Looking for pointer regarding sleep on Fruit/Milk Diet
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So in autumn 2024 I was plagued by severe stress and sickness and I could resolve it by eating a diet full of fruit and milk and avoiding starch and fat.
This autumn I again was plagued, this time stress was not so bad but I still had seasonal depression and got sick a lot too. Again, by reducing my starch and fat intake and replacing it with milk and fruit I could cure myself. I feel good and have plenty of energy.
There is just one issue with this diet, and that is that at night I don't feel tired at all and as a result stay up for 3-4 hours longer than I would on a heavier diet.
I already added chocolate to the diet because I realized that I end up deficient in magnesium because you can't really get magnesium from milk due to the high calcium content, but that doesn't seem to have been what causes the sleep issue.
Supplement wise the only thing I take at the moment is B vitamins.
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@pittybitty probably gut bacteria tbqhwufamalam
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@pittybitty, have you tried replacing some of the milk with denser dairy products like strained yogurt and cheese? And when you removed the starch from your diet, did you also reduce your salt intake? Salt can be helpful for sleep, IME.
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What fruits specifically? Oranges raise histamine apparently. Chocolate raises histamine and is high in free glutamate. Both chemicals can cause insomnia in susceptible people. It's a long shot, but it's all I can think of.
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@Jennifer Last year I couldn't stomach the lactic acid in yogurt well, but this year my digestion is much better. I will give yogurt a try, as well as cereal as a sort of in-between of dairy only and a heavier meal.
Salt I am aware, I add some to drinks and to cucumbers, tomatoes or mozarella. Might also add some pickled cucumbers as a staple in the future.
@Insr If that was true it would be a huge problem. Oranges is my staple, no other food has a more positive effect on my mood and energy. I eat huge amount of oranges and smaller amounts of pears, bananas and clementines. The main problem with oranges is quality and seasonality, unripe oranges I wouldn't be surprised if those raised histamine. When there is no good oranges I have to rely on orange juice instead which isn't nearly as good.
