Milkmeateggs
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Hey everyone, I have been reading lot of Ray's articles, and also following the forum for quite a while but this is my first post here. I have a few questions about my diet and immunity, any insights or suggestions are appriciated. I am a 21 year old male from Eastern Europe.
Some info about me and health issues: I got a chronic throat/ear infection ~3 years ago that progressed into chronic digestive issues, IBS etc, (due to some pharmaceuticals). I don't want to bore anyone with the details about the different approaches I tried and what happened(raw vegan, paleo, ketogenic, weston a. price etc.) because it was a really long period. Long story short my digestion is completely okay now, as long as I avoid PUFA/grains/legumes/excess muscle meat, fiber. The only health issue I have is I still have the chronic ear infection and some dental problems which I had now for years and is incredibly annoying. I listened to the Danny Roddy podcast with haidut, and asked him for advice as he mentioned he had sinus infections too while paleo. He recommended a moderate protein high carb very low fat diet, carbs mostly coming from sugars not starch to reduce serotonin. Are there any members here who had chronic infections that cleared up from a low fat peatish diet?
It makes a lot of sense, and I think I was consuming too much fat even though from the safe saturated/monounsaturated variety (quarts of whole milk, cooking with lots of coconut oil/butter, lot of full fat cheese) that may be the reason my infection still didn't clear up, and I remember when I consumed lot of fresh ripe fruits in summer, I felt like my infection is clearing a little. But I really find it difficult, if not impossible to go so low fat, and also to avoid starches completely. Here is why: I read from Ray's recommendations he says fruits should be only eaten if tree ripened and tropical fruits are the best. Most tropical fruits in stores look gross, very unripe, they are also expensive and sometimes have absolutely no sugar content. Orange juice is available but it is either with pulp or with enzyme usage, or from concentrate. The other problem I have with getting most carbs from fruit or juices is I don't do well with all the liquid. I can get dates from Iran(not sure if this is good or not) but usually it hurts my teeth same as raw honey. My only protein source would be quark from the market which even though I cannot know the macros for sure it is pretty low fat but most meat is out given its naturally high fat and the required fat to cook it in, as well as cheese as there is no low fat variety available.
I designed this diet, not sure how I will feel on it yet. Please feel free to point out any possible negative elements or if you have suggestions, it is highly appriciated. I salt everything to taste.
Wake up Breakfast ~7 am:
grapes or other fruits, or grape juice, 4 ounce quark
Snack ~10 am
2 boiled eggs
grapes or other fruits, grape juice
Lunch ~13 pm
raw carrot with vinegar
1 cup bone broth (I get the fat off)
4 ounce oxtail(mostly low fat because I take the fat off from the broth) with some well cooked sweet potatoes ~500 g
Snack ~16 pm
4 ounce quark, some fruits
Dinner ~20 pm
mashed potatoes, tiny bit of milk added
Once a week I switch out the oxtail for some goose/chicken liver if I can find fresh, and again once a week I switch it out for some mussels with white rice.
This turns out to be 2450 calories 15% protein 72% carbs 13% fat according to chronometer, but I think it counts too much fat for the oxtail so it is likely lower. Only 3 g of PUFA.
The goal is to reduce PUFA, endotoxin levels, as well as serotonin/estrogen, cortisol and other possible immuno suppressants.
Other then the health issues I listed: ear/throat infection, some teeth with cavities, I am in good shape, pretty lean and muscular. I train in the gym once a week, (maybe I need to stop even this amount of exercise?) and walk/ride the bike few times a week. I also try to stay active in general, getting out in the morning walking to the market, at night doing some yoga, stretching, meditation to reduce stress, and get a good night sleep.
I have not been taking any supplements for 2 years now, but I bought some vitamin E today, since I will go on a much lower fat diet probably releasing some PUFA, also got some aspirin as haidut mentioned it is good to stop lipolysis. Any other supplements I should consider?
I still don't know what to think of Fructose, I know Ray says its beneficial, but I think I read in the Perfect Health Diet book, that mice fed fructose have higher endotoxin levels then on any other diet, now I didn't look into the studies they referenced, probably something is flawed with them. According to Ray it is the opposite, and starch is what can increase endotoxin, now from my experience fructose is only harmful in combination with PUFA, (which basically means PUFA is harmful, and fructose is not.) so I shouldn't worry about it. Starch is only bad for me if it comes from grains, and not from tubers so basically grains are the problem not the starch, at least for me.
