There's been a lot of interest in my diet, so here's some info updated from another post:

I eat a whole-food plant based diet, and I don't use oil when I cook. I'm essentially basing everything off of Dr. Gregor's daily dozen (get the app!). You might be surprised to hear that I don't count macros or calories, but I have put in my food into cronometer on occation to check out my vitamin/nutrient intakes.

I have a big bowl of oatmeal every morning with

• a banana
  
• cup or so of frozen mixed barries
  
• walnuts/peacans
  
• cocoa powder (see Nutritionfacts' recent series on cocoa and acne)
  
• 2-3 dates
  
• amla powder
  
• cinnamon and/or nutmeg
  
• Sometimes I'll add soymilk for creaminess and I might also throw in whatever seasonal fruit I have laying around.
  
  I usually eat a lot of fruit throughout the day, and I like to eat raw veggies, sometimes with hummus (homemade!). After workouts, I'll usually have a smoothie with:
  
  
• 1 or 1.5 frozen bananas
  
• A cup of frozen strawberries
  
• Maybe a half cup of soy milk
  
• Protein powder (I've been using Orgain organic, b/c Amazon prime members get a great price on it)
  
• 2 heaping TBs of ground flaxseed
  
• Maybe a TB of chia seeds
  
• the rest of the blender packed with spinach and kale
  
  I also have a teaspoon of tumueric with pepper mixed up with a big glass of water everyday (not in the smoothie!).
  
  With dinners, I almost always have some kind of legume as the base of the meal with lots of veggies and a side of grains (rice/quinoa/barley etc). I eat tofu or tempeh maybe every 3rd day, but it's not like I'm keeping track. Sometimes I'll make a big batch of baked tofu and go through it for the next few days. The things that I make most often are chana masala, bean salads, mexican food, and thai curries, although I make new things all the time. Recently, I've been going through the recipes in Dr. Gregor's How Not to Die cookbook, which I highly recommend! I also try to eat a big (think mixing bowl size) kale/spinach/cabbage salad most days with various shit in it, like tomatoes, onion, peppers, nuts/seeds, beets, etc. I make my own dressings with PB, avocados, or tahini as the base. If you search 'oil free vegan dressings' you'll find tons of ideas online, but I make a spicy peanut-sauce dressing most often. I'll throw in some fresh ginger, garlic, PB (either normal or powdered), sambal or sriracha, rice vinegar, half a peeled lemon, and soy sauce/liquid aminos into a single serving blender thing (like a magic bullet). Works great
  
  
  Oh, and I've been eating a TON of sweet potatoes lately. I usually go for normal orange-flesh ones, but I've been using purple-flesh ones more and more, and OH GOD are they good.
  
  
  That's kind of it. I'm not following a meal plan or keeping track of anything. I just eat healthy foods, as much as I want. Cutting out garbage (including oil!) makes a huge difference.
  
  Hopefully this is helpful! Let me know if you have any questions!
  
  EDIT: I forgot to mention that I snack on different nuts and seeds some days, and I like using TVP in meals. That's a great way to increase protein intake. Here's an example of what I eat in a day

I love the Black Bean Patties from the How Not To Die Cookbook!

moosewood restaurant cookbook

i couldn't give this a higher endorsement.

Gifts for new vegans break down into 2 main categories;

1. Help her navigate the new vegan landscape in front of her. For this, cooking appliances, cookbooks, and grocery trips are the way to go. If you think it might appeal to her, my GF's favorite vegan cookbook is the Seitanic Spellbook. The style of it definitely isn't for everyone, but it's a great book with some great recipes and some great blog-entry style musings about veganism. One of my favorite joke-recipes in the book is a page that just says "Eat some fruit" (in so many words).
   
   
2. Satisfy her cravings for something that she enjoyed but can no longer have because it isn't vegan. When my GF first went vegan, we were at the grocery store checkout and she made a passing comment about how she was really craving the almond joy in the candy tray, but obviously she couldn't take one. So I went and found some small-scale vegan shop near us that had specially made vegan almond-joys. Was a great gift. If you don't have any local stores that can fit those needs, I've had good luck perusing Etsy for things like homemade vegan fudge, which also works great. Just keep an ear out for when the GF inevitably vents about something she misses. Then go find a vegan version somewhere.

Thug Kitchen

Just as a read alone, it's great. I'm not vegan/vegetarian, but i can confirm the Roasted Siracha Cauliflower with Peanut dipping sauce, and a lot of the drinks are amazing.

You're not alone. Menstrual problems are extremely common in vegetarians, and so are mental health issues. There's plenty of stories similar to yours over at the WAPF, Let Them Eat Meat, and Beyond Vegetarianism. Personally, I gained a whopping 55lbs, developed B12 deficiency (despite taking 1000mcg of methylcobalamin per day), and ended up with a bunch of other nasty things. I'm proud to say that I've lost all of that weight plus seven pounds. (Who would've known a slice of bambi's mom could be so satisfying?)

So, a lot of people have clearly experienced health problems as a result of a vegn diet. Why does the ADA still insist that a "well-planned vegetarian diet" (a clear oxymoron) is healthy and even beneficial? [Seventh-Day Adventists and vegns have so much influence on the ADA to the point that it's rage-inducing.](http://letthemeatmeat.com/tagged/American-Dietetic-Association)

The Vegetarian Myth, The Mood Cure, The Meat Fix, The Ethical Butcher, The Whole Soy Story, and Defending Beef are all worth giving a read. Were you tested for B12, iron, zinc, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, magnesium, and/or iodine deficiency during your vegn years? If you quit recently, it's very likely that you're still deficient in some of these vitamins and will need to supplement for awhile. DHA and EPA are also very important due to how poorly ALA (such as that found in flaxseeds) converts to these essential nutrients.

I was vegan for nearly six years. No cheats. I always had my doubts about it, but getting to learn what other vegns look like was my last call. Just keep in mind that some lifelong meat-eaters will insist that a vegetarian diet is healthier. And some people are really mean.

To add to this, if you're losing weight and not eating enough but you still don't have an appetite, make sure you're still enjoying your food. When I help friends and family eat healthier, they don't tend to spice and season their foods because they've never had to (all the processed store bought stuff is already seasoned from the box). This makes food taste very bland and boring, thus you don't really enjoy it and won't want to eat it. It's very hard to eat boring food day in and day out.

I'd suggest getting a good cookbook (or a few) that you can follow recipes out of to get used to seasoning and how much to use and flavor pairings.

The two we use the most that are filled with healthy plant based recipes are:

How Not To Die Cookbook and The PlantPure Kitchen

I haven't checked in for a few days just a few random comments here and there. I'm always in chat though, just a little plug for that genius place.

Weight scarily high for me, I'm pretty freaked out, tbh. I don't know if it's part of the process with the ear infection and subsequent medications but I'm trying to just chill out. I haven't seen this number since I was losing weight 10 years ago. I'm prepping for next week, I'm going to my parents house in California. It'll be good to see them. I normally have them come up here but we decided to pack up the dog and take a road trip. Ask me later if this was a good idea ......

I'm planning to make a few low-carbs items for Thanksgiving, for no reason other than to do them. I don't actually need to bring anything. I'll do a cauliflower gratin and the sausage cheesy stuffing that was floating around here last week.

I plan to do a 2-3 day fat fast when we return from California and I'll be using recipes/ideas from Dana Carpenders books, largely the first book. I need a reset. I'm also going to stop drinking at home, I don't need to have wine every night. I LIKE wine every night but I don't need it. Hopefully the fat fast and the wine reduction will help get things on a downward trend.

If you watch weed 3 you'll see how people trying to research on it get stone walled by the feds but they give people cannabis for medicinal purposes.

All the studies have been on focused on THC. The problem with CBD is that the science is focusing on it and the authorities are like "it's illegal no". When you compare this to kids with dravet syndrome who have fatal form of epilepsy and they die from it, when they perform well from CBD, the CBD does something no other pharmaceutical drug for epilepsy can, there's no pharmaceutical equivalent. Then when people try to do studies they are blocked. It's a complete cluster fuck. In Weed 2 people with epileptic children migrate to Colorado in hopes to get access to CBD because traditional treatments don't work. If only these people realized that the federal government already give out THC as medicine legally, these people are fighting for CBD only. The funny thing is was that THC is a prescribable drug because they synthesized it calling it Dronabinol/MARINOL and it's Schedule III

I'm not overly familiar with study culture and studies, but I do notice a trend in people that go deep into looking at the studies, first of all anyone that looks into studies, looks into it themselves and doesn't proclaim for them to be spoon fed to them by other people. If your wife takes CBD seriously she'll look them up herself.

