strive4peace
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Normally I don't look here in the Watercooler since issues can be contraversial ... including this one! But I am responding because I'm a great believer in a ketogenic diet to heal all kinds of dis-ease. A side effect is that you also lose weight. You don't need a pill though -- more to change eating habits, which is easier said than done. Not only emphasize fats and oils, but to get them in a good form as well (organic, cold-pressed) and realize that heat degrades the benefits of good oil so when cooking -- low and slow. Best way to get good fat/oil, in my opinion, in is to add them to food when its on your plate -- and to veggie smoothies you make in the blender.
[the thread I wrote this to respond to is gone -- it was linking to a pill you can buy ... but I decided to start a new topic about it since my heart hurts from so many friends who've perished because they followed advise from those angling for profit not true healing]
I don't know about the UK, but in America, sadly, much of our food isn't food including lots of veggies that are heavily sprayed to make them toxic. Organic is so important. Not only are they good for you then, but they have a taste.
Here's a good playlist on YouTube for learning about keto:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVLP-bhbxACbwVjjTJ4br36G0m-xsFfuc
Human bodies can use 2 types of fuel -- glucose (largely from carbohydrates) or ketones (from fat*) -- healthy cells can use either. Fast-growing cells gobble up glucose -- in fact, a glucose test can be used to find them. Processing fat is more complex and rogue cells can't use it, so they literally get starved.
* called fat if it's solid at room temperature like butter -- or oil if it's a liquid at room temperature
Peas, avacados, and nuts are high in fat. Biggest concern isn't calories so much -- more avoiding carbs and processed junk.
Also in the playlist I linked above is a video with a list of good foods -- link to get the list in the video description
20-30g/day of carbs is higher than my understanding -- best to limit to about FIVE, imo
I've read that it takes about 3 days to put the mechansisms into place to process ketones if body has been running on glucose (preference since it's quick to process) -- however, it's a more complex process to use ketones, which is why fast-growing cells aren't equipped to use it. After those hungry days though, for me it's just one, the hunger disappears since carbs make one more hungry.
Human bodies are, essentially, machines ... and machines need oil. As I'm older now, and my body doesn't have the flexibility it once had, I can more easily discern the effects. For instance, when I'm going to go on a long walk or bike ride, it's highly beneficial to oil my knees before I go. Skin is the largest organ and what you put on it gets absorbed -- so I apply oil to the outside ~ and also, wouldn't put anything on my skin that I wouldn't eat.
[the thread I wrote this to respond to is gone -- it was linking to a pill you can buy ... but I decided to start a new topic about it since my heart hurts from so many friends who've perished because they followed advise from those angling for profit not true healing]
I don't know about the UK, but in America, sadly, much of our food isn't food including lots of veggies that are heavily sprayed to make them toxic. Organic is so important. Not only are they good for you then, but they have a taste.
Here's a good playlist on YouTube for learning about keto:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVLP-bhbxACbwVjjTJ4br36G0m-xsFfuc
Human bodies can use 2 types of fuel -- glucose (largely from carbohydrates) or ketones (from fat*) -- healthy cells can use either. Fast-growing cells gobble up glucose -- in fact, a glucose test can be used to find them. Processing fat is more complex and rogue cells can't use it, so they literally get starved.
* called fat if it's solid at room temperature like butter -- or oil if it's a liquid at room temperature
Peas, avacados, and nuts are high in fat. Biggest concern isn't calories so much -- more avoiding carbs and processed junk.
Also in the playlist I linked above is a video with a list of good foods -- link to get the list in the video description
20-30g/day of carbs is higher than my understanding -- best to limit to about FIVE, imo
I've read that it takes about 3 days to put the mechansisms into place to process ketones if body has been running on glucose (preference since it's quick to process) -- however, it's a more complex process to use ketones, which is why fast-growing cells aren't equipped to use it. After those hungry days though, for me it's just one, the hunger disappears since carbs make one more hungry.
Human bodies are, essentially, machines ... and machines need oil. As I'm older now, and my body doesn't have the flexibility it once had, I can more easily discern the effects. For instance, when I'm going to go on a long walk or bike ride, it's highly beneficial to oil my knees before I go. Skin is the largest organ and what you put on it gets absorbed -- so I apply oil to the outside ~ and also, wouldn't put anything on my skin that I wouldn't eat.
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