@Hopeful1976
adding on to what
@ljimbo423 said...
there's no shortage of variations on low carb / keto diets, but I think the SCD guidelines are a good place to start if you're overwhelmed or need specific information....
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I also take Betaine HCL to help digest meat (I found that i need meat b/c if I'm not getting energy from carbs I def need the aminos in meat)...It's made a HUGE diff for me, and low carb didn't work until I found a way to help digest meat.. Unfortunately, you only find these little tweaks via trial and error, but they make all the difference.. I like Thorne Betaine HCL w Pepsin, and the Biotics one, too.
I do carb cycling which is adding slightly higher carbs 1-2 days a week. Mostly 20-50g carbs per day, then 75-100g carbs per day 1-2 days per week w adequate protein and monounsaturated fats (usually olive oil)..
enzymes help a lot of ppl, too... I like bromelain and also formulas (wobenzyme, vascuzyme, and bio-zyme by integrative therapeutics)... fyi, these are expensive except for bromelain, and, 2nd, I have a lot of joint/muscle pain/sinus pain, so these enzymes help w those issues... You may not need the enzymes... Also, lemon juice in water helps enzymatically, too, as does zinc. Lemon & zinc are cheap.
for healing leaky gut, a lot of formulas are expensive BUT you can buy Throat Coat tea which is cheaper by comparison and has good ingredients for healing leaky gut (slippery elm, licorice, marshmallow)