Here's one: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312634/

An announcement of positive results by GW phermecuticals: https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/209943/gw-pharma-soars-on-news-of-positive-trial-for-cannabis-based-epilepsy-drug-209943.html

The guy in the first clip did a review of the "literature" and made a book called "marihuana reconsidered". What literature? I don't know but i'm sure it's cited in that book. The literature is there but it's never been taken seriously.

Here's two women who looked at studies for themselves and wrote books about their finding, Multiple Sclerosis and diet, and another about the Placebo effect:

The Wahl Protocol - https://www.amazon.com/Wahls-Protocol-Autoimmune-Conditions-Principles/dp/1583335544/

Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself - https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Medicine-Scientific-Yourself/dp/1401939996/

https://www.budgetbytes.com/

https://cookbooks.leannebrown.com/good-and-cheap.pdf

/eatcheapandhealthy

New cooking comically - http://www.webtoons.com/en/slice-of-life/cooking-comically/list?title_no=622

Old cooking comically - http://www.cookingcomically.com/

https://www.thesimpledollar.com/20-favorite-dirt-cheap-meals/

https://greatist.com/health/44-healthy-foods-under-1

Thug Kitchen cook book: https://www.amazon.com/Thug-Kitchen-Official-Cookbook-Like-ebook/dp/B00JVVQQ1G

> Meat is the healthiest and most natural diet a human can have

Endurance athlete Rich Roll would beg to differ. As would NFL Lineman David Carter. As for myself, I've been vegan five years and I'm in tip-top shape. It's well documented that meat-laden diets contribute to heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

The China Study

Forks Over Knives (also a great doc on Netflix)

>It's completely okay to kill animals in order to eat them

Hunting or raising your own food is one thing, but buying meat at the grocery store/restaurant that is sourced from a factory farm where animals are routinely maimed and kept in extreme confinement is an entirely different context.

>Virtually 100% of humanity agrees.

In the U.S. the vegan and vegetarian community is growing. Worldwide, vegetarians are on the rise.

> we should strive to be more humane in the way we keep and slaughter them.

I totally agree. But is "humane meat" really possible? First of all the idea of killing an animal "humanely" is an oxymoron. If you want to be humane, don't kill. But let's say we could give every animal a good life up until the moment of slaughter. While is an attractive idea, it's practically impossible. When we have 7 billion people to feed, animals will be treated as unfeeling commodities as long as they are part of the food system. "Humane meat" is an excuse to charge higher prices with little basis in reality.

As an atheist vegan: Hail Seitan!

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00RJMHE7Y?ie=UTF8&ref_=oce_digital_CA

Be wary of the nutritional info though - a few that I looked at seem suspect (the snapper with blue cheese dressing for example) given that 1 cup of blue cheese is almost 500 Cal.

You are in a keto group. You have managed to think outside the box of low fat. Now go one step further and read The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GBAJR9C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wD66BbBFZBHHV

Part of growing up is getting used to the idea that what you choose for yourself, who you are, and how you live your life, are not always going to be understood and accepted by others. That is especially difficult when those people are ones we love and respect.

Try to have a good understanding of what you need to be healthy and strong through adolescence. Talk about it with your mom, so she doesn't get freaked out when your grandfather calls with his concerns. See if you can have a consult with a dietician/nutritionist, who can talk to you about making sure you're getting what you need. Then you or your mom can reassure your grandfather that you have consulted a profession on the matter.

If you grandfather is a reader, maybe get him a copy of one of the plant based nutrition books. If he like documentaries, then maybe you can get him a copy of one that looks at plant based diets. Or, even better, get the book/video for yourself, read it, then loan it to him so you can discuss it.

Finally, if you are struggling with depression talk to your doctor. Be proactive about doing what is necessary to be healthy. Depression that is treated (not necessarily w/ medication) in adolescence is less likely to re-occur throughout adulthood.

The best proof that you can give your grandfather that a vegetarian diet is good for you, is to be healthy and happy.

How Not to Die; Forks Over Knives or the FOK Video -- check you local library for copies

Sure thing. This book provided me with about a dozen different recipes that I've added into my routine. Of those, the mexican burgers, tacos, chicken wraps, wedding soup, etc, etc, etc are easy to make, inexpensive, and absolutely delicious (and healthy!).


I really enjoy what the book offers. In addition to the recipes, there's an 8 week grocery shopping list that incorporates at least one recipe for each day of the week and the list includes what to buy for that given week. They reuse a lot of the ingredients so it's pretty efficient. Personally, I modify the list and skip some things or replace with others as desired but it's generally a nice jump-start to eating more conscientiously.


My biggest piece of advice; do what works for you. I eat flat breads, yogurt, and pasta when I'm craving it. The important thing is my eat habits have changed and it's no longer a diet - it's a lifestyle now.


For what it's worth, I'd recommend the book to friends and family.

Rediculous cover design but my naturopath gave me this when I was diagnosed:

Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? when My Lab Tests Are Normal: a Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Hashimoto's Disease and Hypothyroidism by Datis Kharrazian

It has great references towards self help, learning about your body, and really focusing on food and what you put in it then listening to how your body responds.

Speaking of food, there are cookbooks to help get over the humps of refocusing nutrition:

The Whole 30

• I lasted 25 days with a friend, felt my body positively respond after day 5
  
  Hashimotos 4-week plan
  
• this isn’t the simplest, I just took small elements of it as guidance since I’m not ready to fully commit to the 4 week full plan
  
  Hope this helps, thanks for asking the question.

I don't really have advice on your original post, but I used to be just like you when it came to cooking. Cooking for me consisted of throwing a piece of chicken on my George Foreman grill until it was burnt (no salmonella for me!) and eating raw vegetables because they required no cooking.

There is so, so SO much info out there on how to cook. If you love watching videos, look up videos on YouTube. If you love reading, invest in some cookbooks. If you have a friend who loves to cook and does it well, ask him/her for some basic lessons.

Aside from my boyfriend who loves to cook (thankfully), I've learned the majority of my cooking skills through some great cookbooks. The Whole30 book has so many great beginner tips and delicious, obviously healthy recipes; even when I'm not doing Whole30, I constantly refer to this book for recipes! If you're a science/chemistry person, The Food Lab is pretty amazing.

I think a lot of people get scared of cooking because YES it can totally be daunting and time-consuming and hard! But it doesn't have to be. You don't need to make gourmet meals for yourself every night; just figure out some flavor profiles you love and recipes that are easy.

Welcome to our little club.

At your age, weight, and family background, you are making the right call on getting your type of diabetes confirmed.

In the interim, here are some things that can help you get your blood sugars under control. You will need to do that anyway.

For reading, and as an engineer you will like this, read Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution book. He is a long lived t1, both an engineer and MD. Very smart science-based approach to managing all types of diabetes.

For diet, carbs are now your kryptonite. You really need to look to minimize them in your diet. There is a lot of talk out there on how many carbs you really need in your diet. The right answer is you don't need any. There are no essential dietary carbs and minimizing them is a good idea. Check out r/keto and the FAQ there. A nutritional ketogenic diet works wonders on addressing t2 diabetes. Do a search on this subreddit.

Also for low carb dietary approach, here is a good starter for the approach, science, and also some pretty good menu plans. https://www.amazon.ca/Real-Meal-Revolution-Sustainable-Approach/dp/1472135695

I don't skip breakfast as sometimes that can trigger a liver dump and my sugars start to peak with no food. I typically have a fried egg or two, and some protein (ham, bacon, whatever). Or a high fat meditteranean yogurt and some crushed walnuts and an ounce of blueberries.

Exercise will help improve your blood glucose levels. If you are out of shape, try starting with a one or two mile daily walk, plus some light body-weight exercises like 3X30 wall pushups three times a day. Then increase over time.

