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Hello...
I am a freshly recruited "Peat"er, transitioning from a vegan diet, which was supposed to be for my health.
To be honest, I thought I felt great, but upon reading Ray's information, I became aware that my hands/feet were mostly always cold, I was eating tons of PUFA and a really high phosphorus/calcium ratio.
I switched to a Peat diet a little more than 1 week ago.
For the first few days, I felt amazing. My stress response seemed basically eliminated. I felt like I could handle many situations MUCH more easily.
My sleep also IMPROVED at the beginning of this week. I would fall asleep basically instantly, wake up like in a time machine, feeling a bit groggy, but upon drinking my morning latte, everything felt right again in the world.
Lately, though, my sleep has deteriorated. I wake up with dry mouth (mouth breathing, hyperventilating?). I wake up feeling extra awful. I have tried taping my mouth shut, but I end up waking up mid-night to remove it. It seems to be causing some kind of discomfort.
I believe this is happening because my nasal passage has become congested most of the time, especially before bed and in the morning. This is something I never had on a vegan diet.
I make sure to have something with sugar (ideally fructose), salt, and protein (have been trying gelatin) before bed, typically milk or salted orange juice, along with an aspirin.
My diet (logged on cronometer, which is fairly indicative of most days lately): 2 quarts of milk (have been drinking skim lately), a large coffee, a large raw carrot, a few tablespoons of coconut and butter, some fried bananas (in those oils), 5-6 clementines, ~4-6 tablespoons of sugar, a teaspoon or so of salt, 1-2 cups of frozen mango (heated in microwave or stove top), ~2 tablespoons of gelatin, 2 cups of steamed broccoli for vitamins A, E and K, and ~2 cups of orange juice. I am 28yo, 6'0 male. I doubt calories are my problem.
Could dairy be the problem?
These last few days, I have an ever-present, low-grade ache in my stomach, and I remember Ray saying something about congestion having something to do with gut irritation. Based on the foods listed, are there any clues as to what the cause of the sleep/congestion/stomach ache trouble may be?
I am a freshly recruited "Peat"er, transitioning from a vegan diet, which was supposed to be for my health.
To be honest, I thought I felt great, but upon reading Ray's information, I became aware that my hands/feet were mostly always cold, I was eating tons of PUFA and a really high phosphorus/calcium ratio.
I switched to a Peat diet a little more than 1 week ago.
For the first few days, I felt amazing. My stress response seemed basically eliminated. I felt like I could handle many situations MUCH more easily.
My sleep also IMPROVED at the beginning of this week. I would fall asleep basically instantly, wake up like in a time machine, feeling a bit groggy, but upon drinking my morning latte, everything felt right again in the world.
Lately, though, my sleep has deteriorated. I wake up with dry mouth (mouth breathing, hyperventilating?). I wake up feeling extra awful. I have tried taping my mouth shut, but I end up waking up mid-night to remove it. It seems to be causing some kind of discomfort.
I believe this is happening because my nasal passage has become congested most of the time, especially before bed and in the morning. This is something I never had on a vegan diet.
I make sure to have something with sugar (ideally fructose), salt, and protein (have been trying gelatin) before bed, typically milk or salted orange juice, along with an aspirin.
My diet (logged on cronometer, which is fairly indicative of most days lately): 2 quarts of milk (have been drinking skim lately), a large coffee, a large raw carrot, a few tablespoons of coconut and butter, some fried bananas (in those oils), 5-6 clementines, ~4-6 tablespoons of sugar, a teaspoon or so of salt, 1-2 cups of frozen mango (heated in microwave or stove top), ~2 tablespoons of gelatin, 2 cups of steamed broccoli for vitamins A, E and K, and ~2 cups of orange juice. I am 28yo, 6'0 male. I doubt calories are my problem.
Could dairy be the problem?
These last few days, I have an ever-present, low-grade ache in my stomach, and I remember Ray saying something about congestion having something to do with gut irritation. Based on the foods listed, are there any clues as to what the cause of the sleep/congestion/stomach ache trouble may be?
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