healthiswellth
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Hi,
I have been reading up on Peat and going through this forum for many months.
To explain my health journey: I have always been health-conscious. That has meant very different things as I have learned more about diet, etc. In the beginning, my diet was low fat, consisted of whole grains, fresh fruit and fresh and cooked veggies, some nuts/seeds, dairy was mainly homemade greek yogurt made from 2% milk. Meat was beef, chicken, fish. Lots of herbs, spices, teas. At the time, the oil used to cook was canola and some olive oil (both used sparingly). The only processed food I consumed was the occasional granola bar when I was on the go. I have always had a stable, normal weight and only would go up and down 5 pounds depending on activity. My skin was not good in this stage. Acne all over, concentrated on chin/jaw. (age: early 20s). exercise was 30min-1 hour cardio and stretches.
Then I shifted my diet to paleo/weston price/keto. The reason for this was that almost overnight my dental health deteriorated (turned gray, translucent) even though I always brushed, flossed and had yearly cleanings. I looked I don't think I was fully keto since I would still have honey and fruit, and dried fruit occasionally. The big shift was removing grains, increasing eggs, saturated fat (butter, coconut oil, avocados, olive oil, sheep cheese, raw milk, cod liver oil, butter oil). I tried evening primrose oil for a little while. I also started green smoothies. At this point I would say my pufa intake decreased from before because I was using more saturated fat. But I still used some canola oil not knowing how bad it was. I was eating some liver and bone broth at this time. I was still having nuts/seeds and sardines. Still lots of herbs and spices, green/herbal teas. I started using novamin toothpaste (which worked ok), oil pulling with coconut oil, using the miswak twig stick, and apagard premio toothpaste (nanohydroxyapatite) to replace novamin, and activated charcoal to brush. I think the apagard, miswak and charcoal worked best for teeth. My acne got a lot better eating this way but i still had some jawline/chin acne. The other great thing about eating this way was that i actually felt satiated and could focus and have energy and go more hours staying productive without eating (this was a plus for me because before i would constantly get hungry, and it would hinder productivity). Another plus was I hardly ever got sick. (age: mid 20s) One thing that happened towards later 20s, which I didn't like, but I don't know if diet caused it--facial hair on chin and under navel. I think I might be estrogen dominant. I tend to gain weight on thighs and upper arms. exercise is hiit 2x a week. long walks other days. some light weights. supplemented vitamin d3, k2, msm, magnesium chloride topically.
Now nearing 30, I found peat, I started incorporating more fruit, coffee, completely took out canola, stopped nuts/seeds/nut butter, started daily gelatin, stopped green smoothies and avocados, stopped cruciferous veggies, I still eat a good amount of fat, but try to stick to saturated, I wouldn't say I'm high carb low fat, just because I feel I need fat soluble vitamins for my teeth, bc although they got better, its still has some translucence, and its yellowish. I still eat grassfed butter and full fat dairy. Weight has remained stable. Skin has a little more acne than before (started getting some around forehead/cheeks).
Basically breakfast is something like primal coffee-- coffee with butter, coconut oil, 100% chocolate, some milk or coconut cream, pastured eggs, and raw honey--blended together. Some days I also have a piece of grassfed feta/cheddar cheese with this. Lunch is a fruit/citrus (lemon/lime/orange)/fresh aloe vera inner gel/cucumber smoothie and gelatin to prevent blood sugar spike). Also I have acv, honey, lemon either first thing in morning or with fruit smoothie for afternoon energy. Dinner is raw carrots and roasted/steamed/sometimes fresh veggies (try to stick to zucchini/bell peppers/tomatoes/cucumbers), potatoes, and some kind of protein (beef, lamb, liver) i stopped chicken. Leafy greens are less-often and in soup or well-cooked. Some non-peaty things I still eat--wild-caught salmon cooked in coconut oil, sardines (with bones, organs etc) in spring water, greek yogurt, and sweet potatoes. blood test only shows low vitamin d, which i supplement 5000iu, vitamin k2 mk-4 and mk-7 mixed, magnesium chloride topically. exercise is cleaning my house.
I know thyroid problems show up after years of stressing out your body. My main concern is adult acne on chin/jawline, facial hair growth, and to a lesser extent gaining weight on thighs. I think these are all hormonal related which is why I'm hoping for some advice/tips.