Testing is also key. When I started, I tested at morning for fasting, and one hour after each meal (which is when my spike typically hits).As I've been doing this for a couple years, I sometimes just test first thing in the day now, plus one hour after I've eaten something new in my diet that I dont know the carbs on.

:edit to add that I went on keto right after my diagnosis and normed my bg levels within weeks (post prandial were quickly normed, morning fasting took longer). After 2+ years on keto and less than 30g carbs a day, all my bg and lipid levels are optimum for a non-diabetic and more blood pressure is in the normal range. All without meds.

Not to give you specific medical advice, but this is worth a read in my opinion:

The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong--and How Eating More Might Save Your Life

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GBAJR9C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_-7cUzb6JCZTYB

Thanks for sharing it! My doctor recommended a cookbook called Dropping Acid, and the TLDR of the diet is to avoid any of the foods that bring me joy (coffee, chocolate, alcohol, spicy foods, citrus) and to ensure I don't eat within three hours of going to bed so that my body can digest before I lie down. It was really hard to adapt to that lifestyle change.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Cookbook-Recipes/dp/1250127769


The recipes in here are easy AND delicious, and don't have any exotic ingredients either. It's also from a proper medical doctor, so you know it's nutritionally complete :-)


Once you pick a few recipes you like, I love to cook in bulk, so that my dinner becomes my lunch for the next day, and saves a lot of time :-)

The biggest help I've found is lowering carbs and increasing good fats in their diet. A lot of recent studies have started coining Alzhiemer's as "type-3 diabetes" - linking high blood sugar and insulin resistance to the death of cells in the brain (as they can't get enough energy). I'd definitely recommend a couple of books that opened my eyes to the disease as well as giving me some hope.

The End of Alzheimer's by Dr. Dale Bredesen, MD

The Alzheimer's Antidote by Amy Berger, MS, CNS, MTP

As mentioned in other comments, there are plenty of supplements that can help with some of the side effects of dementia like anxiety as well as others to counter vitamin deficiencies.

My main recommendations:

• Aim for a low carb diet filled with as many different nutrient-dense whole (unprocessed) foods as possible. It won't be perfect at first, but make whatever small changes you can over time! As mentioned in other comments, eggs are great, I'd also recommend lots of cruciferous vegetables and any foods high in antioxidants.
  
• Intermittent fasting periods (>12 hours) have also helped - this ties in with lowering carbs and increasing fat in the diet. IF has many benefits including kickstarting processes like autophagy and ketosis.
  
• Get some blood tests to identify any vitamin deficiencies (D, B6, B12, Folate, Zinc, etc.) and check inflammation markers. Basically look for any red flags that can be easily fixed!
  
• Daily exercise - a 30 minute walk in the morning is enough.
  
• Reduce stress.
  
• Get plenty of sleep (>8 hours).
  
• Plenty of water.
  
  If you have any questions please let me know!

This subject was the topic of her masters thesis, so it came from the studies and medical research she dove into as part of that. She didn't provide a list of those sources for the interview, but I'm sure she has them thoroughly documented in her book, The Alzheimer's Antidote, here: https://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Antidote-Low-Carb-High-Fat-Cognitive/dp/1603587098?crid=2HKANGI17SH97&keywords=the+alzheimer%27s+antidote&qid=1537286596&sprefix=the+alzheim%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1&ref=sr_1_1

I get swollen joints (hands, knees especially) , stiffness, random pains, and plantar fasciitis from Hashimotos. It happens exclusively due to my immune system being triggered. For a long time I just thought people had random pain but then once I got it under control I realized it only happens when my immune symptoms are triggered. Depending on the trigger I get different symptoms... for example gluten and dairy cause the stuff listed above but I'll also get really spacey and forgetful and then get bout of depression within 48 hours. Almost all of my triggers are food triggers and I have way more than most people so I had to do a lot of trial and error to figure out what was causing me problems.

If you feel inspired to attempt some different elimination diets here are a few to consider:

• IMF Elimination Diet Is a good first step.
  
  
• Whole30 I really recommend the book for the recipes, food planning, and cooking intro) there is also a subreddit for support
  
  
• Autoimmune Protocol - There are lots of online resources. This is a great intro book
  
  
• FODMAP elimination diet. The Monash University app for iPhone or Android is very helpful for starting the diet.
  
  Also I can't recommend enough a good doctor or dietitian/nutritionist who will help you with vitamin deficiencies and elimination diets.

After reading The Primal Blueprint, I decided to give primal/paleo a shot for a month. Six years later, I'm still doing it. Although I have increased the amount of safe carbs I eat after reading The Perfect Health Diet, which is the most well-researched and well-cited diet book I've read.

I like her other book Quick and Easy Ketogenic Cooking a lot more. I've also found that I do better with her recipes when I use the exact ingredients she calls for. For example, her recipes are all written to be dairy free and I tried to substitute things like almond milk for half and half, and it just doesn't come out right. Same with the sweeteners she uses.

But I still find myself looking more at her books than actually making anything. The Bacon and Butter cookbook is more practical in terms of things I want to make, but less fun to look at (less pictures and not as fancy looking recipes).

The Fat Fast Cookbook recommends 3-5 days, but never more than 10 in a row.

It's definitely worth the download. I've made the broccoli and cheese soup from there and the boursin cheese stuffed mushrooms (on the grill). Both were yummo.

But, I haven't done an actual fat fast.

Good luck!

I love Moosewood's Favorites. So many delicious recipes.

It's really good. I've made this for a large group and apart from the hassle of cubing sweet potatoes, it was terrific. BTW, it came from the Moosewood Restaurant Vegan Cookbook. http://www.moosewoodcooks.com/all-recipes/ They have this same recipe there, but done differently in the oven. I took this from their book, which I highly recommend.

http://www.amazon.com/Moosewood-Restaurant-Favorites-Most-Requested-Restaurants/dp/1250006252/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450208658&sr=8-1&keywords=moosewood+restaurant+favorites

I went to one AA meeting when I first got clean and never went back. I understand people have found support and success in it but to me, personally, I felt it only increased the stigma of drug addicts as these broken hopeless people barely hanging on by a thread. It's an outdated system that relies on little science or attempting to progress the participants and relies more on holding people in place and focusing on the past. Instead I just worked towards becoming a normal person. Here are some of the resources I used:

r/Fitness - Getting Started: Exercise is probably the #1 thing that will aid you in recovering. It can help your brain learn to produce normal quantities of dopamine again as well as improve your heath, mood, well being and confidence.

Meetup: You can use this site to find people in your area with similar interests. I found a hiking group and a D&D group on here which I still regularly join.

Craigslist: Same as above - look for groups, activities, volunteer work, whatever.

Diet

This will be the other major player in your recovery. Understanding your diet will allow you to improve your health,mood, energy, and help recover whatever damage the drugs may have done to your body.

How Not To Die Cookbook

Life Changing Foods

The Plant Paradox

Power Foods For The Brain

Mental Health

Understand whats going on inside your head and how to deal with it is also an important step to not only recovery but enjoying life as a whole.

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy

The Emotional Life Of Your Brain

Furiously Happy

The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works

Educational

If you are like me you probably felt like a dumbass when you first got clean. I think retraining your brain on learning, relearning things you may have forgot after long term drug use, and just learning new things in general will all help you in recovery. Knowledge is power and the more you learn the more confident in yourself and future learning tasks you become.

Illegal Drugs: A Complete Guide to their History, Chemistry, Use, and Abuse

Why Nations Fails

Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud

The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century

Thinking, Fast and Slow

The Financial Peace Planner: A Step-by-Step Guide to Restoring Your Family's Financial Health

Continued Education / Skills Development

EdX: Take tons of free college courses.

Udemy: Tons of onine courses ranging from writing to marketing to design, all kinds of stuff.

Cybrary: Teach yourself everything from IT to Network Security skills

Khan Academy: Refresh on pretty much anything from highschool/early college.

There are many more resources available these are just ones I myself have used over the past couple years of fixing my life. Remember you don't have to let your past be a monkey on your back throughout the future. There are plenty of resources available now-a-days to take matters into your own hands.

*Disclaimer: I am not here to argue about anyone's personal feelings on AA**

I'm going to be starting something called a Keto diet. My friend started it and he said he's lost quite a bit in the first 6 weeks. Gotta exercise along with it though just like anything else. This is the book that he and I are following if anyone is interested: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Ketogenic-Diet-Beginners-Essential/dp/1623158087

Get an instant pot and cook lentils and other beans. They are very filling and have low caloric density. I like to spice mine up with curry.

