mike wrote:
Barbara, everyone is individual, and while popular with many on this site, the Gundry Diet is not for everyone...no one is the same. Some deal better with carbs than others. Some deal better with grain than others, likewise for dairy. You need to find what works best for YOU. If you do not have problems with dairy, then try adding it back into your diet, remembering that milk contains sugar, so you want to have milk that has been fermented (kefir, yogurt, cheese), or heavy cream. Look for whole fat products, or you're likely to get added carbs. European dairy has better regulatory in place than the US. Are you a 3/4? If so, then you have more leeway on carbs, but still best to keep low, and avoid all added sugar and corn syrup. You have a lot or issues with exercise, but that is key along with ketosis for maintaining your blood brain barrier, which plays a key role in preventing AD. You had mentioned recumbent bike working for you in another post - is that something you can do more of?
Hi Mike,
Thank you for your words of support and reminder that we are all different. I just went overboard with all of the guidelines until I literally felt there was very little left to eat!
May I ask how you know that a 3/4 has more leeway on carbs? Do you mean more leeway than all others or than 4/4's?
I have no problems avoiding sugar or corn syrup as I don't buy packaged foods....I just bought one, Quaker Oats steel cut oats, last week, because I was dying for some grain!!! Turns out my glucose was 89 before eating a small bowl, 103 35 minutes later, and back to 89 an hour after that. I think some of that will be okay for me. (And by the way, my normal fasting glucose is usually around the 85 mark....still working on lowering that.)
My knee that still needs a replacement (other replacement fully rehabbed) gets sore doing the biking, so I am doing water-jogging/dance for aerobic exercise (water resistance is also good) and weight-training....well, I'm TRYING to get into weight-training. I hate going inside the gym and it's a 20 minute drive. But I'm working on pushing through those negatives and going 3x a week.
B.