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Shout out to everyone else who has stupid digestive issues and every life change you do or don't make for it.

For me, 98% of changes I make feel worth it, but I know for others it's not.

But every time I spend a few days not at home on my very specific eating habits and schedules; I feel it and I hate it.

Normally people don't treat peanut butter and dates as a main part of their diet to the point where a jar of peanut butter going up in price is worthy of crying over bc it fucks the whole budget and you do in fact budget to buy both pitted dates and dried apricots in bulk.

Normal people don't treat yoghurt as a holy grail because your digestive system is so messed up that daily probiotics are also a life saver.

And peanut butter, Up&Go's and protein supplements worthy of the highest of fitness bros? Yeah; that's because I can't eat red meat regularly or meat regularly because my body refuses to tolerate it.

Do I take supplements like a vegan should because I have to eat vegetarian and eggs are expensive so I use cheese and milk as primary sources of calories? Yes yes I sometimes do when I can afford supplements; or more accurately I buy foods and juice with supplements... sometimes specifically made for elderly people who struggle with pills and food intake because I'm poor and that's the easiest way to do it. (And generally, they do taste good)

Do I live off coffee, dates, apricots, fibre supplements and slippery elm and lemon&honey tea because my body likes to refuse to digest food and I don't want to pay for or take laxative pills and the drinks are gross and expensive? Yes, unfortunately.

Do I also have to physically massage my entire digestive tract three times a day to physically move it because my muscles don't work? Unfortunately.

Does all of this lowkey scare me because I do want to get pregnant one day and I have no clue how that'll impact it? Yes, very much yes. Will be eating so much gentle high fiber food in the third trimester if I ever get pregnant knowing that's coming (not just because pregnancy... specifically for postpartum. If you know, you know).

Like do I feel incredibly sick and have for the last two days because of the changes while I was gone? Yes, it was awful.

Do I know have to fix my entire body because of it over the next two weeks? Yep, unfortunately. While having very little money to my name.

Did it once again highlight how much energy, effort and time my body steals from me? Yes, I spent a full hour and a bit on the toilet because of my stomach being a dick yesterday before therapy while my mother was out on a walk. And a good 30 tonight low key crying in pain which is fun.

I will also acknowledge that there's two sides of this:

I can spend the hours of planning and preparing and working with my body, acknowledging that it will never function normally but fuck I can try my best to live pain free.

Or...

I can do what I did while I stayed with others this weekend and pretend that I am fine and that food is not a problem... and pay for that in pain and constipation and bloating and all the other fun issues that come with my conditions.

And I personally choose change my lifestyle because I live with enough issues; but I have friends who choose 'normalcy' all the time not just for convenience on mother's day weekends.

But it's hard and it sucks and I can't get laid when I'm off my routine because it's too fucking painful. I have blood pressure spikes and drops when I'm off my routine. Hell; I never feel more dysphoric than when I'm off my routine because suddenly the pain reminds me of everything and I'm so tired my mental health drops like an avalanche on Mt Everest; fast, hard, all consuming and deadly.

And this is one part of my chronic illness management.

This is only 1 change.

It's not the nerve pain management, it's not the mental health management, it's not the connective tissue issues, the dislocations... anything else that impacts my life.

It's just the impacts my stomach and intestines have on my dietary requirements and the extra symptoms they add and exacerbate when I don't maintain a specific schedule for management that took years to learn and control and occasionally fluctuates.

Like I will never live a normal life and it's hard af but it's still mine and I want to live it.

But there's more than just me and we all deserve the recognition and acknowledgment for how much it takes and what fucking badasses we are for surviving such bullshit.

#disability #mine #chronic illness #disabled #chronic pain #fnd

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My 14-day Consumption journals

Day 1: Monday, October 29

Breakfast: No time for breakfast

Lunch: 2 cups of black coffee, a plate of fried noodles, a plate of vegetables and fruit, and a slice of creamy chocolate cake.

