Ran out of sugar free chocolate stash. Time to find more.
Started this no-carb kick a while back. It's been an amazing learning experience, and for my health, a right turn for the better. Weight down. Blood pressure and heart rate normal. Blood glucose levels normal. All good. Just cut out sugar and carbs. Ate everything else I wanted. Didn't let my body go into starvation mode.
This has been a journey in itself, and an ad-hoc community had developed around my little no-carb experiment. Folks I'd otherwise not meet crossed paths with the dive into the effect of sugar on body, and the question of why there's so much carbohydrates in our diet, and an inquiry into the history of our genes and how our bodies were built to be fueled and why.
The whole process gave rise to some neat healthcare ideas for the next wave of evolution, when folks become better enabled to take control (including responsibility) of their own health into realms unreachable by the institutions for legal and economic reasons. Open Source meets demand for health solutions.
In the no carb experiment, at least for me, realized the big elephant in the room at root of a wide range of health issues is sugar (carbohydrates are the same). While medicine does well to treat the side effects of the elephant, chose to tackle what I felt was the root cause. Rationalize it how you want, but carb/sugar is an addiction. Disagree? Try going cold turkey. Like Trackman, you can put numbers to it. They're called Keto-sticks and measure ketones (by product of ketosis, or metabolically burning fat instead of sugar/carbs) in your urine. Sneak in any carbs, and your pee doesn't lie. Even if you're an organic, free range yoga mat toting raw foodie vegan. Makes me chuckle. Steve Elkington's quip about PGA drug testing floats back into my mind... Ha ha.
These days shifted to low carb to avoid a rebound effects. Means fresh juices are ok treats. Cookies, chips and crackers are verboten. Sandwiches are sans-bread, and crunch moves to the top of the craving stack.
More on this as the experiment continues...
(via Jiro on iPhone)