tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post5975474086550354871..comments2023-05-14T10:37:22.333-05:00Comments on tess's paleo journey: RDAs, revisitedtesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-6789285397610897822016-03-16T11:28:31.052-05:002016-03-16T11:28:31.052-05:00Keeping fingers crossed for your 6WC results! :-)...Keeping fingers crossed for your 6WC results! :-) <br /><br />I'm not recommending Seabourn (or Oceania) YET, but i certainly will report on their performance! So far, Cunard-before-they-were-bought-by-Carnival was our best experience, but afterward they were definitely decent. The Windstar trip we took last fall (non-sail version) was ... DIFFERENT, having some pro and some con aspects. The small ships will certainly have fewer entertainment options, but if one's goals are to relax more than to be passively amused, i certainly can't fault them in that respect.tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-41934111869941223202016-03-16T11:20:32.072-05:002016-03-16T11:20:32.072-05:00There does seem to be quite a range of "ideal...There does seem to be quite a range of "ideal" protein amounts, and it MAY be that doctors-in-practice are dealing more with the kind of damaged patients who do better on less...? I seem to remember that Kwazniewsky (sp?) advocated lower amounts, like Rosedale. Wooo seems to get symptoms of neurotoxicity if she eats too much of some kinds of meat. Me, i seem to thrive at the high end of "normal."<br /><br />One thing we know for sure is that protein is REQUIRED for strong bones and many other "repair" functions, especially in aging bodies like mine. I'm under the impression, from Amber and Zooko's reports, that gluconeogenesis as a result of protein input, is a demand-driven step, not a supply-driven one. The fact that "protein knocks people out of ketosis" is a red-herring to me -- protein DOES trigger insulin release, but that insulin is essential to driving amino acids into our cells where they can do their magic. Normal postprandial levels of insulin, as well as the glucolysis prompted by glucagon release, WILL lower ketones, certainly, but that's only until all those levels drop again, a couple hours after the protein consumption. Then, if we have metabolic flexibility, our bodies seamlessly switch to fat and ketone burning, and our muscles become more IR once more, just as they should.<br /><br />Perhaps ethnicity and our genetic origins can help predict who gets along better on high or moderate protein intake? Wooo has a prominent strain in her family from the Mediterranean area, where people have been using agricultural products longer; my ancestry is strongly northern-european, where they were hunter-gatherers much later, and i also am in the 99th percentile for Neanderthal genes. All this is speculation on my part, of course, but not only does it seem logical, my experience is that i do SIGNIFICANTLY better to eat large quantities of ruminant-meat, and very small quantities of plant foods.tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-66623188747157040582016-03-15T07:59:48.270-05:002016-03-15T07:59:48.270-05:00Ok I'll try again (yesterday's comment van...Ok I'll try again (yesterday's comment vanished into cyberspace)...<br />Just skimmed my ol' copy of 6-Wk Cure - dropping a few more lbs will be wonderful for my morale as well as gearing up for my next attempt at MS150 bike ride which is coming up in, whaddaya know, 6 wks!!!<br />& thanks for the cruise-line recommendation - my folks would like to take another cruise, but the extravagance/waste of the behemoth ships really put me off.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-4445069576613088442016-03-14T14:26:31.382-05:002016-03-14T14:26:31.382-05:00to clarify , when I said diabetic I meant T2. fwi...to clarify , when I said diabetic I meant T2. fwiw.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115761289088772657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-87984706276237040622016-03-14T14:25:16.996-05:002016-03-14T14:25:16.996-05:00What a timely post for me, I've just had a lit...What a timely post for me, I've just had a little internet dust-up in what I'm now terming the LC Protein Wars. I ran full-tilt into some Rosedalers who gasped and huffed and puffed at a woman (!) not a body builder (!!) who eats 100 g protein / day (me). <br />Funny enough these Rosedalers seem to really pull only one thing from his way of eating and that's the protein level. I shudder to think what it will do to them long-term. To be fair they are diabetic and seem to have blood issues resulting from protein, so I really don't know how one navigates that, and I do wish them the best because, for me, going from 60-ish g/day to 100ish g/day made a huge positive difference, with no blood glucose impact. I guess those of us who can eat this much protein without blood glucose excursions are just lucky? IE we caught our IR early enough (or were never IR in some cases)? All best. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115761289088772657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-24166237545768371082016-03-12T23:11:48.005-06:002016-03-12T23:11:48.005-06:00Nine weeks -- ouch! Hope you get to feeling 100% ...Nine weeks -- ouch! Hope you get to feeling 100% soon! Yes, going slow is always easier on the body, i think, though it's sometimes hard to be patient. :-) Thanks for the good wishes!tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-4077035814572443272016-03-12T23:09:14.892-06:002016-03-12T23:09:14.892-06:00The doctors Eades seem to be very much into supple...The doctors Eades seem to be very much into supplementing all kinds of hormones they perceive to be particularly low.tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-35653449375061858742016-03-12T11:01:24.864-06:002016-03-12T11:01:24.864-06:00I know you are a busy person.
From my perspective...I know you are a busy person. <br />From my perspective, I think with a low level of thyroid hormones avoiding weight gain is almost a loosing battle. There are rumors Dr. Eades gave his patients thyroid hormones to counter their body reaction on a weight loss.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-24493179603381873432016-03-12T10:55:57.657-06:002016-03-12T10:55:57.657-06:00I'm getting over 9 weeks of post-infectious IB...I'm getting over 9 weeks of post-infectious IBS-D (either stomach virus or food poisoning related)...and on Day 3 of ZC, and already starting to see the benefits/healing starting to finally take place. I am going slow on the intake though; about 1.5 lb. of beef a day right now; much gut healing still to do. <br /><br />I wish you much success! And I'm excited about your upcoming trip!Kailanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343660755285100296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-85196159769921084442016-03-12T07:57:50.651-06:002016-03-12T07:57:50.651-06:00It's a little harder to do than i predicted, a...It's a little harder to do than i predicted, as we're pretty busy these days, again. Our daughter and family are coming up for Spring Break today, and we have a million things to do concerning that, as well as lots of planting and other yard-work, now it's getting warmer! :-) we'll see if just taking the BCAA capsules helps...tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-53660520281479944332016-03-10T11:24:08.833-06:002016-03-10T11:24:08.833-06:00Interesting experiment. Please, keep us updated. W...Interesting experiment. Please, keep us updated. While I always wanted to eat more meat than I was given when I was growing, naturally I eat now less than 100 gram of protein a day, and it looks like it is not enough for me. <br /><br />Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-36166138957080101882016-03-10T10:34:23.329-06:002016-03-10T10:34:23.329-06:00Thank you! :-) ...i realize how lucky i am that i...Thank you! :-) ...i realize how lucky i am that it makes NO DIFFERENCE what other people think of my lifestyle! tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221767529759848946.post-66887740786908082362016-03-10T10:24:11.769-06:002016-03-10T10:24:11.769-06:00Yes, albumin is our major blood carrying protein a...Yes, albumin is our major blood carrying protein and it does keep our fluids inside the blood vessels not out into the interstitium. I have been ZC for several years but don't advertise it due to somebody losing their mind over what I eat. Best of luck!Larcanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109743909244156390noreply@blogger.com