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Originally Posted by LastQuestion
Spinach is full of many necessary vitamins and minerals. That it made such a substantial difference likely indicates your diet led to some nutritional deficiencies. You might wish to consider a more balanced diet, or use more comprehensive multi-vitamin/mineral supplements, such as those from Twinlabs which I mentioned in an earlier post in this thread.
Almonds, walnuts, and cashews are a bit more heathly than peanuts (which are not nuts, but legumes).
A low carb diet places more stress on the kidneys. This has something to do with the process which breaks proteins down into usable energy. Higher levels of amonia are excreted in sweat when that process is taking place.
The ketosis from a low carb diet can be useful for weight loss, and has been shown to improve mood and stability in some people with bipolar, but as a lifestyle change it can become physically unsustainable.
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I always took multivitamins when I was on the Atkins...now since I have been eating spinach in my diet that is no longer needed and I am positive that I do not need to when eating spinach or another form of leafy green. Although I'm sure the minerals were depleted for as long as I can remember, I don't think paying for outrageously priced supplements makes a whole lot sense when you can buy a can of spinach for $1.
I know peanuts are not part of the almond/cashew/etc family. I'm only eating them as a cheap form of calories that do not provide too much carbs. Also, they have some good qualities for nutrition. I don't think the variance between relative health value matters at all on those items. They are all natures bounty of hard shelled "seeds". In either case they provide little more than energy rich nutrition no where near a leaf.
As for whether to stay on low carb, I know for a fact its unstable. Its only stable when eating some form of nutrition that satisfies and I don't think that supplements in of themselves do much to assist with this process.
I've been off my medication for 3 weeks now without any ill effects. When I was previously on the Atkins I would need to take Zyprexa whenever I felt a wave of mania coming either via sleeping patterns or quickening of thoughts. I'm Bipolar I and have been hospitalized 3 times so I know what to look for.
As for ammonia effects, etc. The smell of sweat is based mostly from stuff living on your body (bacteria). Fortunately however the cloryphyll rich spinach counteracts this somewhat but does not stop the accumulation of this odor especially in the armpits where a different sort of sweat than exertion is released. However, it does eliminate the smell from the groin area. I know, I sweat a lot so I can attest to this fact.
The fact that I have never felt as healthy as I do now despite still being 60 LBS overweight says a lot. I'm only 1/3 of my way to my weight loss goal, but I know I can sustain a healthy eating pattern with a base of leafy greens.