Nutrition and Metabolism

The Body intelligently weighs demands on it with available energy to establish a safe level of metabolism. A stressed body with minimal nutritional reserves will set a low metabolic point so that tissues are not injured. In contrast, a body that has abundance of stored nutrients and fuel will seek out novel and creative uses for itself. This insight is key! We find these regulatory controls at many levels of metabolism (for examples, see reverse T3 post, Serotonin post, Progesterone post, Central fatigue post). To begin, look at the Liver as the control organ for general metabolism, and look at Brain as the control organ for higher level metabolism.

• The Liver controls general metabolism: so,
  when nutrition low & stress high, metabolism is slowed.

• The Brain also assesses stress
  & nutritional status and allows more activity or less accordingly.

Harmful  Stress includes but not limited to over-work, social and family conflicts, injury, medical problems (such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer heart disease, stroke, and others), digestive irritants, constipation, diarrhea, heart burn, over-exercising, excessive alcohol use, smoking, radiation, lack of sunlight, sedentary lifestyle, lack of sleep/insomnia, depression, anxiety, PTSD, rumination (overthinking, worrying), concussion, legal issues.

The Brain attempts to maintain novel and creative purposes for as long as it can with available resources. As Harmful Stress mounts, the available resources for purposeful activity diminish and symptoms appears such as fatigue, headache, depression or anxiety, irritability, insomnia, tingling, pain, and concentration and memory problems.

To manage Harmful Stress, one needs to provide an enriching environment for the Liver and Brain by reducing Harmful Stress as possible AND matching the degree of Unavoidable Stress with Increased Nutrition.

For Increased Nutrition, strive for the “Optimal Diet”, which is “choosing wisely among food options that are available”, not some idealized that cannot be achieved. Many foods are made to preserve on shelves or be shaped to look nice but can cause digestive stress.  This approach involves learning to choose foods that are easy to digest and high in nutrients. This process is different for everyone (see post on Individual Diet Patterns). Perceive how food makes you feel; Think about what is in foods that are responsible for good or bad perceptions; and, Act by adapting to available food options so that you are choosing wisely.

Guidelines require individual modification based on the Perceive Think Act method:

• Total calories – depend on body size/activity level, generally 2000-3000 calories a day (See Total Calories Post).
• Carbohydrates 150g+: fruit, orange juice, honey, rice, potato, dairy (milk, yogurt, cheese), Hageen Dazs Ice Cream
• Protein: 70g+: dairy (milk, yogurt, cheese), cooked green leafy vegetables, beef gelatin, small amount of muscle meat/chicken, non-fatty fish (cod, sole), shellfish (oysters, shrimp); liver weekly.
• Fats: coconut or olive oil, butter; No vegetable oils, seed oils, unsaturated fats.
• Water: avoid forcing water when not thirsty

Watch your digestion, AVOID or LIMIT these foods:

• NO vegetable oils, seed oils, unsaturated fats
• NO uncooked vegetables or salads (one exception is a raw carrot which is recommended daily)
• AVOID food additives including strict avoidance of Carrageenan, Gums, Soy, Canola, etc. No processed food
• LIMIT eating out as much as possible; supplement with vitamin E after eating if you do
• LIMIT pasta, baked goods, bread, cereal, nuts or seeds. Sour Dough bread and popcorn ok in small amounts.

Track yourself on cronomoter.com app 1-2 times a week: (1) Daily meals, (2) Body temperature and pulse on waking, at noon and before bed, (3) fatigue levels, (4) Constipation or diarrhea issues.

Sample daily food intake:

• Immediately on waking: glass of orange juice
• Breakfast (8a) – 2 eggs, milk, OJ
• Snack (10a) – yogurt, fruit
• Lunch (12p) – rice with butter, chicken, milk
• Snack (2p) – cheese, OJ
• (4p) – glass of milk
• Dinner (6p) – potato with butter, small amount steak,
  cooked spinach/salted to taste, cup of beef gelatin, milk
• Before bed (9p) – milk, honey (2 tablespoons), ¼
  teaspoon salt

Besides Nutrition, monitor your daily activity and weed out Harmful Stress. Some topics to explore include:

• Sleep
• Exercise

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