thebigpeatowski said:post 110956EIRE24 said:That's all brilliant advice. I'd love to know what you feel helped you improve the most in health when you transitioned to a more peat recommended foods diet?
Thanks EIRE24, underlined items in bold are what helped me the most....just adding lots of carbs back in to my diet was a huge factor. I'd been low-carbing for years, eating only meat, TONS of fat (lots of it PUFA) and a few vegetables. I could no longer sleep, was massively stressed out, freezing cold all the time, had zero libido, etc, etc, etc.... Lots of carbohydrates helped me to calm the f*ck down and begin to re-think my entire lifestyle.
Removing PUFA to less than four grams per day was the second BIGGEE, the transition back to oxidizing glucose was a rough road but worth every bump along the way. Getting more calcium and less phosphorous made me feel waaaaay netter too, I had insane CRAVINGS for very salty cheese and bone broth. Salt cravings lasted a good year and a half.
Magnesium was also very beneficial, but I was having chronic gut issues (diarrhea) so taking it orally was making things worse. I had to use the Epsom salt baths and mag chloride spray (which I'm not fond of cuz it makes me feel sticky). Removing anything and everything that could possibly cause gut irritation, for me that means no wheat and very little grains...I was a bread eater for years and constantly constipated until my appendix ruptured in 2010.
Simply getting enough thyroid medication in while going through all of this too...I don't think I would have made it without T3.
I took TONS of progesterone too (really insane quantities) because I had a breast lump, that's gone now and I take waaaay less Progest-E, but I still take vitamin E daily, definitely helps with estrogen.
And B vitamins, I supplement most of them daily (B1, B3, Biotin). They give me energy.... I think perhaps I have lingering absorption issues or lack the gut flora that manufacture B vits (history of massive antibiotics).... I dunno, I feel better when I take them and I think they help me to use all the sugars better.
Even though I eat liver weekly, I must supplement vitamin A daily or my skin will break out....I don't know why I need so much A, but I feel better when I take it. I need around 30,000 IU daily, perhaps I don't convert beta-carotene well? Hopefully this won't be forever...
Removing as much stress as humanly possible, this one is tough because just being ill is a such a stressor and you can't escape yourself....My brain went through really some bizarre stuff during all of this, felt like it had simply checked out. I wasn't sure if it would ever come back online, it did! Maintaining HOPE and DETERMINATION was crucial. Peating isn't a quick fix, but I feel SO MUCH BETTER, profoundly more nourished that I'm certain that this is the way I will eat for the rest of my life.
Feeling cold all the time and having zero Libido was the tales of my Paleo days. I remember stumbling across a article online titled: "does masturbation cause acne" and realising I hadn't ejaculated in over 7 months! (I was 21 at the time)
I think my PUFA is above 4g, just because I often panic for something to eat, and wind up with cereals, trashy candy or crisps. Giving up grains would be a godsend (and so would giving up starch), but if I can't digest meat and vegetables like my last meal, is there really much difference with what I eat?! (there probably is)
Subconsciously, I wonder if my lack of career is because I don't think I can cope with being in a full time job with breaks set at certain times, work schedules, stress etc. all being a daily thing. But then I also realise sitting at home is not a life and I'm still stressed because of my stomach. Having a carer doing something I love (Architecture) is my personal determination and I spend all my free time working on a portfolio to keep improving my chances when I get into the industry.
Hmmmm. Perhaps start with HCL again?
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