Doug Evans decided to do a 30-day challenge where he ate nothing but sprouts every day – and was amazed by the results
Entrepreneur Doug Evans experienced a remarkable shift in his sleep pattern after he altered his diet to consist solely of one type of food.
Doug embarked on a 30-day journey, consuming only various kinds of sprouts. His daily intake featured sprouting broccoli, chia, soy, mung beans, and lentils.
Before starting his sprout-only diet, Doug was uncertain about the outcome, despite having previously undertaken water fasts. Speaking on the School for Good Living podcast, Doug shared: “I lived on sprouts for 30 days, I didn’t know what was going to happen.”
He described the profound impact of his diet, saying: “What happened is I literally reconstructed every cell in my body. [Every cell was] influenced by this super nutritious living food.”
One of the most significant benefits Doug found from his sprout diet was the absence of any urge to overeat. He believes that the diet helped him learn to regulate his calorie consumption naturally, allowing him to eat “intuitively” according to his daily requirements, reports Surrey Live.
Discussing his experience on the Live Well, Be Well Podcast with Sarah Ann Macklin, Doug remarked: “The hardest thing, and I’ve done 14-day water fasts, I do 24-hour dry fasts, and I could tell you, doing the sprouts for 30 days is easy. The interesting thing when you think about food addiction, there’s no desire to overeat the sprouts, you eat the sprouts until you’re not hungry or you’re full.”
Following a 30-day period, Doug, the founder of the Sprouting Company, observed several changes in his body. He said: “My energy was off the charts, my sleep was incredible, and my level of satiation was powerful and I felt really good.”
Doug, who claims to run 5K to 10K daily, is now collaborating with an athlete aiming to complete an ironman triathlon solely fueled by sprouts. This endeavour involves consuming thousands of calories of sprouts daily.
What does the NHS say our diet should include?
According to the NHS adults are advised to eat a healthy, balanced diet, with foods coming from each of the main groups. This includes at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day.
However, the health service says many people are not getting enough fruits and vegetables in their daily diet. Meanwhile it says we should include starchy foods as around a third of our daily diet.
These include the likes of wholewheat pasta, brown rice, and potatoes with the skin left on. It says: “Starchy foods are a good source of energy and the main source of a range of nutrients in our diet.”
Elsewhere food types such as proteins and dairy – or dairy alternatives – should also make up part of an adult’s diet, the health service explains. Unsaturated fats, such as oils and spreads, should be eaten in small quantities.
What does the NHS say about fasts and fad diets
According to NHS Inform, people should try to avoid “fad diets” opting instead for three nutritionally balanced meals each day. It highlights the British Diabetic Association advice which recommends avoiding things such as water fasts.
For more information on eating healthily, visit the NHS Eating Well Guide website.