Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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i usually have only one meal a day (in the evening), eating, for the most part, either animal- or plant-derived foods, an approach that renders my diet to look something like this:

day1: eggs

day2: meat (anything from ground beef to chicken liver)

day3: fish

day4: going full veg*n: which may be potatoes with butter, or bananas with maple syrup

but here's an issue i have recently noticed, with the rise in temperature (which can go as high as 35 degrees C [=95F]), it appears that my ability to handle zero carb ('no plants') meals has either drastically diminished or completely disappeared: what was completely tolerable in winter has become almost impossible in summer: about 3 hours after a ZC-meal i feel ridiculously awful: nausea, weakness, uncomfortable feeling in stomach, and, what i would call, a 'full-blown disgust with life' when the only thing you can/want to do is to lie down in coma-like prostration

so, the question(s):

has anyone (doing ZC) else noticed the same issue?

does it make sense from an evolutional perspective that humans are adapted to ZC during cold periods, but should adopt a more plant/carb-centered way of eating during hotter seasons?

flag	asked Jul 13 2011 at 23:58 gn

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I guess it does make sense that you would crave more fat in the winter than you would in the summer. I personally only crave fruit right now. – ROB Jul 14 2011 at 0:12

salt? 10 more to go... – Wozza Jul 14 2011 at 1:30

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I'm also craving lots of fruit in the heat of southern NV. I recently tried experiments and found if I eat only protein/fat, I crave fruit; if I eat only fruit, I crave protein/fat. As long as I eat those 2 categories, I don't crave anything else. – Nance Jul 14 2011 at 1:38

none · Answer 1 · 2011-07-14 00:16:01Z UTC

Pure speculation here and personal experience.

Fruit comes into season in warm weather. Hot weather causes me to get a little swollen especially around the ankles. Fruit has a lot of potassium and other minerals that could potentially attenuate this.

I think T.S. Wiley in lights out talks about carbs in summer as well. Right now, fruit salad is the only thing that sounds good.

Josh M · Answer 2 · 2011-07-14 00:35:42Z UTC

Personal experience here, I tend to eat less overall during the warmer months, even though I am more active, but I am always LC or VLC and have been for years, do not experience cravings. I do tend to make more one-pot meals during the summer months, mostly stews and chilis, but these are heavily meat based, perhaps the smaller sizes of the meat along with the broth/sauce and long, slow cooking makes these types of meals easier to digest.

Mallory · Answer 3 · 2011-07-14 15:52:29Z UTC

makes sense if you look at the natural food available in different climates... maybe Mississippi is so full of freakin obese people b/c they dont need all the fat they eat and need more fruit/veg...because it is HOT here most the year. heat index 120 today!

i know i personally do better with fat/carb in the summer and fat/protein in the winter

Seasonality in reaction to different macro-ratios: reduced ability to tolerate ZC in summer

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