Gave good information of what your hormones need to regulate as in a good ratio of healthy fats, protein (animal), and
safe carbs such as squashes.
Not exact matches
We recommend eliminating those «unsafe starches» because (a) on a relatively low -
carb diet like ours, you don't need to eat a huge variety of starch sources, and (b) alternatives
such as rice and potatoes and taro are
safer / healthier.
(See: Is There Any
Such Thing as «
Safe Starches» on a Low -
Carb Diet?).
Readers may wish to open Jimmy's post, Is There Any
Such Thing as «
Safe Starches» on a Low -
Carb Diet?
Many wonder if it's actually
safe to be on a VLC diet,
such as 20 grams of net
carbs or less per day.
Is it
safe to be on high fat and low
carb diet
such as ketogenic diet if one has hypothyroidism?
Is there any actual good guidance on the appropriate range of
carbs to keep you in the «
safe» zone of ketosis (if there is
such a thing)?
On
Carb Nites, primarily use
safe starches
such as rice, potatoes, and sweet potatoes as my source of carbohydrates.
We know these plant toxins are important, because populations that obtain
carbs from «
safe starches,»
such as yam - eating Kitavans, rice - eating Chinese and Japanese, and potato - eating Irish have been notably healthy.
Maybe I'm not having any problems because I do follow the Perfect Health Diet and make sure that I'm not getting too much Omega 6 (very little chicken / pork which are higher in omega 6) and plenty of Omega 3 as well as not going too low
carb and getting
safe starches
such as sweet potatoes, white potatoes or rice as well as some fruit.