Posted by okydoky on June 3, 2008, at 23:10:21
In reply to Re: Any Meds to Gain Weight?, posted by bleauberry on June 3, 2008, at 15:04:13
My brother is a naturopath and has trouble keeping weight on. He eats a lot of unsaturated oils. He pours flax oil and olive oil over his veggies and sometimes rice, quinoa or other starchy vegetables. He also pours on the coconut oil. He lives in Seattle and while traveling around the country carried these oils with him. We don't eat wheat either. I had a colleague who had this problem. Had every conceivable test done and began to get ill from it. He started exercising at lunch (not sure what he did at home) and ate several small snacks religiously mostly made up of nuts and seeds. I would also suggest avocados as they are high in calories and in unsaturated fat. I don't know if you have tried this but adding several Tablespoons of fat in your veggies and other foods after they are prepared is an easy and healthy way to add a lot of calories without having to eat more or drastically change your diet. I eat this way myself but because I do not need to gain weight probably do not eat enough of the fats. There are several sites on the web that have tables accounting for poly and mono saturated fats in foods. Besides nuts, seeds, avocados and fish I cannot remember what other foods themselves but they should be easy to find.
Good luck and most importantly stay healthy,oky
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