I adjust my lifestyle

As I discussed in my post around activating autophagy it gave me an idea to make a small adjustment to my current lifestyle. When I am in the luteal phase, especially the last week before my period, I do not do any extended fasting. I stick to 12 […]

2022-03-12 Today’s first meal

2022-03-12 Today’s first meal. My first meal after a 20 hour fast. When you fast you deprive yourself of calories. That is the point 😉 So, when you do eat make sure that it is nutrient rich to replenish lost minerals and vitamins etc. Nutrition information Tallow fried […]

How I activated autophagy to boost healing

On this post I will talk about how I activated autophagy to boost my internal healing.As a woman I vary my lifestyle depending on where I am at in my cycle. In the follicle phase I am stronger and more resilient to stress. This is the perfect period […]

The four pillars of health

The four pillars of health. I base my life for optimal long-term health on four pillars. I will do a deep dive into each pillar on this blog post. Food Reduce inflammation and increase fat burning My guideline when it comes to food is to reduce inflammation and […]

2022-02-27 Today’s first proper meal

2022-02-27 Today’s first proper meal after a 17 hour long fasting window 👌😀 Tallow fried organic pork cutlets, steamed broccoli and brussels sprouts with organic pumpkin seeds, olives, strawberries, pecorino romano cheese, beetroot, sundried tomatoes, brazil-nuts, and nutritional yeast sprinkled on top. Nutrient information for my first meal […]

Reducing plastics and planning my eating

Hello friends!Today I want to talk about reducing plastics and planning my eating. This is something that I have done for the past years. I look at it as I am “getting two birds with one stone”. In order to know how my macro ratio looks like I […]

The importance of protein for weight loss

The importance of eating enough protein for weight loss is what I will discuss in this post. This was the missing piece of the puzzle to finally break through my weight stall. At least that is my current hypothesis. What you see in this chart is the orange […]

What is the Glucose Ketone Index?

What is the Glucose Ketone Index (GKI) index? Well, it was created by Thomas Seyfried from Boston College. He developed the GKI as a measure to predict how more accurately a therapeutic ketogenic diet will work for the treatment of brain tumors. It is simply a ratio between […]

My favorite cheeses

In this post I talk about my favorite cheeses that I eat on more or less a daily basis. Main reason for eating them is the fermented properties, calcium, vitamin K, and protein. And of course because cheese is delicious! 😀 Cheddar Cheddar is made from cow’s milk […]

Cow vs sheep milk

On this post I cover the topic around cow vs sheep milk. Sheep milk is an A2-type milk. This means it does not contain bovine A1 beta-casein which has been identified as one of the major cow milk allergens. Sheep milk is also higher in short to medium-chain […]