The post turned out to be a bit longer then I expected, sorry about that.
Some info about me and health issues: I got a chronic throat/ear infection ~3 years ago that progressed into chronic digestive issues, IBS etc, (due to some pharmaceuticals). I don't want to bore anyone with the details about the different approaches I tried and what happened(raw vegan, paleo, ketogenic, weston a. price etc.) because it was a really long period. Long story short my digestion is completely okay now, as long as I avoid PUFA/grains/legumes/excess muscle meat, fiber. The only health issue I have is I still have the chronic ear infection and some dental problems which I had now for years and is incredibly annoying. I listened to the Danny Roddy podcast with haidut, and asked him for advice as he mentioned he had sinus infections too while paleo. He recommended a moderate protein high carb very low fat diet, carbs mostly coming from sugars not starch to reduce serotonin. Are there any members here who had chronic infections that cleared up from a low fat peatish diet?
It makes a lot of sense, and I think I was consuming too much fat even though from the safe saturated/monounsaturated variety (quarts of whole milk, cooking with lots of coconut oil/butter, lot of full fat cheese) that may be the reason my infection still didn't clear up, and I remember when I consumed lot of fresh ripe fruits in summer, I felt like my infection is clearing a little. But I really find it difficult, if not impossible to go so low fat, and also to avoid starches completely. Here is why: I read from Ray's recommendations he says fruits should be only eaten if tree ripened and tropical fruits are the best. Most tropical fruits in stores look gross, very unripe, they are also expensive and sometimes have absolutely no sugar content. Orange juice is available but it is either with pulp or with enzyme usage, or from concentrate. The other problem I have with getting most carbs from fruit or juices is I don't do well with all the liquid. I can get dates from Iran(not sure if this is good or not) but usually it hurts my teeth same as raw honey. My only protein source would be quark from the market which even though I cannot know the macros for sure it is pretty low fat but most meat is out given its naturally high fat and the required fat to cook it in, as well as cheese as there is no low fat variety available.
I designed this diet, not sure how I will feel on it yet. Please feel free to point out any possible negative elements or if you have suggestions, it is highly appriciated. I salt everything to taste.
Wake up Breakfast ~7 am:
grapes or other fruits, or grape juice, 4 ounce quark
Snack ~10 am
2 boiled eggs
grapes or other fruits, grape juice
Lunch ~13 pm
raw carrot with vinegar
1 cup bone broth (I get the fat off)
4 ounce oxtail(mostly low fat because I take the fat off from the broth) with some well cooked sweet potatoes ~500 g
Snack ~16 pm
4 ounce quark, some fruits
Dinner ~20 pm
mashed potatoes, tiny bit of milk added
Once a week I switch out the oxtail for some goose/chicken liver if I can find fresh, and again once a week I switch it out for some mussels with white rice.
This turns out to be 2450 calories 15% protein 72% carbs 13% fat according to chronometer, but I think it counts too much fat for the oxtail so it is likely lower. Only 3 g of PUFA.
The goal is to reduce PUFA, endotoxin levels, as well as serotonin/estrogen, cortisol and other possible immuno suppressants.
Other then the health issues I listed: ear/throat infection, some teeth with cavities, I am in good shape, pretty lean and muscular. I train in the gym once a week, (maybe I need to stop even this amount of exercise?) and walk/ride the bike few times a week. I also try to stay active in general, getting out in the morning walking to the market, at night doing some yoga, stretching, meditation to reduce stress, and get a good night sleep.
I have not been taking any supplements for 2 years now, but I bought some vitamin E today, since I will go on a much lower fat diet probably releasing some PUFA, also got some aspirin as haidut mentioned it is good to stop lipolysis. Any other supplements I should consider?
I still don't know what to think of Fructose, I know Ray says its beneficial, but I think I read in the Perfect Health Diet book, that mice fed fructose have higher endotoxin levels then on any other diet, now I didn't look into the studies they referenced, probably something is flawed with them. According to Ray it is the opposite, and starch is what can increase endotoxin, now from my experience fructose is only harmful in combination with PUFA, (which basically means PUFA is harmful, and fructose is not.) so I shouldn't worry about it. Starch is only bad for me if it comes from grains, and not from tubers so basically grains are the problem not the starch, at least for me.
The post turned out to be a bit longer then I expected, sorry about that.