Recent content by Scythian_Blade

fitguyinma, I have been using a lower sodium approach (~2 grams/day) on ckd for a couple of weeks now and have felt a lot better (less dehydrated). Here is some info I posted first at bbing.com on how I reduce my sodium intake on keto...hope it helps Try... Low sodium tuna Frozen Veggies or...

Toozee, is it just the absense of insulin that keeps the sat. fat from being stored, or is it more the idea that most people are hypocaloric and hence sat. fats are more likely to be oxidized for energy? Would we still have little concern about sat. fat in a hypercaloric state? I would tend to...

Here are a few sample meals that I have been using lately Meal 1: Huevos Rancheros (cheese, a few fried eggs and a dab of salsa) Meal 2: Creamed Spinach (A few Tablespoons of heavy cream, pound or so frozen spinach, parmesan cheese and mozarella + clove garlic) Meal 3: Broccoli and cheese...

Ground flax seed are unlikely to provide enough n-3 fatty acid content due to the poor conversion rate of ALA-> EPA and DHA in the body. Get a good fish oil supplement. A pharmaceutical grade fish oil is a good bet. You'll get a higher concentration of EPA/DHA (better than any actual fish...

Low GI, but far too high on the Insulin Index for cutting purposes imo. A good food, yes definitely. But I see milk sugar as anything but a 'low-impact carb'. To me a low impact carb would be of the more thermogenic variety. Broccoli or cauliflower for instance. Something that has a high...

Funny you mention it. You guys should try a cup of high fiber all bran right before bed or sometime during the late evening hours.

If you are looking to lower your carb content, try having a protein + fat breakfast. I like to have a half dozen eggs for breakfast a lot of times. The fruit juice banana and milk are not helping you in the morning...neither is the fact that your first meal is liquid (too fast digesting). If...

In my case, I think you hit the nail on the head. I have serious insulin sensitivity issue (some genetic and some due to poor nutrition for the last 10 years or so I am sure) Macro, do you think an increase in mental acuity might be the result of enhanced activity of norepinephrine and...

I find that if I have enough fat and kcals, mental accuity increases rather than decreases on keto. I am actually taking college finals now on keto and my level of concentration has increased. Do you have this problem after having been on keto for several weeks? You will get a brain fog and...

Sorry, should have worded that better. I meant to say... When you are in the ketogenic phase of your CKD diet (id est, not carbing up), post a sample day's diet, so that we can get a feel for what you are currently using or plan to use and can suggest viable alternatives to give you more...

I am in a similar situation. Graduating Early/mid May and doing a CKD now. A few hints that are helping me... I wouldn't worry too much about missing a meal or going a bit long without eating here and there b/c of class or other engagements. Just focus on staying in ketosis and meeting your...

Shark, you are right on that a calorie is just a unit of energy no matter what form it is in. And I also agree there would be a huge difference in the type of mass lost on diet A and B. However, I don't agree that Guy A would lose the same amount of weight as Guy B necessarily however. For...

Any whole foods market should carry Barlean's flax oil. It wins taste-wise bar none imo.

Very good summary of the known and purported benefits of flax. My only qualm is with their low dosage recommendation of 1 teaspoon per day. I am pretty sure I know what studies they used to get that recommendation...studies that show benefits with intake of .1 to .3 grams EPA. The...

Some people will literally never understand the distinction that the trite notion that 'a calorie is a calorie' is correct in a bomb calorimeter but has little meaning when viewed phsyiologically and biomechanically in terms of food ingested. Of course thermodynamically, a greater degree of...