You might be right. But from what I have read, sugar cuts against all of the reasonable goals of fasting such as getting better gut flora, improving insulin reactions, and becoming keto-adapted.
If your goal is to lose weight, paleo seems to work for lots of people, and a huge part of paleo is consuming very little sugar. I try to consume less than 30 grams a day. I started paleo when I was older then you are now.
But from what I have read, sugar cuts against all of the reasonable goals of fasting such as getting better gut flora, improving insulin reactions, and becoming keto-adapted.
You might be right too. I didn’t know that sugar negatively affects gut flora but I wouldn’t be surprised. I’m not sure whether there is any need to improve insulin reactions. From my last consultation (‘readings like a 19 year old’) I’d guess that there is little room for improvement—but I surely wouldn’t want to degrade my insulin cycle.
Im not clear whether the benefits of keto-adaptation outweight the disadvantages for me.
If your goal is to lose weight, paleo seems to work for lots of people, and a huge part of paleo is consuming very little sugar. I try to consume less than 30 grams a day. I started paleo when I was older then you are now.
It isn’t. I’m lean and near optimum weight; I could just need a bit more exercise.
My main goals are a) to learn how my body behaves under this regime and b) if possible to improve gut flora.
Gut flora is really complicated and we don’t know a huge amount about it. You should look into MCT oil as this purportedly positively effects gut flora. If you try it, however, go slow at first.
A good test as to your insulin reactions is to notice what happens if you don’t eat until you have been up for, say, five hours. If you become consumed with hunger pains it’s a sign of weakness. Your caveman body should be able to easily go this long without food unless your sugar-hungry gut flora have hijacked your brain to send you “feed us now!” signals.
MCT oil is an intersting suggestion, but I will likely not try anything new here in combination with fasting—that is bound to create confounding which I wil be unable to unentangle.
If I don’t eat breakfast in the morning I don’t develop any pronounced hunger until midday. But I notice that cycling or brisk walking without breakfast makes me feel somewhat weak (not that I’d develop hunger because of it).
Could you qualify your distrust? Fasting is quite different to regular diet, so different rules may apply.
You might be right. But from what I have read, sugar cuts against all of the reasonable goals of fasting such as getting better gut flora, improving insulin reactions, and becoming keto-adapted.
If your goal is to lose weight, paleo seems to work for lots of people, and a huge part of paleo is consuming very little sugar. I try to consume less than 30 grams a day. I started paleo when I was older then you are now.
You might be right too. I didn’t know that sugar negatively affects gut flora but I wouldn’t be surprised. I’m not sure whether there is any need to improve insulin reactions. From my last consultation (‘readings like a 19 year old’) I’d guess that there is little room for improvement—but I surely wouldn’t want to degrade my insulin cycle.
Im not clear whether the benefits of keto-adaptation outweight the disadvantages for me.
It isn’t. I’m lean and near optimum weight; I could just need a bit more exercise. My main goals are a) to learn how my body behaves under this regime and b) if possible to improve gut flora.
Gut flora is really complicated and we don’t know a huge amount about it. You should look into MCT oil as this purportedly positively effects gut flora. If you try it, however, go slow at first.
A good test as to your insulin reactions is to notice what happens if you don’t eat until you have been up for, say, five hours. If you become consumed with hunger pains it’s a sign of weakness. Your caveman body should be able to easily go this long without food unless your sugar-hungry gut flora have hijacked your brain to send you “feed us now!” signals.
MCT oil is an intersting suggestion, but I will likely not try anything new here in combination with fasting—that is bound to create confounding which I wil be unable to unentangle.
If I don’t eat breakfast in the morning I don’t develop any pronounced hunger until midday. But I notice that cycling or brisk walking without breakfast makes me feel somewhat weak (not that I’d develop hunger because of it).