Been on a basically low fodmap diet for the last few years. Mainly beef, fish, chicken, eggs, white rice, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, coconut oil, olive oil, ghee, boiled carrots, leafy greens, tomatoes, avocados, berries, bananas. I haven't had any dairy, nuts, grains, fruits (except berries and bananas) or oils (apart from coconut oil and olive oil) for years. A couple of years ago I also tried the whole low carbs thing, which in the long term felt like a disaster.
Lately I have been very interested in Ray Peat and I would like to incorporate many of his guidelines as the science behind it makes sense and I feel that I have the potential to feel much better than what I do today. I feel the best way to do this is incorporating things slowly. I suspect if I added in for example all the dairy and sugar overnight it would be a total shock for my body. Today I take plenty of supplements and I want to cover everything through diet first hand.
I have been thinking about at first adding in liver (for Vitamin A) and oysters (for Zinc) weekly, and try the raw carrot salad daily. After this maybe fruits with (or between) the meals. Slowly try to have some dairy - perhaps add in butter and some cheeses? Even though I have no ideas what it would make me feel like, I have found myself really craving things like orange juice and cheeses.
At the same time I believe this 'diet' could potentially be really beneficial for me, I am quite scared to be honest to change the way I eat significantly. This stems from all the skin issues I have had constantly since about ten years ago. I have avoiding things like dairy and sugar as the whole general consensus around was that these are potential triggers for acne breakouts. For more background info about me please have a look at this thread: First Post - What Can These Tests Tell Me?
I would be very grateful for any ideas on how to proceed, and as I suspect many of you have been in a similar position it would be interesting to hear your stories.
Thank you!
Lately I have been very interested in Ray Peat and I would like to incorporate many of his guidelines as the science behind it makes sense and I feel that I have the potential to feel much better than what I do today. I feel the best way to do this is incorporating things slowly. I suspect if I added in for example all the dairy and sugar overnight it would be a total shock for my body. Today I take plenty of supplements and I want to cover everything through diet first hand.
I have been thinking about at first adding in liver (for Vitamin A) and oysters (for Zinc) weekly, and try the raw carrot salad daily. After this maybe fruits with (or between) the meals. Slowly try to have some dairy - perhaps add in butter and some cheeses? Even though I have no ideas what it would make me feel like, I have found myself really craving things like orange juice and cheeses.
At the same time I believe this 'diet' could potentially be really beneficial for me, I am quite scared to be honest to change the way I eat significantly. This stems from all the skin issues I have had constantly since about ten years ago. I have avoiding things like dairy and sugar as the whole general consensus around was that these are potential triggers for acne breakouts. For more background info about me please have a look at this thread: First Post - What Can These Tests Tell Me?
I would be very grateful for any ideas on how to proceed, and as I suspect many of you have been in a similar position it would be interesting to hear your stories.
Thank you!