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Low / No vitA food list
Quote from Matrixik on November 29, 2018, 6:24 am
All is fine if you are from country where you earn like in USA, if not it's starting getting really expensive. I'm from Poland and for me all consultations and similar stuff are like at last 4 times more expensive relatively to my earnings than for you.
I sympathize! I live in the US but due to my chronic health problems it has been hard to make a living. Not saying that Dr. Smith should not price his services the way he does but that I understand your sentiment. I can no longer afford to pay for Dr. Smith's hair analysis, consultation and client folder but I think that if you do what Grant did and ask and read the open access material that you will gain your health back! It might just take longer.
Matrixik,
I can relate.
I have complete respect for what Dr. Smith is doing and if I ever need professional help he would be my first choice. I’d love to be able to pay for his list but I will have to wait a bit longer. I do appreciate the free information on his forum.
Not everyone in the US can afford these things. I work in the medical field and I haven’t had affordable health insurance since 2010 when health care reform started. I have zero health insurance at the moment. It’s mostly only the very rich and the very poor who have decent health care access in my country and much of the middle class is in a more precarious situation. Fortunately I’ve been able to mostly manage on my own but it would be nice to have some basic coverage in case of a serious accident or something.
Perhaps in a few more months I’ll be able to afford those things (health insurance and Dr. Smith’s list) but in the meantime I’ll have to rely on my own wits to manage just as I have for nearly a decade.
I think between the list on 180 and researching specific foods a person who can’t afford professional guidance can reasonably figure out acceptable foods.
First we have been poisoned and then are left with few acceptable options to heal. Thank God for Grant’s free ebooks!
I’m not even upset anymore that I don’t have access to the medical cartel because they mostly make matters worse unless you need a bone set or emergency surgery.
I’m currently taking classes to change careers and completely disassociate myself from medicine altogether. After everything I’ve seen I want no part of it. Perhaps down the line I can use the knowledge and experience I’ve accumulated to freely help others help themselves.
Quote from Guest on November 29, 2018, 5:29 amI would recommend paying Dr Smith (as I do) for his time and expertise in this area and good on him for “paywalling” his list of foods/diet.
We all need to start investing financially in those that are actually trying to do good things for themselves and others simultaneously.
Every time we spend money we cast a vote for the type of world we want to live in.
If more people put their money into this and those that can help we would ALL be much better off.
If you want to combat “Big Pharma” I suggest you start to do so.
Seeing how liberal he is with his recommendations it doesn't seem like that list is worth the paper it's printed on. But maybe I'm just more sensitive to VA than other people.
Quote from Orion on November 28, 2018, 6:15 amHere is a list of the foods I have been using for the last month, and seeing great improvements.
lean beef, lean chicken/turkey, egg whites, non fatty fish, some nuts
coconut oil, olive oil, butter(small amounts for butyric acid)
bread, pasta, rice, potato, black beans, oatmeal, cornmeal, non-fortified cereals
cauliflower, turnip, celeriac, parsnip, onion, garlic
banana, grapes, apples, pineapple, (thinking about adding: raisins, dates, blueberries, raspberries, strawberry, cherry)
Apple juice, grape juice, coconut milk(non-fortified)
Sugars, maple, honey, brown/white
Dr. Smiths mega list seems to be paywalled for his clients, could everyone add their daily staples here for other ideas.
In addition to this, I've been using some condiments like Worcestershire, horseradish, sauerkraut for things like sandwiches or meat dishes.
Worcestershire is interesting because it theoretically should have a decent taurine content due to the anchovies. Fish Sauce, or Garum was very popular with the Romans. In college, I remember reading a book by Galen regarding foods, and fish sauce was often prescribed alongside starch as a way to restore health. I don't know how safe it is, but I've been using modest amounts with dishes like Beef Tartare(minus the yolks).
I've also been eating small amounts dark chocolate(50-60%), and haven't noticed anything bad.
Quote from Guest on November 24, 2018, 2:32 pmQuote from Guest on November 24, 2018, 10:20 amDoes anything stand out to anyone here that could be potentially problematic in this granola?
ROLLED OATS*, PEA PROTEIN CRISPS* (PEA PROTEIN*, RICE FLOUR*), BROWN RICE SYRUP*, CANE SUGAR*, OAT FLOUR*, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL*, NATURAL FLAVORS, CASHEWS*, MACADAMIA NUTS, COCOA BUTTER*, SEA SALT, VANILLA EXTRACT*, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT).
ALLERGEN STATEMENT
CONTAINS CASHEWS AND MACADAMIA NUTS. MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS, OTHER TREE NUTS, MILK, AND SOY. MAY CONTAIN NUTSHELL FRAGMENTS.
It’s called Clif Energy Granola Macadamia Nut Flavor. I tried some that a family member had over the holiday and tolerated it well. It doesn’t seem to have any A as far as I can tell. I’m sure I won’t be eating it every day but it would be awesome to have some different snack options to take to work.
I am not sure about the pea protein - is it green? There may still be a tiny bit of carotenoids in it but according to Garrett Smith, of all the colors, green maybe the least problematic (and there probably isn''t much left in a protein powder).
That makes no sense. All beta-carotene is orange-red. In some foods there is only a small amount of it so the food is instead only slightly yellow instead of orange or red. Green vegetables have tons and tons of beta carotene but the high levels of the green chlorphyll mask it. There is 800 IUs of beta-carotene in 100g of green peas.
Regarding dr G's list.
Honestly, as it is right now, there is nothing in there you cannot find on your own. Eat this, dont eat this, watch out for these things in skincare, these supplements can be helpful (but dont unless you have tested, contact me for tests).
Imo it is helpful for someone who feels overwhelmed and maybe is not used to find information and such. For that it is great! He is also listing some detox symtoms to be aware of and things that may ease that. The list will be updated with info he say. After I had bought one month i got an email saying i could buy a lifetime access for additional X dollars (almost as much).
But he has to make a living also. And he is new in this area as well, the more people he is able to take on as clients, the more info his list will contain regarding troublesome foods and such.
I bought the list for ny parents. They dont understand english so I have translated it for them. For me it was the quickest way to help them start this diet 🙂 in that way it has been worth it for me. For them.
He lists ghee and butter as approved fats though. Which for me makes little sense since butter in ghee form seems to be oxidized and troublesome (more about this in another thread) and butter has plenty vit A. Gut bacreria can create butryic (spelling?) acid from resistant starch anyway 🙂
Does oatmeal deplete vitamin a
I eat oatmeal daily sometimes twice and I have detox symtoms. It has no vit A in it.
Anything low vitamin A will eventually deplete A as the body starts to get rid of it. I don't think oatmeal does actively deplete it though.
Oatmeal contains beta glucan, this is supposed to help with detoxing vit A.