Also, if you want to cook health-oriented dishes which are also rather good, I recommend Dr. Greger's cookbook.

Keto is similar to the "induction phase" of Atkins. However, those following the Atkins diet eventually move on to different stages where carbs are slowly added back in. Keto sticks to below 20-50g net carbs indefinitely, with most staying below 20-25g to ensure entering nutritional ketosis. Here's a good article about the differences between Atkins and Keto

Paleo differs from Keto in that Paleo is concerned with where your carbs come from, while Keto cares about how many carbs you eat. Paleo also focus on removing dairy (SAD!) and eating only products that people thousands of years ago would have eaten. It is important to note that Paleo isn't necessarily low carb, while Keto most definitely is. Here's a good article differentiating Keto and Paleo.

Check the sidebar for the FAQ and the Keto Calculator.

Edit: This book has recipes and a getting started guide, as well as info about the specifics of nutritional ketosis that I found helpful.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Real-Meal-Revolution-Radical-Sustainable-Approach-Healthy/1472135695

It calls it "banting" but these are basically good keto recipes.

I'm following the diet in the book Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook & Cure (by Koufman et al). It's a phased diet, with an "induction" phase that is super cautious followed by a more flexible maintenance phase. This is because if you have damage to your esophageal sphincters (and other tissues) from reflux, they won't function as well at blocking reflux, and the downward spiral will continue. In addition to suppressing acid production in your stomach it's important to cut acid intake from your food, because any source of acid can activate pepsin, an enzyme that is deposited on your tissues during reflux.

Dr. Koufman's 2011 journal paper, with a summary of the diet, is available here: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/000348941112000501

I found this stuff after my diagnosis of LPR. I don't have heartburn or esophagitis but I have had a series of awful sinus infections for months and I think LPR is the major underlying cause, as my allergies are minor. There is some background on LPR and GERD in the Dropping Acid book, but I'd also recommend her book The Chronic Cough Enigma for a more thorough look at how reflux and airway disorders are connected.

I've really tried to limit snacking but the snacks I feel pretty good about are bananas, celery, and rice cakes. Rice cakes come in a lot of flavors. I really love food and cooking and it has been pretty depressing cutting back on all that, but if I can manage this issue (and ideally, not depend on meds for it long-term) then it will be well worth it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1623158087/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This one came recommended via another Amazon review. It's really quite good. There's a 2 week menu planner as well with recipes. The first half of the book works hard to explain the science behind the keto concept and why it works. I am a person that likes to understand why something does or doesn't work so it helped me quite a bit.

My fasting is better with salt - less dizziness and cold feet. Salt amount is not equivalent to sodium and there can be some confusion. 2 to 2.5gm of sodium per day is a low/normal amount. Using table salt that would be about 5gm or a teaspoon.

I read this interesting book recently: The Salt Fix. He will supplement with garlic salt for a better flavor. If your fasting program is flexible, you can get salt in a variety of ways: eat a deal pickle, green olives, hot sauce, bone broth, etc.

I thought you were my SO when I read your post!

I can tell you, as a man, in my mid-30's, who loves to cook (raised in a family of chefs), I get very frustrated with a few things when I'm cooking for a SO. Add in: I'm a perfectionist, lawyer who is a stereo typical "Type A to everyone else in the world (MR. Tough Guy, hear me roar!), but I'm really a Type B deep down inside (Roaring makes me exhausted...)." Over the years, I have learned to settle down, but it took a bit: A LOT of patience from my SO, couple's counseling, and reading a few books.

From my perspective, I want everything to be perfect. (I know, I know. It can't be. Working on that...) I want the meal to be plated and put down on the table exactly when the main / sides finish AT THE SAME TIME. It frustrates me to no avail when everything is on the table, and my SO is walking around the house, NOT eating. &%#%#&*@!!!
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But, I've come to realize that's just the way it is.

What has helped me calm down in the kitchen is my SO talking to me in a very, very gentle way about how I'm a perfectionist and I need to calm the f down. She started with a lot of "I feel ____ when you're upset that we don't eat right when the meal is put on the table." "I love that you take the time to cook, and I appreciate it so much. I want you to know my favorite meals, so we can enjoy them together." "It's been a long day, I'm really craving pasta, but I can't eat it because of our dietary restrictions. I've found nuking it a bit in the microwave gives it more of that pasta mouth-feel." Give him the opportunity to be open with you. I'm sure he looks at it as if he's providing for you, he's doing daily acts of service, and he [REALLY] wants to please you and he's being vulnerable with his food (see below, food is art).

Some other things that have helped me. 1) My SO and I started going to couples counseling. Up until then, no one had ever taught me how to be in a functioning, working relationship. Sure, my parents stuck together, but they weren't in the best place and I didn't learn how to truly be in a relationship until my early 30's. 2) I read a bunch of books... Seriously. I found so much clarity in Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. And I figured out how my SO felt loved with this one: 5 Love Languages. Both of these books had such an impact on my relationship.

I totally get where your SO is coming from. It's like bearing your soul to the world when you cook something. Just like an artist or singer showcases their talent and wants positive feedback. It can be tough for men, especially if at one time he was a professional cook / baker, to put their "food" out there and not get great feedback. I say "food" because for people who take cooking very seriously, it's our art.

Cooking healthy can be very tricky. No one grew up with their Mom teaching them the family recipe for spaghetti squash or cauliflower pizza crust. I have found two books that are amazing in this area:
Daniel Walker's Against All Grain Meals Made Simple, and her other book, Paleo Recipes. Walker's primary focus is to collect recipes for people with dietary restrictions / gastrointestinal problems / allergies. I cook 3-4 meals per week from them. If I want pasta, I'll sub out the squash; flour tortillas swapped for lettuce, etc. But the meals are VERY good (my favorites are the Ropa Vieja and Slow Cooker Orange Chicken). It also has a great spaghetti squash recipe. ;)

I hope this helps. Good luck!

I just bought

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250066115/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2aEpDbFVNTHF3

And the cookbook as well

The How Not to Die Cookbook: 100+ Recipes to Help Prevent and Reverse Disease https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250127769/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9bEpDbFK1V2PB

A user suggested this to me today and may help you as well :)

> The part that makes me the most skeptical is the fact that the creator seems to be leaving out key information so that people will read his $40 book.

Is there something wrong with the paperback version at $10?

If I were you I would get this book: https://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Wish-List-Savory-Treats/dp/1452138338 all the baked goods are rice based (no corn and no wheat). The recepes are great and taste and look like the traditional wheat items you know.

Most of the recipes in this book can you use as well. The author uses a variety of flour (sorghum/durra, buckwheat, chestnut, almond flour etc.) so it's a bit more complicated starting out, but will give you more nutrients. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1408858479/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1563013231&sr=8-2

Another option is going grain free. The book is great and has a lot of options of baked good, mostly made with almond flour. Baking only with nut flour is expensive though. https://www.amazon.com/Against-All-Grain-Delectable-Recipes/dp/1936608367/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=danielle+walker&qid=1563013477&s=gateway&sr=8-4

I hope this is useful.

• kratom — in a nutshell: a brief vacation from feeling tired and miserable. Anecdote: I had to give a presentation the other day. I it started earlier than I realized and I missed my nap & lunch. I had taken 500mg kratom that morning though. I was surprised that I made it through the presentation with no crash or even a fumble. I'm not taking it now, though; it doesn't play well with the methyl-B12 that I started. I end up wired all night.
  
• Selank — stress blocker. The pro is that I can work more/harder/longer. The con is that I can overdo it and be too exhausted the next day to get much done. I think of it as a stress blocker, not reducer.
  
  BTW, I just started reading the Terry Wahls book on using targeted nutrition ensure your body gets what it needs to function optimally. In the preface she describes how she became wheelchair bound from progressive multiple sclerosis, researched nutritional support for mitochondrial function then regained most of her health. She's an MD and it looks to be realistic so far. You can read the preface on Amazon and see if it interests you.

Moosewood Restaurant Favorites is currently my favorite more advanced cookbook. It is a vegetarian cookbook (but almost all of the recipes could be modified to have meat added in some fashion) but if they have a lot of their own fresh produce this will be excellent.

