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I quit most sugar consumption a few years ago and can recommend it. I think it can also be beneficial to cut out all refined grains. I reduced salt intake to a

I quit most sugar consumption a few years ago and can recommend it. I think it can also be beneficial to cut out all refined grains. I reduced salt intake to a couple hundred milligrams per day last week, and I've barely noticed. My main staples are lots of steamed vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, fruit, and a little fish and brown rice. I also do some calorie restriction, and water fasting for 2-5 days at a time. I cook almost everything from scratch and do meal prep a couple of times per week to have quick access to healthy foods. Two years in, and I'm 65 pounds lighter and feeling satisfied with the meals.

manmal 9y ago
Great, I’d love to be in that position. You might want to reconsider brown rice though as it’s high in lectines, potentially causing damage to the gut lining and boosting autoimmune processes.
- JoshMnem 9y ago
  It's not that difficult to do if you focus on arranging your life around it. You can make a meal around raw vegetables (broccoli, cabbage) if there is nothing else healthy available while away from home. Most people think that they can't skip meals, but calorie restriction and water fasting can be healthy, so I don't worry if I go a day without much food. I'm not sure if lectins are a problem to worry about. Most results that I see in Google are blogs by self-described health experts who are selling products and personal brands. There's also this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/going-lectin-free-is-the-latest-pseudoscience-diet-fad/2017/07/05/45382462-5b4e-11e7-a9f6-7c3296387341_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/going-lect...
  - manmal 9y ago
    I‘m not that versed in reading dietologic papers, but this review (or whatever you wanna call it) found some concerns that I‘d not dismiss immediately: http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html I don’t know if the WaPo is a good resource to debunk anything ;)
    - JoshMnem 9y ago
      There may be some truth in there somewhere, but I'd like to see more studies. The Washington Post article is written by a registered dietitian and there is some kind of editing process. The other link is self-published. It says things like, "our ancestors just didn't evolve eating this type of food and our immune system can't handle it". but humans have been eating grains for 100,000 years: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/humans-feasting-on-grains-for-at-least-100000-years/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/humans-fea... I'll keep an eye out for lectin research though. Thanks for the tip.

manmal 9y ago

Great, I’d love to be in that position. You might want to reconsider brown rice though as it’s high in lectines, potentially causing damage to the gut lining and boosting autoimmune processes.

JoshMnem 9y ago
It's not that difficult to do if you focus on arranging your life around it. You can make a meal around raw vegetables (broccoli, cabbage) if there is nothing else healthy available while away from home. Most people think that they can't skip meals, but calorie restriction and water fasting can be healthy, so I don't worry if I go a day without much food. I'm not sure if lectins are a problem to worry about. Most results that I see in Google are blogs by self-described health experts who are selling products and personal brands. There's also this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/going-lectin-free-is-the-latest-pseudoscience-diet-fad/2017/07/05/45382462-5b4e-11e7-a9f6-7c3296387341_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/going-lect...
- manmal 9y ago
  I‘m not that versed in reading dietologic papers, but this review (or whatever you wanna call it) found some concerns that I‘d not dismiss immediately: http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html http://www.krispin.com/lectin.html I don’t know if the WaPo is a good resource to debunk anything ;)
  - JoshMnem 9y ago
    There may be some truth in there somewhere, but I'd like to see more studies. The Washington Post article is written by a registered dietitian and there is some kind of editing process. The other link is self-published. It says things like, "our ancestors just didn't evolve eating this type of food and our immune system can't handle it". but humans have been eating grains for 100,000 years: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/humans-feasting-on-grains-for-at-least-100000-years/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/humans-fea... I'll keep an eye out for lectin research though. Thanks for the tip.