Thanks again for sharing all of this research and your experiences! I've had a very tough couple of years ever since I first tried keto. I get fooled by the increased energy and weight loss in the first months and for a long time I thought there was just something wrong with me or how I was doing keto (when the first concerning symptoms started).
It got so bad that I nearly lost consciousness from severe anemia caused by heavy periods. And I even had open abdominal surgery for fibroids. Lately I was getting really desperate because of the severe digestive issues and weight gain. And people keep asking me if I'm pregnant when they see my enormous abdomen 😂
I'm looking forward to implementing your advice and finally having a functioning body 😄
Hi. So, loved the article. I would like to tell about my expérience. Well, it was almost carnivore. Weston Price. I have started weston price diet in 2020, the covid year. I was in good health, but the world got nuts, and for me, when I have discovered WP on instagram, it was like : that is the thing, we should est like this, help our farmers, New rebel is raw milk, f***the gouvernement system etc. I was like 38 years old and I am an educated woman, but I fell in it. Bonne broth too. So 4 years later, 12 kg more, hi , very high cortisol, prolactine, hystamine (bone broth made me sick), too much of meat and fish oil made.me fall down with à very sévère flu. So now I am trying to come back do good sens. Tuff. But I am sure I Will manage this
Thank you for sharing this, Tamara. I do appreciate the work of the WAP foundation, but I agree that they miss the mark on some things, particularly the over-emphasis on eating a lot of animal fat and the demonization of all carbohydrates, including fruit. Wishing you all the best in your journey back towards balance!
Hello Kaya, wonderful article. What specific ancient grains do you eat regularly? Also how do you make sure you are getting enough omega without having fish oil or cod liver oil?
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it. Wheat varieties such as spelt, emmer and kamut/khorasan are pretty solid choices. Most grains imported from Italy (such as types of imported pasta) tend to be high quality.
I’ll also say that I have been eating more foods as of late that are probably made with the more modern wheat varieties (couscous, cakes, cookies) and my body feels quite well with these, but the tolerance to wheat/gluten is very individual, and I just seem to do well with these.
As per omega-3s, most animal foods include traces of them, but I would just go for any seafood that you like. My personal preferences and what I tend to eat are mussels, oysters, fish eggs, white fish, and sometimes wild-caught salmon.
That works very well for some. :) It's also something that I did for a while.
However what I've come to realize years later now is that the inability to handle a wider variety of foods is often a hint at a deeper problem in the body (metabolic inhibition, gut dysbiosis, deficiencies, sometimes metal toxicity) rather than a direct issue with the foods themselves. It's a lot more freeing being able to get to a point where a whole host of foods (including a wider variety of plant foods) can be tolerated and provide benefit rather than harm. Some micronutrients (molybdenum and magnesium being some examples) can be harder to obtain without diversifying the diet, and even when it comes to keeping gut issues at bay, supporting immune function, or being able to better bind intestinal toxins, being able to include a wider array of properly prepared plants can be beneficial. All of that of course besides the fact that being able to tolerate more foods also makes for tastier, more interesting meals.
Such an insightful article! Do you have any recs for foods that meet the 1:2 P to Ca ratio? I have been researching online and it is staggering how many foods have a higher phosphorus to calcium ratio.
So much great information, as usual. You mentioned that one of your main concerns was your skin. Thats been my issue for the past 5 or 6 years. What would you say was the most beneficial for you in that regard?
Hi Millie, I'm glad you enjoyed the article :) Diet wise, limiting foods that produce excess endotoxin, that being anything that I can feel upsets my gut in any way, creates excess gas, etc, has been helpful. For each person, those foods will differ. The "Ray Peat Carrot Salad" seems to help too, by improving bowel frequency and helping to remove endotoxin and estrogen. Eating at maintenance also helps. Caloric deficits tend to free up tissue-stored toxin at a rate often faster than what the liver can detox, so the toxins come out through the skin instead (especially if the person has a high toxic load). Eating enough helps to circumvent that. Apart from diet, psychological stress seems to be a massive player in skin issues, as it compounds with any biological stressors going on. Topically, honey and fresh aloe vera seem to really accelerate healing when needed.
Haha I love this sentence - If this state becomes chronic (such as when choosing to stay alive when eating zero carbs) 😂
Such interesting info Kaya! Especially about high cholesterol actually indicating low thyroid. Makes a lot of sense for my family.
This is really great reading. Looking forward to more :)
Either I'm reading this too late or I spotted a typo that needs clarification:
"Burning fats for energy produces 50% less CO2 than burning fat. "
Thanks for spotting this, will fix!
