Health Hacking: Food (Premium)

In Health Hacking: Diet and Nutrition, I took on a controversial topic. In this follow-up, I'm going to explain what I do about it.

That is, this article describes what I eat, and what I recommend eating (and not eating) throughout the day. But again, I am not qualified to give you advice about health, nutrition, or dieting. It is very important that you consult your doctor or other medical expert before embarking on your own journey to become healthier. This is about how I apply the science of keto and low-carb dieting in my daily life.

Also, if you haven't done so, please do read Health Hacking: Diet and Nutrition and a follow-up in Ask Paul: December 15 before proceeding. I do repeat some themes here, but there is a lot of background in both articles that is helpful to keep in mind.

So. Eating.

I love to eat. Live to eat, in some ways. Have an uncomfortable relationship with consumption in all forms, I guess. But the key here, I think, is to enjoy what you eat. To eat when you are hungry. And to eat the right foods.

The problem is that our bodies are working to undermine us. As you may recall, we are biologically wired for feast or famine, and our bodies will try to store fat to sustain us through famines that will never come in this modern age. We still have the bodies of cavemen. And eating the wrong foods---carbs, sugars---will trigger our biological imperative to store fat and gain weight. Which is particularly dangerous when we're sitting at a desk all day and not chasing a woolly mammoth around.

So let me step through the meals. Explain what and how I eat. And provide a few notes along the way.
Breakfast
Growing up in the 1970's and 1980's, I was taught that eggs, bacon, and butter were unhealthy, and that orange juice, fruit, bread, and non-sugared cereals were healthy breakfast options.

This is literally backward. It is absurd how wrong it is. Laughable.

Orange juice, most fruit, bread, and any cereal (sugared or otherwise) are all unhealthy. They are all sugars or foods that will be converted, usually very quickly, into sugars in our foods and will, in any case, be stored as fat. If you are trying to lose weight, you should avoid all of these (and similar) foods all of the time. Period.

Eggs are god's perfect food, the perfect combination of fats, protein, and nutrients. I try to eat eggs every single day. If you do eat breakfast---and I will make the case below for why you should not, over time---eggs should be the basis of every breakfast, if possible. Eggs and some form of protein: Bacon, obviously, but any meat will do. Oily fish. Beef, pork, or poultry of any kind.

Variety is key, and that's true of all meals, and of all eating. You can't just eat eggs, cooked the same way, and bacon (or whatever) every single day. You will get tired of it.

So mix it up.

When I do eat breakfast (again, see below), I will mix 2 or 3 eggs with some meat, preferably sliced or diced pork belly. All of it i...

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