Tenacity
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If you are sick, reconsider everything you're doing as a contributing factor.
A short while ago I read about the diet of the Tsimane, the Bolivian people with the healthiest hearts in the world. I found it fascinating that a group of people consuming mostly starches, one of the most maligned substances on the forum, had such good well-being. Of course, this is unsurprising if you read Peat's quotes in context. Starch is fine for many people, yet he prefers fruit. The fact of the matter is, most of us do not have access to high quantities of fresh, ripe fruit.
Before embarking on my Tsimane-inspired diet, I was repping the high sugar, high dairy Peat life. It wasn't starch free, as I consumed small quantities of rice and potatoes, but it included high quantities of milk and chocolate, 20% of calorie content as fruit, some meat and eggs, table sugar and the aforementioned starches.
Excluding my POTS symptoms (which improve with a lower fat diet and niacinamide, so I suspect free fatty acids are a problem for me), I suffer from acne and difficulty going long between meals, and the associated emotional problems from both of those. I can become very stressed and moody simply by going too long without a meal. My facial acne almost completely disappears with progesterone use, but reappears when it is discontinued. My back acne lingers no matter what I do.
I read about the Tsimane and decided to try an experiment. It seemed logical at the time; high nutrient density from the starches, lack of empty calories from sugar and added fats (excluding maybe honey), lower on the fat side such that free fatty acids are less of a problem, and not too much protein, which we've discussed to be detrimental a few times on this forum.
I also have a few dental issues, so I consume large amounts of dairy products, and try not to eat too much acidic, unripe fruit. I consider this to be the only unTsimane-like thing on this diet.
Anyway, my diet is now as follows. I've been experimenting with the exact proportions for a while, but this seems logical to me for right now.
Occasionally I sub out the meat for cod, for the ocean nutrients. I consume honey as a replacement for good fruit, but I'd sub that out for fruit if I could. Honeydew seems to always be either not sweet at all, almost squash-like, or very sweet, and never acidic, so I see no problem consuming it. I add in the clementines for extra nutrients, but only eat very few because they tend to be very acidic here. The Tsimane diet ratio is 72/14/14 C/F/P. Protein is a little higher than I'd like, with less total carbohydrate than the Tsimane, but that is a consequence of eating as much dairy as I do.
I supplement with progesterone, niacinamide and vitamin D, and have been doing so for a long time, before I began this experiment.
Anyway, onto the improvements:
Props to @olive too. I was inspired by your sweet potato consumption to say the least, haha.
A short while ago I read about the diet of the Tsimane, the Bolivian people with the healthiest hearts in the world. I found it fascinating that a group of people consuming mostly starches, one of the most maligned substances on the forum, had such good well-being. Of course, this is unsurprising if you read Peat's quotes in context. Starch is fine for many people, yet he prefers fruit. The fact of the matter is, most of us do not have access to high quantities of fresh, ripe fruit.
Before embarking on my Tsimane-inspired diet, I was repping the high sugar, high dairy Peat life. It wasn't starch free, as I consumed small quantities of rice and potatoes, but it included high quantities of milk and chocolate, 20% of calorie content as fruit, some meat and eggs, table sugar and the aforementioned starches.
Excluding my POTS symptoms (which improve with a lower fat diet and niacinamide, so I suspect free fatty acids are a problem for me), I suffer from acne and difficulty going long between meals, and the associated emotional problems from both of those. I can become very stressed and moody simply by going too long without a meal. My facial acne almost completely disappears with progesterone use, but reappears when it is discontinued. My back acne lingers no matter what I do.
I read about the Tsimane and decided to try an experiment. It seemed logical at the time; high nutrient density from the starches, lack of empty calories from sugar and added fats (excluding maybe honey), lower on the fat side such that free fatty acids are less of a problem, and not too much protein, which we've discussed to be detrimental a few times on this forum.
I also have a few dental issues, so I consume large amounts of dairy products, and try not to eat too much acidic, unripe fruit. I consider this to be the only unTsimane-like thing on this diet.
Anyway, my diet is now as follows. I've been experimenting with the exact proportions for a while, but this seems logical to me for right now.
Occasionally I sub out the meat for cod, for the ocean nutrients. I consume honey as a replacement for good fruit, but I'd sub that out for fruit if I could. Honeydew seems to always be either not sweet at all, almost squash-like, or very sweet, and never acidic, so I see no problem consuming it. I add in the clementines for extra nutrients, but only eat very few because they tend to be very acidic here. The Tsimane diet ratio is 72/14/14 C/F/P. Protein is a little higher than I'd like, with less total carbohydrate than the Tsimane, but that is a consequence of eating as much dairy as I do.
I supplement with progesterone, niacinamide and vitamin D, and have been doing so for a long time, before I began this experiment.
Anyway, onto the improvements:
- Backne is clearing up. At this rate I'll be acne free very soon in the near future, with no lesions or inflammation anywhere.
- I can now go longer between meals. Usually 3 or 4 hours between meals and I'd get pretty crabby, but now it's more like 6. Oddly enough, I don't have never awoken from hunger in the night. I consider this to be a huge win, given the threat of low blood sugar to health.
- I credit both of the above to two things; the fibre content of the diet from potato and fruit, perhaps clearing out more toxins and estrogen, and the increased intake of nutrients such as the B vitamins and magnesium.
- I used to suffer from mild fatigue, but this has significantly improved since beginning a Tsimane-inspired diet.
- I am more regular, with 2-3 BMs a day rather than 1-2.
- Teeth feel cleaner for longer. Plaque formation is significantly decreased. I feel like I could go a few days without brushing if I wanted to. I no longer get a funky sour taste in my mouth, which I have concluded to be from my past chocolate consumption.
Props to @olive too. I was inspired by your sweet potato consumption to say the least, haha.
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