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by leofruit
Thu 04 Feb 2016 02:21
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Hypoglicemia and intermittent fasting
Replies: 2
Views: 3244

Re: Hypoglicemia and intermittent fasting

Thank you! I'll definitely check if i can practice IF safely, and in the case i can i will see if some results are achieved.
by leofruit
Thu 04 Feb 2016 02:07
Forum: Foods in general
Topic: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts
Replies: 11
Views: 7900

Re: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts

Thank for the explanation, this is indeed very interesting. Anyway there are some things still not clear to me: When you start eating again, the extra glucose (from sugars / carbs) is immediately stored in the liver and the muscles, as glycogen. This prevents an unwanted spike in blood glucose (beyo...
by leofruit
Sun 31 Jan 2016 03:26
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Hypoglicemia and intermittent fasting
Replies: 2
Views: 3244

Hypoglicemia and intermittent fasting

I sometimes get nervous when i'm hungry. This happens especially when i'm on an ordinary diet, made of white pasta and other refined carbohidrates. Since i switched to a larger consume of fruits and lower consume of above mentioned food, i'm not getting this problem as often as before. But on this t...
by leofruit
Sun 31 Jan 2016 02:13
Forum: Foods in general
Topic: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts
Replies: 11
Views: 7900

Re: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts

Thank you for the answer(s) :) Histamine 'poisoning' - allergic like reactions are very much related to the strength and competence (no 'over reaction') of your defense, and the activity of detoxing enzymes (such as the CYP family). These characteristsics are partly inherited and partly environmenta...
by leofruit
Wed 27 Jan 2016 01:10
Forum: Foods in general
Topic: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts
Replies: 11
Views: 7900

Re: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts

Thank you for the explanation! So, in this conception, legumes/vegetables should be consumed only in case of need, as we do with drugs (e.g. conditions like flu which may be improved by some vegetables properties)? Bacterial and viral risks (and even parasytic risks) have much to do with the compete...
by leofruit
Mon 25 Jan 2016 23:40
Forum: Foods in general
Topic: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts
Replies: 11
Views: 7900

Re: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts

I would like to address your concerns in this subforum, per nutrient, if that is ok for you. Yes thanks, it's ok of course! i should have posted in different subforums :roll: An essential difference between fruits and veggies is that veggies are the leaves, stems or roots of plants.[...] I agree to...
by leofruit
Mon 25 Jan 2016 02:58
Forum: Foods in general
Topic: Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts
Replies: 11
Views: 7900

Recommended nutrients intake and other doubts

Hello everybody, it's about 2 months i discovered the Wai diet; i found it when i was looking for specific substances (beta-carbolines) and i decided it was worth to give it a chance, at least theoretically. With this, i mean i've applied some principles of the diet, but i surely haven't been 100%. ...
by leofruit
Mon 25 Jan 2016 02:58
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Calcium in this diet
Replies: 1
Views: 2885

Calcium in this diet

Before making a full transition to this diet i naturally have to be sure of what i'm doing. I made a list of the recommended daily intake of vitamines, and the wai food providing them for significant percentages; what i noticed is that calcium (among others) is especially difficult to obtain in the ...
by leofruit
Mon 25 Jan 2016 02:58
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: wai diet low in zinc?
Replies: 8
Views: 9158

Zinc in this diet

Before making a full transition to this diet i naturally have to be sure of what i'm doing. I made a list of the recommended daily intake of vitamines, and the wai food providing them for significant percentages; what i noticed is that zinc (among others) is especially difficult to obtain in the rec...