Dinner: Too sick to have dinner

This is the first day that I am going to record my daily behavior of consumption. This morning I got up at 7:50 so I didn’t have enough time for breakfast. As a result, after my morning class, I was quite hungry and I ate a lot. However, I didn’t finish my cake because it had cherry jam on it. I do like cherries but I am not a big fan of cherry jam since it tastes like children cough syrup to me. For the sake of consumption, I tried to eat most of them with my resentment.

Here is a picture of the debris of my poor cake.

In the evening, I felt sick because of indigestion. I think the cherry cake should take part of the responsibility for my stomachache. Honestly, the lunch today at Dewies was just so-so. My classmate threw her whole plate of food into the dumpster. I guess I should have dumped my cake also. To avoid vomiting in the middle of the night I didn’t have dinner, and I didn’t drink water either. The only thing I consumed was a hydrotalcite tablet produced by Bayer.

Day 2: Tuesday, October 30

Breakfast: 2 pieces of toast, some scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and a cup of black coffee.

Lunch: A plate of vegetables, turkey, fruit and ice tea

Dinner: Spaghetti, fruit and 2 bowls of soup

I felt better when I woke up this morning, and I was hungry. I took a hot shower then went to Dewies for breakfast.

In the evening, after dinner, I went to Doolittle’s with my friend and I saw chips labeled as “$6 for 2”. I thought it would be great if I buy discounted chips now and save them for later, so I bought 2 bags of potato chips.

When I was writing down what I ate and what I did, I also thought the processes when the food was cooked and what I consumed. For example, the toast is made of wheat and water, then it has to be baked in a factory. Then it is transported to the school, which consumes gas and produces carbon dioxide. When I put the toast into the toaster, I consumed electricity and also produced carbon dioxide. As for my hot shower, I stayed in the bathroom for 25 minutes, and I wonder how much water was used and how much electricity was consumed for heating the water.

Thinking my every behavior consists of many procedures, the meaning of “a cup of tea” suddenly dawned on me. Everything we consume is not the surface we see, but a chain of substance beforehand. The food we eat comes from the raw materials that it makes of; the water is pumped from the underground then filtered with electricity, then it is transported via underground pipes to us, etc. Everything that appears that we have easy access to is processed in a sophisticated pattern. I am guilty that I have wasted a lot in my life.

Day 3: Wednesday, October 31 (Halloween)

Breakfast: I slept late, so I skipped breakfast and got lunch instead.

Lunch: Salad, fruit, coffee, rice and boiled vegetables

Dinner: Spaghetti, cream of vegetables and a cup of ice tea

After dinner: Party

I went to the poster exhibition held on campus today. I saw a bunch of posters of animals and fashion. Specifically, there was one poster about sustainability. My friend told me it was just cliché, and I should write it here. However, I don’t think so.

This is a picture that displays the relationship between nature and human industries. It delivers an idea that it is human ourselves who keeps impairing the nature, but it took a long time that we thought we were doing good with nature.

I had dinner with a French guy and I found every time when he was done eating, he never had leftovers in his plates and bowls. So I asked him why so, and he said he had been taught to have this table manner. When I was a kid, my grandma told me not to have leftovers in my bowl too, but I never managed to do so. It was bizarre that he has such a good habit that he wipes the bowls and plates with a bread while eating.

For the first time I tried cream of vegetables and it was surprisingly awesome! Therefore, I had 2 bowls of that, and I tried to clean my bowls as my friend does.

After dinner, we went to a Halloween party on campus, and almost all the students had a Halloween costume. Actually, a lot of students in my building had decorated their room at the beginning of October. In stores now items for Christmas are available. Soon they will dispose of the Halloween decorations and put the Christmas on. I asked some Canadian students if they would keep the items used this year for next year, and most of them said NO, because they don’t want to see the same thing again and they don’t like to hear their friends saying they wore the same costume last year. It is quite wasteful that they buy cheap costumes every year and wear them for only one night.

