Yep, this. I'm carnivore atm too. Not sure if I'll stay that way, but if not I'll remain keto. I fell off the wagon recently and the migraines... topic for another day. But I rarely get colds etc anymore.
Woohoo (for keto, not for migraines).
We'll see this WOE spread through the writing community once more people speak up about the mental gains. If I were a more competitive person and trying to get the #1 spot in a genre, I might not mention it on a writing forum. LOLs. (I hear people in sports are being cagey about it because it gives them an edge to be fat-adapted.) My clarity of mind and stamina for writing and editing has never been this good. I'm not cranking out monster word counts these days, but it's not for lack of capacity. I just have so much energy for other interests.
Interesting observation about cutting carbs. I've observed that in my kids and my general response to them eating sugar is "why feed the bugs?" It bugs me because I've always limited the refined sugar in our diet, but now they're adults and love indulging in it.
Remedies:Zinc and salt water gargle at the first sign of a cold. Homemade chicken soup! It's truly healing.
Ah, sugar. They need to watch some "scared straight" videos by Dr. Lustig.
I've noticed that, on Facebook, my friends who moan constantly about their aches and pains and the fact they're sick again are the same ones who share recipes for and photos of empty calorie desserts. One lady posted a picture of her back with a rash, then a picture of the waffles with caramel syrup she was comforting herself with. I feel bad, because that was me a few years ago, when I didn't know better.
For years, I was under the illusion my diet was good, because I didn't drink booze or soda, or eat fast food, or anything deep-fried. But I really hit a rough patch at the same time my writing career took off. Late nights and high cortisol levels, probably. I was always sedentary for work, but something changed when I became an indie author.
The brain is a big ol' energy hog, and the focused / creative work of writing increases our energy needs, which increases the glucose-seeking urges. Running as I am now, with my brain getting a mix of ketones and endogenous glucose from my amazing liver, I finally have a stable fuel supply, and only rarely fantasize about brownies at 2pm. :-)