meal per day.
The most amazing thing is that after following that plan I feel so much mentally calmer and sharper. I am no longer hungry, have no acid reflux and I've lost any longing to consume alcohol.
Oh, and I'm easily losing weight.
If I was going to avoid all grains, including wheat, corn, barley, rice, all sugar, eat only certified organic food, avoid all fruit juices, never eat any fast food ever again, and everything else you listed, I would probably wish I was dead.
BTW, I eat all of these things in moderation and don't usually buy organic. My blood sugar is fine, my weight is perfect for my height and I'm not on any medications. I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but I never was anyway.
I'm glad you found your ideal way to eat. It couldn't possibly work for me. I like to eat a variety of food way too much.
I think what is difficult about proving Bredesen's protocol is that it is so personalized. It's not "I took this drug at this dosage for this many weeks and this happened." It can be nutritional deficiencies in one person, infections causing inflammation in the body such as HSV1 or tick-borne infections in another, etc.
He talks about plugging the 36 holes in the roof, and maybe you can only plug half of them, but it might make a significant difference. It could be exercise, sleep, diet--things that aren't very expensive. He talks about making sure you don't need a CPAP because of sleep apnea. If not covered by insurance, that is expensive. Knowing your fasting insulin levels and A1C and monitoring your glucose throughout the day may cost you too. But it might also prevent diabetes so that's another plus.
So many of the recommendations may just contribute to overall better health in general, and if the brain is improved for some people, that's significant.
I do find that these articles all point to the significant cost of buying supplements or having testing. You don't have to buy HIS supplements. If you need fish oil, as long as it is high quality and the right amout of DHA etc, the brand doesn't matter. They want to claim his protocol is too expensive, but then let's look at the $26,000 a year drug that started out at least over $50,000 (remember the medicare monthly cost hike to prepare for the impact)--one that can cause brain bleeds and other side effects.
I'm not saying his protocol works, and he doesn't claim it works for everyone. But I don't see it causing harm especially if you know you have the gene and also family history. It might be worth a shot to explore some of the protocol, and the earlier you try to prevent, the better. I'm researching it, doing a lot of reading, and trying what makes sense to me. If I choose to do any bloodwork I will look at that too. In the meantime, it doesn't cost me to exercise, prioritize my sleep, and monitor my diet.
All I know is if I do keto all my labs go into the crapper. Cholesterol, to much protein in urine and inflammatory markers go up. So obviously a huge "no" for me.
From simply an observational perspective? My neighbor had come over after I hadn't seen him for a couple months. I was shocked by his appearance. My first thought is he must have cancer. Definitely thinner, but looked super unhealthy. He then went on to praise the keto diet he has been strictly adhering to. He looked 10 years older.
It is interesting that some keto followers do have increases in LDL with low triglycerides, and sometimes significant LDL elevations. And it can also be higher if you are doing intermittent fasting. There is a term called Lean Mass Hyper-Responder for people who are lean and following low saturated fat/low carb diets. Interesting read:
My last blood work was excellent after only trying this new way of eating for a month! My HDL was 75, the best I’ve had. My energy is better, and I sleep better too.
My diet is mainly low sugar, low processed, little meat.
My diet is more about what can I add.
More veggies? Top with nuts? Fresh herbs? Add some faro to the salad? More spices? How can I work in beans?
I found the best way to work the beans into your diet is using low sodium canned beans. I don’t have time to cook beans, so I got the organic canned black beans (the beans were prepared/soaked to minimize the gas), and Amy’s organic lentils/vegetables canned (low sodium) soups- all from Costco. I eat white jasmine rice, mixed with the black beans (a can will be 3 portions, saved the rest in glass Tupperware in the fridge). I usually add some cilantro in the mixed rice. I ate that in Costa. On my busy day, I just heat up a can if the Amy’s lentil soup on the stovetop for lunch, and it’s tasty.
I found the best way to work the beans into your diet is using low sodium canned beans. I don’t have time to cook beans, so I got the organic canned black beans (the beans were prepared/soaked to minimize the gas), and Amy’s organic lentils/vegetables canned (low sodium) soups- all from Costco. I eat white jasmine rice, mixed with the black beans (a can will be 3 portions, saved the rest in glass Tupperware in the fridge). I usually add some cilantro in the mixed rice. I ate that in Costa. On my busy day, I just heat up a can if the Amy’s lentil soup on the stovetop for lunch, and it’s tasty.
Canned beans are great, I go through tons of canned garbanzo beans, I also have lots of dried beans, and pop those in the pressure cooker when I can.
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