However, I saw some students wear their normal clothes and simply did makeup or crafts on the clothes, which is better than buying disposable items. Some of them were ingenious, now that they borrowed decorations for the room from their friends and taped the decorations on them when they went to the party. I think it is a good idea on the ground that once people go to the party no one will care for the decorations in the room and eventually it will go to the trash. In that case, why not take advantage of them?

If I hadn’t taken this course and hadn’t assigned this task, I guess I would never consider so much overnight. Before I went to Canada, I never thought sustainability was relevant to me because I used to think even though I wanted to make the environment better, other people would damage it eventually, therefore it was meaningless to try. Now, I think even though an individual cannot change the world, but we can have more individual efforts on changing small things.

Day 4: Thursday, November 1

Breakfast: No

Lunch: Coffee, 6 pieces of brownies, fried noodles

Dinner: Curry tofu, salad, rice, and fruit

The resident assistants (RA) in my building are so cute that they made pumpkin faces and put them on the stairs. It made my day when I opened the door for class this morning.

But it is kind of waste that they used 5 pumpkins just for exhibitions on Halloween. Thinking about this, I talked to one of my RAs and he said it is a tradition in my residence building that residents make cute pumpkins together on Halloween. I also saw some pumpkins were placed at Dewies and they are getting rotten now. Even though it is a convention that pumpkins are made to artifacts during Halloween, it is still a pity to witness a number of pumpkins get rotten and go to the trash can.

Day 5: Friday, November 2

I have a cold today. When I woke up this morning I was light-headed, so I was in my bed all day. I only consumed several candies, but I used millions of tissues to blow my nose. I know it is gross, so I am going to upload only a small part of my tissues.

Finally, I had a low-consuming day. However, it doesn’t cheer me up, because a lot of tissues were wasted by me. Tissues are made of trees, so technically I am damaging forests. The only reason I can comfort myself is that tissues are easier to degraded than plastics.

Day 6: Saturday, November 3

Breakfast: Skipped

Lunch: Fried potatoes, coffee, fruit, toast, an egg from classmate

Dinner: Rice, Cream of broccoli, boiled vegetables, salad.

Midnight: Hot chocolate.

I didn’t feel good because of my cold. I wanted to go to the pharmacy but it snowed and rained, and I had a group meeting in the afternoon. There was no way to buy medicine. However, I still had a lot of food today.

Before bedtime, I was craving for a cup of hot chocolate as a reward for my hard working day, so I got up and made myself a cup of instant hot chocolate. It was quite good! Connecting this behavior to The Origins and Nature of Consumerism by Norris (2011), it can be explained that I desired for the hot chocolate, so I consumed it. It was not because I really needed it nor it was necessary for me. I just wanted the motivation to prepare my presentation for Monday’s class. I know I am greedy.

Day 7: Sunday, November 4

Breakfast: Skipped

Lunch: Chicken, seven-grain rice, mushroom pies, coffee, and salad.

Dinner: Coffee, water, spaghetti, pizza, and sandwich

Before bed: 2 oranges and an apple.

Today’s dinner was not that tasty. Even though, I don’t want to go out for dinner because firstly, it is too expensive; secondly, I pay $30 for my meals at Dewies every day, I don’t want to waste my father’s money.

I have to say fruit is the best in Canada. In China, people tend to buy imported fruits since they think it is less poisonous and Chinese simply think imported stuff is better than domestic ones, although the price of domestic commodities is half of the imported ones. People are willing to pay more for safer food and enjoy their “high-quality life”. There is nothing wrong for people to pursue a longer lifespan, but, for enjoyment, it is wasteful to buy imported fruit just for bragging about their richness and spreading their pompous lifestyle. This is also discussed by Norris (2011), he asserted that one of the factors that stimulate people to consume is their “self-indulgence”. Based on Norris’ perspective, I agree with him and think that when the intention of self-indulgence overweighs the real needs, consumerism is formed. Because of that, behaviors related to over-consuming the nature resources show up.