I'm late to this, but it sounds as though you are having a lot of anxiety issues which obviously contribute negatively to GERD symptoms. I thought of it when you talked about visualizing the tube going your throat, etc. That's hard core anxiety. Maybe you should talk to your doctor about this and see if there is some chill out meds you could take. I am never one to jump right to meds, but suffering from GERD and the sucky diet is very stressful. Unless you think you can learn meditation while also managing GERD, which I hear is the best route.

Also, to learn better about what to eat I highly recommend reading "Dropping Acid" by Jamie Koufman. I never get any help from my doctors about the right foods or loosing weight, and it wasn't until I read this book--which I learned about here on Reddit--that I feel like I had any kind of control over my situation.

Good Luck!
https://www.amazon.com/Dropping-Acid-Reflux-Diet-Cookbook/dp/0982708319

EDIT: As for coffee, try Folger's Simply Smooth, a special blend made just for people with nasty stomach's like ours.

https://www.amazon.com/Folgers-Simply-Smooth-Coffee-Ounce/dp/B009I36KBS

Good for you, and yes, hopefully it does help them in the end!

I just finished reading The Alzheimer's Antitode by Amy Berger, which I would highly recommend. It doesn't go into super technical detail, but is rather more focused on providing general background along with useful tips for caregivers. It can sometimes be challenging to alter or fully-control someone else's diet, but there are a number of methods that can be beneficial (e.g., exogenous ketones).

Anyways, you may want to pass on that book recommendation to your neighbor.

The Keto Diet - Leanne Vogel - she also has a podcast, if you like them.

Why We Get Fat - Gary Taubes

The Case Against Sugar - Gary Taubes

The Keto Reset Diet - Mark Sisson

The Ketogenic Bible - Jacob Wilson and Ryan Lowery

If you are looking for cookbooks, Maria Emmerich, Kyndra Holley, Carolyn Ketchum, and Amanda Hughes have great stuff. There's also a TON of sites for great keto recipes. Just let me know if you need some.

Do you mean The Whole Soy Story? Seems like an interesting read.

La premisa de su video es la dieta paleolítica. Varios de sus argumentos tienen méritos y están basados en las últimas investigaciones en nutrición. Desafortunadamente su video no tiene una buena organización, avienta términos y creencias populares y las desacredita sin mucha lógica (lo de la leche de vaca por ejemplo), y no aporta algo en particular.

Si les interesa llevar una vida mejor mediante nutrición, no les puedo recomendar lo suficiente este libro: Pefect Health Diet. Estoy pensando en hacer un video al respecto para una clase de Public Speaking que estoy tomando en Coursera. Si les interesa me avisan y lo comparto.

So a few more book recommendations:

- Why you can't dose by TSH: https://www.amazon.com/Tired-Thyroid-Hyper-Healing-Breaking/dp/1495355535/

According to this page on calculating your dose by weight, a starting dose for you might be 137 mcg T4 + 12.5 mcg T3, which is a slight increase in both T4 and T3. You want to keep both T4 and T3 in range, but trying to keep TSH in range is difficult for some people. Adhering to that goal can be a tradeoff between health and illness for these patients. It's a decision you'll have to make yourself.

- Why weight watchers doesn't lead to long-term weight loss: https://www.amazon.com/Obesity-Code-Unlocking-Secrets-Weight/dp/1771641258/

It's not too many calories or fat, it's insulin resistance from too many processed carbs. Likewise, if you overexercise and undereat, your thyroid function downregulates to keep you from starving. This is why it's so important not to restrict calories, but to eat to satiety with healthy foods. That's the next book.

- What to eat instead of counting calories: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Health-Diet-Regain-Weight/dp/1451699158/

This gives you a good outline of what you CAN eat, after eliminating so many processed foods. I can vouch for the fact that after adding more saturated fat to my diet and dumping all junk food, that I am no longer as hungry. This has led to unexpected weight loss. And yes, with the weight loss I am having to reduce my thyroid dose.

I hope you'll find the answers you're looking for in these books.

How can you hate on Chrissy Teigen?! Everyone go buy Thug Kitchen.

after 90 minutes of endurance exercise, you are going to deplete your glycogen. You actually need to eat sugar.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Paleo-Diet-Athletes-Nutritional/dp/160961917X

not a crock, it's loren cordain

the seitanic spellbook

this book has some good info on salt but you can just search youtube with the authors name and he has some good interviews where he drops some very interesting electrolyte knowledge

https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Fix-Experts-Wrong-Eating-ebook/dp/B01GBAJR9C

https://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Antidote-Low-Carb-High-Fat-Cognitive/dp/1603587098/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543050392&sr=8-1&keywords=alzheimers+antidote+amy+berger


Amy Berger has a very interesting book which discusses how the first sign of Alzheimer's is when the brain starts to become insulin resistant (just like how Type 2 diabetes is insulin resistance in the body), so becomes unable to easily take in glucose to power itself. However, it turns out that the brain can be powered up to 70% of its fuel requirements by ketones. So IF and a ketogenic diet combined can help either forestall Alzheimers or some of its effects. Unfortunately, this approach doesn't work in all patients, but does work in many.


Dale Bredesen, who says there are at least 3 different types of Alzheimers, offers a partial explanation why, that there are at least 36 different pathways that can induce Alzheimers, of which some can be treated with IF and a ketogenic diet, but not all.


https://www.amazon.com/End-Alzheimers-Program-Prevent-Cognitive/dp/0735216207/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543050605&sr=8-1&keywords=the+end+of+alzheimers+dale+bredesen

I eat low carb, low protein, high fat from The Perfect Health diet.

Perfect Health Diet: Regain Health and Lose Weight by Eating the Way You Were Meant to Eat https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451699158/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_LNb8wbDK7W6ET

What bad fats? Saturated fats are deamonized, right?

Did I miss something?

I recommend the book, Dropping Acid

It really helped me. I followed the doctor's recommendations, and after about two weeks I started introducing foods ONE AT A TIME back into my diet. It made me figure out my trigger foods, because I'd have heartburn within two hours or so if one of those foods was a trigger food for me.

Oatmeal helps me counteract the acidity of coffee, which I can never give up. If it helps, my trigger foods are oranges (and other citrus fruits & juices) and tomatoes.

Try this cookbook. My wife & I try 3 different dinner recipes a week. Pretty stellar.

https://www.amazon.com/Bacon-Butter-Ultimate-Ketogenic-Cookbook/dp/1623155207/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535823225&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=bacon+and+butter+cookbook

I haven't read this personally, but this book seems like a good starting point. Includes recipes and an introduction to the fundamentals, from what I can tell (:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1623158087/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_kX47ybP3720Z7

UK version

https://www.amazon.com/Wahls-Protocol-Autoimmune-Conditions-Principles/dp/1583335544/

Thug Kitchen
Oh She Glows
Forks Over Knives Cookbook
Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking

Also, Pinterest is an awesome place to find vegan recipes. My pinner name is Uma Vida Boa if you want to dig through what I've amassed.

Good on you for being such a cool roommate!

I forgot to mention... YouTube is also a great source for vegan recipes. Hot For Food, Peaceful Cuisine, Edgy Veg, Vegan Zombie... to name a few.

Start here, my friend, and welcome to the wonderful world of veganism and all of the health benefits that come with it :)

https://www.amazon.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Plant-Based-Health/dp/1615190457

PS. The transition is WAY easier than people make it out to be! With a little dedication and a little research you'll have no problems at all.

A great book recommendation is: The Whole30.
It goes into unhealthy food relationships and helps you on what To Eat. My wife and I read it 5 years ago and it changed our food lives.

In case you shop Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Whole30-30-Day-Guide-Health-Freedom/dp/0544609719/ref=asc_df_0544609719_nodl/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312178271755&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3499817873983818254&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007743&hvtargid=pla-450195540651&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=60258871377&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312178271755&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3499817873983818254&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007743&hvtargid=pla-450195540651

Have you seen Forks Over Knives? It's worth a watch. Also the companion recipe book is great for easy recipe ideas. http://www.amazon.com/Forks-Over-Knives-Plant-Based-Health/dp/1615190457/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1375836325&sr=8-3&keywords=Forks+over+knives

https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Fix-Experts-Wrong-Eating-ebook/dp/B01GBAJR9C

Its called The Fat Fast Cookbook: http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Fast-Cookbook-Recipes-ebook/dp/B00BGGBE20 Highly recommended.

