do u still take k2?.......
U see a mostly meat diet is horrible for teeth, evidenced by eskimos
Actually I still do occasionally. I'm just trying to get rid of the bottle.
I've been experimenting with diet a lot over the past 4 years. During most of it, I ate lots of vegetables and shied away from meat. Both times I've drastically cut vegetables and changed my main protein source from plants, eggs, or dairy to meat, i've noticed tons of benefits within 3 (!) days:
- less morning depression
- more ready to sleep at night
- need less sleep (8 hours max, if I'm depressed I would stay in bed for 10 hours)
- tighter skin and firmer muscles
- skin looks healthier
- drastically reduced abdominal bloating
- drastically reduced stool, flatulence
- way less inflamed hip musculature: I think this has to do with the bloating, which pushes my hips out of place and makes walking, sitting, and running very uncomfortable
- less stomach discomfort
- more confidence: I think this is partly related to looking better, particular in my skin, muscles (both firmness and inflammation), and waist, but not just that... I have a generally improved sense of well-being. I wish I could test my testosterone, because I think I might be the cause.
- less worried about calories, macros, etc. I just don't think about it as much. It's like I was always trying to manipulate these to find the "right diet" before, but I was simple missing meat.
- blood pressure: admittedly, I only tested this once while "on meat", but was shocked to see 120/75. I'm usually at 140/80; like all the males in my family, I seem predisposed to hypertension. That said, my resting heart rate was 70, whereas usually it's low 50s.
- better gums, less pain at the dentist (as described before).
- better "focus" probably from a variety of causes, not the least of which being my diet just "feels right" and gives me way less anxiety.
- feel less need to exercise, probably because I feel less need to eat so I'm not worried about balancing the two.
Red meat especially feels most satisfying. I eat 1lb a day, a few eggs and some cheese, and 2-3 servings of vegetables, max. After filling up mostly on that, I do indulge in a little desert: fruit, nuts, and protein bars. Im fasting and this is my main meal.
The desert is hard in my stomach: even a tiny bowl bloats (500 cals) and irritates far more than that big bowl of animal foods I just ate (1500+ cals).
Red meat may have a bad reputation, but in all seriousness the amount of misery it seems to save me might worth a heart attack. I'm done fighting against my experience and sticking to nutritional dogma.
Just thought I'd share some of my experience, since i have both perspectives (2 years vegan, 6 months maybe 'mostly animal products').