Day 8: Monday, November 5

Breakfast: Homemade mocha, 4 croissants, 2 strawberry paste, fried potatoes, toast, a sausage

Lunch: Skipped because of my make-up class

Afternoon tea: Brownies, coffee, and an apple

Dinner: Beef, rice, boiled vegetable, and cream of broccoli.

I made mocha by myself at Dewies—mixing coffee with chocolate milk. I know I ate a lot at breakfast. It is because my make-up class would occupy my lunch break and I worried I might get light-headed. In addition, I had a group presentation in the morning. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to perform well and affect my group’s presentation. So I decided to be pretty full before going to my morning class. I also filled my water bottle with coffee and chocolate milk so I could keep awake in the whole day.

Day 9: Tuesday, November 6

Breakfast: Homemade mocha, 4 croissants, 2 strawberry paste, fried potatoes, toast, a sausage

Lunch: Skipped because of my make-up class

Afternoon tea: Brownies, coffee, and an apple

Dinner: Beans, fried potato, spaghetti, and pot mushroom pie.

I had some spaghetti left tonight, because it was too spicy. Accidentally I added pickled peppers and chili powder at the spaghetti bar. The mushroom pie was so great.

Day 10: Wednesday, November 7

Breakfast: Skipped

Lunch: Strawberry cake, fruit, coffee.

Dinner: McDonald’s

I went to Jean Coutu today for my medicine. I spent $56 dollars in total on 2 types of medicine. While waiting for my medicine to get ready in the pharmacy, I walked through every aisle in the pharmacy, and in every aisle, I found something I wanted to buy. In the first aisle, I found eye drops, and I selected 2 kinds of them, one for wetting contact lenses, and one for eye irritations. In the second aisle, I saw hair dye and bleach, and a bunch of hair caring products. I did intend to get bleach and pink hair dye, but considering that I was going back to China in December, I changed my mind. In the third aisle, there were products for body caring and self-care products, such as shampoo and toothpastes. I got a bottle of hair conditioner, a bottle of body wash, a toothpaste, as well as a toothbrush. I didn’t dare to walk into the forth aisle because for 10 minutes, I already got 6 products and my hands were full. Therefore, I had to go to the cashier. I didn’t ask for a plastic bag since I took my backpack with me. All of the items I bought cost $40.

When I was walking in the street, the whole street smelled like food now that several restaurants were located there. Thinking that I had to give tips if I ate in a restaurant, I decided to go to McDonald’s. I got a large French fries, which roughly cost $2.

After dinner, I realized I forgot to buy Vaseline, so I went to the neighbor of McDonald’s—Dollarama. Similar to what happened in Jean Coutu, I went through the aisles and the items I got were more than Vaseline. In addition to Vaseline, I bought 3 bottles of air fresher, 2 laundry washing bags, 2 sausages and a bag of cough drops. I paid $15 at Dollarama.

Today I spent $57 in total. To most people, 57 bucks are not a lot, but to me, a stingy person, it is pretty much. On my way back home, I got a conclusion that commercials were evil, shops were evil, and restaurants were also evil. My desire for buying goods in the stores was amplified a billion times after seeing the description of the item. While walking through the aisle, I saw the items and it appeared that I needed all of them. “Even though I don’t need them right now, I will need them eventually.”, this is what I told myself when I was in the store.

As what Norris mentioned in Consuming Schools: Commercialism and the end of politics, my shopping behavior was simply hedonism, which was irrational. However, when I was on the way to the stores from home, I didn’t plan to buy so much stuff.

Why did I end up with a pile of unplanned items? What did happen in the store? It is undeniable that it was because the impulse drove me to grab those items. But where did the impulse come from? Now that I didn’t want to buy anything in the first week, it is impossible to assert that I am a shopaholic. Recalling all details when I was at the store, I believe my desire for shopping was aroused by the advertisement and discount labels. Furthermore, I notice that the way commodities exhibited on the shelves can tempt customers to spend more money. Cheap commodities are placed on the lowest shelf, and those on eye-sight level appear to be more expensive. In this way, customers unconsciously spend more money.