Thanks again for sharing all of this research and your experiences! I've had a very tough couple of years ever since I first tried keto. I get fooled by the increased energy and weight loss in the first months and for a long time I thought there was just something wrong with me or how I was doing keto (when the first concerning symptoms started).
It got so bad that I nearly lost consciousness from severe anemia caused by heavy periods. And I even had open abdominal surgery for fibroids. Lately I was getting really desperate because of the severe digestive issues and weight gain. And people keep asking me if I'm pregnant when they see my enormous abdomen 😂
I'm looking forward to implementing your advice and finally having a functioning body 😄
Hi. So, loved the article. I would like to tell about my expérience. Well, it was almost carnivore. Weston Price. I have started weston price diet in 2020, the covid year. I was in good health, but the world got nuts, and for me, when I have discovered WP on instagram, it was like : that is the thing, we should est like this, help our farmers, New rebel is raw milk, f***the gouvernement system etc. I was like 38 years old and I am an educated woman, but I fell in it. Bonne broth too. So 4 years later, 12 kg more, hi , very high cortisol, prolactine, hystamine (bone broth made me sick), too much of meat and fish oil made.me fall down with à very sévère flu. So now I am trying to come back do good sens. Tuff. But I am sure I Will manage this
Thank you for sharing this, Tamara. I do appreciate the work of the WAP foundation, but I agree that they miss the mark on some things, particularly the over-emphasis on eating a lot of animal fat and the demonization of all carbohydrates, including fruit. Wishing you all the best in your journey back towards balance!
Hello Kaya, wonderful article. What specific ancient grains do you eat regularly? Also how do you make sure you are getting enough omega without having fish oil or cod liver oil?
Hey Joy,
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it. Wheat varieties such as spelt, emmer and kamut/khorasan are pretty solid choices. Most grains imported from Italy (such as types of imported pasta) tend to be high quality.
I’ll also say that I have been eating more foods as of late that are probably made with the more modern wheat varieties (couscous, cakes, cookies) and my body feels quite well with these, but the tolerance to wheat/gluten is very individual, and I just seem to do well with these.
As per omega-3s, most animal foods include traces of them, but I would just go for any seafood that you like. My personal preferences and what I tend to eat are mussels, oysters, fish eggs, white fish, and sometimes wild-caught salmon.
Thank you so much. What about Einkorn Flour? https://jovialfoods.com/100-organic-einkorn-all-purpose-flour/
Also what if someone doesn't really love seafood - should they still try to eat it?
So why not simply just animal products + fruits?
That works very well for some. :) It's also something that I did for a while.
However what I've come to realize years later now is that the inability to handle a wider variety of foods is often a hint at a deeper problem in the body (metabolic inhibition, gut dysbiosis, deficiencies, sometimes metal toxicity) rather than a direct issue with the foods themselves. It's a lot more freeing being able to get to a point where a whole host of foods (including a wider variety of plant foods) can be tolerated and provide benefit rather than harm. Some micronutrients (molybdenum and magnesium being some examples) can be harder to obtain without diversifying the diet, and even when it comes to keeping gut issues at bay, supporting immune function, or being able to better bind intestinal toxins, being able to include a wider array of properly prepared plants can be beneficial. All of that of course besides the fact that being able to tolerate more foods also makes for tastier, more interesting meals.
Such an insightful article! Do you have any recs for foods that meet the 1:2 P to Ca ratio? I have been researching online and it is staggering how many foods have a higher phosphorus to calcium ratio.
So much great information, as usual. You mentioned that one of your main concerns was your skin. Thats been my issue for the past 5 or 6 years. What would you say was the most beneficial for you in that regard?
Hi Millie, I'm glad you enjoyed the article :) Diet wise, limiting foods that produce excess endotoxin, that being anything that I can feel upsets my gut in any way, creates excess gas, etc, has been helpful. For each person, those foods will differ. The "Ray Peat Carrot Salad" seems to help too, by improving bowel frequency and helping to remove endotoxin and estrogen. Eating at maintenance also helps. Caloric deficits tend to free up tissue-stored toxin at a rate often faster than what the liver can detox, so the toxins come out through the skin instead (especially if the person has a high toxic load). Eating enough helps to circumvent that. Apart from diet, psychological stress seems to be a massive player in skin issues, as it compounds with any biological stressors going on. Topically, honey and fresh aloe vera seem to really accelerate healing when needed.