I have gone through many diet experiments since the poisoning. One thing that makes VA poisoning worse is low protein and zinc deficiency which was also part of my problem. Adequate protein, low fat, and high soluble fiber are most important, as well as fixing mineral deficiencies. I have osteoporosis (VA kills your bones), celiacs (based on high antibodies in blood, I didn't do the biopsy), and IBS mixed c/d with high methane producing bacteria. I'm also dealing with blood sugar dysregulation/prediabetic. All of these things can be attributed to VA poisoning. I had none of these things prior to VA poison. It doesn't just go away when you stop consuming the poison. Once your liver realizes that you are no longer intoxing, it starts trying to get rid of it and that's when the fun really begins. My food choices are very limited. I have recently added in a small amount of home made milk kefir and home made yogurts (l. Reuteri and other beneficial bacteria from William davis MD book). Yes dairy has VA in it but I believe that I am far enough along in the detox to handle it and it has other benefits (bacteria and calcium). It's all an experiment. The dairy could be a mistake, but I check blood work regularly, in fact I'm going today. So that's my diet now, cultured dairy, apples (I used to skin them but now I don't), tofu, cabbage, cucumber (peeled), potatoes (peeled), navy beans. I'm not perfect though, and occasionally do have some gluten free treats. But if you eat them last, and never on empty stomach, the effect on BG is minimal. I have also been following some of the hacks in the glucose revolution book by Jessie I (I think she goes by glucose goddess on social media) to control blood sugar. That has been working pretty good. Eating food in order (carbs last), exercise after eating (that's walking for me as i also needed a hip replacement since the poison, the joint pain was crippling). I am going to start front loading calories. I already do TRE, usually 5-8 hour window. Just going to move the window up earlier based on reading McCoys gcm thread and other threads here.
Just a warning to you good people about beta carotene. Yes I way over did it. So I had acute toxicity. But the chronic toxicity is just as bad. It sneaks up on you. You never suspect it. All that bc adds up and the more you eat, the more you store. Are your poops orange? No probably not. That means all those sweet potatoes, carrots, and yes, spinach, are just going to your liver and slowly, ever so slowly, shutting it down. The Japanese, Okinawa, do not eat orange sweet potato. Their sweet potato is different. It's purple not orange.
You can do your own experiment. Test your blood retinol. Quit bc/VA as much as possible (you can't go zero, impossible, it's in everything). Check your blood retinol in 3-6 months. You will be surprised by what you find. If you feel sick during this time, it's not deficiency. That's impossible in that small time frame with a fat soluble vitamin. It's toxicity. Your body is trying to get it out. It's a poison on the way in and a poison on the way out. Some people suffer immensely, some like grant, only see benefits. Everybody is different and human beings are complex. We know very little.