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 don't forget to keep your electrolytes up... this has saved my ass recently, literally i was on the edge of losing my vision and becoming a cripple and unable to think clearly enough to code, and potassium has saved me

potassium is the most important, coconut milk, potassium salts, and root vegetables are the key there... and close behind them is Boron, which is also a lot in these, and mainstream medicine doesn't even hardly understand boron, but without boron, your kidneys eliminate magnesium and calcium and that leads to all kinds of nerve and bone problems, and strength problems

and you won't get the solution to those from carnivore or keto

paleo... you need roots and leaves

i don't think this is negotiable, either, i am now quite certain this is the backbone of human biology 
 I'll be eating kimchi and miso soup, because I don't think it is healthy to go without some plants and bacteria.  Once I'm done with my keto period I will reintroduce things like cabbage and swedes. 
 i don't think there is any reason to leave them out entirely, though cabbage can be a problem with oxalates (and the whole brassica family)

again, probably a kidney thing, since oxalic acid forms a highly insoluble solid with calcium 
 Spinach and rhubarb are oxalate heavy. So is tea.  Anything that makes your teeth feel dry is probably oxalate heavy.

But cabbage and brassicas aren't.