it helped because it´s the ultimate elimination diet. And because meat heals. Even if you follow another diet, which I did and cut out a certain food that causes sensitivities for 1-3 month, you can normally reintroduce it again. But I had so many and so little choice to eat (from meats it was chicken and white fish) only, that this reset a lot for me. what dairy did you eat? raw or pasteurized and from what animal. Also the type (high or low fat) counts. You might have not been in ketosis thanks to the dairy, like I wasn´t because I drank a lot of it. So you might have missed out on this important change (that does most people well). Since I wasn´t either I decided to try keto properly, this time by doing blood measures. So I know if I am in slight or deep ketosis. I think only then I will understand why people praise ketosis so much and what you health issues you can overcome.
I started eating plants again because I felt like and because my body has healed a lot, also because on cooked carnivore I had to drink a lot water, firstly because all that cooked meat is void of natural liquids, oppose to raw meat, and secondly I find that drinking dairy, regardless if raw or pasteurized, increases thirst. I´m not the only one that thinks that. Certain seed oils are indeed very bad, I do think that pumpkin seed is the least harmful. I was also craving it, I think that was because of the parasite issues, as it´s good against parasites. I think thats why I also used to eat so much pumpkin plus the seeds in general. They contain magnesium as well, and magnesium can be helpful to improving digestion. Theres a reason why many people incorporate mag supplements on a carnivore diet. Cramps and digestion are one reason. The first thing I reintroduces was tomatoes, which I previously couldn´t eat. They have a high water content, taste great, and their PH is quite acidic. I think they are great if you can tolerate them. Still nightshade but I think my body adapted. Now I eat around 30-40 carbs a day maybe. I don´t measure properly. But in a week I will, when I´ll start keto.
I did experiment with fruits after reintroducing plant foods again, however, I find that they give me big energy crashes. First I feel good, but then I have such as crash in energy that I literally need to lie down because I feel so tired. I think my body got used to eating fewer carbs. I experimented with many different fruits, including low carb fruits like watermelon but the result is the same. Problem here is that their GI is still high. That´s why I switched to berries only. Another thing is that sometimes I can´t stand the taste of something sweet, that can also happen with veggies like pumpkin. My body just wants more fat.
If I were you I would go by cutting out dairy first for a couple of weeks, before reintroducing anything else. See how you feel. Another thing that not everybody is made for keto or carnivore. There is a small group that seems to do better on carbs, for genetical reasons. They actually develop health problems on ZC or carnivore. Diets are not equal. Thats why I now think the best way to know what, according to your genes, you should be eating, is to do a genetical test. 23andme seems to reveal many thing, after you have put the results through several search engines like Genetic Genie, Prometheus, FoundMy Fitness. Too often people walk around blindly trying to figure out what diet suits them best, and sometimes they do more harm than good. And since you mentioned it, fasting, especially dry fasting, seems to be the best way to turn around health issues, but I can´t stand it either.
There is another thing that I didn´t mention either. I started to experiment with medicinal mushrooms. Just finished taking a complex but I can´t really say if it helped or not. Allthough I feel that I gained weight, which is good since I don´t have too much of it. I think I need to take them separately to see the changes. Reishi will be my first one. Lastly, just because I said that I eat cooked meat doesn´t mean I recommend it. Raw will always be superior.
