The High Diet

[Jamie01]

I feel much better off cutting out roots and tubers/grains and focusing on berries and other fruits with cooked greens instead. Essentially if it’s fairly starchy I will avoid it.

 

[Espurrr]

I feel much better off cutting out roots and tubers/grains and focusing on berries and other fruits with cooked greens instead. Essentially if it’s fairly starchy I will avoid it.

yes i used to not respond very well to starch, but i also realized i could never seem to get to where i wanted to be in terms of state of consciousness without consuming these starches, i think it can feel dysregulating if you don't pair it with something fermented , because seemingly eating large amounts of these starchy foods makes you poop your microbiome out , which is a double edge sword

 

[Jamie01]

I have an antigen (hla-b27) that is linked somewhat to negative health consequences when starch is consumed. That probly explains it for me.

The Link between Ankylosing Spondylitis, Crohn's Disease, Klebsiella, and Starch Consumption - PMC

Both ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and Crohn's disease (CD) are chronic and potentially disabling interrelated conditions, which have been included under the group of spondyloarthropathies. The results of a large number of studies support the idea ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Espurrr]

I have an antigen (hla-b27) that is linked somewhat to negative health consequences when starch is consumed. That probly explains it for me.

The Link between Ankylosing Spondylitis, Crohn's Disease, Klebsiella, and Starch Consumption - PMC

Both ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and Crohn's disease (CD) are chronic and potentially disabling interrelated conditions, which have been included under the group of spondyloarthropathies. The results of a large number of studies support the idea ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

im curious about, if you could describe what happens when you start eating starchy foods in terms of what you experience directly ?
for example i had consistent issues digesting any kind of starch for the last 10 years or so , fatigue / brain fog / compromised vagus nerve signaling / inflammation / depression anxiety / acne and lymph issues etc, it was pretty severe if you ask me

but ever since i started eating whole food sources of starch in a hydrated form meaning not bread or cereals crackers etc instead porridge or steamed tubers or whole grain bread thats still fluffy and not dry or pressure cooked and slow cooked beans , combined with something like kimchi at 2.5% salt by weight and dark leafy greens all together in a meal

i've actually had a great harmonizing , prolonged, stable, nourishing and energizing effect from this kind of meal composition as opposed to the utter ruin i experienced eating plain starches sometimes with cooked veg or a protein or something fatty in the past

so im curious what happens to you when you eat cooked starch

 

[Jamie01]

Well it’s complicated but I have radiographic axSpA..which just means that there are lesions that show up on my SI joints…leading to bilateral sacroiliitis and bone marrow edema. My right is worse. Then I have IBD/colitis but presenting as the milder form ulcerative colitis.

So when I start eating starches I’m pretty much any form it seems my back gets tight then my right SI joint flares so bad at times I want to scream at night. It’s like being electrocuted at it’s worst. I will be limping around. Then I start to get bloated. Like very bloated to the point where my back hurts more and I can feel my colon flaring. Starch complicates the constipation from the IBD as I almost never have the opposite. Instead I flare for days with irritation that is impossible to ignore and can have a bowel movement like once a week so end up resorting to water enemas. The I also get mild rosacea and some psoriasis but more irritating is some eye issues likely due to iritis.

It’s not only starch. Dairy does it as well and avoiding things doesn’t mean I never flare it just means it happens less and it’s def less intense. With diet I can almost contain the auto immune issues to just the spondylitis in my right SI joint and some low level gut irritation/ sleep issues but it’s enough to live my life, work and surf/ hike around and not hate life.

 

[Espurrr]

ive been experimenting for a while with hydration in the context of a 23 hour fasting window

gradually i came to discover that using a 1:3 sodium: potassium electrolyte mixture with minimal sugars (maybe 2g in 1l) and small amount of magnesium sulfate allowed me to go through the day fairly smoothly, feeling very stable, electric, hydrated, clear headed, energetic etc basically none of the side effects associated with fasting (seemingly celery juice comes very close to this ratio naturally, its just too concentrated in minerals to be drinking all day, so has to be diluted)

also eating one meal usually at 6pm or so , i weigh and calculate how much potassium is in the food exactly and add salt accordingly to maintain a 1:3 Na:K ratio , which almost makes it seem like the post-meal effects are non-existent, a very seamless stability throughout the day

this usually leads to some peak states for me especially in the morning time when i am just drinking liquids and go out for a meditation lately the peak states have been stretching further and further and higher, i am pretty sure that this period would be ideal for something like ayahuasca etc

for the meal im usually making white rice , lots of skinned tomatoes cooked with the salt and spices, tofu and sometimes 1 tablespoon olive oil, most days no oil, and fresh spinach leaf on the side

a delicate balance, albiet stabilizable once you realize what it is