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How good are figs right now? ✨ . . Have been lov How good are figs right now? ✨ . . Have been loving these delicious seeded flowers with raw honey and tangy cream cheese to balance out the sweetness. 🌸
Why does honey spike my blood glucose more than wh Why does honey spike my blood glucose more than white sugar? 🍯 . . Having done several CGM experiments with coffee and raw milk, along with either honey, white sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup or plain, honey spiked my blood glucose every time. 🤔 . . This surprised me as I had expected white sugar to be far worse. . . However, not everyone reacts this way to honey. I received a lot of messages saying that pure honey barely spiked some people's blood glucose. 📉 . . Then there's others like me, who honey causes a spike every time. 📈 . . Another question was whether the honey was raw or had sugar added to it. I spent a long time reading up about the honey making process and yes, sometimes bees are fed a sugar solution during the winter months. 🐝 . . The honey consumed in this experiment is local, supposedly raw and minimally filtered. It was a set honey. But this did get me wondering... . . The second slide is of another raw honey haul, ordered from a site that proudly proclaims traditional Romanian bee keeping methods, producing clear raw honey. . . Interestingly, their Forest honey claims to be high fructose, low glucose, whilst another is labelled as unsuitable for diabetics due to its naturally occurring high glucose levels. 🔺 . . Apparently it all depends on what the bees consume. 🌸 . . So my next round of CGM experiments will put this to the test. Is Forest honey really lower GI than Acacia or Linden honey? ⚖️ . . Just to add, raw honey contains many digestive enzymes and can be very useful to help breakdown protein. However, this isn't the case for pasteurised supermarket honey. ⚠️ . . Does anyone else consume raw honey? Do you find some sweeter than others? . . Thanks to @glucosegoddess for the use of her app. 🙏
Have been enjoying much more fish and seafood rece Have been enjoying much more fish and seafood recently. 🐟 . . I've found that fish digests so much quicker and I always see an increase in deep sleep, compared to a meal of red meat. . . The second slide is my #ouraring stats, and whilst I have little interest in the sleep score itself, I like to see what impact my food and lifestyle choices have. . . The fish was trout, with half a beetroot, lemon juice, raw butter, freshly grated ginger, a few mushrooms and green beans. . . I'm still very cautious around beans and their lectins, but decided a few handfuls during the summer from my parents garden will be a seasonal treat. 🌱 . . I've had no noticeable side effects from the well boiled beans. Unlike courgettes, which I get stomach cramps within a few hours. 🤔 . . For dessert, I had some sparkling water and maple syrup, providing a quick carb source. 💦🍁
I started taking CBD to improve my concentration a I started taking CBD to improve my concentration and focus. The idea was to upregulate the cannabinoid receptor, after finding out that mine were associated with lower levels (linked to food allergies and brain fog). 🧠 . . However, a month in, I've stopped taking CBD and here are my experiences... . . The results were fairly instantaneous. Within minutes of taking a few drops, I felt my dopamine receptors were regulated and I was able to focus on the task at hand. My brain fog cleared and I felt so much calmer. 😌 . . By the evening, I was pretty snappy. I felt angry too, but quickly dismissed it as having a lot on. 🤯 . . Over the next few weeks, anger outbursts came out of nowhere. Usually at least 6 or 8 hours after taking the drops. I became argumentative and filled with rage. It wasn't until my husband questioned whether the CBD was linked, did I stop to consider this. 🤔 . . One evening it was worst, after upping my dose to the recommended 3 drops. This was on a low 5% formula, mixed with MCT oil. 💦 . . I felt reluctant to admit it was the CBD as it had been so useful in helping me study but I knew that I should try a week without it and see if that made a difference. . . It did. I woke up feeling angry the next morning and a little irritable by the evening, but 48 hours later, I felt calm. The angry feelings had lifted and I felt back to myself. ⚖️ . . After doing some research, this is normally associated with THC, the psychoactive component, despite buying from a reputable brand who tested each batch to ensure levels of THC were undetectable. Low THC is supposed to be under 0.3%. But maybe it was just enough to trigger something for me? . . A 2019 Yale study found a link between a specific gene and aggressive behaviour following cannabis consumption. . . Anecdotally, plenty of people have reported feeling aggression and mania after taking full spectrum CBD, but not on CBD isolate. 🌈 . . It's amazing how different we all are and for some people full spectrum CBD is just fine. . . Has anyone else tried CBD? What were your experiences?