Next time when I go to the store, I will pay more attention to the items on the bottom shelf.

Day 11: Thursday, November 8

Breakfast: Ice tea, fried potato, egg, toast

Lunch: Rice, sushi, fruit, tropical tofu, coffee

Dinner: Oatmeal with raisins, 2 slices of pizza, ice tea.

Snack: Chocolate cookies and oranges (From Dewies)

After dinner, I went to a room escaping activity on campus—Escape the Gait.

I can’t believe the game was so hard but I solved the puzzles backward, and eventually, we managed it. It was a good exercise after dinner, so I got hungry around 10 pm. I went to Dewies for snacks.

After 8 pm, hot dishes for dinner will be replaced by pasta, creamy sauce, and tomato sauce. Imagining plain pasta is mixed with sauce, I have to say it is not tasty. Therefore, a lot of students just avoided it. Otherwise, some of them thought they would eat it, then they found it was intolerable, in the end, they dumped it. Every day I saw so much leftovers in the trash bins, I feel bad for the crops and farms. Therefore, I talked to the staff at Dewies, and she told me every day they collect more than 20 bags of trash, including food dumped by students, leftovers that students don’t like from the counter, and garbage from the kitchen. That is a gigantic waste.

As a person eating at Dewies every day, I agree that the food served at Dewies is not always good. But there are a lot of choices, like sandwich, salad, fruit, flakes, toasts, etc. I believe there must be a good one among so many choices. If the main dish served is not good, why not go to something else?

Before I took this course, I thought saving nature sources had nothing to do with me, in that no matter how hard I tried to save the resources, the contribution from people who did not care about nature could always destroy my effort. My effort on sustainability cannot compare to damages done by other people, so why should I try?

However, observing the amount of trash from Dewies, where I have meals every single day, I think the individual’s effort can count. If every student lessens their leftovers, and try to accept the food they don’t like, the food wasted can be dramatically reduced. Even though it is impossible to require everybody to act in a sustainable manner, at least I can start with myself and spread this idea to my friends. Little by little, people around me will try to save something.

Day 12: Friday, November 9

Breakfast: Skipped

Lunch: Ice tea, boiled vegetables, curry tofu, fried rice noodles

Dinner: Fish and fries, a sausage, boiled vegetable, water.

This picture displays the food that my friend got tonight—4 sausages, a bunch of fries, vegetables, eggs in a bowl of soup. However, he only ate 2 sausages, a little French fries, and only the eggs in the soup. 70% of his food that night was wasted. His explanation for his waste was: “I spend $30 at Dowies, therefore, it is my right to throw the food into the trash bag.”

He has been doing this since September. Until today I noticed how terrible his behavior had been. Therefore, I told him what I learned from sustainability. Then he argued: “It costs more money to recycle, simply wasting resources is simpler. Don’t forget we are in capitalism. We are dying to earn money.” I have to admit his logic works now that the core of capitalism is fortune. However, I must point out that many problems are caused by the wealthy. According to the picture below (APF, 2015), 49% of CO2 emissions are contributed by 10% of the wealthy population, whereas 50 % of the poor is responsible for only 10% of CO2 emissions. The wealthy buy private jets, cruise ships and run industrial factories, and consequently, produce more CO2. In addition, the wealthy buy luxuries excessively. Their consuming habits are no longer for basic biological survival, but for self-indulgence.

Global income deciles and associated lifestyle consumption emissions Photograph: Oxfam

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The capitalist economic system is increasingly trapping and seducing human now that human needs are insatiable. Norris (2011) asserted that consuming habits are related to the following dialectical variables: biological survival (consumption) and consumerism, affordability and accessibility, as well as necessity and luxury. In capitalism, most folks care about wealth, vanity and enjoyment, which is the root cause of consumerism and materialism.

Day 13: Saturday, November 10

Breakfast: Skipped

Lunch: Fried potatoes, bacon, toasts, coffee

Dinner: Fruit, pizza, stir-and-fry, coffee.

