switched to brown rice, cut back granulated sugar, increased vegetable (even raw) intake
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@sunsunsun are you thriving, getting better tho?
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are you getting your daily carrot in?
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@sunsunsun
Does brown rice have more b1 then normal jasmine/bismati/white rice???
Although I heard brown rice is harder to digest then white rice which would be a no go for a sibo boy like me -
@engineer no
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@alfredoolivas yes
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@gg12 brown rice seems perfectly fine if cooked more . the package says 35 min, I do 50 min. 35 min it's still gritty. 50min it is soft and fluffy and sort of smells like popcorn. I also experimented with soaking overnight , vinegar in soak water, etc, none of it really matters, now I just soak it when I wake up and cook it later in the day, soaking time doesn't matter much.
brown rice has more vitamins and minerals and eating 500g carbs from mostly starches a day it makes significant difference in vitamin and minerals
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@gg12 if you're gonna stick with white rice , parboiled rice is the in between of white rice and brown rice.it is white rice but before being dehusked, it is soaked in steaming water then dried, then processed as white rice. this makes nutrients go into the rice grain. the rice stays firm and doesn't get gummy. notice that parboiled rice is sold in normal rice packages as well and takes just as long if not longer than white rice to cook (25 min on package vs 15 min for plain jasmine) , don't get it confused with those partially cooked converted/parboiled rices that come in those microwaveable packets. those are gross.
I get all jasmine rices btw for white , parboiled, and brown
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also posting here, someone on rpf posted about embryo rice, this is something I am looking into, apparently, and im not sure, it is usually brown rice , and in the package they will also put in the embryo from the processing of other rice into white rice to boost the nutrients. I might be wrong, it might also be brown rice that is only partially processed so that it removes something but retains the embryo, im not sure, it's sold at asian supermarkets and I haven't tried it yet.
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@sunsunsun said in switched to brown rice, cut back granulated sugar, increased vegetable (even raw) intake:
stronger, leaner, feel great, digestion good, better overall
Same here. After years of avoiding veggies due to SIBO, I’ve been averaging roughly a kilo of baby potatoes daily since December of last year and like you, I’m leaner, my digestion, appetite, temp, pulse rate, energy level, mood, cycle and hair volume improved and the most surprising thing is their positive effect on my PTSD. From the moment I reintroduced them, I haven’t had a single PTSD attack, something that had been a daily occurrence since my mum’s tragic passing almost 4 years prior. Just as surprising was waking the following morning, and every morning since, with my midsection noticeably leaner—my jeans are much looser in the waist now—which seemed wild to me because not only did starch used to bloat me to the point of looking pregnant, I’m having far more calories.
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@Jennifer
Dear Jennifer,I used to follow you on the RPF and often do here also. I think I was meant to see this one of your latest posts tonight. You so kindly and sensitively corresponded with me about four years ago when I reached out for help with anorexia and orthorexia. My user name on the RPF was Tilly-J, but that was all a long time ago. Sadly and wearingly and deeply frustratingly I still struggle a lot, but now only with the orthorexia part of my 'madness'.
Potatoes have been calling me for some time, but I cannot find a way to easily and comfortably incorporate them into my current diet which is still high dairy (milk only) with eggs, white meat, fruit (many dates and bananas) and white rice. I am very hesitant to ask, but would you be comfortable in sharing how you fit in your about 1 kilo of small potatoes, how you combine them with other foods (if you do), what your meals now look like etc.? I feel very hesitant in asking. Of course I know that I will never heal until I have the courage to listen to, and follow, my body's own unique dietary requirements, but it can be so reassuring to see what others (whom one trusts) do, and notice that they thrive on their choices, as this post of yours makes so clear. I am not thriving.
The fears of orthorexia can be paralysing. I live with the insatiable hunger which can often arise, I think, when trying to refeed oneself out of an eating disorder. Of course the message here is that my 2400 daily calories are still not enough. I do know that you have never experienced anorexia or orthorexia. It is precisely your courage to listen to, and act upon, your body's dietary needs and desires which has kept me following the many elegant, tempting and of course healing diets you have created for yourself over quite a number of years - following with so much longing to be free myself (even just a bit more free!) around food.
I so much hope that I have not asked too personal a question and am sorry indeed if I have. I remain a bit desperate. Thank you for reading my message. Most especially, I am so pleased for you that you are no longer experiencing the PTSD attacks associated with the passing of your Mum whom I remember you supported so soul-fully over many years.
With my best wishes.
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I am about to try brown rice as well, replacing simple sugars like maple syrup and fruit juices like OJ with it. I never really consumed much of the latter before encountering RP. I am not convinced I handle them well. I also believe I am coming out of a B1 and magnesium deficiency, and brown rice has decent amounts of both, much more than white rice.
I will give an update in this thread.
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@cookielemons make sure you cook long enough , the first time I made it following package directions brown rice came out underdone. I dont really think it should be eaten al dente but maybe some people prefer it that way. should be totally soft after cooking
