Ultra Simple Diet

[Gawan]

I have been detoxing for about 9 years now and have mainly eaten only meat, vegetables, and fruits for a couple years now. Since around December I have been eating mainly meats and fruits and only occasionally some vegetables. I have found that my need for supplements has remained constant through this process. I go to a doctor every month and get muscle tested for the supplements that I need. What I found out recently was that I was not digesting my meats very well. That is not good when that is the main source of food! I am now taking quantum glutamine and quantum protease for that issue. I am also taking Super EFF to help with digesting fats. I have some other health issues going on so that may contribute somewhat to the number of supplements I need.

Hello Masamune, eventually you could "adjust" your liver a bit with: oxbile (supplement) and milk thistle tea. Or have a look in this topic here: "Sluggish" Liver issues.

I have been feeling better by limiting the number of carbs that I eat in a day though. I feel much calmer and better able to function.

I'm experiencing something similar, with fat and meat it is possible to calm down

 

[beetlemaniac]

Would sweet potatoes be a good carb source to replace the grains like rice, buckwheat and quinoa while on the first week of the USD diet?
They are delicious, and from what I've read, they are also friendly to sensitive guts, while a most 'safe' grains seem to affect some people.

I found raw pork fat at the wet market today! Going to freeze it and test it out on the 2nd week or so.

 

[Courageous Inmate Sort]

So I was going to ask if anyone else has found little or no need for supplements once they had been through the detox and onto the paleo diet for a while? I find it very interesting to be experiencing/observing this condition and reading about it just as I was about to post this topic.

Stellar,

About one or two years ago while I was not eating much meat (except for some fish) I used something like 10 or 15 supplements a day, and they surely helped me (I also ate a LOT of quinoa). But now I've been eating mostly meats (beef, chicken and fish) and small amounts of carbs (fried manioc is my favorite) and I'm taking only vit C, Magnesium chelate and melatonin. These seem to be enough nowadays. The main problem I still could not completely solve is the constipation issue, although the vit C and Magnesium do help.

 

[Ollie]

Would sweet potatoes be a good carb source to replace the grains like rice, buckwheat and quinoa while on the first week of the USD diet?
They are delicious, and from what I've read, they are also friendly to sensitive guts, while a most 'safe' grains seem to affect some people.
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Yes, sweet potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates - heavy with carbohydrates, full of sugar - and you may like to test them too. I can eat them only occasionally due to sensitivity. Buckwheat and quinoa are fine.

 

[Graalsword]

Should fish be included in an all meat ''or most meat'' diet? Low amount of it or average?

 

[beetlemaniac]

Yes, sweet potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates - heavy with carbohydrates, full of sugar - and you may like to test them too. I can eat them only occasionally due to sensitivity. Buckwheat and quinoa are fine.

Noted Trevrizent, thanks.

It's the 4th day in the USD so far, been feeling not too good. Around the time I started the diet I got this painful white sore on the underside of my tongue. There's a question in the UltraMind quiz about tongue sores, in Gut part of the quiz, so maybe my gut is having some detox reaction. It may also be an allergic reaction. It's to early to tell.. but it's kind of discouraging since it's happening right at the start. It hurts to swallow :(

Gut Quiz
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I have anal itching.
I have bleeding gums or gingivitis.
I have geographic tongue (map-like rash on tongue indicating food allergy
or yeast overgrowth).
I have sores on the tongue.
I have canker sores.
I crave sweets and bread.
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I am taking probiotics for the gut. Also feeling quite tired throughout the day and hungry in the morning. Probably not eating enough.

 

[Gaby]

Should fish be included in an all meat ''or most meat'' diet? Low amount of it or average?

Yeah, it includes it. But you should take the usual precautions of avoiding big predatory fish to minimize mercury exposure.

 

[mcb]

Yes, sweet potatoes are a good source of carbohydrates - heavy with carbohydrates, full of sugar - and you may like to test them too. I can eat them only occasionally due to sensitivity. Buckwheat and quinoa are fine.

