This topic is for offering support and sharing experiences for people with ME/CFIDS who have tried or are currently on a Lion diet. This thread is not for debating the merits of the Lion diet. Please refrain from doing so.
Lion Diet
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Instinctive Lion Diet
I've been doing:
Is my carnivorous diet coming to an end?
Recently, I found myself loosing interest in eating beef and lamb. I could eat bacon and eggs, or salmon. Nothing else could interest me accept maybe chocolate - a temptation I must learn to ignore.
So I mostly ate bacon and eggs but I found the bacon did not taste delicious like it normally does. So I removed the bacon and found that all I really wanted was raw egg yoke. The egg whites are okay cooked, I neither like or dislike them when cooked.
Now all I seem to eat is salmon (~2 fillets per day) and lambs fry (liver) (~1 slice per day). Some days I don't eat at all, because I now recognize the difference between hunger and healing gut pain. What I am describing here is the development of instinct - what the body wants, the body now gets. It has taken me a long time to get here - this is when the healing really began...
Chocolate
I have a block of chocolate in my house that I have resisted now for 1 month. I know that chocolate is bad for me because over consumption gives me a gut ache and stopping consumption results in oxalate dumping 'explosive' diarrhea. Learning to resist temptations will serve me well into the future.
Coffee
Like chocolate, coffee is high in oxalates. First I stopped adding anything (eg. milk) to my coffee, then I overtime I made it weaker and weaker until I could easily stop consumption altogether. Others might find it easier to stop if they go cold turkey.
Raw Egg Yoke
Chicken eggs contain all the nutrients to quickly grow into a chicken. So for fast growth and repair (whilst ketogenic), egg yoke promotes muscle growth. Eggs are also the most economical source of all the essential amino acids (protein).
Salmon
The only nutrient that separates oily fish from beef and lamb is Omega 3 (EPA and DHA) - not ALA. Only 5–10% and 2–5% of ALA in healthy adults is converted to EPA and DHA.
Knowing the needed nutrient, I went out and bought Blackmores Omega Brain High DHA Fish Oil as I know that DHA is the key nutrient our brains need. I've been taking 2 capsules with every salmon fillet I eat to boost the nutrient my body seems to be craving.
I prefer my salmon rare on the inside. I use pan searing to make sure all meat that has been exposed to air, is made safe to eat. Raw fish will consume your body storage of thiamine (B1). Liver is a rich source of all the B vitamins.
Lambs Fry
Lambs liver is far less bitter than beef liver. I now like it and find it slightly sweet.
I've been doing:
- Carnivore Diet since March 2022 (11 months)
- Lion Diet since August 2022 (6 months)
- Human (Instinctive Lion Diet) (1 month)
- Human (Instinctive Lion Diet) (1 month)
- Lion Diet since August 2022 (6 months)
Is my carnivorous diet coming to an end?
Recently, I found myself loosing interest in eating beef and lamb. I could eat bacon and eggs, or salmon. Nothing else could interest me accept maybe chocolate - a temptation I must learn to ignore.
So I mostly ate bacon and eggs but I found the bacon did not taste delicious like it normally does. So I removed the bacon and found that all I really wanted was raw egg yoke. The egg whites are okay cooked, I neither like or dislike them when cooked.
Now all I seem to eat is salmon (~2 fillets per day) and lambs fry (liver) (~1 slice per day). Some days I don't eat at all, because I now recognize the difference between hunger and healing gut pain. What I am describing here is the development of instinct - what the body wants, the body now gets. It has taken me a long time to get here - this is when the healing really began...
Chocolate
I have a block of chocolate in my house that I have resisted now for 1 month. I know that chocolate is bad for me because over consumption gives me a gut ache and stopping consumption results in oxalate dumping 'explosive' diarrhea. Learning to resist temptations will serve me well into the future.
Coffee
Like chocolate, coffee is high in oxalates. First I stopped adding anything (eg. milk) to my coffee, then I overtime I made it weaker and weaker until I could easily stop consumption altogether. Others might find it easier to stop if they go cold turkey.
Raw Egg Yoke
Chicken eggs contain all the nutrients to quickly grow into a chicken. So for fast growth and repair (whilst ketogenic), egg yoke promotes muscle growth. Eggs are also the most economical source of all the essential amino acids (protein).
Salmon
The only nutrient that separates oily fish from beef and lamb is Omega 3 (EPA and DHA) - not ALA. Only 5–10% and 2–5% of ALA in healthy adults is converted to EPA and DHA.
Knowing the needed nutrient, I went out and bought Blackmores Omega Brain High DHA Fish Oil as I know that DHA is the key nutrient our brains need. I've been taking 2 capsules with every salmon fillet I eat to boost the nutrient my body seems to be craving.
I prefer my salmon rare on the inside. I use pan searing to make sure all meat that has been exposed to air, is made safe to eat. Raw fish will consume your body storage of thiamine (B1). Liver is a rich source of all the B vitamins.
Lambs Fry
Lambs liver is far less bitter than beef liver. I now like it and find it slightly sweet.
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You lost me at eliminate coffee.
Perhaps some of the following videos might reassure you:
Gary Taubes - 'The Case Against Sugar'
How Did We Get Here? The History Of Vegetable Oils; Nina Teicholz, M.Phil.
The origins of the anti-meat message with Dr. Gary Fettke — Diet Doctor Podcast
Exposing the Secrets of the Plant-Based Vegetarian Guidelines| Belinda Fettke Interview
Woman Eats Only MEAT for 13 Years : This Happens (Kelly Hogan Carnivore Diet)
What Happens If You Only Eat Meat For 40 YEARS? Shocking Carnivore Diet Results
From vegan to carnivore to lion diet
6 ways to start keto in the new year — Dr. Eric Westman
LOW CARB DIET CAUSES INSULIN RESISTANCE?! - Dr. Westman Reacts
Jordan Peterson REVEALS Details About His Meat Only Diet..
Mikhaila Peterson's website liondiet.com is a great resource of information.
Gary Taubes - 'The Case Against Sugar'
How Did We Get Here? The History Of Vegetable Oils; Nina Teicholz, M.Phil.
The origins of the anti-meat message with Dr. Gary Fettke — Diet Doctor Podcast
Exposing the Secrets of the Plant-Based Vegetarian Guidelines| Belinda Fettke Interview
Woman Eats Only MEAT for 13 Years : This Happens (Kelly Hogan Carnivore Diet)
What Happens If You Only Eat Meat For 40 YEARS? Shocking Carnivore Diet Results
From vegan to carnivore to lion diet
6 ways to start keto in the new year — Dr. Eric Westman
LOW CARB DIET CAUSES INSULIN RESISTANCE?! - Dr. Westman Reacts
Jordan Peterson REVEALS Details About His Meat Only Diet..
Mikhaila Peterson's website liondiet.com is a great resource of information.
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