Aleksandr
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For whatever reason, if you can't do TEI then I think this could help you.
Note: I don't hold a medical or nutrition degree, i'm just some dude online who experiments on himself.
Step 1: Get a HTMA: only use trace elements or ARL
Step 2: Follow the below general advice
Step 3. Retest in 6 months
Step 4: Repeat until you get good results, then maybe retest every year
So you did step 1...
Slow oxidisers:
-Create a diet to hit your RDI's. Use cronometer.com (don't worry about Vitamin D - get it from the sun 30min a day)
-Make sure you hit your RDI's for everything, including decently high protein. I think cronometers protein is set too low, try to get over 100g IMO, or at least do some research yourself into this. Protein is the most speeding-up macro, and as a slow you need to speed up more. Consider 40% carbs, 40% protein, 20% fats.
-First caveat, you shouldn't hit your RDI for calcium. Calcium will slow you down further. This is a general guide, in general slow oxidisers will have high calcium. Only try to get around half your RDI for calcium.
-Second caveat, you can probably go a little harder (over your RDI) on salt. I recommend celtic sea salt.
-For supplements, if your magnesium was lower than your calcium ratio-wise, I think you should supplement magnesium. Jigsaw slow release magnesium seems to be the best product, otherwise (or in addition to) sip on magnesium water throughout the day, something like "Genesis Sea minerals". I recommend getting a 1:1 Ca: Mg or even greater Mg, overall intake including your diet. If your sodium is lower than your potassium, don't take the magnesium sups, just try to get it via diet and make sure you have extra dietary sodium.
- Avoid vitamin D and copper supplements like the plague. Vitamin D will increase calcium, lower magnesium, increase sodium, increase copper. In fact, avoid supplementing anything else if possible.
Fast oxidisers:
-Create a diet to hit your RDI's. Use cronometer.com (don't worry about Vitamin D - get it from the sun 30min a day)
-Make sure you hit your RDI's for everything including decently high protein. I think cronometers protein is set too low, try to get over 100g IMO, or at least do some research yourself into this. Fat is the slowest release energy source. Consider 33% carbs, 33% fats, 33% protein. If you need to deviate this, have more fat and protein and don't up the carbs, but you should still have some carbs (NO KETO - i think 200g or higher of carbs a day)
-First caveat, if you have high sodium on your test, consider not hitting your RDI for sodium. Same if you have high potassium.
-Second caveat, you can probably go a little harder (over your RDI) on calcium.
-For supplements, again I recommend magnesium, either jigsaw or genesis sea minerals (or both) to get your Ca: Mg 1:1 or even greater Mg. Unless your potassium is higher than your sodium. Consider also supplementing copper, depending on your results (usually is low for fasts). Athletes will probably need b12, check cobalt levels.
Using the cronometer diet, you need to make sure its something you can follow for 6 months. Don't make it full of extreme foods that taste disgusting. Also consider the price of the foods, and if it is feasible. Maybe it is more pricey than chicken and rice, but maybe you should prioritise your health more anyway instead of buying that pair of $400 jeans.
I imagine some common difficulties will include:
-Getting enough calcium for fasts (try cheese, almonds)
-Getting enough potassium for both (try potatoes, tomato paste)
-Getting enough vitamin E for both (try olive oil, nuts, seeds, etc)
Let me know if theres anything else and i will update this section.
Note: I don't hold a medical or nutrition degree, i'm just some dude online who experiments on himself.
Step 1: Get a HTMA: only use trace elements or ARL
Step 2: Follow the below general advice
Step 3. Retest in 6 months
Step 4: Repeat until you get good results, then maybe retest every year
So you did step 1...
Slow oxidisers:
-Create a diet to hit your RDI's. Use cronometer.com (don't worry about Vitamin D - get it from the sun 30min a day)
-Make sure you hit your RDI's for everything, including decently high protein. I think cronometers protein is set too low, try to get over 100g IMO, or at least do some research yourself into this. Protein is the most speeding-up macro, and as a slow you need to speed up more. Consider 40% carbs, 40% protein, 20% fats.
-First caveat, you shouldn't hit your RDI for calcium. Calcium will slow you down further. This is a general guide, in general slow oxidisers will have high calcium. Only try to get around half your RDI for calcium.
-Second caveat, you can probably go a little harder (over your RDI) on salt. I recommend celtic sea salt.
-For supplements, if your magnesium was lower than your calcium ratio-wise, I think you should supplement magnesium. Jigsaw slow release magnesium seems to be the best product, otherwise (or in addition to) sip on magnesium water throughout the day, something like "Genesis Sea minerals". I recommend getting a 1:1 Ca: Mg or even greater Mg, overall intake including your diet. If your sodium is lower than your potassium, don't take the magnesium sups, just try to get it via diet and make sure you have extra dietary sodium.
- Avoid vitamin D and copper supplements like the plague. Vitamin D will increase calcium, lower magnesium, increase sodium, increase copper. In fact, avoid supplementing anything else if possible.
Fast oxidisers:
-Create a diet to hit your RDI's. Use cronometer.com (don't worry about Vitamin D - get it from the sun 30min a day)
-Make sure you hit your RDI's for everything including decently high protein. I think cronometers protein is set too low, try to get over 100g IMO, or at least do some research yourself into this. Fat is the slowest release energy source. Consider 33% carbs, 33% fats, 33% protein. If you need to deviate this, have more fat and protein and don't up the carbs, but you should still have some carbs (NO KETO - i think 200g or higher of carbs a day)
-First caveat, if you have high sodium on your test, consider not hitting your RDI for sodium. Same if you have high potassium.
-Second caveat, you can probably go a little harder (over your RDI) on calcium.
-For supplements, again I recommend magnesium, either jigsaw or genesis sea minerals (or both) to get your Ca: Mg 1:1 or even greater Mg. Unless your potassium is higher than your sodium. Consider also supplementing copper, depending on your results (usually is low for fasts). Athletes will probably need b12, check cobalt levels.
Using the cronometer diet, you need to make sure its something you can follow for 6 months. Don't make it full of extreme foods that taste disgusting. Also consider the price of the foods, and if it is feasible. Maybe it is more pricey than chicken and rice, but maybe you should prioritise your health more anyway instead of buying that pair of $400 jeans.
I imagine some common difficulties will include:
-Getting enough calcium for fasts (try cheese, almonds)
-Getting enough potassium for both (try potatoes, tomato paste)
-Getting enough vitamin E for both (try olive oil, nuts, seeds, etc)
Let me know if theres anything else and i will update this section.
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