I'd also check out The Bulletproof Executive here: http://www.bulletproofexec.com/start-the-bulletproof-diet/
He has an interesting take on the fat fast where you drink/eat nothing but coffee with MCT and butter in it for a few days.

Tim Noakes is an extraordinarily courageous human being.

His book is available legally from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Real-Meal-Revolution-Sustainable-Approach/dp/1472135695/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427137626&sr=8-1&keywords=tim+noakes

http://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Sugar--Your-Killers/dp/031623480X

http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health/dp/1609614798

http://www.amazon.com/The-Paleo-Diet-Healthy-Designed/dp/0470913029

http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Diet-Athletes-Nutritional-Performance/dp/160961917X

http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Connection-Sensitivity-Sabotaging-Control/dp/1594863873

http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Grains-Gluten-Cereal-Hazardous/dp/1583331298

http://www.amazon.com/Healthier-Without-Wheat-Understanding-Intolerance/dp/0976853795

http://www.amazon.com/Going-Against-Grain-Reducing-Revitalize/dp/0658017225

Yes there's a book. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0544609719/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1518363803&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=whole+30&dpPl=1&dpID=61WFjEDBktL&ref=plSrch

There's also a few cookbooks now too. Just put whole 30 into the Amazon search.

> that's when she and my dad finally got off the diabetes and obesity rollercoaster

That is awesome. I have bought copies of The Obesity Code to give away and to lend out. Don't know if they are doing any good. I have lost 150 pounds in 8 months with keto, fasting and exercise. People keep asking what I am doing and I point them to this book.

Another great resources is The Alzheimer's Antidote: Using a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline. I have already bought 3 copies. Originally bought one for my grandfather but decided to keep a copy for myself after reading it. One for my grandfather that is showing significant memory decline. One for my grandfather that just wants to stay sharp and has notice some memory decline with age and was very interested after seeing my weight loss and discussion of nutrition and long term health. He is already is great health compared to his peers in his 80's, no medications and worked physical labor job most his life and stays pretty active already.

Even though the book is targeted at Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline I would put it right there with Dr. Fung's The Obesity Code for general knowledge on keto and fasting. Even has some great food lists for those that need more guidance. I also like that it gives small or large changes to make depending on how someone wants to proceed and to what level.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1603587098

Tracking App: I'm an MFP devotee. I tried and life Lifesum and now that MFP has a lot of features locked by premium I would genuinely consider it, before most stuff paid for on Lifesum was already free of MFP. If you want to see more in detail how they compare I actually analysed the two last year on this post. I have a streak of 811 days on MFP and my diary is open to friends if you want to add me: arcadia1983

Meal Plans: I try to plan in advance given the fresh food that needs to be used in my pantry, I try and keep track of expiry dates and freeze meat. Sometimes I even cook the day before but not any more than that since I have still control issues as I still have bouts of bulimia when stressed, and who isn't really?


A website that I found amazing though is [EatThisMuch.com] (http://www.eatthismuch.com/a/AlishaAhmed). This is the most useful tool since MyFitnessPal. Given how many calories you want to consume (or if you don’t know, don’t worry, with a couple infos about height, weight and goal, the website will tell you) and the kind of diet you follow (including Keto) it gives you 3 meals (or more, or less, depends on your preference) to stay within your macros and calories for the day!


Kitchen Tools: before keto I had only a microwave. Now things are extremely different of course

• Everyone on keto and tracking should ave a digital scale first. I wish I had one that went into milligrams but until then, 10£ are worth a scale with 1gram sensisitivty.
  
• Although nothing changed my life like a Deep Fat Fryer. I got a 3Litre one for around 20£ and trust me, everything fried is better.
  
• A milk foamer is around 2£ and allows me to make BPC like drinks without going to my blender (so avoiding cleaning the cups :P) as long as there is nothing to grind (if you use hemp seeds no, you need to grind them so blender still it is), plus I love the foam!
  
• My blender/food processor these days is an Ninja Ultima 810, has 2 cups and a big jug and different speeds to allow chopping or creaming, depending on desired texture. I had 2 Nutribullet Pro before and had the first replaced and the second return it cause they cannot handle hot liquid, so BPC wasn't an option: it regularly spilled onto the motor ruining the machine. Their customer service is really nice and accommodating but for the same price I got the Ninja and we love each other very much, from BPC, to cauliflower rice to creamy soup steaming from the pot.
  
  Cookbooks: I very much prefer collecting and adapting recipes from the web on pinterest (I have a specific Keto board if you'd like to take a look https://www.pinterest.com/gingerketo/low-carb-keto-lchf-recipes/) but the one book I actually bought from the beginning and always go back taking a look at is the Fat Fast Cookbook by Dana Carpenter which I discovered a few months after beginning keto when I was advised to try a fat fast: she has recipes and meal plans considering calories and nutritional values as well so makes it possible to make controlled portions instead of meal. Plus personally I am one of those that with 85%+ fat works at her best for weight loss

I made creamed spinach with frozen spinach and Boursin cheese, pepperoni chips with whipped cream or Boursin, cream cheese, and some recipes from the fat fast e-book.

You must be a Monsanto shill! For anyone else who may be reading this, there are quite a few books written that talk about how bad for you grains are, and many of them mention legumes, as well. Deadly Harvest: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Harvest-Intimate-Relationship-Between/dp/0757001424. The Perfect Health Diet: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Health-Diet-Regain-Weight/dp/1451699158/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483807336&sr=1-1&keywords=the+perfect+health+diet Grain Brain https://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Sugar-Your-Killers/dp/031623480X%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-osx-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D031623480X
and Bulletproof https://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Diet-Reclaim-Energy-Upgrade/dp/162336518X%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-osx-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D162336518X: https://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Sugar-Your-Killers/dp/031623480X%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-osx-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D031623480X are just 4 of many. Oh, and I can't forget the Paleo diet book! https://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Diet-Weight-Healthy-Designed/dp/0470913029%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-osx-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0470913029. These books all have hundreds of comments from people claiming their health improved after cutting out legumes and grains. I personally went from being very, very sick on a mostly vegetarian diet high in grains and legumes to almost cured of my illness after cutting out the grains and legumes completely.

Absolutely. This is my first post trying to link something click here for the amazon link. Hopefully that works.
You basically eat fruits, vegetables, and meat. You cut out bread and grains, dairy and processed sugar for 30 days. It is a tad extreme for some people but if you are not a picky eater there are amazing recipes out there. I follow an instagram account called Nomnompaleo and she is amazing, her recipes are super tasty and got me through the harder days of the whole 30. I had already cut a lot of dairy so that part was easy for me, the sugar part was hard.

Hopefully I have explained it well enough. Pinterest is full of ideas and recipes and youtube and instagram have tons of amazing people doing the Whole 30 that support people trying it. I found that it really helped and I am planning to start one in the next few days. Just getting all of the food supplies ready.

If you have any more questions let me know :)

I've just started on a keto (or banting, or Low Carbs High Fat) diet, and I recommend this book if you are interested: https://www.amazon.com/Real-Meal-Revolution-Sustainable-Approach/dp/1472135695/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524301330&sr=8-1&keywords=banting+diet

I have this cookbook and it’s awesome!
Bacon & Butter: The Ultimate Ketogenic Diet Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/1623155207/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_er32Ab1XTFBB3

The keto pancake recipe is delicious

While salt is good for you, try adding it to the food you eat or have a smaller amount if youre going to drink it like a shot. Also recommend you read the Salt Fix https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Fix-Experts-Wrong-Eating-ebook/dp/B01GBAJR9C

Reminded me of this https://www.amazon.com/Seitanic-Spellbook-Recipes-Rantings-Vegan-ebook/dp/B01BN6JXYS

I would highly suggest reading The Whole Soy Story. In short, yes, there is massive evidence against soy for a host of reasons. For a bit of a primer on the book, you can read an interview with the author here. The article does plug a few supplements, and while I do like some of Biotest's supplements, be sure to approach their suggestions with a bit of caution.