Today I was busy reading books recommended by professors. I stayed on my bed all day besides going to Dewies.

Day 14: Sunday, November 11

Breakfast: Skipped

Lunch: Cream of mushroom, chicken, rice, salad

Dinner: Spaghetti, salad, curly fries.

Today I finished my toothpaste. This is the first toothpaste I used up entirely. Before this one, I always disposed of my toothpaste when it was about to be empty.

Summary

According to the 14-day record of my daily consuming behaviors, for most of the time, I just had meals at Dewies now that I live on campus. I have paid the meal plan before I came here, therefore I am reluctant to spend extra money eating outside. I don’t think I am a high-consuming person. Although I do long for owning luxuries, I can avoid shopping online. However, when it comes to seeing items on sale in the store, it is a different story. I am inclined to buy discounted commodities when I go to the store, even though the goods on sale is not what I need right now. I think I can save money if I buy with discount, after all, next time there may not be a discount.

Nevertheless, when I sat down and calculated the discount, it actually cannot help me save a lot of money. For example, there are always some goods labeled ��2 for $X”. When I checked the original price and multiply 2, X just helped me save 1 dollar. If each discounted commodity can only save me, let’s say 2 bucks, it seems there is no reason to buy it during the promotion. For those self-cleaning items, such as shampoo and toothpaste, a new one can last 6 weeks. Technically, I don’t need discounts at all. The impulse for shopping is simply stimulated when we go to the store because it plausibly tells us we can save money if buying now. Market strategists grasp that customers want to save money, so they create a scene where customers think everything is cheaper than usual.

References

Norris, T. (2011). Consuming schools: Commercialism and the end of politics. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. doi:10.3138/9781442690257

APF. (2015, December 2). World's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/02/worlds-richest-10-produce-half-of-global-carbon-emissions-says-oxfam?fbclid=IwAR0hl12JNBq7fTq2cAhCXB_KCHz3Vl-C1LoNLe1hkpfBk_HM6t1ETzpnLXc

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All you need to know about the Paleo and Ketogenic Diets

Whether it is a low-carb, low-fat, high-fat or high-protein diet, everyone is always looking for a quick solution for their weight problems. Personally, I don’t think that there is one diet that is right for everyone.

Your diet should depend on your body type. Those who are trying to sell you a single diet-plan may be a little too one-sided. With that being said; if you are looking to lose weight, two very effective diets that can help you shed it faster include the Ketogenic and Paleo Diet.

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The Paleolithic and Ketogenic diets usually get lumped together in the same category. While there is some overlap in their principles, the two patterns are still distinct in a number of ways. Learning and understanding those differences could be the key to finding a diet that is perfect for you.

One of the best approaches would be combining ideas from both diets while keeping your carbs and sugar levels under control. Along with weight loss, these steps can be a great start for gut healing and fat burning; while the basic principles can be utilized for a lifetime to maintain a healthy functioning brain and body.

What it means to be Ketogenic? (aka Keto Adapted)

In the past, ketogenic diet was used as a tool for disease management, not weight loss. Now it is a common dietary intervention for sensory disturbances such as epilepsy. The main keto-goal is to force the body into a state of ketosis – the burning process of stored body fat.

Under this plan, you achieve ketosis through fasting, the increase of dietary fat and the reduction of carbohydrates. A 2004 published study by Experimental & Clinical Cardiology found that long-term adherence to ketogenic eating patterns may:

Lower blood LCD and glucose

Reduce body mass

Increase the level of ‘good’ cholesterol

This diet actually seems to treat epilepsy as well, however, there is a catch; it is especially difficult to tolerate. According to WebMD, the keto-diet prescribes that dieters consume 3 calories of fat for every calorie of carbohydrate or protein.

“A meal might include a small portion of chicken, a little bit of fruit, and a lot of fat, typically butter or cream. Frankly, it's a difficult diet to swallow.”

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What’s included in the Keto Diet?

