@Mauritio again that depends on the device since the EMF patterns are not equal in all directions. You would have to take your meter and see if its sensitive enough to determine where the strongest signal is emanating from.

@Mauritio I have not tried that shield. From the little research I have done it seems hard to avoid EMF without avoiding the devices. Looked at grounding but that can actually make you more attractive to the EMF.

What you are doing by looking at the radiation from each device is probably the best you can do at this point.

Does Grounding or Earthing Protect from EMF Radiation?

@Jennifer said in Protein synthesis / net carbs:

“*Protein: (about 15-20% calories) .6-.8g/lb. Protein should be on the higher end if you are active, or you are older. Protein sources should be from ruminant meat (beef, bison, lamb, goat), specific seafood (shrimp, scallops, cod, sole, oysters, mussels, clams), pasture raised eggs, very lean 99% chicken/ turkey/ fowl (These are very lean because they are high in polyunsaturated fats if not).”

I am older and active to I try to get 1g/lb. Like I mentioned in an earlier post when I dropped the protein intake below that my recovery suffered but that was with lower carbs so now that I am increasing them I will adjust and see how it works. I only track animal based protein in crono and disregard the plant based.

@Jennifer said in Protein synthesis / net carbs:

Since you developed allergies and digestive issues following a keto(ish) elimination diet and feel better since upping your carbs, I wonder if your thyroid was affected. Have you tracked your temps and pulse rate first thing in the morning and 20–30 minutes after eating? Too much protein relative to your needs and not enough carbs can lower thyroid function, and poor thyroid function is a common cause of allergies.

I never had any thyroid problems until I did the lower carb diet. I did lab work while I was on that diet and my free T3 crashed but as soon as I increased the carbs it came right back to upper levels and that was just around 120 carbs. Definitely affected my thyroid. Unfortunately I had food allergies before starting that diet. I have had to avoid shell fish for quite some time now. But the EoE and possibly related to dairy/eggs could be the supps she has me on or my gut is now so messed up that will be need to be corrected. Would be nice if it was one of the supplements. Good thing is I am rotating off of some of the supps she has had me on for a year now and that is in the time frame EoE appeared.

Something I will need to watch, thanks.

@psi

I'll check them out thanks

@psi

I track everything pretty good. What should I look for?

@psi said in Protein synthesis / net carbs:

@Purp1eOne is animal based Paul Saladino's current approach? He started eating 500g of carbs a day and the carnivore crowd disowned him He regrets now to have been so dogmatic cause it makes him look inconsistent now

I had gut issues from oranges strangely. I'm quite well on a mono diet of milk and sugar. The main downside is it's very boring. I don't need a doc, I'm mostly healthy. The main reason for this is elimination diet to find out what gives me allergies.

That is Paul's current approach, I have never heard him say who goes that high with his carbs though. And yes the different cultures in the health space are very dogmatic and with Paul showing the ability to adjust his perspective I actually like and shows me he is willing to admit he was wrong which you don't find too much in this space.

My big issue is food allergies. Which I is why I am trying to fix my gut.

@Jennifer said in Protein synthesis / net carbs:

@Purp1eOne said in Protein synthesis / net carbs:

@psi
I wish I could eat dairy but it seems to cause issues for me.

I am pretty active, not Arnold nor do I want to be but it seems when I drop my protein my recovery takes longer and I lose lbm.

Quick question about this forum, does everyone pretty much follow the same principals as Ray on here or are there some that follow what Mike/Jay recommend? They seem to do things a little different and try to fit the individual instead of the one size fits all.

Back in 2015, I asked Ray to clarify what his standard dietary recommendations were because there was talk on the old Ray Peat Forum that he recommended a fruitarian diet and along with listing foods, he told me that he thought any active adult should get a minimum of 100 g of protein a day, however, I wasn’t aware until he did an interview with Danny and Georgi in the last year of his life that it was in the context of someone with a good metabolic rate consuming a 4–5,000 calorie diet. He said by age 30, the metabolic rate drops dramatically and I recall him recommending 70–80 g of protein a day if one is hypothyroid. All that to say, personal context matters, and Ray took that into account when communicating with people, at least he did with me and other people I know who were in direct communication with him. I believe it’s one reason why I would see such contradictory examples on the forum of something Ray said. The quotes often lacked context.

I find a lot of times people hear what they want to hear with topics they don't fully grasp. And you are correct everything needs the proper context to understand the information someone is trying to provide.

Like Ray, Mike and Jay also state their guidelines are starting points and need to be adjusted to the individual. I was just wondering if anyone follows Mike/Jay and has heard or read anything where they discussed protein synthesis as you age.

@Mauritio

Have you tried a laptop shield before?

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@psi said in Protein synthesis / net carbs:

@Purp1eOne it could be due to gut problems especially if you did keto before. Sometimes toxins damage us early on. Benedicte Lerche is lactose intolerant despite being Danish, so she goes for lactose free milk. She wasn't able to gradually increase tolerance like Ray suggested.

More people here seem to be interested in supplements instead of less processed nutrition. Also, there aren't rigid principles, rather suggestions by Ray, but everyone tries to avoid PUFA, and lower phosphate. When it comes to protein, there is less clarity.

I don't have a lactose intolerance I might be allergic. I have EoE and I have eliminated dairy, wheat.soy and eggs. Wheat and soy I don't mind not eating and they will probably stay out of my diet but would like to eat dairy and eggs again. I eliminated wheat and soy with no improvement but when I removed dairy and eggs the numbers improved.

I have ate dairy and egss my entire life without any issues until I did an elimination diet for another issue which was basically keto, didn't go that low with my carbs as the keto gods approve of but after doing that for a period of time EoE appeared.

I have been doing an animal based diet since then with carbs around 150 grams for the past year but since I have upped my carbs to around about 220 grams I feel much better. Going to continue to increase them and adjust my other macros.

I do have gut issues and have been working wiht a functional medicine doc for over a year. Seems to be improving but she loves her supplements, I take piles of them everyday.

I don't mind taking some supplements to fill the gaps but when I am done resolving the gut issues thats all it will be.

I also avoid PUFAs.

@Mauritio said in Whats the better low EMF setup? Laptop or Computer?:

Im currently trying to find out what causes less EMF exposure? A laptop or a computer with a monitor.
The computer monitor probably has more EMF, but stands further away. I also dont get any symptoms from my TV. So maybe the monitor would be better.

Im currently using a lenovo chromebook, which is fairly low EMF, but the screen is simly too small.

Any experience ?

Easiest thing to do would be to get a EMF meter. This one only $40 and gets good reviews.

But like you mentioned everything has its own EMF pattern so its hard to say one setup over another is going to be better because it all depends on how that device/s is made.

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