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Normally I have been taking PS twice per day 2 tablespoons at a time usually in the evening. 2 around 4 hours before bed and 2 just before bed. But just this week I have switched to 4 tablespoons once per day 4-5 hours before bed. (I take it before dinner on empty'ish stomach) and soon after followed by main evening meal. The idea is I'm timing it to be in large intestines sometime around the time I go to bed which can take around 5-6 hours I believe. But from what I read it doesn't seem to matter when you take it as the effects last a long time.

No I was too scared to try Potatoes beforehand....or any other starch. I didn't want to go back to the chronic pain I used to have. I went to many lengths to remove all starch from my diet by measuring everything with Iodine and reading all labels. My diet was made up of foods I knew to be safe and I didn't deviate. The NSD worked for me to get get my pain and inflammation under control quite quickly so I stuck with it for the next 2 years. I remember at one point along the elimination of foods journey that I was having problems with the starch in cooked Zucchinis so figured I was fairly sensitive to starch content. Then I eliminated dairy along the journey as well with good results.

I only recently (start of this year) added in the fasting regime off leangains.com which I follow now mainly because it suits me and I find it easy to do. I have always been a fan of fasting. I only eat between 1pm and 9/10pm ish. The rest of the time its water and black coffee only. Basically to extend out the fasting period from sleep and induce a longer period of autophagy each day which requires prolonged periods of no calorie intake. I try to eat as much calories in the 8 hour window as I normally would, but the reality is I find this difficult. I eat big satisfying meals as a result (2 main meals..lunch and dinner) and use a lot of added fats in the form of olive oil on salads (4 tablespoon at a time usually) or big tablespoons dollops of coconut oil spread over veges with dinner. I have been known to skull back a shot glass of olive oil too if I feel my calorie intake has been too low.

An hour before bed I eat a decent serving of coconut cream (high in fat) with big handful of blueberries, raisens, coconut flakes, and maybe some egg white protein powder added for taste and a few nuts. I don't go to bed hungry. It is a big bowl of food.

Daily supplements are Omega 3 salmon fish oil (looking for of 2 g EPA and 1.5 g DHA - usually 7 -10 caps), 500 mg magensium, 1000mg, vit C (taken at night before bed well away from any coffee intake which flushes it out).

My regime is consistent each and every day. Exercise is 3 times per week for 30 - 45 mins at a time (heavy low rep weights for strength training as per lengains.com website) NOT bust a gut with high rep "feel the burn" type training. I'm looking for short intense periods of heavy lifting for each exercise with 5 mins in between to recover and go again.....not long 5 set repetitions of exercises to muscle failure with 30 - 60 seconds pause between each which I end up hating.

e.g. Monday - Squats - 2 x 6-8 reps with 5 mins rest in between each set followed by 2 x 6-8 reps of military shoulder press followed by 2 sets of pull ups (as many as I can do)

Wednesday - 2 x 6-8 of bench press, 2 sets of pull ups, 2 x 6-8 of overhead tricep extensions

Friday - 2 x 5 -7 of deadlifts followed by 2 sets of chin ups (as many as I can do)

My goal is to increase strength... not a cardio burn. I tend to go for a 30 minute walk on Saturday or Sunday if the weather is nice and I feel like it. (good for joint mobility I find).

30 - 45 mins 3 x per week works for me and keeps my motivation.

I think that's the key elements of everything I'm doing at the moment anyhow. Except now I'm experimenting with 1/8 teaspoon of borax in 1 litre of water per day which is giving me headaches so maybe I do have some internal fungus issues to sort out.