I ate sweet potatoes with good results when I was doing the USD, and I still have them for breakfast regularly post-USD. I peel them now, though, to reduce the amount of undigestible material. The carb content of one small to medium sweet potato is not too bad (~24g), and the amount of fiber is tolerable. (My gut is doing much better since I reduced fiber intake.)

I usually eat very few carbs at other meals, so the sweet potatoes have not been an issue even though they are the largest source of carbs in my diet. I occasionally have a helping of roasted root vegetables, but otherwise I eat mostly meat, eggs, and lower-carb vegetables. For the most part I have not felt better in a very long time, although at the moment I am having spring allergy problems, as I have for the last ~50 years.

 

[Graalsword]

Should fish be included in an all meat ''or most meat'' diet? Low amount of it or average?

Yeah, it includes it. But you should take the usual precautions of avoiding big predatory fish to minimize mercury exposure.

Yup. I think sardines would be the best choice aren't they? At least the cheapest one in my country.

 

[beetlemaniac]

Yup. I think sardines would be the best choice aren't they? At least the cheapest one in my country.

Easy to cook too. I cut them into halves, salt and pepper, fry them for a minute or two on each side in some olive oil, and it's done :)
I tried to remove some of the bones, but it's a little difficult to get all of them out, they are so tiny.

 

[Courageous Inmate Sort]

Yup. I think sardines would be the best choice aren't they? At least the cheapest one in my country.

Easy to cook too. I cut them into halves, salt and pepper, fry them for a minute or two on each side in some olive oil, and it's done :)
I tried to remove some of the bones, but it's a little difficult to get all of them out, they are so tiny.

Sardines have been my fish of choice to make at home for sometime. As you said, cheap and easy to cook. Besides really liking the taste, another reason is that it seems that there are no sardines from fish farms, while on the other hand almost all salmon in my country comes from fish farms. And sardines also seem to be rich in Omega 6. The only downside is that I have to eat a lot of them as they are so tiny! :)

 

[aragorn]

Yup. I think sardines would be the best choice aren't they? At least the cheapest one in my country.

Easy to cook too. I cut them into halves, salt and pepper, fry them for a minute or two on each side in some olive oil, and it's done :)
I tried to remove some of the bones, but it's a little difficult to get all of them out, they are so tiny.

Sardines have been my fish of choice to make at home for sometime. As you said, cheap and easy to cook. Besides really liking the taste, another reason is that it seems that there are no sardines from fish farms, while on the other hand almost all salmon in my country comes from fish farms. And sardines also seem to be rich in Omega 6. The only downside is that I have to eat a lot of them as they are so tiny! :)

I'm sure you meant to say Omega-3? I suspect that any Omega-6 in sardines comes mostly from the oil they are canned with.

 

[Courageous Inmate Sort]

I'm sure you meant to say Omega-3? I suspect that any Omega-6 in sardines comes mostly from the oil they are canned with.

Yes, sorry, I did mean Omega-3. Thanks for noticing it.

By the way, I always try to buy fresh sardines, because it's not easy to find canned ones with only olive oil. The most common brand around just say "eatable oil" and don't even specify of what such oil is made of.

 

[jhonny]

I'm on my 8th day of the detox diet and I've noticed the following:

1. I've been sleeping 7 to 8 hours
2. before when I ate, I felt as something had stayed in my throat (I always ate rice, potatoes or bread in my meals), not now.
3. I do not get hungry between meals.
4. I felt sleepy between 12 and 2 pm, not now.
5.I've also noticed that I have lost a little weight even though I eat enough.

I have also been taking dietary supplements, vitamin C and magnesium also have been doing the EE program before going to sleep.

I am super happy because I see a noticeable change in my body

 

[ana]

I'm on my 8th day of the detox diet and I've noticed the following:

1. I've been sleeping 7 to 8 hours
2. before when I ate, I felt as something had stayed in my throat (I always ate rice, potatoes or bread in my meals), not now.
3. I do not get hungry between meals.
4. I felt sleepy between 12 and 2 pm, not now.
5.I've also noticed that I have lost a little weight even though I eat enough.

I have also been taking dietary supplements, vitamin C and magnesium also have been doing the EE program before going to sleep.

I am super happy because I see a noticeable change in my body

Glad you are experiencing results