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[Cari aka “Rinse & rePeat”]

“Get in the habit of really paying attention to what’s happening in your body as you do different things. People have learned to follow authority and not to pay enough attention to how their body is momentarily responding to what they do and experience.” – Dr. Ray Peat

[Lilac]

It has taken me years to get better at paying attention–the “perceive” in “Perceive, think, act.” But it is a skill well worth pursuing.

[Cari aka “Rinse & rePeat”]

@Lilac “It has taken me years to get better at paying attention–the “perceive” in “Perceive, think, act.” But it is a skill well worth pursuing.”

I have solved so many issues making notes of things. If I had a bad reaction or feeling I wrote everything down, and each time I did that I would eventually find similarities in each of the lists. I have learned a lot this way.

[Anonymous]

I wonder how much food cravings can inform us about hormonal states… I find when I raise testosterone I get spicy food cravings and can  eat chillie peppers raw with no problems… Then we have the stereotypes about men not liking sweet things??? Could be stereotypes but I mean has to be SOME truth to it no?

[Cari]

@questforhealth

I don’t know a single man that doesn’t love a bowl of ice cream at night.

[Lilac]

I think most people like sweets. Not liking sweets is unusual. I wish I liked sweets less!

I can’t remember in which book of Ray’s he writes about cravings. That certain nutrients produce cravings–e.g., salt, vitamin C, protein, carbs. And that you should follow your cravings. I have found this helpful. I will ask myself, “What do you want?” Sometimes the answer is fruit/tangy/sweet; sometimes it is salty protein.

[Cari]

“Individual peculiarities and stress can make it extremely difficult to stay healthy on a normal diet; however, if meals of liver, broccoli leaves and oysters and papaya can be considered normal, then supplements might generally be unnecessary.” —Ray Peat

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