Nina’s Log

[Nina]

So yesterday i got my bf% measured as well as my weight. So currently my bf is quite low, 16%. Im 5’9 and weigh 135lbs. I have been doing low carb lately with some carbs before my training sessions which seems to work well. I go zero carb on my restdays. Currently not taking any supplements besides some active b vitamins, drinking coffee sometimes before a workout when i feel a bit tired. Energy levels are ok, sleep is poor though, sleeping very little (5 hours or so every night).

Bloodwork was perfect besides my liver, enzymes are still a bit too high but not much. They actually came down a bit and are now just out of range by a few points.

 

[Canari]

Good! What are you eating when zero carb?

For sleep: How To Get A Better Night's Sleep
The guy is in remission of auto-immune disease with zero carbs. For him it has to be all the time.

I would focus on the light and not get any light after sunset. It is not easy but worked for me to get better sleep.

 

[Nina]

Good! What are you eating when zero carb?

For sleep: How To Get A Better Night's Sleep
The guy is in remission of auto-immune disease with zero carbs. For him it has to be all the time.

I would focus on the light and not get any light after sunset. It is not easy but worked for me to get better sleep.

Mostly meat and butter, sometimes add some eggs or nuts.

 

[Canari]

Mostly meat and butter, sometimes add some eggs or nuts.

lol I will share my breakfast....
I started this morning drinking water, eating some aloe vera flesh and then a few bitter leaves from the garden.
Now even dandelion does not feel real bitter, and aloe is very good for healing my stomach and standing more acid.

I had some coffee with coconut oil (as i am high in iron, this is safer when eating meat) with munching a mouthful of hemp seed (the less omega 6). I need sone fats with coffee, I dont know why, this is my instinct. I have run out of eggs, so I thought I'd make a pause from them....

Then I have eaten a pound of organic ground beef with a big piece of butter coming out of the fridge! It was the size of the usual piece of bred people would use to eat and push in their fork!

Watch out if you get some different kind of tartar in the moouth, I developped one inside lower insisives, very white and that goes off like egg shells. It is typical from eating meat, carnivores tend to this, I have seen it on dogs! For the rest, I find my mouth much healthier.

I have also a strange but not unpleasant sensation to always have a sweet taste in my mouth!

i have joined the very funny and interesting group in FB, it is called 100% carnivore and beyond, made by the guy I linked above. I like his group because of the "and beyond", that is different from the other ZC FB groups. I did not keep the other groups for a reason of time...

 

[Nina]

lol I will share my breakfast....
I started this morning drinking water, eating some aloe vera flesh and then a few bitter leaves from the garden.
Now even dandelion does not feel real bitter, and aloe is very good for healing my stomach and standing more acid.

I had some coffee with coconut oil (as i am high in iron, this is safer when eating meat) with munching a mouthful of hemp seed (the less omega 6). I need sone fats with coffee, I dont know why, this is my instinct. I have run out of eggs, so I thought I'd make a pause from them....

Then I have eaten a pound of organic ground beef with a big piece of butter coming out of the fridge! It was the size of the usual piece of bred people would use to eat and push in their fork!

Watch out if you get some different kind of tartar in the moouth, I developped one inside lower insisives, very white and that goes off like egg shells. It is typical from eating meat, carnivores tend to this, I have seen it on dogs! For the rest, I find my mouth much healthier.

I have also a strange but not unpleasant sensation to always have a sweet taste in my mouth!

i have joined the very funny and interesting group in FB, it is called 100% carnivore and beyond, made by the guy I linked above. I like his group because of the "and beyond", that is different from the other ZC FB groups. I did not keep the other groups for a reason of time...

Yeah, i have the sweet/weird taste sometimes aswell which is part of being in ketosis. I recently cut out all high copper meats/foods which made me feel even better. I used to eat a lot of pork and dark chicken meat but now its mostly beef, chicken breast, eggs, butter and some kind of sauce.

 

[Canari]

I find that home made mayo helps eat more fat without the digestive overload, but my bile might be not enough... I use egg yolks for this in broths too!

Why you do not mention fish or shells? You do not like them?

I was high in zinc and low in copper, so I need liver!

Thanks, i did not know it was a sign of ketosis!

 

[Aleksandr]

Did u ever get ur hair analysis results back?

 

[Nina]

I find that home made mayo helps eat more fat without the digestive overload, but my bile might be not enough... I use egg yolks for this in broths too!

Why you do not mention fish or shells? You do not like them?

I was high in zinc and low in copper, so I need liver!

Thanks, i did not know it was a sign of ketosis!