A simple lambs liver lunch ✨ Lightly fried in gh A simple lambs liver lunch ✨ Lightly fried in ghee and streamed with bean sprouts, Portobello mushrooms, dried apricots, quercetin, ginger, herbs and a squeeze of lime. . . This is my favourite way to consume liver as it's satisfying like a broth with the sweet taste of apricots, the tangy lime and crunchy bean sprouts. . . Consumed with a scoop of collagen powder, to balance out the methionine amino acid found in organ and muscle meats, since our ancestors would have regularly eaten the skin and joints of animals. 🏹
After hearing how certain blood types can be prote After hearing how certain blood types can be protective against specific viruses and disease, such as Type O in the case of Covid and Malaria, it got me wondering why? And whether blood types shaped our survival as a species? 🏹 . . I recently discovered that I’m a type O+ (along with 40% of the population). Blood group O is the oldest and most basic, associated with the hunter type. It would have provided the greatest advantage against parasitic infections, since it is the only blood type to contain antibodies against both antigens (A & B). 🦠 . . Type A is associated with the advent of agriculture in Europe. It’s thought that its antigens are involved in immune function, as blood group A became predominant after the Black Death, in which Type O faired poorly. (2) 🌾 . . Type B is linked to nomadic migrations and greater adaption. Thought to have originated from the Himalayan mountains, with an adaption to altitude. 🏔 . . And type AB is still considered a mystery. . . In the case of survival, many bacteria have learnt to resemble these antigens, making it harder for the immune system to spot them. E.g. Type A are more susceptible to smallpox and Type B are prone to E. Coli infections. 🧬 . . In the 1500-1600s, European settlers wiped out most of the Native American population with blood groups A and B from smallpox and other European diseases. Typo O currently makes up over 80% of the native population. In the modern Mayans, 98% have type O and 100% in Brazil. (3) ⛵️ . . As for Covid, Type O’s lack of antigens (the spiky sugar molecules that coat type A, B and AB blood cells) may make it harder for the virus to hide (as it has its own sugar coating). Or it could be the lower levels of blood clotting associated with Type O that offer some protection. 💉 . . There are also correlations between blood type and cancer, diabetes and autoimmunity although the research is still in its infancy. 🧫 . . Do you know your blood group?
Bone broth shamelessly inspired by a @tusolwellnes Bone broth shamelessly inspired by a @tusolwellness YouTube video (the breakfast bone broth). ✨ . . The perfect pre study brain food, made from a 24 hour slow cooked lamb broth, an egg for acetylcholine, lion's mane mushroom for a memory boost, Himalayan salt, seaweed flakes and freshly grated ginger. 🦴🧠🥚
Swapping the raw carrot salad (an endotoxin and es Swapping the raw carrot salad (an endotoxin and estrogen binder) for bean sprouts as that was a lot of beta carotene to be having daily. 🥕 . . Added mussels, prawns, deseeded cucumber, mushrooms, lime juice, herbs and raw butter. It tasted so good. ✨ . . I'm enjoying have a break from red meat for a while. Just felt like I've consumed too much over recent months and am wondering if I've had a bit of an iron overload. I've started feeling quite angry and impatient over the last few weeks. I know anecdotally, it's linked to red meat. 🥩 . . For the moment, I'm really interested in seafood, fish and white meat. Time to listen to my body. 🍤
In search of antioxidants... I admit, a few months In search of antioxidants... I admit, a few months ago, I was still in the mindset of antioxidants = plant toxins. Coming from the carnivore community, all you hear is how the liver produces it's own antioxidants, you don't anything else and plant toxins cause harm. But there are so many studies showing the opposite and so many cultures adding them in seasonally. What if sticking to this dogmatically is causing harm? . . From my own experience, I developed gum disease and rectal bleeding on the carnivore diet. I really wasn't getting enough whole food vitamin C or antioxidants. . . Both issues cleared up within the first few weeks of adding back in vitamin C and fruits. My gums took a few months to heal fully, but the bleeding stopped quickly. 🦷 . . This was on a nose to tail carnivore diet, with plenty of organ meats, supposedly rich in vitamin C. But one major difference is that ancestrally, fresh meat being hunted would have several times the vitamin C, which gets pumped into the blood stream with all that adrenaline from being chased. I don't think the modern carnivore diet replicates that at all. 🏹 . . So this is stewed pears and cherries, with ginger, cinnamon, maqui powder, quercetin and lion's mane mushrooms. 🍒🍐🍄 . . If you're still curious, have a listen to the latest podcast on @whealth.co with @_dashofhealth and @ingriddelao . About half way in, they talk about how Ingrid cured her Crohn's and went in search of various combinations of antioxidants, looking at the biochemical properties between things like maca and lion's mane. There's also a great piece about quality water and electrolytes making a huge difference for energy. ⚡️ . . Ultimately I'm looking to reduce inflammation (I still have eczema) and improve energy levels. Something that's changed for the better since the new additions to my diet, but I still have some way to go.
Trying out quercetin powder on today's lunch. It's Trying out quercetin powder on today's lunch. It's anti-inflammatory and good for allergies, so I thought I'd give it a go. Have been getting allergic rhinitis from cleaning up a lot of dust and spores, so it'll be interesting to see if this helps. 🤧 . . Lunch is chicken liver, raw egg yolk, collagen powder, deseeded cucumber, lime juice and mushrooms. 🐓🥒🍄 . . Peach and raw honey to follow 🍑🍯✨
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