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>>222647 (OP)
Not suddenly but yes, I do care about my health. I used to have pretty bad health anxiety ever since my early teens, every few months or so I would find some new terminal condition that I had and fully believe that I would die soon. Last year I started having digestive issues and it suddenly hit me that I'm just 27 and I might never have a 'normal' stable digestion ever again without taking supplements with every meal. I'm hoping that I can get it under control by cleaning up my diet and taking some probiotics for a while.
As for exercising, luckily I never got too out of shape even though I was never super diligent about working out regularly. I've found a channel called kboges, who introduced me to the idea of doing basic calisthenics every day, keeping the reps to a level where you can work out again the day after without issue. It's more about 'physiological hygiene' than it is working out I guess. That approach has worked well for me because it allowed me to do very little volume in the beginning to keep the fatigue in check but being able to do it daily since it wasn't much volume and didn't take much time. As for cardio, I walk my dogs and where I live there are a lot of hills so it's almost more of a hike, albeit not a super long one. I guess I could do a bit better in that regard.
Nevertheless, slow and steady progress is by far more important than chasing the instant gratification of a hard workout, a lesson I had to learn multiple times before it finally sunk in that I am simply not capable of generating much effort towards these things.
I would like to eliminate as much processed foods as possible from my diet, essentially just eating some combination of potatoes/rice + seasonal veggies + protein source (though rarely meat) and then nuts and fruit to supplement. I'm also quitting caffeine and it has helped with sleeping and keeping my energy more stable throughout the day.
Like you, it has helped somewhat with my depression, I'm still very much in the depths of it but I think it's mostly manageable now.

>>222652
i got completely off probiotics simply by cutting out all fast carbs for a year. now my gut is normal again.

also my face is now a normal color instead of reddish.

>>222653
Long term that's definitely the plan. But for now I'm going to keep using them to help with my IBS symptoms. Do you still consume dairy?

>>222656
small amounts of dairy are ok. lots of dairy = red face. i have zero lactose intolerance so its just tons of dairy creating inflammation for some reason (maybe antibiotics in cows).

>>222657
I also have a red face. Pretty sure the red cheeks are hereditary but my nose has always been pretty red and inflamed looking. Fasting for extended periods usually helps clear up my skin so it's likely diet related.

>>222661
Autism and rosacea are strongly interlinked for some reason. One explanation in scientific journals is that both are hereditary immune system faults which lead to neurological and physical symptoms.

Since rosacea can be greatly reduced with a low inflammation diet, I wonder if one can also become more neurotypical with time if they avoid inflammatory foods for years or decades. The brain is very neuroplastic.

I am very strict about following what i think is an optimal diet. I am still mentally fucked. If i eat unhealthy food now like chocolate it makes me feel sick and hurts my stomach so i dont even feel like eating it. That's probably just because my body is not used to it anymore. I can't tell if diet makes any meaningful difference to mental health or energy levels (unless you're fat of course).

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10619695/

Some reading for anyone wondering why most people on the spectrum seem to have issues with acne, redness,
rosacea and psoriasis.

It can all be more or less managed by cutting out sugar, wheat, simple starches and eating anti-inflammatory things like omega 3 oils.

>>222661
Some cases of rosacea are deleted by taking sunlight enough. Just some of them.

>>222661
>fasting
helped me too against brainfog. I used to take juices but I learnt they rest efficiency to autophagic processes

>>222666
They do. Half a liter of orange juice has as much sugar as a large bar of chocolate. It will raise your blood glucose sky high.
Juicing is stupid and incompatible with fasting.

The only exception being if you juice by only using water and green veggies in the blender - which will have around 15kcal in a massive pint and wont raise blood sugar whatsoever.

>>222665
The issue gets worsened by sunlight. But the thing is, a slight tan will greatly hide the redness.
There isn't a cancer or flushing safe way to do it except self tanning drops mixed into a moisturizer.