I have been reading up on Peat and going through this forum for many months.
To explain my health journey: I have always been health-conscious. That has meant very different things as I have learned more about diet, etc. In the beginning, my diet was low fat, consisted of whole grains, fresh fruit and fresh and cooked veggies, some nuts/seeds, dairy was mainly homemade greek yogurt made from 2% milk. Meat was beef, chicken, fish. Lots of herbs, spices, teas. At the time, the oil used to cook was canola and some olive oil (both used sparingly). The only processed food I consumed was the occasional granola bar when I was on the go. I have always had a stable, normal weight and only would go up and down 5 pounds depending on activity. My skin was not good in this stage. Acne all over, concentrated on chin/jaw. (age: early 20s). exercise was 30min-1 hour cardio and stretches.
Then I shifted my diet to paleo/weston price/keto. The reason for this was that almost overnight my dental health deteriorated (turned gray, translucent) even though I always brushed, flossed and had yearly cleanings. I looked I don't think I was fully keto since I would still have honey and fruit, and dried fruit occasionally. The big shift was removing grains, increasing eggs, saturated fat (butter, coconut oil, avocados, olive oil, sheep cheese, raw milk, cod liver oil, butter oil). I tried evening primrose oil for a little while. I also started green smoothies. At this point I would say my pufa intake decreased from before because I was using more saturated fat. But I still used some canola oil not knowing how bad it was. I was eating some liver and bone broth at this time. I was still having nuts/seeds and sardines. Still lots of herbs and spices, green/herbal teas. I started using novamin toothpaste (which worked ok), oil pulling with coconut oil, using the miswak twig stick, and apagard premio toothpaste (nanohydroxyapatite) to replace novamin, and activated charcoal to brush. I think the apagard, miswak and charcoal worked best for teeth. My acne got a lot better eating this way but i still had some jawline/chin acne. The other great thing about eating this way was that i actually felt satiated and could focus and have energy and go more hours staying productive without eating (this was a plus for me because before i would constantly get hungry, and it would hinder productivity). Another plus was I hardly ever got sick. (age: mid 20s) One thing that happened towards later 20s, which I didn't like, but I don't know if diet caused it--facial hair on chin and under navel. I think I might be estrogen dominant. I tend to gain weight on thighs and upper arms. exercise is hiit 2x a week. long walks other days. some light weights. supplemented vitamin d3, k2, msm, magnesium chloride topically.
Now nearing 30, I found peat, I started incorporating more fruit, coffee, completely took out canola, stopped nuts/seeds/nut butter, started daily gelatin, stopped green smoothies and avocados, stopped cruciferous veggies, I still eat a good amount of fat, but try to stick to saturated, I wouldn't say I'm high carb low fat, just because I feel I need fat soluble vitamins for my teeth, bc although they got better, its still has some translucence, and its yellowish. I still eat grassfed butter and full fat dairy. Weight has remained stable. Skin has a little more acne than before (started getting some around forehead/cheeks).
Basically breakfast is something like primal coffee-- coffee with butter, coconut oil, 100% chocolate, some milk or coconut cream, pastured eggs, and raw honey--blended together. Some days I also have a piece of grassfed feta/cheddar cheese with this. Lunch is a fruit/citrus (lemon/lime/orange)/fresh aloe vera inner gel/cucumber smoothie and gelatin to prevent blood sugar spike). Also I have acv, honey, lemon either first thing in morning or with fruit smoothie for afternoon energy. Dinner is raw carrots and roasted/steamed/sometimes fresh veggies (try to stick to zucchini/bell peppers/tomatoes/cucumbers), potatoes, and some kind of protein (beef, lamb, liver) i stopped chicken. Leafy greens are less-often and in soup or well-cooked. Some non-peaty things I still eat--wild-caught salmon cooked in coconut oil, sardines (with bones, organs etc) in spring water, greek yogurt, and sweet potatoes. blood test only shows low vitamin d, which i supplement 5000iu, vitamin k2 mk-4 and mk-7 mixed, magnesium chloride topically. exercise is cleaning my house.
I know thyroid problems show up after years of stressing out your body. My main concern is adult acne on chin/jawline, facial hair growth, and to a lesser extent gaining weight on thighs. I think these are all hormonal related which is why I'm hoping for some advice/tips.
