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Iโ€™m Cari, 63-years old, and have been following a Ray Peat inspired diet since 2016, my page and stories are about my anti-aging lifestyle. โ˜€๏ธ
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Creamy mushroom ๐Ÿ„โ€๐ŸŸซ soup with potato ๐Ÿฅ” ribbons. The recipe by @raymendeat uses Herbes de Provence but I decided to use rosemary and thyme. Yum!
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After a year of reacting to histamine foods I have turned a corner indefinitely and am not reacting at all!!! I got my life back, my diet, my sanity, and I can attribute it all largely to the Dr. Ray Peat approach, and, ironically as hell: dark roast coffee with generous milk and sugar taken with a meal. You never know what's going to work or what the medicine is. I am super grateful to @raymendeat for a conversation when I was at my wits end- she truly showed me the light ๐Ÿ™So grateful. Still sensitive to heat, humidity and topicals and my joint tissue swellings are still unresolved but Iโ€™mย sure in time this will calm down to baseline as well. For the past year I was avoiding caffeine, vinegar, condiments/sauces, fermented foods, aged cheese, tomatoes, citrus, leftovers, gums/flavorings (xanthan etc), chocolate, peanuts, walnuts, strawberries, raw garlic, shellfish, tinned fish, jerky, spicy foods, not even eating out for fear of reacting. Having to freeze preserve everything and living in cautious fear, period. From being a year off of spice it feels weird to me now like I just tried black pepper and it felt too stimulating. Being a Pitta Vata and former spice addict, this is a miracle lol. It feels good to have brought my palate back to a more neutral baseline and to genuinely enjoy simpler foods again. Ray Peat is all about healing thru not spiking stress hormones ie cortisol and adrenaline, hence coffee with milk and sugar and an emphasis on dairy for the calcium benefits on the nervous system. He also advocates raw carrot salads which I was doing with pomegranate molasses- a delish sour sub for lemon lime and vinegar- but recently my intuition told me to try apple cider vinegar and I had no reaction. When I successfully had this croissant with strawberries after being intuitively nudged I knew my battle was over and have since been gradually adding things back in with zero issue except for spice. You can heal, I'm living proof of it ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ•Š ย * #histamineintolerance #histaminesensitivity #mcas #mastcells #raypeat
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๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž (๐๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž) โ˜•๏ธ ๐Ÿ’ซ Stop using coffee to โ€œget through the dayโ€ and start using it to fuel your cells. ๐Ÿฅฅโ˜•๏ธ If youโ€™re coming from a low-carb background like I am, the idea of adding maple syrup to your coffee might feel โ€œwrong.โ€ But hereโ€™s the truth: caffeine on an empty stomach (or without sugar) is a one-way ticket to a cortisol spike. My main goal now? Lowering my stress hormones. Iโ€™ve traded the Stevia for real fuel. Iโ€™ve traded the guilt for a pro-metabolic ritual that actually supports my hormones. It turns out, when you give your body the carbs and minerals itโ€™s asking for, it actually rewards you with real energyโ€”not just โ€œborrowedโ€ adrenaline. Who else loves drinking this โ€œvitaminโ€? ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ #prometabolic #raypeat #hormonehealth #thyroidsupport #metabolichealth
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๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐Ÿฅฉ ๐Ÿ„ ๐Ÿ”ฅComment โ€œlinkโ€ to get a link to my favorite grilling tool seen here, the @jjgeorgeoutdoor Grill torch, in your DM! Iโ€™m working on a recipe/technique for cooking grassfed steaks to include in my Pro Metabolic Cookbook. Because grassfed steak is much leaner with less marbling than grain fed steaks, I wanted to find a way to maximize fat and moisture retention l, but I also wanted smoke flavor from the grill. I netted out by starting out with a quick sear on @grillgrates to lock in the char marks while also giving the steaks a chance to get smoke flavor being cooked over charcoal. Right before I put on the steaks to a 400 degree grill, I added wood chips for maximum smoke. I then cooked for about 2 minutes per side, and when the internal temp was about 120 internal degrees, I put them in a cast iron pan loaded up with butter. The Butter bath was the final finish for maximum fat and moisture. I closed up the @biggreenegg so that I was cooking the steaks on radiant heat and let them come up to my desired internal temp of 130. The final step was finishing