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Food List for low vA diet Primary beef chicken lamb bison turkey brown rice (charcoal soak 12+ hrs) white rice (charcoal soak 12+ hrs) oatmeal quinoa apples bananas beans (soak 24+ hrs, pressure cook 1 hr) - garbanzo - black - navy - pinto - cannellini lentils (red or green) asparagus sea salt Secondary cucumber cauliflower zucchini arugula pears grapes green beans lemon juice iceberg lettuce cabbage/sauerkraut white cornmeal avocado barley sourdough bread/pasta pumpkin seeds sunflower seeds/butter Very rare and small quantities broccoli potatoes cooking oils - olive oil - tallow - coconut oil - avocado oil watermelon blueberries strawberries dairy coffee peppers onions garlic peas olives almonds cashews Never organ meats pork/bacon eggs chocolate spinach kale tomatoes mushrooms sweet potatoes carrots eggplant buckwheat amaranth raspberries oranges soy seed oils yellow corn pumpkin swiss chard spices other than salt Supplements Primary zinc (picolinate) potassium (gluconate/citrate) magnesium (chloride) selenium (selenomethionine) molybdenum (glycinate) niacin (nicotinic acid / flush niacin) Supplements Secondary (not every day) lactoferrin (raw)

@thepowerofozone what kind of iodine do you take

Two ZERO fiber approaches that improve bowel movements so well that I had to drastically reduce their dosages to avoid 💩-ing my brains out: 1. Sodium butyrate 2. Iodine (especially with selenium and zinc)

@thepowerofozone agreed thanks for weighing in

@Hit_the_Books Yes, I think it's a good plan. I would not risk ferritin going any lower ...

Things about iron that your doctor has no clue about: - Normal ferritin should be between 20 and 70 ng/ml (not up to 450 ng/ml like some labs claim) - You can have too much iron in your adrenals, but your ferritin levels won't reflect that. Do you suffer from low energy and weakness? Excess iron in the adrenals may be why. - Too much iron dramatically increases the risk of cancer, dementia, infections, and essentially any other disease known to man. - Regular blood donations are the most powerful health hack that YOU get paid for

@thepowerofozone here’s my latest going to avoid donating for a bit. last donation was late october . been doing sauna too

In my opinion, markers that indicate that you should DEFINITELY consider donating, are: - elevated serum iron - elevated iron / transferrin saturation - ferritin above 100 ng/ml if you have been on a low-inflammatory diet for at least 6 months or thereabaouts (meaning: no alcohol, no sugars, no gluten, low carb etc.) - elevated hemoglobin - elevated hematocrit - elevated red blood cell count But, if all of those are normal (with ferritin between let's say 70 and 100 ng/ml), you can still safely do a donation and you could still benefit from it.

and i think it’s also one of the reason why people with iron overload struggle with raw milk, even in small quantities lactoferrin raises iron levels

@hear11kno constant battle with high iron levels

@Hit_the_Books What did that result in?

eat too much beef.

@ehhh_mma here we go

@Hit_the_Books You are copper deficient

since my high iron blood test 2 weeks ago i finally stopped eating red meat for the first time in almost 4 years. not for good, just to see what would happen. literally everything resolved - no longer tired/need naps - intense focus - BM quality significantly improved - food intolerances like gluten went away - can tolerate oats and beans again - can tolerate supplements again red meat every day just does not work for me. i dont give 2 fcks what carnivore zealots have to say. i've tried it all. i've tried red meat only, i've tried red meat and fruit, i've tried red meat and fiber, i've tried red meat and rice. none of it works when i do it several times a week. so instead of being dumb and listening to idiots on the internet, i'm just going to go to a bit more balanced of an approach. single ingredient foods still (obviously), avoiding nightshades, avoiding sugar (and limiting to 1 fruit serving/day), eating some fiber, eating some veggies, eating chicken, having a piece of bread, eating an egg here and there, not being afraid of small amounts of dairy, and taking some key supplements like selenium, zinc, and electrolytes the whole point of doing daily tracking, monitoring how you're feeling, running blood tests, is to ultimately feel good. so when you find out what makes YOU feel good, just do it. don't wait for approval from people on the internet who try to sell you products or sell you their course, just do you. that's the best health advice i can give

@richcollins @janeygak 😂

@janeygak @Hit_the_Books It’s because they couldn’t afford beef, not due to some special insight.

@mewsreporter this is the truth right here

@Hit_the_Books Diet fads are created by influencers or food industry, or book sellers. That's why it's a multi billion dollar industry. I've been around long enough, to know one size doesn't fit all.

it’s hilarious that people have responded to this with MORE of their own dietary advice lmao the internet is quite incredible

@MineralChief like with poultry only ? no i’m doing a bit of everything. chicken as man protein source with beans, grains, light eggs , light cheese, some veggies

@Hit_the_Books You doing Carnivore in White now?

@StPadrePio1887 @NutriDetect ah damn i forgot to mention vitamin D i think he is correct on vitamin D actually

@Hit_the_Books @NutriDetect I also disagree with his position on vitamin D. I heard his arguments, but I didn't find them compelling. I've heard of too many people having amazing success using supplements to increase their vitamin D up to 45 ng/mL.

