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Nietzsche's Gut-Brain Philosophy and What it Means For Us

Nietzsche’s Gut-Brain Philosophy and What it Means For Us

Portrait of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), (1894) by Curt Stoeving “What is known of the moral effects of different foods? Is there any philosophy of nutrition?” —Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science James T. Hong, in his 2018 lecture “On Nietzsche’s Second Brain”, embodies the vital philosopher-scientist perspective, conflating Nietzsche’s philosophical ideas to his dietary experiments and…

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My Year on the GAPS Diet

Some of you have probably read my story on how I healed for interstitial cystitis and have seen me mention that the GAPS diet played a role in this. Today I’d like to share a bit more about my experience with this diet.

[Image: a china teacup filled with broth, a meatball, and chives. On the side is a spoon on a red napkin, and a bundle of fresh chives.]

If you’re considering the GAPS Diet, definitely have a read here---this article functions well as a “what to expect” post and a cautionary tale/what-not-to-do.

TL;DR - GAPS can do good but is really fiddly and potentially dangerous. Make risk-aware harm reduction choices, all!

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gaps diet day 7&8

Been feeling very behind & like my body should be progressing better. Revisited journal entries from other folks on this diet and it’s given me some perspective. It’s hard to be doing this alone and it’s hard to be sick and looking for answers through trial and error. But what other choice do I have?

Day 7 felt heavy at waking and good after taking some oregano oil. Went to the studio and created.

Day 8 I woke up tired and realized my moon has been missing and felt really anxious abt it. Terrified really. Because that’s never happened to me before in all these years of life. Ugh. I moved into food for stage 3 because I felt really hungry after moving through allergic reactions over the weekend. Tried the pancakes and added saurkraut to meals. Depression swept in in the evening and I cheated the diet and ate peanuts and some fruit. I feel like a balloon now. Took coconut oil and neem and like 3 probiotics today 😬

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gaps diet day 5 & 6

felt great on day 5. Ate fish and cooked it with onions. Felt manic in the evening. Woke up on day 6 feeling drugged. Realized I was having an allergic reaction to onions 😪 Felt too tired to cook today and ended up ordering a burger for lunch and eating peanuts for dinner. It’s been a rough one

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gaps diet day 4

today was rough. My body really struggled with what I ate yesterday because 1) I ate too late and 2) I didn’t drink any broth with the meal. It digested poorly and it felt like my body was being pulled into the ground all day. I ate my first meal (broth) around 2pm and then I ate soup around 3 and then again for dinner. Kept it really light because I felt heavy. I also looked at Nigerian recipes that I will be able to cook and eat in abt 6 weeks (very excited for this).

I felt negative today so I distracted myself with YouTube and TV. I want to get to a place where I distract myself by creating art OR (even better) process emotions that I’m trying to distract myself from through creating art.

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day 3 of GAPS diet

felt so much better all day. Not feeling tired or malnourished even tho I’ve stopped eating carbs. Was able to do a pretty intense yoga class without feeling bloated or tired. As per the diet plan, I tried to eat the raw egg yolk in soup but the soup cooked it so..that’s how that went. Breakfast was broth with egg yolk and chicken wings and broccoli. Lunch was the same and for dinner I had scrambled eggs and arugula. My mistake was forgetting to have broth with the meal. I didn’t realize the broth promotes digestive enzymes ! And so dinner has just been chillin out in my stomach unmoved. Had broth 2hrs after but it didn’t make much of a difference. Lesson learned.

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testimonials from folks on the GAPS diet. I am truly amazed by this info and how little I’ve heard abt this diet

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day 2 of GAPS diet (I should mention I started on stage 2 cause I’d already done so much fasting)

did not feel very hungry at all today. Lots of sweating as my bodi detoxes. Sat in the sun and went to yoga to support her. I’m very sick of soup at this point (I’ve been eating it for a few weeks now) and it was a challenge to make myself eat it. Felt tired and nauseous towards the evening but ate some ginger and it subsided. Took a detox bath with ACV and epsom salt. I trust I will feel so much better tomorrow.