The breathing technique hasn't passed my criteria of satisfaction yet but sound promising so I said I'd mention it. If you were to eat a diet I would recommend The Wahls Protocol. Fasting is great and all but consistency is better than being needy to get an end result. Your goal is your ideal, the journey is what you should value.

I like this a lot:

Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis: An Evidence-Based Guide to Recovery

and they have a pretty cool website: https://overcomingms.org/

I also like Terry Wahls book:

The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles

Her website: http://terrywahls.com/


Aside from that, I've done tons of research on the drugs and methods of diagnosis. Not all of it is pretty. Some of the harder to find stuff is pretty eye opening.

Basically MS is a huge pile of different symptoms that they just group together under the name. They don't really know how or why it happens, or why the drugs they give (sometimes) help.

There has been a large push lately to diagnose MS earlier. 10 years ago they'd not have told me I have MS. In one way this is good for patients, they can get the help they need earlier.
On the other hand, the docs might miss something else that they just group under the big umbrella they call "MS".

For example, Lyme disease might look like MS in some people.

As for drugs, the first ones they put everyone on, Interferon (rebif, avonex), and Copaxone have a horrible success rate. Something like 30%. That combined with all the side effects really makes them iffy. The doctor won't tell you that, and it defo is not advertised on the more mainstream (drug industry funded) MS "help" sites.

Hope that gives you some ideas where to start. Don't believe everything you read right off. Defo do your research on the drugs yourself! And watch out for the trap on most ms help sites. There's a cult of drug worship that can be pretty toxic.

I say drugs can be useful. I wouldn't tell anyone to stop taking them, but they can only help an otherwise healthy lifestyle.

Take care.

Which is actually a pretty good read:

Amazon Link --> Paleo Diet for Athletes

Bacon & Butter: The Ultimate Ketogenic Diet Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/1623155207/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3RZmDbF6QV2VF

Keto diet. While I’m coming to learn it doesn’t do much (or anything) for cataplexy, it does help astronomically with the daytime sleepiness. You really don’t need to go crazy strict keto and actually produce ketones. I use a more modified approach with more carbs in the evening with as little if none in the first half of the day. I think I saw your bf is vegetarian. You need to be careful with legumes. They’re very high in a type of carb that goes straight to sugar in your system. This diet seriously changed my life. I was diagnosed with Crohns before anything and I could never figure out what my trigger foods where for putting me into what was basically a food coma - it’s carbs. Simple, processed carbs are the worst. There’s an incredible article somewhere with the research behind it. Message me if you want it and I’ll actually look for it. It explains how blood sugar acts on orexin cells in our brain. For those with N, our orexin cells have been severely damaged. It seems like it wouldn’t be too hard of a transition if he already has the discipline to be a vegetarian. This is the best book I’ve found so far: https://www.amazon.com/Keto-Diet-Complete-Delectable-Confidence-ebook/dp/B06XKKPXM4 . It really goes into the details of the different options for those who aren’t looking to the diet to specifically lose weight. And just general amazing information. I don’t actually calculate anything so I wouldn’t say let that intimidate you. No carbs/very little carbs first half of the day and then recipes with some carbs the second half. Stir fry is my best friend. This is also good for a lot of other health issues too. Most people with N have other chronic diseases as well.

Swipe file I've been compiling on cognitive decline over the last couple years:

• Dr. Rhonda Patrick + sauna use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL7vVG_CFWA
  
• Dr. Terry Wahl’s book: https://www.amazon.ca/Wahls-Protocol-Radical-Autoimmune-Conditions/dp/1583335544/
  
• Ben Greenfield Fitness podcast addressing protocol for dementia or Alzheimers: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/2015/12/episode-340-full-transcript/ (see the 45min mark of the transcript for a listener question about protocol’s for Alzheimers)
  
• Dr. Trent Austin - Natural Treatments for Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HTn8Xr3TGk
  
• Olive oil + Alzherimer's: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170621103123.htm
  
• Cognitive Decline Protocols: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nootropics/wiki/cognitivedeclineprotocols

MS is curable and completely reversible. Look up the "Wahl's Protocol". Here's the book. Check out the reviews:

https://www.amazon.com/Wahls-Protocol-Autoimmune-Conditions-Principles/dp/1583335544/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519076998&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wahl%27s+protocol

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I just checked out Minimalist Baker's cookbook and the Thug Kitchen: Eat Like You Give A Fuck Minimalist Baker was meh, but Thug Kitchen is amazing. A lot of the recipes use cheap, simple ingredients and the dishes are pure deliciousness. I'm currently borrowing these books from the library, but I think I definitely need to add Thug Kitchen to my collection.

I also have the Seitanic Spellbook by the Vegan Black Metal Chef. It's ok for some basic stuff, but I don't care for how it's organized. Also, he doesn't use measurements in any of his recipes, which is ok if you like to improvise a lot, but it kinda leaves me in the dark if I'm trying a new recipe.

Then there's Happy, Healthy Vegan Kitchen by Kathy Patalsky which is ok if you can get past her narratives and obscure ingredients. Like, bitch, I'm not getting six different unicorn salts to put on my toast.

I also have The Joys of Vegan Baking (meh), and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World (haven't tried it yet).

EDIT: damn amazon links

I use the recipe from Butter & Bacon (https://www.amazon.com/Bacon-Butter-Ultimate-Ketogenic-Cookbook/dp/1623155207) and add chorizo

I've heard people have success with watermelon.

My other recommendation would be to buy an acid reflux cookbook because there are a lot of foods that hide their acid that might be triggering you unknowingly:

https://www.amazon.com/Dropping-Acid-Reflux-Diet-Cookbook/dp/0982708319

I think that having a poor diet going into this makes continuing the journey after 30 days much more difficult. The time spent cooking was intense but my SO and I made it work. I cooked dinner and the SO would prepare lunches for the following day. We always made enough food at dinner to bring leftovers for lunch the following day. It just requires preplanning and you have to be ready for that or you will fail.

As for sweets, I love them. Chocolate is something I will never give up. Find alternatives. My SO does apples with a little almond butter. I do pistachios (in moderation).

The best advice I can provide to someone is to read the book. It provides your with explanations as to why you are cutting out dairy, legumes, etc. but having lots of fats. Don't be intimidate by it. The books reads really well and the second half is full of recipes. Feel free to continue asking questions!!

Buy whole foods instead. Spinach, avocados, olives, meat, fish, potatoes, etc..

This is a good book

https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Fix-Experts-Wrong-Eating-ebook/dp/B01GBAJR9C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bNdhM4vt4I

That youtube video is part of a 3 video series. He includes sources. Overall a good watch. Would recommend.

[I expect an apology] (https://www.amazon.com/Seitanic-Spellbook-Recipes-Rantings-Vegan-ebook/dp/B01BN6JXYS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1499109933&sr=1-1&keywords=satanic+cookbook)

Edit: Before the guy responds, I should make it clear I am officially being sarcastic at this point .

I really like this cookbook. Lots of good info and recipes https://www.amazon.com/Bacon-Butter-Ultimate-Ketogenic-Cookbook/dp/1623155207/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492098279&sr=8-2&keywords=keto+cookbook

Thug Kitchen may be what you're looking for.

Australian Version

Here ya go... You're welcome!

http://www.amazon.com/Thug-Kitchen-Eat-Like-Give-ebook/dp/B00JVVQQ1G/ref=lp_10221837011_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417480434&sr=1-2

Edit: That's the Kindle version, just click to the Hardcover.

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Definitely aubergines. I use the recipe from this book

The Real Meal Revolution: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1472135695/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_28Fhyb96PBK2M

They soak up the fat really nicely too

Paleo is no wheat and no dairy. I would check there. They will have eggs in some recipes of course, but you could use egg substitute. There are lots of paleo cookbooks out there. http://www.amazon.com/Well-Fed-Paleo-Recipes-People/dp/061557226X/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450478162&sr=1-5&keywords=paleo

http://www.amazon.com/Against-All-Grain-Delectable-Recipes/dp/1936608367/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450478162&sr=1-3&keywords=paleo

I've found the biggest reasons people quit veganism after deciding that it's the right thing to do is:

1. Not knowing what to eat or how to prepare it
   
2. Losing motivation
   
   I think that #1 is most important to nail down, because if you're already convinced that veganism is the right thing to do, you shouldn't have much problem sticking with it unless you run into food-related problems. This video covers just about everything you need to know about vegan food. Basically:
   
   

• Eat enough calories
  
• Have a few go-to recipes for each meal
  
• Use happycow.net to find vegan-friendly restaurants (virtually everything at Asian restaurants can easily be veganized)
  
• B12!
  
