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Brain-Gut Circuit Lets Microbiota Directly Affect the Sympathetic Nervous System

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Re: Brain-Gut Circuit Lets Microbiota Directly Affect the Sympathetic Nervous System

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Post by msandford »

BLKNSLVR wrote: post #4
readthenotes wrote: post #2

That little voice in your head begging for sugar? It's not in your head...

18 months off sugar and I still have to consciously view dessert items as akin to poison to quell the desire to eat all of them.

My dad's dad had a sweet tooth, my dad has one, and I do too.

About a month ago I resolved to eating at least 100g of protein per day (1.2g/kg) to see if that wouldn't help me with some recovery and healing. It was a real chore to eat that much. I would eat three eggs and black beans for breakfast to get ~30g, then shoot for 30-40g for lunch and another 30-40g for dinner. I was eating a lot of cottage cheese to make up the extra protein I wasn't getting.

I was constantly so full I lost all desire for sweets. Not eating dessert is effortless, probably in part because I'm beyond satiated.

Re: Brain-Gut Circuit Lets Microbiota Directly Affect the Sympathetic Nervous System

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Post by PragmaticPulp »

BLKNSLVR wrote: post #4
readthenotes wrote: post #2

That little voice in your head begging for sugar? It's not in your head...

18 months off sugar and I still have to consciously view dessert items as akin to poison to quell the desire to eat all of them.

Interesting. Every time I go low-carb, I loose my taste for sweets in about 3 weeks. Anything sugary starts to taste bad until I re-acclimate to it.

Re: Brain-Gut Circuit Lets Microbiota Directly Affect the Sympathetic Nervous System

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Post by andai »

msandford wrote: post #5
BLKNSLVR wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

18 months off sugar and I still have to consciously view dessert items as akin to poison to quell the desire to eat all of them.

My dad's dad had a sweet tooth, my dad has one, and I do too. About a month ago I resolved to eating at least 100g of protein per day (1.2g/kg) to see if that wouldn't help me with some recovery and healing. It was a real chore to eat that much. I would eat three eggs and black beans for breakfast to get ~30g, then shoot for 30-40g for lunch and another 30-40g for dinner. I was eating a lot of cottage cheese to make…

I tried eating just steaks for a few days, and it absolutely blew my mind (1) how stable my energy was, how energetic I felt (2) how I wouldn't get hungry at all for 8-10 hours. Normally I start thinking about food an hour or two after eating!

Re: Brain-Gut Circuit Lets Microbiota Directly Affect the Sympathetic Nervous System

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Post by pfundstein »

andai wrote: post #7
msandford wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My dad's dad had a sweet tooth, my dad has one, and I do too. About a month ago I resolved to eating at least 100g of protein per day (1.2g/kg) to see if that wouldn't help me with some recovery and healing. It was a real chore to eat that much. I would eat three eggs and black beans for breakfast to get ~30g, then shoot for 30-40g for lunch and another 30-40g for dinner. I was eating a lot of cottage cheese to make…

I tried eating just steaks for a few days, and it absolutely blew my mind (1) how stable my energy was, how energetic I felt (2) how I wouldn't get hungry at all for 8-10 hours. Normally I start thinking about food an hour or two after eating!

The key to a good diet is balance. Too much red meat has equally severe health implications, leading to a higher risk for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and premature death.[1][2]

[1] https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/whats-the-bee...

[2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26780279/

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