Peter
7/1/2020
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Hello Sister Cheryl...sooo nice to hear from you!
I am smiling that you found the call informative. As you state here in your closing remark, there is really no one diet that is right for everyone. That said, I agree that counting grams of carbohydrates and protein can be really useful to help us find what is the right amount that we need to thrive.
So, I like to look more towards the types of carbohydrates we are getting in our food choices. And to view grains as a form of carbohydrates that important strains of good gut flora actually use for food. But I cannot really give you a specific number of carbs. That number is dependent on many aspects of your current metabolism.
Try to include ancient grains (like quinoa,) and vegetable fiber in your carbohydrate consumption. Then look to stool transit time and consistent elimination of stool as an indicator that you are eating enough good carbohydrates. And look to how active you are to determine how much protein is adequate for you each day.
Re-populating your colon with numerous strains of good bacteria comes from eating a wide variety of foods. I avoid wheat, because of the harm that gluten can do in fueling leaky gut. I eat what I call a "rainbow diet." I try to introduce as many different colors of the rainbow in my food choices.
Hope this helps! Love you, "deeply and from the heart," as written in the first epistle of the apostle Peter.
Strength and Love,
Peter
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