3 years since I discovered @NutriDetect. Here is my honest review of his work: We have had some friendly exchanges on here, but i have no affiliation with him financially and i have not worked with him directly. what i am reporting on is his Love Your Liver program of which I was a member of for a year and the free stuff he provides on Youtube and X. First off, as with taking advice from anyone on the internet, any results you get are ultimately on you; you have to take ownership of that. So even for any of my constructive feedback, it is not me blaming him, just some advice i'd give. Secondly, I know some people get butthurt about his tone on X/Youtube, but I really have no opinion on that - I'm focusing on his content specifically For background, I basically followed the food and supplement recommendations he provides for nearly the entirety of 3 years. WHAT I GAINED FROM HIS WORK - A better understanding of how the digestive system works and how your body could potentially be accumulating and leaking toxins. I don't necessarily care as much about whether the 'Toxic Bile Paradigm' is exactly true or not, but how he presents the concept is excellent and a good way to think about how things could potentially circulate within the body and cause issues (I think people get too caught up in the specifics and lose how helpful this paradigm is from a conceptual perspective). - The concept of the toxic burden and how that makes is responsible for causing disease, making us sick, and even causing temporary discomfort/feelings of sluggishness. The way he presents this information really led me to analyze after every meal or supplement what could be happening when I felt bad and make my own theories about how my body is responding. 3 years ago I was absolutely LOST despite having eaten so 'healthy' over the years. His content really put things into perspective for me and taught me how to essentially fix myself. And this is the key part: his concepts taught me how to think about these problems in such a positive way to where the fix for me personally was ultimately NOT following his general dietary advice exactly. I was able to take one of his concepts (that you need to figure out what works for you) and override another concept (the recommendation of red meat and completely avoiding certain categories like dairy, eggs, etc). When taking out red meat, it helps to throw these foods in from time to time to go along with chicken, which could get a bit bland. Also by no means am I slamming eggs and dairy. They just help add some calories and diversify the diet a bit. And this is a good transition to the next point: - He acknowledges that while he is giving food suggestions, you need to determine what works for YOU. And that at any point if you're doing what he says and it is not working, then you should pause and reevaluate and instead do what works well for you. - I like that he encourages both animal and plant foods, which is rare in today's environment. This helps with finding what works for you because you don't feel like you're pigeon-holed into one approach - His supplements are quite good and clean from an ingredients perspective. There are literally no other zinc supplements on the market that have the same quality of ingredients, for example. WHERE I FEEL HE COULD IMPROVE - I think there is definitely something to be said about excess vitamin A. I agree that the RDA is too high and that excess likely begins around the 2000-3000 IU mark. As a result, I also think pounding dairy/vitamin A is not a good strategy. I think animal-based eaters However, from my experience, going to basically <50IU vitamin A for 3 years and still struggling with several things, it is not a cure all. - I have seen some claims from Dr Smith in his live streams that going low vitamin A will fix liver and kidney issues, but i've seen in myself those things actually get worse, despite being on a basically no vitamin A diet. I think his approach (low toxin lifestyle, clean foods, exercise/sauna, blood donations - all things he recommends) could fix these things, but I think he misattributes vitamin A as being sort of the main cause and hinting that if you avoid vitamin A long enough you'll improve. that could lead followers into wondering where the improvements are despite eating very little vitamin A. If this is intentional, i think this is because he is the 'low vitamin A' expert and that helps him differentiate himself for top of funnel purposes, which is fine - that's a business decision. That said, I think if people come for the unique and catchy low vitamin A theory and end up helping themselves in the end anyway as a result of his overall work, it's still a win (as i think was the case for me), but i'd like to see him position himself more as the low toxin guy than low vitamin A guy. - I think at this point there have been quite a few people (including me) that have reported high iron/ferritin levels after following his program. To reiterate, any negative results on a program or otherwise are still on the person actually following it. However, I do think that Dr Smith should try to highlight this as something to really look out for if following the diet/supplement approach since this seems to be somewhat common and may help people catch things earlier and adjust. Overall, I respect @NutriDetect's work, recommend his supplements, and recommend his clean lifestyle suggestions. With regards to food choices, I think his framework is excellent, particularly the part about finding out what works for YOU, adapting, and being flexible. Ultimately you need to be focusing on how you're responding rather than how well you're following a diet. As with following any great idea, there is a reversal component, where you should be willing and able to go against that theory should the situation call for it.

@JBTC1971 i don’t think you know what zealot means

@Hit_the_Books If you are calling other people zealots because they are sharing what works for them just like you are then you are retarded but then again you said ‘balanced’ diet so 😂 anyway, eat what you want but consider giving blood too.

@squid_lone yes 3 times

@Hit_the_Books Ever donate blood to lower iron?

@Crispytongue it very well could be the red meat ! my energy also used to tank after the second time i’d have it in a day

@Hit_the_Books Wow i t seems like there’s no magic diet to go by Everyone seems to need to find what fits them best I’m trying carnivore red meats mostly now and still feel tired after noons surprised since there shouldn’t be any insulin spike

@Jeff_T thank you sir!

This might be the best diet advice I’ve seen on X. Diet isn’t one-size-fits-all, and anyone who’s been in this game long enough knows it. I’ve been deep into bodybuilding, nutrition, and fitness for 52 years (I'm 64). I get labs monthly, sometimes bi-monthly, to stay dialed in. You nailed it: eat single-ingredient foods 80% of the time and you’ll stay lean year-round. Doesn’t matter if it’s chicken, rice, eggs, or the occasional steak. Your body doesn’t want trends, it wants consistency, balance, and clean inputs. The best "plan" is the one your bloodwork and energy tell you is working. Everything else is just background noise.

@mn5mosyn5 smart !!! i’m sure it works for some people all the time but for others it is just not sustainable.

@Hit_the_Books Same. I’m actually doing an extended almost full stop with the red meat. Up to 6 months of the benefits keep showing up. Or at least just limit it to the occasional feast. Which it prob would have been like in nature anyway. Same w raw milk. Rare treat!

@SeloSlav super helpful - we seem to be similar in this regard

@Hit_the_Books Also stopped red meat about a year ago now. Seems to have helped. x.com/SeloSlav/statu…