RE: what do you eat? (was Guidance for minimising amines in foods)

[Guest guest]

~so emma, what do you eat? Are you eating failsafe all the time or only when

you need to? I need some suggestions for foods to help with hypoglycemia,

low thyroid, adrenal stress. Just basically suggestions of REALLY fatty

meals/snacks. I don't think after reading all the posts on amines that I am

sensitive to them, but I do have these other issues. I read that thyroid and

adrenal are connected, but the advice for adrenal help was to eat ALL food

groups at each meal and not to skip a meal.and then for blood sugar it's

best to eat the majority of diet as fat-seems contradictory and confusing.

So then per my previous post about aversions, how do I eat lots of fat when

I cannot quite stomach them? They don't necessarily make my stomach sick,

but the texture and smell are what get to me most of the time.

amanda

Exactly what superfoods is this diet missing? These are Price's

superfoods:

1. Seafood, fish, shellfish, fish organs, fish liver oils and fish eggs

2. Organ meats from wild animals or grass fed domestic animals

3. Insects

4. Fats of certain birds and monogastric (one stomach) animals such

as sea mammals, guinea pigs, bears and hogs

5. Egg yolks from pastured chicken and other birds

6. Whole, raw milk, cheese and butter from grass-fed animals

I can see on there a lot of things I can eat just fine.

[Guest guest]

>Before I found out my hypoglycaemia was salicylate induced, I

controlled it with a very strict low carb diet. I had bad thyroid and

adrenal symptoms, they were salicylates too.

*I don't have bad thyroid symptoms, just really mild, except for the

raynauds. But this fatigue! I don't know if it is CFS, but most afternoons I

am so tired I can hardly stand up and I am yawning like crazy.

>Dairy is the best way to get enough fat. I sometimes drink heavy cream

watered down with milk. Quiche. Scrambled eggs. Creme fraiche. Greek

yoghurt. Custard. Ice cream. Fattier cuts of meat like rib eye and

lamb chops.

*okay, these I eat regularly, except for the meats. Well, and the eggs. I

can only eat the yolks if I hide them in smoothies or milkshakes. But then

why am I hungry like an hour later? Could be that I just need to wait until

I am not nursing anymore and see what, if anything, changes, huh?

>Salicylates?

*well, maybe. Guess I need to do some sort of failsafe to find out?

>Whose advice was that? It sounds like a nightmare to implement, and a

bit flaky as far as nutrients go. You don't need to eat from every

food group to get a micronutrient balance. There are specific things

that help the adrenals, like salt, B vitamins, and vitamin C.

*got those covered.

>It does! If fat is a big problem, my advice would be to test

salicylates - if the hypoglycaemia turns out to be salicylates, you

won't have to eat a very high fat diet to control your blood sugar, as

getting rid of them will solve the problem. If it's not salicylates, bear in

mind that it's more important to

remove the carbohydrate than eat more fat. It's possible to control

blood sugar on a 50/50 protein/fat ratio, i.e. Atkins.

*well, I have eliminated most grains just because I think most of them are

evil. Occasionally we have soaked brown rice or sprouted tortillas or

sourdough rye.

>Are you a supertaster? Some supertasters are sensitive to the

taste/texture of fats and have strong reactions to them. I'm a

supertaster, but I actually really miss the fat in foods and low fat

foods taste completely unsatisfying to me, but it can be the opposite.

Are you confusing fat with gristle? Can you tolerate the taste/texture

of dairy? Are you able to distinguish whether it's a physical

sensation that you have a problem with, or a trained emotional response?

*yes, I love dairy if it is not chunky, lol, like when cow milk separates

and then shaking it up does not create the homogenization I like about the

goat milk. I have no idea if I am a supertaster, but that would be

interesting to find out. Um, I don't know if I have even tried the fat that

is attached to pieces of meat either because it is already cut off or I am

so conditioned to cut it off myself. It's all mental I am sure and I don't

know how to overcome that. I literally used to eat, and mind you this is up

until a year ago, dry everything-toast, potato, veggies, some salads,

sandwiches, rice-no fat whatsoever! My theory is that I consumed so much in

the last year to make up for the past and now maybe I am on a plateau and

maybe I just need to eat reasonable amounts of things----sheesh, I am having

a hard time explaining what I am thinking.I just really want to feel good

ALL day and not be so tired and not be hungry like almost all the time and

be able to enjoy the winters without having to deal with this crappy

circulation issue!

Don't force yourself in to it or you'll make yourself ill, just start

out small and try little bits of fatty food, learn to savour the extra

flavours they contain.

*does it sound reasonable that I could have eaten too much of a particular

food and my body is just saying it doesn't want or need it anymore? Like I

ate eggs and bacon for like 3 or 4 months every day when I first was told

about NT and told to get more fat and protein that I was severely lacking

and now I can't stand the thought of eggs and bacon I can only eat if I am

really in the mood. And I really don't understand why all of a sudden I

cannot stomach the taste or smell of coconut oil when I was doing just fine

with it for months!

amanda_

[Guest guest]

Emma,

> Yes, this does sound reasonable. Bacon is full of all kinds of

> horrible things. I've experienced the same thing with coconut oil

> myself, and so has another friend of mine. The smell/taste makes me

> gag now.

Out of curiosity, what type/brand of coconut oil were you using when

using a lot of it?

Chris

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