Here we go!

This is the start to optimum nutrition and hopefully fueling my body to run optimally of the foreseeable future.

Food = Fuel and that is a simple equation that many overlook. Most focus, if they pay attention at all, to the carbs and fat and sometimes protein for workout fans. This accounting method however lacks many of the variables that otherwise would be accounted for if you had to write it all out and solve it like a math problem.

Nutritionists spend their days and nights assessing the individual users needs and filing in the blanks in a comprehensive equation, then crafting a diet, a translation of the necessary nutrients into food items and recipes. This is great when you have someone who knows what they are doing and knows how to translate properly and efficiently. It will cost you to get a nutritionist, and for many is a great option. But what about those DIY people out there?

My last posts set out a basic premise for the design and implementation of a food experiment that should be on par if not surpass a basic nutritionist's recommendations. Now, I’m not a nutritionist, but I know my body and have tried food experiments similar in nature to this new plan with great results. From my Ensure diet to my quarterly cleanses and detox protocols that took care of many of my allergies years ago, I feel up to the challenge and am ready to push off into the unknown. 

Complete nutrition for the human body in the simplest and efficient manner is the goal. 100% RDA is the baseline, which I would bet anything that the vast majority of humans on the planet don't get anywhere close to. The RDA isn't even the optimum levels, that is just what you should intake to live a healthy life.  

So here we go. 

http://diy.soylent.me/recipes/schmoylent 

This is the site and the recipe that I am using. I tweaked it a bit, like changed out the canola oil for light flavor olive oil and nixed the stevia powder. This will be my starting shake and I will break it down to 5 shakes a day instead of 3 so as to increase the absorbability and handle the snack cravings that I generally have 2 hours after eating.

The blood work will have to wait for the nutrition panels as they are fairly expensive and I didn't want to wait 4 weeks to get all the results. They will come in handy for stage 2 where I optimize and tweak the formula and implementation further. 

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