  Eating vegan won't feel hard or restricting at all if you know how, and what to cook. Just like non-vegan food, vegan food can taste disgusting or flat-out amazing. Don't be discouraged if the first vegan food you make turns out terribly, because it probably will. Figure out what you didn't like about what you made, and try to improve it for next time. Vegan cooking can be very different, and it will probably take getting used to.
  
  If you're willing to buy a cookbook, But I Could Never Go Vegan! should be perfect. It's recipes are split up based on common excuses or worries people have when it comes to vegan cooking ("But I love sea food!", "What about cheese?", "Why does vegan food need to be so healthy!", etc). Thug Kitchen also has a lot of great, and healthy, recipes. They have a trailer if you're interested in seeing the, uh, "tone" of the book. Lastly, there's Isa Does It. I'd say her recipes are a bit fancier and take a little more effort to prepare, but if you're willing to learn she'll teach you everything from what to stock your pantry with to how to the different ways to chop tempeh. There shouldn't be any problem following anything in any of these books if you're willing to read the directions.
  
  I don't personally watch a lot of vegan cooking channels on youtube, but it might be worth checking out TheVeganZombie, Peaceful Cuisine for asian food, and the channels here.
  
  On staying motivated, I think it's pretty much required to constantly be reminded by why you want to be vegan in the first place. Regularly visit vegan communities like here, watch vegan, environmental, or animal rights-related documentaries like cowspiracy, earthlings, or Forks Over Knives, subscribe to vegan youtube channels like Bite Size Vegan or The Vegan Activist. It takes a lot more willpower than most people have to stay vegan in a community where everyone around you hasn't given the ethics or environmental aspects of meat production much thought. Worst of all, they might even view you as... weird... for even bothering. Just try to keep in mind the reasons other people get defensive, or even hostile when bringing up veganism, stay calm, and all will be well.
  
  I wish you the best of luck, hopefully you found some of this wall of text useful :)
  
  
  

This is a little late, but I just bought this book from Costco two weeks ago and I'm loving it. Its not specifically for pcos, but it does talk about it. Its also not just a cook book. They completely educate you about keto too. Its also not strictly keto too. Its super interesting. I'm not affiliated with the book at all either. Just impulse picked it up at Costco after I saw some of the infographics inside (infographics get me everytime ahaha). Its not specifically PCOS but it's definitely worth the look. link here!

i was told by a nutritionist/personal trainer friend (i was not a client, he had nothing to gain by telling me) that the human body doesn't absorb soy protein unless you do special fermenting stuff to it. also i will link what i just read: [proteins found in soy, may inhibit nonheme iron absorption. If you have iron deficiency or are at high risk of developing iron deficiency, you should avoid eating nonheme iron sources with soy protein.] (http://www.livestrong.com/article/490671-does-soy-protein-interfere-with-iron-absorption/)

let alone the isoflavones in soy that mimic estrogen in your body, which can make you gain weight and may contribute to your odds of getting breast cancer

TLDR: soy is really bad for you

I eat a combo of vegan/paleo. Why?
Paleo ppl know how to cook their meat in decently low calorie dishes
Vegan - man do they know how to make veggies! You don't really know how to cook veggies until you dig into these recipes.

• 1 Oh She Glows - Food genius! Best I've ever owned!
  

• 2 Against All Grain - Very solid, I love everything including the desserts
  

• 3 Thug Kitchen - Amazing flavor combinations and loved most everything I made, some things were more effort than they were worth. I found myself going to the grocery store a lot when I was cooking through this book. Avoided the desserts because of the use of all purpose flour, sugar etc. The baking seems more traditional.
  

• 4 Everyday Detox - Love the shakes and desserts, the cookie recipes are the best I've made, but the food falls flat. The combos don't knock my socks off.
  

• 5 Paleo Comfort Food - Found a few good things in here but lots of misses. Resorted to writing X's and check marks on the pages of things that were successful and not so successful.
  

  
  

I agree with Rasalom in regards to the vegetarian diet. I think the Red Pill deserves a lot of credit for encouraging evolutionary psychology in explaining human behavior at the biological level, and it just so happens we evolved to eat meat. I normally wouldn't give a shit, but you're asking about how to gain weight, and increase muscle mass, and meat has a lot to do with it. I suggest reading and applying The Perfect Health Diet to learn more about how meat and safe-starches can literally fuel you into a fucking machine.

I recommend StrongLifts 5x5.

You're going through the 5 stages of grief in regards to taking the Red Pill. Depression is on that list, along with anger, and eventually acceptance. I believe most men need to go through this painful process to better see that their sexual strategy was flawed up until that point. At this point you're most susceptible to asking the right questions on what you did wrong, which allows one to take The Red Pill. It will pass... in time. That sense of loss is due to those ideals you held of women thus far have been incorrect and a liability. Eventually you'll accept that. If you want to read more on the reason for going through those emotions you can here.

You need to approach more, and make rejection meaningless to you. Approach, approach, approach. The anxiety will always be there, but you need to make rejection meaningless. And for the love of God, stop taking advice from women on how to attract other women. Any man that allows a woman to teach him how to be a man, has disqualified himself. You need to "Just Get It." Women want you to already know how to attract them, and revealing that you don't, automatically disqualifies yourself.

Exactly! In the How Not to Die Cookbook there is a similar version he calls a V12 Vegetable Blast.

Your roommate and I have a lot of similar interests! I would love this t-shirt. I would also like this vegetarian cookbook. As another commenter said, a CSA subscription would be lovely as well!

I'm a bit skeptical about maintaining a keto diet during marathon training. However, IIRC Joe Friel has done some writing about eating a paleo-type diet most of the time and using carbs to fuel specific training efforts. You might benefit from reading The Paleo Diet for Athletes and adapting some of those strategies to keto.

Caveat: I don't follow a paleo or keto diet, but I did give paleo a try for a month.
Edit: That was a sucky month for my running.

When I was starting I ordered this book from Amazon and it was such a huge help. Tons of recipes, great explanation of the why’s and how’s, and a two week meal plan with grocery lists for each week.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1623158087/ref=zg_bs_15248576011_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=892BTAD91H8BY0KGM5Z4

Carb manager is a keto calorie counting app that helps you set goals and find a good calorie range for your goals

As far as the soda...I know it won’t totally compare, and you shouldn’t drink it all the time, but sparkling water with crystal light mixed in is pretty tasty!

Good luck!! And congrats to you both on the marriage :)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B06XKKPXM4/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1523453138&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=the+keto+diet

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BGGBE20/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o01_?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here is a .co.uk copy for anyone outside the US.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00RJMHE7Y/ref=aw_ss_kndl_dp/

The short story is that it should be avoided. There's really no reason to consume soy and there are much better protein sources. The estrogen is really bad for you.

There's a book, The Whole Soy Story, that goes really deep in to it. You will never eat soy again once you read it. Referral free amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Whole-Soy-Story-Americas-Favorite/dp/0967089751

Read The Whole Soy Story

1. Oats are not paleo. Read "The Paleo Diet for Athletes" here http://www.amazon.com/The-Paleo-Diet-Athletes-Nutritional/dp/160961917X. That will tell you how to get carbs and how much you need, etc.
   
   
2. Yogurt isn't paleo, but it is primal. See marksdailyapple.com for the distinction. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dairy-intolerance/
   
   
3. Supplements are most likely paleo. Depends on what they are and what they are made of. I'm not sure which brewer's yeast you're using, but the others should all be fine. I personally stick to a multi, whey, fish oil, probiotic, zinc, arginine, and b complex.
   
   
4. Diet soda isn't paleo. I think there are a few sodas that are paleo now, but I just stick to water and coconut milk for my protein shakes. And technically whey isn't paleo, but it is primal because it is a certain type of dairy.

If you're keen for a good read look into "the whole soy story" by Dr Kaayla Daniel - http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0967089751/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/175-2543616-5776600