Well, this was interesting book. I would probably steer away for self learned controversial nutrition gurus, after having few failures, but it's just that hard science does not bother to look at or give simple and short answers to relevant questions. I have had this problem of cold hands, which really sucks at work when handling icy cold stuff with thin gloves. And yeah, it would also help barefoot running if I had warmer feet. According to eat for heat answer seems to be eating salty carbs snack when you have cold extremities and restricting the amount of water to just drinking for thirst. That includes coffee and all things that has water. Other heat generating foods are sugar, starch and saturated fats.. And it goes quite overboard by recommending junk foods when starting out..
In theory, it works by getting metabolism high and therefore getting body temperature higher which causes also extremities to get toasty. During reading the book I ate couple of high salt carb foods without water intake and got body temperature 0,5 celsius degree higher than normal (In fahrenheit the change was from 96,5 to 97,5). And my feet and hands got bit warmer too.
Before the book I already tried out higher salt intake, and it seemed to erase most of my digestion related problems, but I also drank quite a lot, so probably because of that, it didn't help with cold hands. Before that I had quite low salt intake and was also having bloating, constipation, gas and foot cramps.. Generally I needed to avoid food with lots of fiber, to avoid these digestion related problems.
https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Heat-Metabolic-Approach-Drink-ebook/dp/B00AGBH7FO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1
In theory, it works by getting metabolism high and therefore getting body temperature higher which causes also extremities to get toasty. During reading the book I ate couple of high salt carb foods without water intake and got body temperature 0,5 celsius degree higher than normal (In fahrenheit the change was from 96,5 to 97,5). And my feet and hands got bit warmer too.
Before the book I already tried out higher salt intake, and it seemed to erase most of my digestion related problems, but I also drank quite a lot, so probably because of that, it didn't help with cold hands. Before that I had quite low salt intake and was also having bloating, constipation, gas and foot cramps.. Generally I needed to avoid food with lots of fiber, to avoid these digestion related problems.
https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Heat-Metabolic-Approach-Drink-ebook/dp/B00AGBH7FO/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1
The objective? Increase the concentration of the extracellular fluid (the fluid in our bodies) for increased core body temperature (rise in metabolism), increased circulation to the extremities for warm hands and feet, and taking the burden off of the stress system for far-reaching health and hormonal improvements.
The concept is extremely simple. The net sum of the food and beverages we consume can either concentrate or dilute our body fluids. 'Eat for Heat' discusses simple principles on how to make minor changes to your meals and drinking habits to keep your body in a better metabolic “zone” all day every day. It’s a tactic that can be applied to any dietary belief system, and can even yield tremendous health benefits to those eating just a regular Western diet. Everyone can benefit from the simple concept put forth in Eat for Heat.