Hi Everyone,
I am a brand new Peatarian, having discovered Ray Peat only late yesterday. Since then I have consumed much of his literature, pouring through the articles on his website, visiting a slew of forums and websites (Danny Roddy, ARK of Wellness etc.) and have decided to jump in and give it all I've got. After posting this, I'm going to make potato soup and juice a bunch of mandarin oranges. And have coffee with cream.
I'm a former journalist so the intensely focused research and information gathering yesterday is not new to me and neither is the pursuit of a healthy and appropriate diet for my body. I happened upon Peat by chance, having come across his name on a forum discussing the benefits of green coffee. I'm still not sure about the green coffee but I'm sure loving having found Ray Peat.
There is so much that I like and resonate with and I must confess what sold me was knowing I can eat my most favorite food in the world - Haagen Dazs coffee iced cream. Heaven. I had the sense that God was giving me the nod, saying "this is it kid."
All kidding aside, my health is an absolute mess and it's all due to poor diet. I don't have labs or anything to prove it but after a long history of doing every diet on record, from paelo to raw vegan and everything in between my physical well being is well, just not well. My last attempt was another go at raw vegan where I ate green smoothies for nearly a month and I didn't lose an inch or a pound. So, definite metabolic and blood sugar issues in the extreme.
That being said, something tells me, I may have finally stumbed upon the answers I have been looking for, for as long as I can remember.
Thanks Charlie for suggesting the questions, which I will answer below. You have helped me as have others. I've read a number of threads already and find the atmosphere here to be one of genuine care and concern and a true desire to help oneself and others. Nice. Many folks here already have helped and inspired me, Peatarian, Birdie, Naroux (hope I got that right), Ark, Cliff and others. Thank you.
OK here goes for my answers.
What's your age? 51
How did you find the forum? Googled Ray Peat
How did you find Ray Peat's work? Web search for green coffee his name came up during a forum discussion about benefits of coffee. No mention of him having an opinion on green coffee, however.
How long have you been Peating? Today is my first day.
What is your favorite part about Peating? Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream is allowed. I'm new.
What is the worst part? I have no clue how to find or work with chicken feet and oxtail, nor organ meat for that matter (liver included) and I need to avoid overwhelm on that stuff.
What are your health issues? Oh boy. Severe blood sugar issues, obesity (about 50 pounds overweight, concentrated in the gut), depression-mood swings, problems with eye sight (new), chronic pain especially in left neck, shoulder and back, constant feeling of fullness in left ear, frequent nose bleeds (only left side), feeling of inner shaking.
What other questions should we ask?.......The ones you asked are great.
I do have 3 questions for now.
1. Is Knox gelatine OK to use? I heard of Morton's Canning along the way and of course making one's own is best. It may take me some time to get up to that level. For now, I'm keeping it simple and will start with potato soup, freshly squeezed OJ, coffee, coconut oil, milk and cream, meat and cheese. If you have other suggestions for me given my health issues, please let me know.
2. Are there recipes posted anywhere? I've not yet come across a dedicated area for that. That guidance would very much help me.
3. What is the low down on green coffee? Good, bad, no big thing?
Thank you all!
Best,
Nancy aka Sunjoy
I am a brand new Peatarian, having discovered Ray Peat only late yesterday. Since then I have consumed much of his literature, pouring through the articles on his website, visiting a slew of forums and websites (Danny Roddy, ARK of Wellness etc.) and have decided to jump in and give it all I've got. After posting this, I'm going to make potato soup and juice a bunch of mandarin oranges. And have coffee with cream.
I'm a former journalist so the intensely focused research and information gathering yesterday is not new to me and neither is the pursuit of a healthy and appropriate diet for my body. I happened upon Peat by chance, having come across his name on a forum discussing the benefits of green coffee. I'm still not sure about the green coffee but I'm sure loving having found Ray Peat.
There is so much that I like and resonate with and I must confess what sold me was knowing I can eat my most favorite food in the world - Haagen Dazs coffee iced cream. Heaven. I had the sense that God was giving me the nod, saying "this is it kid."
All kidding aside, my health is an absolute mess and it's all due to poor diet. I don't have labs or anything to prove it but after a long history of doing every diet on record, from paelo to raw vegan and everything in between my physical well being is well, just not well. My last attempt was another go at raw vegan where I ate green smoothies for nearly a month and I didn't lose an inch or a pound. So, definite metabolic and blood sugar issues in the extreme.
That being said, something tells me, I may have finally stumbed upon the answers I have been looking for, for as long as I can remember.
Thanks Charlie for suggesting the questions, which I will answer below. You have helped me as have others. I've read a number of threads already and find the atmosphere here to be one of genuine care and concern and a true desire to help oneself and others. Nice. Many folks here already have helped and inspired me, Peatarian, Birdie, Naroux (hope I got that right), Ark, Cliff and others. Thank you.
OK here goes for my answers.
What's your age? 51
How did you find the forum? Googled Ray Peat
How did you find Ray Peat's work? Web search for green coffee his name came up during a forum discussion about benefits of coffee. No mention of him having an opinion on green coffee, however.
How long have you been Peating? Today is my first day.
What is your favorite part about Peating? Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream is allowed. I'm new.
What is the worst part? I have no clue how to find or work with chicken feet and oxtail, nor organ meat for that matter (liver included) and I need to avoid overwhelm on that stuff.
What are your health issues? Oh boy. Severe blood sugar issues, obesity (about 50 pounds overweight, concentrated in the gut), depression-mood swings, problems with eye sight (new), chronic pain especially in left neck, shoulder and back, constant feeling of fullness in left ear, frequent nose bleeds (only left side), feeling of inner shaking.
What other questions should we ask?.......The ones you asked are great.
I do have 3 questions for now.
1. Is Knox gelatine OK to use? I heard of Morton's Canning along the way and of course making one's own is best. It may take me some time to get up to that level. For now, I'm keeping it simple and will start with potato soup, freshly squeezed OJ, coffee, coconut oil, milk and cream, meat and cheese. If you have other suggestions for me given my health issues, please let me know.
2. Are there recipes posted anywhere? I've not yet come across a dedicated area for that. That guidance would very much help me.
3. What is the low down on green coffee? Good, bad, no big thing?
Thank you all!
Best,
Nancy aka Sunjoy