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Basically stay away from highly processed food as much as possible. Try to get as much variety as possible, and eat more fiber, protein and healthy fats than you think is enough. Also, add as many plant based products as possible and cut red meat to a minimum.

If you can figure out what it contains by looking at it it's probably good to eat. Basically the less it has been processed, the healthier it is. In general, nothing is inherently bad for you. Dose makes the poison. Things can be bad in excess.

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

• Michael Pollan

Methylated B vitamins and vitamin D were life changing discoveries. I have some polymorphisms (VDR and MTHFR) that mean I am less efficient at absorbing them from food. 2000 IU a day and a B-complex ended chronic depression/anxiety and insomnia for me. Those mutations are pretty common so I highly recommend trying them for anyone with similar issues.

Aside from that I think a whole foods plant based diet with some eggs and fish and no refined sugars is probably the way to go. Some micronutrients like vitamin A and K2 are more easily absorbed from animal sources, so eating a small amount of meat and/or eggs is probably a bit healthier than pure plant based IMO.

Celery is like floss for your colon.

peanuts!

It's delicious

It's a vegetable

it has 10g of fiber / 100g

it has less salt than bread but you taste all of it since it is on the surface instead of inside

decent protein content

I think fiber is way more important than people realize. I’ve been a vegan for a few years, and it takes me about 40 seconds to have a complete, satisfying shit. On a really bad day, sometimes it’s two minutes, but that’s pretty uncommon. I feel so much better because of it (I’ve also got a bum gallbladder, so cutting out animal fats was great for me, but might not be as positive for others)

Insulin resistance is not a 1/0-state thing - it’s gradual and many people who would profit from being aware of it are not.

Also sufficient protein intake matters.

Also carbohydrates are only appropriate if some form of high energy expenditure is up. Else they might cause problems (associated with insulin resistance).

Also there is bill-paper (from buying stuff) that is coated with some stuff that contains hormone impacting stuff, it is absorbed through the skin. (IMO the danger behind this is that it does not have any direct symptoms of pain or itchiness, if one is affected by such absorption. It impacts the hormone household and one does not care, yet it still has potentially severe consequences (long term exposure) on one’s person.)

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A smashed avocado and a tuna packet on a tortilla is a phenomenal hiking lunch when I need a lot of calories without blocking up my mojo with a brick of a protein bar.

I dunno about anyone else, but if I cut (but not entirely eliminate) a significant amount of fats from my diet, good or bad, my libido absolutely tanks. Yes, I lose weight faster, but it's not even worth it to me if I can't have a good time when I want to, so I don't get too extreme in trying to reduce fats from my diet.

More fibre pleases the colon gods and makes my poops more better. Also keeps me feeling full for longer.

Whole grains good, vegetables good, ultrapocessed bad.

Sugar is absolutely awful for you and American prepared food is loaded with ethically unacceptable amounts of it.

I have never used margarine, even when it was marketed as healthier than butter, agree on natural fats.

I'm old so have had some time to experiment. Fasting 36 hours each week dropped my bad cholesterol a staggering amount while moderately raising the one considered good, and I didn't lose weight, but it decreased my quality of life because fasting is a migraine trigger for me.

Gaining weight to closer to the middle of what's considered healthy for my height has overall made me feel better, which pisses me off because I like the way I look skinny, so I think adequate nutrition is also healthy. Like, while you shouldn't overeat, it's also not great to undereat.

I avoid ultra processed food except for an occasional diet coke, maybe once a month, and flour tortillas because I usually cannot be bothered to make them. Most of what we eat is homemade from ingredients.

The thing I understand about nutrition is that there is a difference between a Therapeutic diet and an everyday nourishing diet. People do extreme diets and it fixes something so they then extrapolate to everyone else and think it's a perfect diet, but when continued or used by someone who doesn't need it, can cause problems itself.

I try to eat a moderate, enjoyable everyday nourishing diet so I don't end up needing a therapeutic diet!

I use performance enhancing drugs, my nutrition is not your nutrition.

I track my macros, calories and micronutrients. I weigh EVERYTHING. A significant portion of my diet could be called "ultra-processed", Most of the fat I eat is saturated. I also get blood tests every 3 months, and regularly check my blood pressure (120/80).

My diet would make most people go insane, but I understand nutritio and I'm chasing a goal.

If it tastes good it's bad for me

Naturally colorfull dishes, as long as it isn't meat, are the best.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRON-diet

Other than moderation in calories and getting some bare minimums of nutrients that probably isn't an issue for most people, I think that one can't really go very far wrong.

I personally try to eat more protein/fat and fewer carbs than I once did, and for the same reason you mentioned -- I feel like a lot of carbs make me hungrier later. But, hey, as long as you can keep moderation with carbs, probably fine too.

Healthy is a matter of what your body needs is the what I have learned recently, applies to everything categorized under sleep, diet, exercise.

Bryan Johnson has been teaching me so many things that have always confused me, I never got into health at all because I saw too many sleezy people on the internet and couldn't trust anyone to give this advice but I'm so glad I've found his content, its totally changed my life for the better, I tried some of his products eventually too and it was like a lightbulb moment and I realized the difference between being healthy and not feels like my body telling me I feel good.

It's more complex than most people think. Higher protein tends to be good. Animal foods tend to be better than plants. Fruits tend to be better than vegetables. Fiber makes gut issues but also protects against excess sugar. Natural foods and processes tend to be better than artificial and highly processed. You can find success on a low carb or low fat diet but not a low protein diet.