Since the keto diet includes a high-fat, low-carb and moderate protein eating pattern, it has a very specific protein-nutrient breakdown:

70-75% calories from fat

20-25% from protein

5-10% from carbohydrates

This might seem ‘easy’ when you first start considering the Ketogenic diet, but mind you, it takes careful planning and oodles of tolerance. Keeping your net carbohydrate intake at or between 20-50 grams per day is harder than you think.

Click on the image for free Keto Resources!

The ‘net carbohydrate’ count is the total carbohydrate minus the fibre. Thus, kale has a net carbohydrate count of 6 grams and the goal is to reach a state of ketosis, where your body burns ketones as sources of energy, instead of glucose.

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What is the Palaeolithic Diet?

The Paleo plan or the ‘caveman diet’ focuses more on eating meat under the assumption that early cave dwellers had little to no access to greens and grain, and thus were ‘forced’ to consume a diet primarily composed of protein. Practitioners of this plan suggest getting energy from animal products that are low in carbohydrates but high in protein.

The Paleo dieters also avoid processed foods like:

Table salt

Refined sugar

Dairy products

Hypothetically, eating the same way as the prehistoric aboriginals should improve your health since the modern man faces many chronic diseases that didn’t plague them in the ancient times. However, the Time magazine nutritional experts think of the idea as a gross oversimplification:

Any diet that restricts certain food groups and emphasizes others isn’t balanced, experts say. There is not a strong scientific theory to prove that paleo-eaters live longer and healthier lives than those who don’t follow the diet.

What’s included in the Paleo Diet?

Dr. Loren Cordain, founder of the Paleo-diet movement and author of the N.Y Times bestseller, “The Paleo Diet” says the paleo course is a high protein diet; however, other paleo experts believe your plate should be filled with only some meat and a lot of vegetables. Unlike the ketogenic diet, the macronutrient profile of the paleo-pattern has a wider range of percentages:

22-40% from carbohydrates

19-35% from protein

28-47% of calories from fat

The paleo routine might come as a shock to your normal way of eating but once you get used to it, you might wonder why you never thought of the plan before. While you are free to eat all meats, nuts and fruits, there are some recommendations as to how you much you should consume each food.

For instance, fruits and berries were much harder to come by in the Palaeolithic “caveman” era. You might only have access to those foods few months out of a year, depending on your geographical location. So the general suggestion would be to eat them in moderation.

The Paleo Diet versus the Ketogenic Diet: What's the difference?

The ketogenic diet, getting most of your calories just from fat, is only sustainable for the short-term, while the Paleo routine represents a more continual dieting course.

When you break it down from a food perspective, both diets avoid grains and processed foods, but the paleo diet also eliminates dairy. Keto avoids sweet fruits and vegetables where Paleo includes few from each category.

While both plans include non-starchy vegetables, meats and poultry, the ketogenic pattern focuses on the manipulation of fats, proteins and carbs fitting within that system of eating. The paleo diet on the hand is more about healthy food choices and has a greater balance of macronutrients.

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The protein comparison

The protein pattern is similar in general, but the paleo diet is somewhat stricter when it comes to plant based protein, and lentils, beans, peanuts and other legumes are discouraged.

The fats differ

The ketogenic diet is high in fat and allows consumption of vegetable oils and dairy products like butter, cream cheese, hard cheeses and ghee. Today, plenty of information reveals the harmful effects of vegetable oils like soybean, canola and corn oils. These oils are likely to mess up the fatty-acid composition of the body’s cells if used in excess.

The paleo diet, however, avoids these oils and puts greater emphasis on plant-based fats like avocado, coconuts and olives. Additionally, many paleo advocates prefer consuming grass-fed animal products, where this specification might be irrelevant for keto followers.

Fruit contribution

Like any other low-carb diet, the ketogenic diet discourages fruit consumption, as this form of sugar contains glucose and fructose, both said to contribute to weight gain and insulin resistance.

The only exception would be a handful of berries every now and then because they have a good balance of sugars along with a high, herb-like antioxidant percentage.

