natural fats are generally healthy and keeps you satisfied for longer and in a less crashy way as opposed to sugars/carbohydrates in general
I feel like I experience a reduced need to eat and snack when my food includes natural fats, especially when in combination with protein. To put it very simply, I’m persuaded the more healthy fats, the better, they should not be limited or demonized in the way that they have been maligned when sugar was the greater evil all along
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
- Michael Pollan
Naturally colorfull dishes, as long as it isn’t meat, are the best.
I knew they were all wrong to judge my purple ketchup Tyson nuggies with mountain dew demi-glace
Recipe please
Methylated B vitamins and vitamin D were life changing discoveries. I have some polymorphisms (VDR and MTHFR) that mean I am less efficient at absorbing them from food. 2000 IU a day and a B-complex ended chronic depression/anxiety and insomnia for me. Those mutations are pretty common so I highly recommend trying them for anyone with similar issues.
Aside from that I think a whole foods plant based diet with some eggs and fish and no refined sugars is probably the way to go. Some micronutrients like vitamin A and K2 are more easily absorbed from animal sources, so eating a small amount of meat and/or eggs is probably a bit healthier than pure plant based IMO.
Research has shown that for the average person, vit D supplements are practically a waste as the forms they provide don’t match what we need.
You and I are special cases.
Sun is what the typical person needs, so their body can produce the forms of D they need.
How do you know you have this? I got so much benefit from Nicotinamide Riboside, and after years of low vitamin D levels finally found one supplement that raised them, VeganD3+K2 - I’m not vegan but that is the one that has worked. Not sun (I get plenty of that) nor fish nor any other supplement ever got it out of the alleged critically low range.
If you have done a partial gene sequence for a service like ancestry or 23andme you can just look at the raw data and search for the known polymorphisms.
Oh, no I don’t want to do that (have always felt uncomfortable about those). Thank you though, that makes sense.
Other than moderation in calories and getting some bare minimums of nutrients that probably isn’t an issue for most people, I think that one can’t really go very far wrong.
I personally try to eat more protein/fat and fewer carbs than I once did, and for the same reason you mentioned – I feel like a lot of carbs make me hungrier later. But, hey, as long as you can keep moderation with carbs, probably fine too.
I dunno about anyone else, but if I cut (but not entirely eliminate) a significant amount of fats from my diet, good or bad, my libido absolutely tanks. Yes, I lose weight faster, but it’s not even worth it to me if I can’t have a good time when I want to, so I don’t get too extreme in trying to reduce fats from my diet.
but if I cut (but not entirely eliminate) a significant amount of fats from my diet, good or bad, my libido absolutely tanks
Does doing the opposite have an aphrodisiac effect then? 😏
My conjecture is you don’t need to cut out fats, you should consider or try minimizing carbs and sugar and consequently try eating what you want provided you use
- small plates and serving containers so you are conscious of seconds and also not trying to finish an unnecessarily larger plate or bowl that encourages overconsumption
- replace with fats and proteins in that order to keep you full and energized
- stay on the borders of the grocery store in general because thats where the boring healthy stuff is
Oh yeah, I’m aware of all those points and practice them regularly, but thanks for mentioning them! I was speaking of past experiences (like a year ago). I try to stay away from extreme dieting stuff, although I just started 5:2 “dirty” fasting just as a mental challenge (bonus points if I lose some weight), so we’ll see how that goes.
I use performance enhancing drugs, my nutrition is not your nutrition.
I track my macros, calories and micronutrients. I weigh EVERYTHING. A significant portion of my diet could be called “ultra-processed”, Most of the fat I eat is saturated. I also get blood tests every 3 months, and regularly check my blood pressure (120/80).
My diet would make most people go insane, but I understand nutritio and I’m chasing a goal.
I think fiber is way more important than people realize. I’ve been a vegan for a few years, and it takes me about 40 seconds to have a complete, satisfying shit. On a really bad day, sometimes it’s two minutes, but that’s pretty uncommon. I feel so much better because of it (I’ve also got a bum gallbladder, so cutting out animal fats was great for me, but might not be as positive for others)
What does fiber do?
It acts like a pipe cleaner, basically.
Help with a range of things including digestive health and regularity.
Doesn’t get taken up into the body, goes from the mouth out the rear.
Two minutes? Is that a good thing? How much time do people usually spend shitting? I’m not vegan, I do eat a lot of vegetables and fruit though. It takes me like 10s. I thought that was quite usual.
I don’t know, but for me it depends on my menstrual cycle. Given my bum gallbladder, it used to take a lot longer sometimes, but with my current diet, it’s significantly more consistent.
But it sounds like you probably get enough fiber :)
Well, I’m happy for you that it got better. But I’m afraid, from now on, my mind is going to stop occasionally to wonder about the average time people spend on this activity 😆
More fibre pleases the colon gods and makes my poops more better. Also keeps me feeling full for longer.
Healthy is a matter of what your body needs is the what I have learned recently, applies to everything categorized under sleep, diet, exercise.
Bryan Johnson has been teaching me so many things that have always confused me, I never got into health at all because I saw too many sleezy people on the internet and couldn’t trust anyone to give this advice but I’m so glad I’ve found his content, its totally changed my life for the better, I tried some of his products eventually too and it was like a lightbulb moment and I realized the difference between being healthy and not feels like my body telling me I feel good.
Celery is like floss for your colon.
And teeth!
Its like nature’s g-string
I have never used margarine, even when it was marketed as healthier than butter, agree on natural fats.
I’m old so have had some time to experiment. Fasting 36 hours each week dropped my bad cholesterol a staggering amount while moderately raising the one considered good, and I didn’t lose weight, but it decreased my quality of life because fasting is a migraine trigger for me.
Gaining weight to closer to the middle of what’s considered healthy for my height has overall made me feel better, which pisses me off because I like the way I look skinny, so I think adequate nutrition is also healthy. Like, while you shouldn’t overeat, it’s also not great to undereat.
I avoid ultra processed food except for an occasional diet coke, maybe once a month, and flour tortillas because I usually cannot be bothered to make them. Most of what we eat is homemade from ingredients.
The thing I understand about nutrition is that there is a difference between a Therapeutic diet and an everyday nourishing diet. People do extreme diets and it fixes something so they then extrapolate to everyone else and think it’s a perfect diet, but when continued or used by someone who doesn’t need it, can cause problems itself.
I try to eat a moderate, enjoyable everyday nourishing diet so I don’t end up needing a therapeutic diet!
It’s more complex than most people think. Higher protein tends to be good. Animal foods tend to be better than plants. Fruits tend to be better than vegetables. Fiber makes gut issues but also protects against excess sugar. Natural foods and processes tend to be better than artificial and highly processed. You can find success on a low carb or low fat diet but not a low protein diet.
Pretty sure fibre is usually a good thing for digestion, isn’t it?
No, common misconception. The more fiber you eat the worse your digestion and especially in people already having gut issues like IBS, bloating, constipation, or diarrhea. The trend continues all the way down to zero fiber which minimizes digestion problems. I’ve tried it and it works.
Many types of fiber are prebiotic, that is, they can make your gut biome health better.
Whole grains good, vegetables good, ultrapocessed bad.
If it tastes good it’s bad for me