with Cowboy Compound Butter. This is my improved recipe which includes Smoked Paprika from @bourbonbarrelfoods which adds additional smoke flavor: ๐Ÿค Cowboy Butter 4 oz. 2 sticks organic butter, unsalted 1 teaspoon @bourbon Barrel Foods Smoked paprika 1/2 tsp. smoked sea salt 2 garlic cloves minced Zest from 1 lemon Juice from 1/2 lemon 1 tbsp. fresh parsley chopped 1 tbsp. fresh chives finely chopped 1 tbsp. thyme stems removed ยผ tsp. Pepper Place butter on your warm steaks for the finishing touch before serving. In my book, to keep this pro-metabolic, I would advise pairing muscle meats with collagen or gelatin for optimal amino acid balance and calcium to balance the phosphorus. You would also need some sugar/healthy carbs to balance your macros. Iโ€™m working on meal plans and a pairing guide to make this simple to keep your metabolism revved and your stress hormones low! ๐Ÿ’ช Whatโ€™s your preferred method for cooking leaner grassfed steaks? ๐Ÿฅฉ https://linksta.io/8355fc11 #grassfedsteak #prometabolic #raypeat #biggreeneggrecipes #castironcooking
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๐‘๐š๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ• The only โ€œSaladโ€ I eat on an Animal Based diet... and hereโ€™s why. ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅฉ Most veggies are loaded with defense chemicals and fibers that cause major bloat. But the Ray Peat Carrot Salad isnโ€™t foodโ€”itโ€™s a metabolic tool. When youโ€™re healing your metabolism, your biggest enemies are Endotoxins (LPS) and Excess Estrogen. These toxins leak through the gut, spike cortisol, and block your liver from producing active thyroid hormone (T_3). The โ€œInternal Scrub Brushโ€ Protocol: The unique, longitudinal fiber of a raw carrot doesnโ€™t digest or ferment. It acts as a physical mop, sweeping your small intestine clean of toxins and carrying them out of the body. The Ingredients: โ€ข Raw Carrot: Scours the gut and lowers the bacterial load. โ€ข Coconut/MCT Oil: Powerful antiseptics to keep the gut environment clean. โ€ข ACV: Lowers inflammation and supports digestion. โ€ข Sea Salt: Lowers stress hormones (adrenaline/cortisol) to keep you in โ€œburnโ€ mode. The Recipe: 1. Grate 1 raw carrot lengthwise (crucial for the fiber structure!). 2. Rinse thoroughly until the water runs clear to remove thyroid-suppressing carotene. 3. Mix with 1 tsp Coconut/MCT oil and 1-2 tsp ACV. 4. Finish with a generous pinch of Sea Salt. I eat this daily on an empty stomach to heal my leaky gut and to boost my metabolism. โšก๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘‰Follow @grillgirlrobyn more pro metabolic and animal based content as I share recipes from my work in progress cookbook! Drop a ๐Ÿฅ• if youโ€™re trying this! #ProMetabolic #AnimalBased #raypeat #GutHealth #CarrotSalad
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๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿท Why I only drink European wine... even the โ€œcheapโ€ bottles. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿท If youโ€™ve ever wondered why you get a headache after two glasses of US wine but feel fine after a bottle in Europeโ€”itโ€™s not in your head. Itโ€™s in the regulations. โš–๏ธ In the US, wine is treated like a โ€œtaxable beverageโ€ by the TTB, which allows for over 70+ additives (like Mega Purple dye, ammonia, and oak flavorings) without ever listing them on the label. ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿšซ Meanwhile, European countries like France treat wine as food. This means they have to follow some of the strictest agricultural standards in the world: 1๏ธโƒฃ The Sulfite Gap: US law allows a massive 350 mg/L of sulfites. EU law caps dry wines at 150โ€“200 mg/L. Thatโ€™s nearly 50% fewer preservatives in your glass. ๐Ÿ“‰ 2๏ธโƒฃ The Glyphosate Ban: While the US still relies heavily on Roundup (glyphosate), the EUโ€™s โ€œGreen Dealโ€ is aggressively phasing it out. Many iconic French regions have already banned it entirely to protect their soil and your health. ๐Ÿƒ 3๏ธโƒฃ Protected Heritage: This โ€œchicken wineโ€ @lavieilleferme (La Vieille Ferme) isnโ€™t just a budget bottleโ€”itโ€™s a Ventoux AOC. To use that name, the winemakers must follow strict legal โ€œrecipesโ€ that prohibit the industrial shortcuts common in US โ€œTable Wine.โ€ ๐Ÿ“โœจ The Bottom Line: You donโ€™t have to spend $50 to get a โ€œcleanโ€ wine. You just have to look for the French flag. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Next time youโ€™re at the store, look for the AOP/AOC seal or the EU Organic Leaf. Your body will thank you tomorrow morning! ๐Ÿฅ‚โœจ #NationalWineDay #CleanWine #glyphosatefree #LaVieilleFerme #toxinfreeliving
