Eric- A few questions regarding MT fine tuning

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Eric,

A few questions regarding my Mixed Oxidative diet.

1) On my recommended food list, there are option#1 foods and option#2 foods, and in bold on the next page it says do not mix option 1 foods with option 2 foods...why is that?

2) regarding fats such as nuts, peanut butter, and so on that have protein in it, how do you balance mixing these foods with "complete" proteins without throwing off the proper proportions of macronutrients.

3) I have a strong feeling that I am allergic to most dairy.... Two days ago I had consumed a 1/2 gallon of raw milk from organic pastures and also finished off a 8 0z bar of raw cheese in a day. The following day I felt like crap... flu like symptoms, i was coughing, had mucous buildup etc... My question is can food allergies get you sick? I feel like i got hit in the face with a truck and feel horrible.

4) Lastly, Red meat is allowed in my diet. However everytime ive had it ive had a negative reaction to it. Should I cut it out completely with my diet? or just watch what I am intaking with it?


Thanks
-matt

[robwhite]

Consuming that much dairy in one go is overkill and enough to make alot of people sick. Dairy is highly allergenic for alot of people these days, and although raw dairy is the best poss. option, even too much of that is going to do you in IMO.

With regards to red meat, have you tried a variety of red meats? Pork and beef are suprisingly allergenic in alot of people, but lamb, and game meats like venison, bison, buffalo, etc seem to be fine. Personally, if i eat alot of beef i get problems, but i can eat lots of lamb without any problems. The same goes with chicken, yet with duck i am fine.

[erictalmant]

Sept 16, 2009 20:06:33 GMT -5 @matthewbrown said:

Eric,

A few questions regarding my Mixed Oxidative diet.

1) On my recommended food list, there are option#1 foods and option#2 foods, and in bold on the next page it says do not mix option 1 foods with option 2 foods...why is that?

2) regarding fats such as nuts, peanut butter, and so on that have protein in it, how do you balance mixing these foods with "complete" proteins without throwing off the proper proportions of macronutrients.

3) I have a strong feeling that I am allergic to most dairy.... Two days ago I had consumed a 1/2 gallon of raw milk from organic pastures and also finished off a 8 0z bar of raw cheese in a day. The following day I felt like crap... flu like symptoms, i was coughing, had mucous buildup etc... My question is can food allergies get you sick? I feel like i got hit in the face with a truck and feel horrible.

4) Lastly, Red meat is allowed in my diet. However everytime ive had it ive had a negative reaction to it. Should I cut it out completely with my diet? or just watch what I am intaking with it?


Thanks
-matt

Hello Matt.

The simple answer to question #1 is that the green foods are "protein type" foods and the purple foods are "carb type" foods. If you mix a green with a purple then you are going to try and push and pull your body chemistry all at once. It is like trying to walk forwards and backwards at the same time. Balancing out the number of green meals to the number of purple meals is the key to balancing body chemistry for a Mixed Type. Make sense?

Don't every worry about exact macronutrient ratios. Put a meal together and then fill out your DCR's. If you are not checking all of the positive reactions then something is missing. Try different things but keep looking until you hit the sweet spot. Fine tuning is not an exact science. If you get close, then you will know it. And once you find it, don't be worried about hitting it exactly the same every time. Whenever you decide to add or take away protein from a meal, you would want to do it with complete proteins.

Yes, absolutely food allergies can make you sick! Check out my blog on my web site for an article that I recently wrote about food allergies, food sensitivities, and food intolerancs. It will answer your questions.

If you are sure it is the meat, then I would go off of red meat for 4-6 weeks and then come back and see what happens. However, the first step would be to simply eat the meat all by itself and in fact decide whether or not it is the red meat; or something else.

Keep us posted!