All Rules
#19
USEFUL
6H

Do not eat carbs/sugars for the first 6 hours of the day

The body makes glycogen from protein in the first 6 hours — sugar disrupts this process all day.

PRIMAL DIET™19 / 19

Primal Diet™ Rule Card

According to Aajonus, the body makes its glycogen for the whole day in the first 6 hours from waking. Glycogen fuels the brain and nervous system — despite being sugar, the best way to produce it is from protein, not from eating sugar.

The body converts some protein to pyruvate to make good quality glycogen. However, if eating too much sugar in the first 6 hours, the body will continue to make glycogen all day long, generating more toxic byproducts and causing stickiness in the neurological system, blood serum, and lymphatic system.

Eat raw meat or raw eggs in the morning to generate the glycogen required by the body.

{ "items": [ "Avoid sugary foods until 6 hours after waking: honey, milk, milkshakes, fruits, etc.", "Having a little bit of sugar in the vegetable juice is accepted." ] }