On the other hand, the paleo pattern supports the consumption of low-sugar fruits. Its followers believe that fructose and glucose levels in fruit result in weight gain only if you consume too much of each type. Plus, fruit in moderation can provide you with tons of nutrients that can be healthy for an active lifestyle.

Paleo Isn’t Necessarily Low-Carb

Even though both diet patterns, namely paleo and keto, focus on getting fat and protein as the main energy sources, the former still allows lot of carbs from potatoes, carrots and other root and tuber vegetables. These starchy foods are avoided in the keto routine.

Adapting to it

Both diets require some serious ‘getting used to’. Those who take on the paleo diet should brace for the so-called ‘keto flu’ or the ‘paleo flu’, the typical period of adaption with this meal plan, in the first two or three weeks.

Our bodies often experience some withdrawal symptoms from all the gluten and sugar subtraction. Plus, as the body begins to burn fat instead of glucose for fuel, it is only a few days of unpleasant cravings. Adding some sea salt or magnesium to the meals can usually help smooth out the edges.

Newbies to the ketogenic diet plan may have to endure a longer adjustment period – ranging from several weeks to months – as it is not easy to tolerate. And with the avoidance of dairy, it might get challenging to intake enough fat from every meal without some serious effort.

All in all…

Despite having their fair share of pros and cons, both ketogenic and paleo diets are worth a try. One isn’t inherently different than the other. It is only a matter of finding the right meal plan that works best for your body needs. Everybody should consider experimenting with this spectrum of Paleo and Keto to find the optimal macro-nutrient ratio that works best with their lifestyle and health goals.

BTW – want more info on the Ketogenic Diet, here's some free resources for you.

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All you need to know about the Paleo and Ketogenic Diets

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What it means to be Ketogenic? (aka Keto Adapted)

Lower blood LCD and glucose

Reduce body mass

Increase the level of ‘good’ cholesterol

“A meal might include a small portion of chicken, a little bit of fruit, and a lot of fat, typically butter or cream. Frankly, it's a difficult diet to swallow.”

A post shared by Dai Manuel | Lifestyle Mentor (@daimanuel) on Apr 6, 2017 at 10:05am PDT

What’s included in the Keto Diet?

Since the keto diet includes a high-fat, low-carb and moderate protein eating pattern, it has a very specific protein-nutrient breakdown:

70-75% calories from fat

20-25% from protein

5-10% from carbohydrates

Click on the image for free Keto Resources!

Photo Credit: MyKetoKitchen.com

What is the Palaeolithic Diet?

The Paleo dieters also avoid processed foods like:

Table salt

Refined sugar

Dairy products

Any diet that restricts certain food groups and emphasizes others isn��t balanced, experts say. There is not a strong scientific theory to prove that paleo-eaters live longer and healthier lives than those who don’t follow the diet.

What’s included in the Paleo Diet?

22-40% from carbohydrates

19-35% from protein

28-47% of calories from fat

The Paleo Diet versus the Ketogenic Diet: What's the difference?

The ketogenic diet, getting most of your calories just from fat, is only sustainable for the short-term, while the Paleo routine represents a more continual dieting course.

Photo Credit: FitHacker.com

The protein comparison

The protein pattern is similar in general, but the paleo diet is somewhat stricter when it comes to plant based protein, and lentils, beans, peanuts and other legumes are discouraged.

The fats differ

Fruit contribution

Like any other low-carb diet, the ketogenic diet discourages fruit consumption, as this form of sugar contains glucose and fructose, both said to contribute to weight gain and insulin resistance.

The only exception would be a handful of berries every now and then because they have a good balance of sugars along with a high, herb-like antioxidant percentage.

Paleo Isn’t Necessarily Low-Carb

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Adapting to it

All in all…

BTW – want more info on the Ketogenic Diet, here's some free resources for you.

Get Your FREE Copies of the “Keto Food Pyramid Infographic” & “The Low-Carb Lifestyle FAQ”

Click here for your free keto tools

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