Welcome to the Diet and Lifestyle Resource Page for Comal Springs Acupuncture

Below are some of the best resources and programs around diet that I have experimented with over the last 30 years. I fully support, endorse, and have personally used all of these with good results.

What to Eat

P:E Diet by Dr. Ted Naiman

This is a simple way to look at diet by comparing protein to energy (fats + carbs). The idea is that the body needs adequate protein/nutrients to maintain structure and function. We will all eat until we get that amount of protein/nutrients. The problem arises when we consume excess energy in the form of fats and carbs to get the protein/nutrients the body needs.

Another wonderful thing about the P:E Diet framework is that it is “dietary agnostic.” That means it will work for anyone with any eating style… paleo, keto, carnivore, vegetarian, vegan, et cetra. One of my favorite quotes is
”Everyone is already eating P:E diet. You just need to be aware of it.”

Check out the website here for more information.

This is Dr. Naiman’s P:E Diet website. You can download or order the book here.

(You don’t really need the book, all the info is on the above website… thanks Dr. Naiman!)

Here is a good video overview of the P:E Diet.

Processed Food Addiction/Strong Carb or Sugar Cravings—- “High Energy Density Trifecta”

If you are struggling with any type of issues with diabetes, pre-diabetes, weight gain, or body composition issues then this is an excellent video to understand why you are struggling and what to do about it.

Bright Line Eating by Susan Pierce Thompson

This framework is designed mainly for people who struggle with food addiction issues. All modern processed foods that contain substances that for some can be addictive. For example sugar, flour, dairy, salt, vegetable seed oils, can each be addictive in their own right, but when combined together they create “hyper-palatable”. This is the “high-energy density trifecta” that Dr. Naiman talks about.

You can visit the Bright Lines Eating website and take a short quiz that will tell you how susceptible you are to the addictive nature of these substances. The higher you score on the scale the more critical it becomes to eliminate those foods. Hence the “bright lines”, you just don’t eat those foods anymore.

This becomes the basis for the 4 bright lines.

• No sugar

• No flour

• 3 meals/ no snacks

• Weigh/measure all your food

These bright lines create a framework that actually makes abstaining easier. You will have to experience it for yourself.

The other really amazing thing about this system is it is based on the latest neuroscience of behavior. If you know how and why you are wired to act a specific way, it becomes easier to understand how to avoid those behaviors. Even if you are not high on the susceptibility scale, I still highly recommend reading the book to have a better understanding of how our brain influences our behaviors.

Here is a great introductory video.

(Full disclosure: The 14 day trial period is great and has a small fee. I highly recommend it for the information. There will be an upsell for the Boot Camp. This is not necessary unless you want extra group support.)

When to Eat

This is another perspective that I have recently had great success with and highly recommend.

This program is called Data-Driven Fasting by Marty Kendall. Here is the website.

DDF focuses on helping you understand your unique hunger signals by monitoring your blood glucose levels with an ordinary glucometer. The basic idea is that you can’t access any stored body fat to burn as fuel until you have depleted the other fuels that might be present including alcohol, ketones, blood sugar, glycogen stored in the liver and muscles, and free fatty acids in the blood. Knowing this, you can monitor the presence of these fuels in the blood and then delay eating until they fall below a personal trigger number.

This system is a way to personalize intermittent fasting and to produce measurable results. These results are weight loss and reduction in body fat percentage.

Here is an in depth guide to Data-Driven Fasting and how it can help you to lose weight and regain control of Type 2 diabetes.