I should get a standing desk.
If I hadn't recently had a gout attack (diagnosed recently) I'd go all carnivore. Maybe I can eat more fat and eggs. I'd really prefer to have sauerkraut and onions in there too for fiber and vitamins and such. I'm thinking about it.
Sauerkraut is great, low carb and lactofermentation breaks down phytoestrogens. Life is lost without garlic and onions, just minimize them.
I remember reading a top-10 ways to fight cancer list, and one of them was to eat plenty of alliums. No other food was mentioned. So I did some digging and while lots of vegetables have some protective effect, alliums were more strongly coorelated with anti-cancer than any other food by a country mile.
I haven't looked recently, I just remembered that. Maybe sauteed onions develop sugars. But I wouldn't want to remove them from my diet.
Actually I just poked around a bit and garlic is best, then leeks, then onions. Cruciferous/Brassica veg comes next. Most other vegetables don't have a strong effect against cancer. In vitro, garlic completely stops the growth of breast, brain, lung, pancreas, prostate and stomach cancer cells. In epidemiological studies, "alliums" as a group came out far ahead of the rest and I wish I could find that graph but I can't find it right now.
Ok. Fasting tomorrow. Then finishing my veg (capsicums, eggplant, string beans, cherries, bananas, tomatoes, potatoes) so they don't go to waste (onions will keep). Then I'm transitioning to a diet of: Eggs, Bacon, Lamb, Sauerkraut and Garlic. I'll go on that one for a while and see what happens. I'm putting in the eggs because they don't have purines like the meat does. Hopefully my body will produce fewer purines so the extra dietary ones won't matter as much, but I want the eggs to be sure.
This isn’t my conversation but you guys wear me out with your thinking and management. I’m older than both of you and have none of those problems. Fast for at least 72 hours, then tell me how you feel. I suspect you’re running the “keto flu” ridge line consistently by not doing either dietary regime consistently enough. My two sats anyway….
Ill give it a try, thanks! I hadn't heard of a 72h fast as part of keto.
Well I have never done a ketogenic diet. So I guess that means I wasn't sticking to the "dietary regime consistently enough." But I'm considering doing it and gout was a concern. I'm gonna try it anyways, and yes I'm fasting into it (but not that long). If I get this dreaded "flu" I'll come to you for advice.
That's a really interesting discussion, thank you and nostr:npub1c856kwjk524kef97hazw5e9jlkjq4333r6yxh2rtgefpd894ddpsmq6lkc for your shares
One final thought, I like having a blood sugar, ketone, and blood pressure, testing outfit through these processes. You may feel different in unsettling ways, a quick test can confirm that you’re not headed for a hypoglycemic crash, even though it might feel that way. Also, if you start feeling bad back away from the regimen a bit. Have a couple tablespoons of juice to bring the blood glucose up a bit. Just a bit is literally all it takes. You’ll be amazed.
So here are a few hard won pieces of wisdom from my own experiences and research.
It is actually not the case that fewer intake calories will result in weight loss. It is true for children, but not for us and here is why. Near constant eating results in near constant insulin release to control blood sugar, which without control will cause coma and death when too high. Eventually insulin is constantly present in the bloodstream, but the effectiveness controlling blood sugar is reduced by cellular insulin resistance. This is commonly called metabolic syndrome or pre-type 2 diabetes by the medical institution. In order to prevent high blood sugar coma, your pancreas releases more insulin, and your liver starts converting blood sugar to blood borne free fatty acids (FFA). As a result you get fatty liver syndrome and adipose tissue. This is all fine except for one thing: insulin in the blood blocks the fatty acid metabolic pathway, making it impossible for your body to utilize stored fat as an energy source and reduce adipose tissue. Understanding that, what is the solution then?
Fast for 72 hours. This will stabilize blood sugar and reduce blood insulin levels, while initiating autophagy, a cleansing process that reduces your chances of developing cancer among many other benefits.
When you begin eating again eat anything you want and as much as you want, it won’t be much at first, for one hour. Wait 48 hours. You may feel lethargic until the insulin levels in your blood drop enough to allow FFA metabolism. This is the “keto flu”. Maintain this regime until your BMI is where you want it, probably a few months.
Eat anything and as much as you want one hour out of 24 to maintain healthy body weight and chemistry. You will feel great.
Drink plenty of water, black coffee, or unsweetened tea through the process. Nothing that tastes sweet, even sweet tastes in your mouth will inspire a pancreatic insulin release. I hope this helps both of you, I have more biochemistry and physiological information to share if you’re interested. Be well!
Autophagy will also address gout eventually. Gout has been considered a disease of the wealthy until recent times, largely because average folks didn’t eat enough quantity or with enough frequency to have uric acid crystallize and accumulate in their joints. How is your kidney function?
Fasting will likely address the gout irrespective to dietary choices. Consistently high levels of blood uric acid causes crystalline uric acid formations in low blood flow areas, typically the ankle or big toes. Time restrictive eating will lower the average uric acid concentrations in your blood. The spikes around meal time matter much less than the average. You might even be able to enjoy beer again! 😏
Keto would be easier for me if lb was cheaper and if I could eat pork. I am pretty sure eggs are fully compatible with keto. Get some celery seed and add it to your food, and just eat it like a cinnamon stick at other times. It helps reduce uric acid and allows the gout to reduce. Keep it elevated and NSAIDs are your friend when dealing with that. Soak your foot in COLD water and add magnesium citrate to your water at least once a day. Also, drink more water than you're used to and don't worry if it doesent completely go away after a week. It will resolve, just stay away from beer and mushrooms like the plague.
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