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๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ โ€œ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐโ€ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐Ÿ’ก Awesome video done by @natelawrencegc that really summarizes the work of the late Dr Ray Peat who dedicated his life to studying the human metabolism and the thyroid and how the body uses energy. ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐Ÿ’Š My thyroid crashed this past November in a big way. Itโ€™s core symptoms were three panic attacks in a week, with one of them lasting multiple days as I could not get my heart to stop racing. My body was sending out adrenaline as an SOS to try to stimulate my thyroid. This was a major wake up call to me. I went to see my Functional Doctor who confirmed my Thyroid had crashed (I thought I was just having anxiety!) After this, I knew I had to make some changes, including how I handled stress and nourished my body. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€: As a life long low carb eater, I didnโ€™t realize that extreme low carb dieting, with the goal of putting your body into ketosis, relies on cortisol to force the function of gluconeogensis (converting fats to sugar your body can use). I also didnโ€™t take into account that glucose is needed to convert T4 (thyroid storage hormone) to T3 (active thyroid your body can use). If youโ€™re eating low carb, this is not a knock on you. Everyone should do what makes them feel best- if you feel great then keep it up! But, as someone who has been battling adrenal fatigue for a long time, I finally learned (the hard way, with my thyroid crashing) that I need carbs to help calm down the stress hormones I have been living on for years. My work in progress Animal Based cookbook will have a lot of tips, tricks and recipes to help others who want to boost their metabolism with food. Iโ€™m glad I could be the guinea pig so the lessons Iโ€™m learning might benefit others. I think we can all agree that an improved metabolism would greatly improve everyoneโ€™s quality of life. And for this reason I am sharing, definitively, that I no longer think carbs are the devil. In fact, they (the right ones) can be healing! Who knew!!!??? #bioenergetic #raypeat #metabolismboost #animalbased
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๐—•๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ„โ˜•๏ธ Fueling your metabolism never tasted so good. ๐Ÿฏ If you arenโ€™t putting bone broth in your hot chocolate yet, youโ€™re missing out on the ultimate metabolic hack. This blend provides the amino acids and minerals your body needs to thrive, all wrapped up in a creamy maple-vanilla hug. Whatโ€™s inside: โœจ 2 cups Bone Broth โœจ 1/2 cup Raw Milk โœจ 2 tbsp Maple Syrup โœจ Sea Salt & Vanilla Make this for your family and they wonโ€™t even know you snuck the bone broth in- itโ€™s sooo good! ๐Ÿคค I canโ€™t wait to share the rest of these recipes with you all in my upcoming cookbook ! ๐Ÿ“” #bioenergetic #prometabolic #animalbased #nourishingfoods #bonebrothheals
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@raymendeat commented: โ€œI donโ€™t take supplements, but your magnesium is like food, like salt and I enjoy the salt in my morning coffee.โ€ And honestlyโ€ฆ thatโ€™s exactly it. This isnโ€™t a synthetic magnesium powder made in a factory. Itโ€™s a whole mineral food from an ancient protected salt lake โ€” just filtered and bottled. That natural taste? Thatโ€™s the minerals themselves. No flavouring. No additives. No tricks. If it tastes like food, thatโ€™s because it is food. Ancient Lakes Magnesium UK @treatmeniceukltd #magnesium #wholefoodsupplement #realminerals #magnesiumbitterns
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๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ My Goals for 2026 are to take better care of myself and cut down on my stress levels!! Iโ€™ve been suffering from adrenal fatigure for YEARS and research shows that chronically high cortisol levels over time can lead to all kinds of health issues, including alzheimers! My recent lab work confirmed my cortisol levels are very HIGH. I am working on reducing the stress in my life, how I respond to stress by learning to regulate my parasympathetic nervous system and nourishing my body with the fuel it needs. One drink I have almost daily is the Adrenal mocktail which restores essential electrolytes like salt, vitamin C, potassium and magnesium while also nourishing your adrenals. ๐Ÿ๐ŸฅฅHere is the recipe! ยฝ cup coconut water ยฝ cup pineapple juice 1 tsp sea salt 1 scoop collagen Juice of ยฝ lime Combine and enjoy! Follow for more animal based, prometabolic recipes as I work on my new cookbook! ๐Ÿค— #adrenalmocktail #cortisolcocktail #adrenalfatigue #healingwithfood #bioenergetic
