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My Top Foods to Break a Fast With | Intermittent Fasting Favorites - Thomas DeLauer
1) Organic Rice Cakes NON KETO along with lean protein
During a fast you’ll be insulin sensitive, and upon breaking a fast you can capitalize on this is these ways:
Insulin shuttles protein into muscle cells and carbs spike insulin
Adding carbs to protein will increase the amount of protein absorbed
Increases in insulin are associated in increases in mTOR
Per a study in the journal Nutrients, “a postprandial increase of insulin and glucose acutely activates mTOR within metabolic tissues”
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Seaweed
Fasting decreases the concentration of T3 thyroid hormone while thyroxine (T4) and free T4 levels stay the same or only decrease slightly - thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) does not increase
Fasting does change the level of the most active thyroid hormone (T3), but T4 (the precursor to T3) and the hormone used to test for thyroid function (TSH) are unchanged
2) Lean Gluten Free Noodles with Ground Turkey or Shrimp NON KETO
Astaxanthin
Astaxanthin is a red pigment molecule that is a member of the carotenoid family found in certain marine algae (when eaten by shrimp and crustaceans, the pigment lends its reddish hue to their shells)
Astaxanthin increases the numbers and activity of white blood cells called lymphocytes and natural killer cells
Astaxanthin crosses the blood-brain barrier, allowing it to saturate and protect brain tissue - been found to decrease the accumulation of amyloid-beta on red blood cells
Taurine
The antioxidant action of taurine produces taurine chloramine (TauCl) and bromamine (TauBr), which also have anti-inflammatory properties
Taurine supplementation enhances the formation of TauCl and TauBr in the body and may be effective in treating inflammatory conditions
Diminished TauCl generation in the body may worsen inflammation-related joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis
TauCl promotes cell death via ‘apoptosis’. Apoptosis is when cells undergo programmed cell death. Because dead cells are immediately consumed by white blood cells and not left to release toxins, inflammation can be greatly reduced
TauCl can also turn on genes that reduce inflammation
High concentrations of TauCl reduced inflammatory cytokine (IL-1B and IL-6) production
*Shrimp’s also a good source of iodine and selenium*
Concerns Study - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8...
3) Coconut Oil + Lean Fish or White Meat (KETO)
MCT’s & Tryptophan
So it’s feasible that keto could, in some instances, cause depression, or at least reduce the amount of tryptophan delivered to the brain, a study from Neuroscience found that certain fatty acids, octanoic and decanoic fatty acids (FAs), the main components in the MCT, can increase brain levels of tryptophan
The effects of a ketogenic diet in controlling seizure activity have been proven in many studies, although its mechanism of action remains elusive in many regards
Researchers conducted this study as they hypothesized that keto may exert its antiepileptic effects by influencing tryptophan (TRP) metabolism
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of octanoic and decanoic fatty acids (FAs), the main components in the MCT diet, on the metabolism of TRP
They observed that the administration of FA increased the brain levels of TRP and the central and peripheral concentrations of kynurenic acid (KYNA), as well as caused significant changes in the brain and plasma concentrations of BCAA and AAA.
They found that the administration of FA clearly increased the seizure threshold and induced sedation.
Furthermore, they demonstrated that blocking TRP passage into the brain abolished these effects of FA but had no similar effect on the formation of ketone bodies
Given that FAs are major components of a ketogenic diet, it is suggested that the anticonvulsant effects of a ketogenic diet may be at least partly dependent on changes in TRP metabolism.
We also propose a more general hypothesis concerning the intracellular mechanism of the ketogenic diet.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
4) Grass Fed Meat with No Garlic or Onion KETO
Grass-Fed - Study
bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.co...
5) Vegetarian Option
lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/miner...