Is it possible to talk about #dietculture fads in a way that is still permissive of the sheer genetic variability that necessarily dictates that some dietary choices are suitable for some but not for others? Every time I hear that #keto is a dangerous fad, I have to grit my teeth, because it’s been the only successful intervention (medical or otherwise) for my chronic #migraines, and I’d be disabled 3 or 4 days a week if I didn’t keep myself in ketosis (in my case, <18 net grams of carbs p/day).
As to what a #plantbased medical #keto (lots of fat) diet looks like:
I skip breakfast, just have a black coffee with some EVOO blended in (don’t knock it til you try it).
First actual meal of the day will be keto bread toast, often with PB. If going savoury (like mustard+avocado+tomato) I’ll have a small bowl of nuts too. Drizzled liberally with EVOO.
Main meal is often tofu or tempeh stir fried with some cruciferous veggies (higher fibre the better). Drizzle liberally with EVOO.
It was special having a houseful here to watch some history being made. We had plenty of food and I went right off the #keto wagon when we had fish and chips for dinner. It seemed appropriate.
We had a mix of #blind and sighted people all wanting to share the experience. The event was not audio described in New Zealand, which for those unaware provides additional description for blind people. This meant I had to spend time some days ahead planning how we would make the event fully #accessible. It involved some geoblocking circumvention so we could receive the BBC alternative commentary for blind people.
It is tremendous that they offered this. But having the ability to implement these workarounds in order to make an event of this magnitude accessible to everyone in our house isn’t acceptable. Measures could have been put in place to make the commentary accessible to other commonwealth countries. We often see this, where audio description resources have to be used for the same project around the world due to lack of sharing.
I’d also observe that having put the work in to get access, there wasn’t as much description as I would personally have liked. It felt like the commentator wasn’t truly aware of the needs of his audience at all times. Radio 4’s commentary was much better, but when you have a house full of blind and sighted people, that doesn’t work in an environment like a living room.
One of the things on my to-do list is to post a personal #introduction and today is the day that I will cross that off!
You can call me Sherry. I love to laugh, and am very joyful and fun overall. Wife to one man, mom to one daughter, and grandma. Owner of 2 #parrots and 2 #dogs (1 of which is my #ServiceDog). We live in a 5th wheel in the midst of one of Michigan's Amish communities on a secluded lot in a beautiful area. BA in #music - currently love playing my #Tyros5 and my small #ukulele collection. Use my music to worship #Jesus, am a #Bible believing #Christian living out the Scriptures 24/7 by holding God's hand throughout my life, failing only when I let go. Always aware I am His vessel. “Where the Bible speaks, we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent” (Thomas Campbell) is how I deal with most things. A strong conservative politically, I choose to focus instead on the eternal rather than the temporal in my relationships, online and off, and on loving those that God puts in my path, meeting them where THEY are. Love to cook, and eat to minimize the effects of my disabilities as much as I can since 2004. For me that's been #lowcarb and/or #keto and/or #ketovore and/or #carnivore almost exclusively. Been using social media since my #Compuserve and local #BBS days in the 80s, and my interest remains strong to these #Fediverse times because meeting interesting people is such a delight and joy!