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What has worked for me are the following things. 1. I have quitted drinking coffee about 5 years ago. I love the taste and smell of coffee but it's a joke what
by goqu 8y ago
What has worked for me are the following things.
1. I have quitted drinking coffee about 5 years ago. I love the taste and smell of coffee but it's a joke what it does to people's wellbeing.
2. I am semi vegan, 3/4 of my diet is a vegan diet. I only eat meat on the weekends and only in small portions. During the week when I need to be sharp I avoid it completely.
3. I stopped eating bread and if I feel like eating it I would get a gluten free one.
4. Before going to sleep I get a pint of water.
That's it, 4 simple rules. If you try it for 5-10 days you will never look back. At times I miss a chunk of medium rare piece of steak on Thursday after work or a nice smelly fresh cup of coffee in the morning accompanied by a chocolate muffin but what I learned is that the endorphins spike that follow up the food intake would be momentary and can not compete with the level of energy my brain produce without it.
- dominotw 8y ago> it's a joke what it does to people's wellbeing. what does it do?
- goqu 8y agoIf you have spare 15min I recommend reading this extensive summary of researches on how coffee is sabotaging our brain's energy http://blog.myneurogym.com/is-coffee-sabotaging-your-performance http://blog.myneurogym.com/is-coffee-sabotaging-your-perform...
- dominotw 8y agoreading now. thank you.
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- bb01100100 8y agothat was a good read and quite interesting. liked that it provided a viable strategy for doing a reset and cycling use so that you still get the health benefits.
- mandeepj 8y ago> During the week when I need to be sharp I avoid it completely Does eating meat makes you lazy? Could it be 'quantity'?
- goqu 8y agoIt doesn't make me lazy but I clearly feel different. The quantity makes some difference but still no matter how small the portions are the feeling is not the same as if I had no meat. I feel that being 100% vegan isn't healthy but I recommend to everyone to try go vegan for a couple of days and not take the current feeling for granted.
- PerfectElement 8y ago> I feel that being 100% vegan isn't healthy The American Dietetic Association disagrees: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19562864 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19562864
- bb01100100 8y agoPlant-based diets and veganism are often conflated. "Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose." (https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism) Good on you for carving out a couple of days a week for plants, it all helps. FWIW, I've been 100% whole food plant-based since 2003 and have enjoyed a very healthy life with lots of physically demanding activity. I'm not even dead yet. Win!
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