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๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—š๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ด๐—ด ๐—•๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿง€๐Ÿณ Starbucks Copycat Bacon and Gruyere Egg Bites Recipe ๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿณ ๐Ÿ”–Save this recipe to make these at home for a fraction of the cost of Starbucks! โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ‘†Follow for more #animalbased recipes! RECIPE: ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿฅš ๐Ÿฅ“4 slices nitrate-free, pork or beef bacon, diced ๐Ÿฅš6 large eggs ๐Ÿง€1 1/3 cups cottage cheese ๐Ÿง€1 ยผ cups grated gruyere cheese ๐Ÿง‚1/3 teaspoon salt โšซ1/4 teaspoon freshly grated pepper ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ยฝ teaspoon smoked paprika (I LOVE @bourbonbarrelfoods ) 1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Set your oven racks to be at the lowest and middle positions, leaving enough room for a 9X13โ€ pan on the bottom rack. 2. Bring a kettle of water to boil. Fill a 9X13โ€ pan with the steamed water and place it on the bottom rack of the oven. 3. In a pfas free pan, cook the chopped bacon pieces until crispy. Remove from the pan and place on a papertowel to remove the excell oil. 4. Coat the muffin tin generously with coconut oil. 5. In a blender combine the eggs, cottage cheese, gruyere, salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Blend until there are no lumps, up to 45 seconds. 6. Pour the egg mixture into the coated muffin tin, about three quarters full. Divide the bacon into the egg bites, pressing them into the mixture so they are not floating on top. 7. Bake for 20-25 minutes on the middle rack, until the eggs are set and start to pull away from the pan. Some eggs may rise slightly lop-sided, but they will deflate and flatten out as they cool,. 8. Remove the egg bites from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes. Use a spoon to carefully lift the egg bites from the pan onto a plate. 9. Serve warm with your favorite @melindasfoods hot sauce and finishing salt. Who else is making these asap? ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Like and follow for more #animalbased recipes as I share more recipes for my upcoming animal based cookbook! ๐Ÿ“– . . . . #baconandgruyereeggbites #copycatrecipe #starbuckscopycatrecipe #eggbitesrecipe #animalbasedrecipes #animalbasednutrition #carnivoreketo #butterismyspiritanimal #prometabolicrecipes #animalbased
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๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™๐™˜๐™ค๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™™ ๐™๐™ช๐™ง๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ””โ€ผ๏ธComment โ€œrecipeโ€ to get my fail-proof spatchcocked turkey recipe in your DM so you look like a grilling badass for Turkey Day! ๐Ÿค— Iโ€™ve cooked turkey all kinds of ways, but Spatcocking is still my go-to. What is spatchcocking? This essentially means you remove the backbone of the turkey and butterfly it so it lays flat on the grill. IMHO spatchcocking results in a more evenly cooked bird. My Spatchocked Turkey guide yields, moist, flavorful results every time! ๐ŸฆƒSpatchcock Turkey Tips and tricks: ๐Ÿฅ’๐Ÿซ—Brine overnight for a moist bird - I love using pickle juice. See my previous reel for more info on brining in pickle juice and what I recommend. โœ‚๏ธSpatchcocking or removing of the backbone can be done with a pair of good kitchen shears. PRO TIP- ask your butcher to do this for you! The guy who works in the meat department at your grocery store will do this for you if the turkey is defrosted. โš’๏ธBreak /flatten the bones onces spatchcocked so the bird lays flat on the grill (see pic #3 ๐Ÿคฃ) ๐Ÿ’‰Inject with butter AND rub a butter/rub mixture underneath the skin to keep the bird moist and full of flavor ๐Ÿ’จSmoke on indirect heat at 250-300 degrees until almost to temp, then finish on the direct heat side for crispy skin ๐ŸŒก๏ธAlways check your internal temp- you want 170 internal degrees Farenheit for poultry! Whatโ€™s your favorite way to enjoy Turkey? Leave a comment below โ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡ Like and follow @grillgirlrobyn for more animal based recipes!! . โ€‹โ€‹https://grillgirl.com/2023/05/pickle-juice-brined-and-smoked-spatchcocked-turkey/ . . . . #spatchcockedturkey #spatchcockturkey #grilledturkey #smokedturkey #girlswhogrill #thankgivingturkey #biggreeneggrecipes @pelletsmokerrecipes #weberkettlerecipes @smokedturkey #turkeyrecipes #animalbasednutrtition #animalbasedlifestyle #thanksgivingturkey
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