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Grain Brain?

lifeofheart
lifeofheart Posts: 13 Member
edited November 9 in Social Groups
Is anyone on this plan in particular? I am just starting out, but would love to know how it is going/went. My goal is to lose about 25 pounds, improve my thinking, and run a half marathon all by June 15th. Too ambitious?

Also, what do you have to limit your protein to in order to go into ketosis?

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  • DittoDan
    DittoDan Posts: 1,850 Member
    What is a "Grain Brain" diet?

    Dan the Man from Michigan
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,021 Member
    edited January 2015
    An overview of the diet- chewfo.com/diets/grain-brain-by-david-perlmutter-md-2013-brain-health-food-list/

    I would think keeping your protein lower than 1g per pound of bodyweight, but you may need to go lower. As low as half a gram per lb of bodyweight. I personally would keep your protein moderate, and fat higher. (which is what I do. I exercise daily but I'm no athlete.) But YMMV.
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    I started taking some of the supps he recommends, seemed like good reasons.
  • SteveKroll
    SteveKroll Posts: 94 Member
    That one's next on my to-read list. Just finishing up "Wheat Belly" right now.
  • lifeofheart
    lifeofheart Posts: 13 Member
    Glad to hear that people are interested in the book (Ditto Dan, the book title is Grain Brain and the author is Dr. Perlmutter, neurologist and certified nutritionist. In a nutshell, his argument is that a diet that includes gluten, grains, and/or lots of carbs is really not good for our health--esp. our brains). Thank you BIG TIME, baconslave, for answering my question about protein!
  • DittoDan
    DittoDan Posts: 1,850 Member
    lifeofheart wrote: »
    Glad to hear that people are interested in the book (Ditto Dan, the book title is Grain Brain and the author is Dr. Perlmutter, neurologist and certified nutritionist. In a nutshell, his argument is that a diet that includes gluten, grains, and/or lots of carbs is really not good for our health--esp. our brains). Thank you BIG TIME, baconslave, for answering my question about protein!

    It looks like a Paleo Keto diet. Would you agree?

    Dan the Man from Michigan


  • aeb09
    aeb09 Posts: 424 Member
    I read parts of Grain Brain when I first started out. I think it is fairly accurate for the most part. I did my own kind of "scientific testing" over the holidays when I didn't eat keto for two weeks. Felt awful, terrible headache every day, tired every day, etc. Keto has been great and I'm so glad to be back at it this week.

    I don't think your goal is too ambitious at all, but I suppose the 25lbs depends on your SW and GW and if you are already close to a healthy body fat percentage/BMI. Still I don't think 25lbs by June is unreasonable. I do feel sharper when eating keto than I do eating high carb foods, for what it's worth.
  • lifeofheart
    lifeofheart Posts: 13 Member
    Ditto Dan, it is kind of Paleo Keto, if I understand what that it (I have never done that). I think that the main differences may be that the Grain Brain diet does allow for dairy and some sugars (for example, you can have four squares of 70% chocolate daily, or a few times per week). I think that the book may differ in its focus on how carbs have a negative impact on the brain, whereas I think that prior texts tended to focus on how carbs affect overall health or things like diabetes and particular cancers. Perlmutter talks a lot about those, but concentrates on the relationship between a high carb diet and dementia.

    aeb09, I also noticed that I feel a lot sharper! This happened almost immediately for me! That effect alone was enough to keep me going.
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