Fish is too expensive for me

 

[Nina]

Did u ever get ur hair analysis results back?

Was planning on getting one done through ARL but im feeling decent at the moment so im not gonna. Not interested in taking supplements again either.

 

[Canari]

Fish is too expensive for me

I think some are cheaper than meat! By frozen kilos.
Crab oyster etc, yes these cost too much.

 

[Nina]

As my health is not improving much, i decided to get a hairtest done at ARL. Will have the results in 2-3 weeks.

 

[Orion]

As my health is not improving much, i decided to get a hairtest done at ARL. Will have the results in 2-3 weeks.

Good decision, it should point you in the right path. Since following the hairtest recs(diet/minerals), doing liver flushes, H2 water and adding bile acids to the HCl/electrolyte protocol my physical and mental health are finally racing in a positive direction.

 

[Nina]

@Helen do you have any idea why i get oily skin/hair after eating copper rich foods? I ate cashews yesterday and pork now my skin and hair are oily again. I thought it was from increased estrogen/prolactin maybe. I am now retaining some water from it as well

 

[Helen]

@Helen do you have any idea why i get oily skin/hair after eating copper rich foods? I ate cashews yesterday and pork now my skin and hair are oily again. I thought it was from increased estrogen/prolactin maybe. I am now retaining some water from it as well

have you tried carnitine? Copper might increase the oxidation of carbs. And you need to increase the oxidation of fats. I think hydrogen water along with carnitine might be good for you.

 

[Nina]

have you tried carnitine? Copper might increase the oxidation of carbs. And you need to increase the oxidation of fats. I think hydrogen water along with carnitine might be good for you.

Interesting, i haven’t tried those no however i get the same effect from calcium foods so im not sure whats going on.

 

[Helen]

Calcium also speeds up sugar oxidation. You need to increase/ repair fat oxidation and this way your metabolism will slow down, and your calcium wont be spent. And cortisol will fall, since your will need less carbs. And thyroid will fall.

This is why you felt plenty of energy while fasting.

 

[Orion]

Calcium also speeds up sugar oxidation. You need to increase/ repair fat oxidation and this way your metabolism will slow down, and your calcium wont be spent. And cortisol will fall, since your will need less carbs. And thyroid will fall.

This is why you felt plenty of energy while fasting.

H2 water could be helpful here?

 

[Helen]

H2 water could be helpful here?

I am still thinking about it. There are 2 ways here to consider.

One way the metabolism is slow and sugars are not burned and there are plenty of fats available. Thus oily skin.

Second way , is sugar metabolism is primary and fats oxidation. is impaired and too many fatty acids are floating around, and not being burnt.

This is why we are trying 2 ways with you . and we will get it which way is correct. And then we will know for sure what is good for you.

Since in your body chemistry you had 4 highs, means that things are mixed. you are not clean slow or fast oxidizer.

It is like both of your oxidation systems are impaired fats and sugars and thus you have to go with protein oxidation and this raises cortisol and raised your sodium. Thus on the first hairtest it looked like a fast oxidizer. Both oxidations depend on Coenzyme A and Those are made with cysteine b1 and b5 and some other things, that I will suggest to you.

Thus b1( sugar) which increases sugar oxidation. and b5( fats) which increases fat oxidation. might be ok for you. and we will need to support both sugar and fat oxidation with you by increasing CoA. and when COa is up, then cortisol will fall. and sodium will fall, and we will know your real oxidation. And you will need to support that side better. sugars or fats.

This is why If there is COA, carnitine wont help you , since there will be nothing to deliver to the cell to burn.

 

[Helen]

@Orion, you have to look at coenzyme A in your case, since coenzyme A makes melatonin, and this is why your sleep is not that good. Coenzyme A is made with b5. and other things. try to look it up. SO if you are missing coenzyme A , and b1 , you cant make AcetylCOa. And if you cant make acetylCO, your sugar metabolism will be impaired at the same time. And this will make your body go and raise cortisol to burn protein for energy ., this will cause alkalosis since cortisol wastes potassium. Also it will cause high ammonia. and no sleep. since without coenzyme A there is no melatonin. If there is no coenzyme A your fat metabolism will also be impaired.





Pantethine is made from vitamin B5 and Cysteamine. So cysteamine might be missing also. I am not sure how to make it yet.

 

[HerrFisch]

If in Orion’s case, he used high b5 which changed to more fat oxidation, still chasing a high carb diet would stop krebs cycl and pyruvate and lactate would accumulate. This would then slow down metabolism via lactic acidosis?