jaketthomas
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I'm at 2 1/2 months, since I was introduced to this Ray Peat diet. In that time, I've started to connect some dots.
For me and my body, Orange Juice doesn't work. Gives me heartburn/indigestion or colitis about 90% of the time I consume it. I'm a Blood Type O, and I naturally have very high levels of stomach acid. Dr. D'Adamo recommends avoiding OJ for Type O, because of the acidity. I guarantee Ray Peat is not a Blood Type O. Ditto for coffee. Too acidic, throws off my entire GI tract. Ray Peat suggests coffee contains magnesium, which is true in the ground form, but the magnesium isn't very soluble, and not much gets into the final brewed product. So ultimately, there's not many benefits to drinking coffee, except for the minute amount of vitamins and the caffeine in it. It DOES decrease iron absorption in the intestines, but so does virtually ANYTHING with caffeine. Tea, cola, yerba mate, etc.
The Orange Juice suggestions are because of the salicylic acid it contains. That's Peat's main reason for suggesting it. However, Grape Juice contains MORE salicylic acid than OJ, without the hearburn and GI upset. Grape Juice is also excellent for the liver. For anyone having the same problems with OJ (which are a lot of you), I would suggest switching to 100% Grape Juice.
As far as the coffee goes, I've replaced the coffee with Tea; various kinds. Still trying to determine which is best for my body, but I'm doing much better on Tea than with coffee. Coffee gave me the same negative effects as OJ.
Now, onto the diet itself... as long as you avoid wheat/gluten, and don't go crazy on estrogenic, goitrogenic, and PUFA foods, it's really not that big of a deal what you eat. This is what I've found. I've been super, duper strict on the "Peat Approved" foods, and I feel absolutely NO better than when I just eat "clean" foods. I mean, some of you have taken this diet to the extreme... Gummi Bears and Milk as a meal? Seriously? There are certain foods I won't touch, like soy, all kinds of beans, any food with gums or artificial sweeteners, cruciferous vegetables and such, but other foods, so long as they're not too offensive, aren't that bad. Like, avoiding blueberries because they have tiny little microscopic seeds in them? Or Figs? They're powerhouse foods!
My body temp continues to rise. Started off around 96.8-97.0. Now I'm steady 98-ish. Still not totally there yet, but I don't expect my 20+ years of low body temperature to revolve itself in 3 months.
For me and my body, Orange Juice doesn't work. Gives me heartburn/indigestion or colitis about 90% of the time I consume it. I'm a Blood Type O, and I naturally have very high levels of stomach acid. Dr. D'Adamo recommends avoiding OJ for Type O, because of the acidity. I guarantee Ray Peat is not a Blood Type O. Ditto for coffee. Too acidic, throws off my entire GI tract. Ray Peat suggests coffee contains magnesium, which is true in the ground form, but the magnesium isn't very soluble, and not much gets into the final brewed product. So ultimately, there's not many benefits to drinking coffee, except for the minute amount of vitamins and the caffeine in it. It DOES decrease iron absorption in the intestines, but so does virtually ANYTHING with caffeine. Tea, cola, yerba mate, etc.
The Orange Juice suggestions are because of the salicylic acid it contains. That's Peat's main reason for suggesting it. However, Grape Juice contains MORE salicylic acid than OJ, without the hearburn and GI upset. Grape Juice is also excellent for the liver. For anyone having the same problems with OJ (which are a lot of you), I would suggest switching to 100% Grape Juice.
As far as the coffee goes, I've replaced the coffee with Tea; various kinds. Still trying to determine which is best for my body, but I'm doing much better on Tea than with coffee. Coffee gave me the same negative effects as OJ.
Now, onto the diet itself... as long as you avoid wheat/gluten, and don't go crazy on estrogenic, goitrogenic, and PUFA foods, it's really not that big of a deal what you eat. This is what I've found. I've been super, duper strict on the "Peat Approved" foods, and I feel absolutely NO better than when I just eat "clean" foods. I mean, some of you have taken this diet to the extreme... Gummi Bears and Milk as a meal? Seriously? There are certain foods I won't touch, like soy, all kinds of beans, any food with gums or artificial sweeteners, cruciferous vegetables and such, but other foods, so long as they're not too offensive, aren't that bad. Like, avoiding blueberries because they have tiny little microscopic seeds in them? Or Figs? They're powerhouse foods!
My body temp continues to rise. Started off around 96.8-97.0. Now I'm steady 98-ish. Still not totally there yet, but I don't expect my 20+ years of low body temperature to revolve itself in 3 months.