Advice for boosting your physical energy?

[Chad Daring]

I don't assume whats best for anybody. I just call bullshit when I see it. Look. I don't care about anybody and their gimmicks, I believe that anybody trying to sell me something on diet is a complete tool. General knowledge on diet is almost common sense and should't have a dollar amount tied to it. I don't preach on how people should live their lives - I really have one line that I say and it's this:

Look in yourself for what is best for you for diet.

You are only a year and some in. when you hit year 3, 4 or 5 you will start to notice these things I told you in the prior post.

The only shit i'll try and jam down peoples throats is that they should look to their inner makings and genetic/ ancestral makeup for there ideal eating habits.

Cavemen didn't farm starchy crops and carb loaded stuff. They killed a bison and ate that, and only that for weeks, and maybe the occasional fruit or vegetable they happened to stumble on.

But anybody tryna to pass BS as a stable and healthy lifestyle has to get called out.

Working out isn't a one size fits all like game. Maybe you just want a ripped body and care nothing for inner health - who knows. I'm not one to judge, nor do I care. I came speaking from the view of keeping your insides healthy as well as being able to gain large amounts of muscle, and boosting energy.

I still stand by the fact that long term your routine will cause damages or unintended results. Your RDLS will eventually blow out your back and your colon will be full of non-sense. But hey its just my opinion.

Its funny because we probably have do a lot in common in regards to diet we just come at it from different angles.

Cheers.

You just lost all credibility as far as I'm concerned. I started reading this and was going to accept the olive branch you were trying to extend, but after saying that, yeah no.

 

[Docter]

kosko, I wasn't talking about women with my prey comment. It was a literal statement, not an analogy/metaphor.

And first hand experience trumps anything slung around.

You are also aware the body can make the glucose it needs from fat right? You could literally never eat a carbohydrate and survive - EDIT: I am not claiming that this is a good choice.

On topic...

Speakeasy, it's really hard for any of us to get an accurate picture of your lifestyle and provide advice. For all we know, you could be sleeping in a moldy apartment that is causing you to wake up, or maybe you were traumatized at age 4 and your mind rejects the dream state to prevent you from experiencing it again (total bullshit, trying to make a point).

So, as far as general advice goes, clean up your diet to the best of your abilities and try to get a natural rhythm in order. Stevepavlina.com has a few interesting posts on sleeping that you should check out.

Oh and you are most certainly getting your REM sleep. The body, when sleep deprived, will skip the fluff and jump straight into the most important sleep phase. This is why a 45 minute nap can make you feel like you just came on your ex's face. Great feeling.

 

[Chad Daring]

I dont know if I said this already, but melatonin at night. This has done wonders for putting me to sleep without snowing me the next day, the sleep seems better as well.

 

[kbell]

Paleo doesn't limit carbs if needed. You can get a ton from sweet potatoes with good nutrition as well. Caveman did have to eat roots too you know. Art De Vany and Mark Sisson don't look any worse for wear.

 

[Chad Daring]

Paleo doesn't limit carbs if needed. You can get a ton from sweet potatoes with good nutrition as well. Caveman did have to eat roots too you know. Art De Vany and Mark Sisson don't look any worse for wear.

Agreed, but they also wouldn't have made the bulk of their diet roots and natural carbs. I'd imagine for a caveman carbs would come in waves as they found a large amount of something carb loaded (say a fruit tree) and ate all they could over a few days, then they'd move on going back to a diet of animal meat.


A lot of the low carb/paleo advocates out there do the same thing now, doing carbohydrate "re-feeds" or "feast days" every 2-3 weeks. I've take to doing the same thing, using the re-feeds as a way to get my fix for something like pizza, usually over a weekend.

 

[hydrogonian]

Sleep will determine any long term change in your issues.

When not partying, go to sleep as early as possible. Anytime after 10 and your hormones will take a hit, with the later you go to bed the more dramatic the change in hormone production. After adjusting, you should feel better with highly consistent habit of going to be earlier.

As far as sleep quality goes, eat your last meal as early as possible and try to read before bed, instead of using the computer or watching TV. Reducing the light input into your eye, as well as burning extra brain sugar through reading, should improve sleep quality.

A guy that I heard about recommends low does naltrexone therapy in doses ranging from 10-300 picograms in water. He says that you will have to experiment with the dose, but to change the dose every day, to keep your body sensitive to it. Mix it up between taking 5-15 picograms at once and taking higher levels, from 100-300 picograms at once. Occasionally, skip a day. Generally, only take it in the morning, before you eat, as soon as you get up. Although, 1 picogram at night can be very effective, when necessary to make yourself feel better (if you haven't taken any yet that day). Only take it once per day. You'll have to look into it for further info. You'll know its working as your sleep quality changes, which it will on the first day, and with increased experience with changing the doses. It will improve very quickly, if you take it as this guy suggests. You won't find info on those dose levels, though. That is this guys discovery, as apparently, in his opinion, people who take the generally recommended dose of low dose naltrexone (LDN), take amounts that are entirely too high (1 milligram or more). These people tend to not have long term success with it, as its power at those doses leads to too much energy and the inability to sleep. At the lower doses, it will put you into deeper sleep and lead to increased hormone and neurotransmitter production (anecdotally).