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[quote=Anonymous]FYI, feeling the health benefits of changing a diet takes a long time. You HAVE to be patient. When you make a change, give it two months at least to evaluate how it makes you feel. You probably have decades of life ahead of you, so eight weeks of trying something isn't a big deal.

My favorite thing is intermittent fasting. I hate that term because it seems trendy, but its great. I first did it at the recommendation of a health nut when I was complaining about heartburn. This was twenty years ago. I eat from 8AM-4PM (I'm an early riser). It gives me more energy and I just feel less weighed down.

My health really tanked around two years ago, when I was 38. I got to the point where I was spending most of the day in bed and couldn't carry on conversations because of brain fog. Then I completely cut out gluten (I was so desperate so it wasn't hard to stop eating it), which made me feel so much better. I am now on a mission to reduce chronic, systemic inflammation, which I think is the cause of my issues (the worst of which is fatigue, although it's not nearly as bad as it used to be). I am very loosely following the Galveston diet because it focuses on women's health. I eat far more on healthy fats: an avocado a day, lots of olive oil, and lots of king salmon. I also cut out overly-processed foods, and I am barely eating any added sugar and no white carbs. I am trying to do the maintenance phase of her diet, which is 40% fat, 20% protein, and 40% carbs. I just barely started it so we will see, but I do know it is healthy and, most importantly, sustainable. I quit drinking alcohol mostly on a whim after I picked up The Naked Mind a few years ago, and obviously not drinking is beneficial to my health.

TLDR: intermittent fasting, lots of healthy fats/generally anti-inflammatory diet, no alcohol. [/quote]

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