The body converts dietary carbs (all convert to glucose as they are absorbed) into body fat. The body cannot store dietary fat, there is no mechanism for transport across the adipose cell’s wall, nor can it ‘burn’ carbs, which actually are toxic in more than the tiny amount required by the brain and a few other structures. They have the added advantage of making you feel good- and well fed. A metabolic by product, ‘ketone bodies’ are actually a special kind of carb, and they substitute for glucose at the structures which use it. A fully keto-adapted body excretes no ketones in the urine. The body rapidly adapts within a few weeks and begins consuming the ketones from fat metabolism.
Pica syndrome forum skin#
But I have few wrinkles, and my skin is still strong and elastic.Īt this point I would like to point out that a zero carb diet does NOT cause ketosis. I don’t heal quite as fast when injured as I did as a youngster, however. I figure most of what we call ‘aging’ is due to insulin damage to the collagen and other body structures. Otherwise, my body today is very like it was at the age of 30. I think the body actually becomes more efficient with energy as you age, but I have no way of proving it true. I used to eat 80/20 when younger and about twice as much quantity of meat also, but that seems too much energy at my age, which is 71- even though I am very active. My diet is usually 60% fat and 40% protein by calories. I do not eat anything whatsoever from vegetable sources. I have been eating the natural human dietary regime for over 47 years now. The real human diet is a totally carnivorous one.
Pica syndrome forum full#
You can read the full original thread here. This page contains all of the Bear’s posts in one location, originally archived here. The thread spanned 251 pages, in which the Bear made 292 posts explaining his dietary wisdom and knowledge. Active Low-Carber Forum Posts Owsley “The Bear” Stanley February 2006 – May 2006 Originally publishedĮditor’s note: On February 25th, 2006, Owsley “The Bear” Stanley, the prolific LSD manufacturer, Grateful Dead soundman, and carnivore of 50 years, started a thread on the Active Low-Carber Forums about his carnivorous diet.