3/23/2012

I began eating raw paleo again two days ago with some liver, chuck roast, and beef fat. I noticed a worsening of candida symptoms in my throat and mouth so that is some concern, as I have also been feeling quite spacey as well. I drank about a cup of raw kefir yesterday and felt good after drinking it but had some pain in my toes and today I now have pain in my knees and joints (which could also possibly be attributed to the fat worsening the candida symptoms). I am planning on driving to a local raw dairy so that I can get some quality butter and cream (to ferment into kefir sour cream), but am worried to introduce it until after a conference I am teaching at this weekend. It would probably be wisest to not introduce it all until Monday. We'll see.

Hey I'm still out of town so I unfortunately have not been able to do much in terms of changing my diet for the better. I will definitely do that though. I will probably use kefir whey, butter, and cabbage use when I return home to Philadelphia. Thank you so much for your help again!

Speaking of fermented goodness... do you think that fermented veggies are problematic in a raw diet wherein the majority of what one eats is meat / fat / dairy?

Thanks Jessica, I am considering some enzymes from Pancreas or from Dr. Ron's Pancreas supplement. I do like liver but haven't eaten it for a while. I should definitely get back into eating more organ meats.

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3/15/2012 11:00 AM

I just ate some cooked chicken and coconut oil, which was a leftover. The right side of my body is in pretty severe pain now and my feet from the ankles down are in pain. I believe this symptom is related to eating cooked vegetables or kombucha last evening as this is a very similar symptom I had when travelling in the past and eating cooked cabbage and coconut oil. At that time my toes and my fingers felt like they were losing circulation. I feel a similar sensation but for both whole feet right now.

I'm glad to have this opportunity of experimenting with other foods, especially cooked foods. It is helping me to see the comparison of my physical health when eating raw versus cooked. When eating raw I experience poor mental health just because of a feeling of being socially isolated and awkward, so if I can accept my raw diet and move past that, I can experience both physical and mental health. It's not worth being in pain to eat an enjoyable food.

Now the question is whether I will be able to tolerate raw butter as a source of fat when I return to Philadelphia. And what should I eat for the next five days in Pittsburgh?

whoa zym those pictures are awesome haha!
i bet it was the GT's that made you spacey, that stuff used to space me out, kinda get me drunk feeling, i drank ALOT when they first came out and for a while thought it might be growing in my ears(no joke) so i discontinued and cannot even think about tasting that stuff again, toooooooo yeasty for sure, even homemade stuff and vinegar i stay away from

I have read kombucha is antagonistic to the bacteria that causes ulcers, which I have been struggling for a couple weeks. Do you happen to know any other recommendations for ulcers?

True, except for the fact that 3rd world nations are all currently trying to emulate first-worlders in terms of consumption etc. I can only hope that when all Indians and all Chinese etc. are using the world's resources at the same pace as the Americans, that we will all run out of resources and have to face famine and other consequences. Quite frankly, I find it already far too overcrowded in Europe, as it is. Perhaps if we had Palaeolithic-era population-sizes, things would be better.

True. Overpopulation is the nature of civilization. Permaculture to the rescue!

Bill Gates' depopulation agenda is 100% true. This is a guy who openly admitted on stage in front of a live audience that if society does a "really great job" with vaccines and health care, we can "lower the population by perhaps 10 to 15 percent." Watch that video yourself right here:

http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=A155D113455FAC882A3290536575C723

"The world today has 6.8 billion people. That's heading up to about nine billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent!" (About 1 Billion People!)

Go to 2:40

We live on a finite planet, so population growth has to stop eventually, either with policy, war, or famine (or a combination of all three). If you read Daniel Quinn's work, one can find that population growth would stop if we stop increasing the supply of food every year. As food reaches a plateau, populations adjust and stop having as many children. Population growth is certainly one of the most controversial topics of today. It challenges the very foundations of Western culture -- that is to say the notions that humans are not animals and are above nature (rather than part of nature), that humans have complete dominion over the Earth, and that economic growth is necessary for a healthy economy and society.

Hey,

It seems that milk kefir grains prefer lactose, rather than just sugar. Explore the kefir wonderland: http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirpage.html

zym.

Most people find themselves on this forum in a desperate search of a healing diet. Many feel that they have tried everything without success and are willing to unravel every social stigma in order to find peace and avoid pain. I am beginning this journal about my own incomplete search so that people may learn from my successes and mistakes, and thereby decide what is best for their body, their intestinal bacterial symbionts, their spirit, and their joy.

If you ever have any questions concerning my journals and other posts, feel free to private message me.

zym.

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2/27/12

I began eating raw paleo again after eating a week's long diet of eggs cooked with coconut oil, onions, garlic, and sea salt, as inspired by the full GAPS Diet. Eating mainly raw eggs and some meats was not providing me with enough fat (coconut oil without cooked food was unappealing), so I gave up on RPD that I have been playing around with for a month (with some success) to see if I could develop better stools and get this Candida / Gut problem in order. When I started feeling much worse, I decided I needed to give RPD a more serious try.

I bought two three pound chuck roasts and a 3 pound brisket and maybe 8 pounds of marrow bones from a wonderful local grass-fed supplier and have eaten nearly all of it over the past three days. Yes, that's three pounds of meat/fat a day. I have eaten very little of anything else (just a half cup of fermented ginger carrots this evening), so I essentially have been eating zero carb. From starting this my digestion has been killing me.

I am uncertain if my digestion is hurting because of Candida die-off or an inability to digest raw fats / raw meats. I have had intense cravings for these meats and fats once I had access to them, so instinct tells me its die-off, but it's always hard to tell, as Candida seems to be able to control the human organism to survive (Candida might like the undigested fats). My hope was to continue eating this way for a little while to see if it goes away, which would require that I take another thirty minute trip tomorrow to buy more beef / marrow.

My original plan was to buy A LOT of raw cream to make kefir sour cream as a source of fat and bacteria, but they were all out. The last time I ate kefir sour cream I felt great. I hadn't felt that way in years. I'm waiting on the farm to email me back about when they will be back in stock.

I have to be resilient in continuing the diet for a little to have enough information to decide if I am detoxing or just hurting my gut for food I cannot currently digest. Only time will tell.

where do you live?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

I make kombucha. The difference between correctly home-made and store-bought is gigantic. Kombucha is made with sugar but should have no sugar left in it when you drink it. The sugar should be used by the scoby. Also, capping off the kombucha to make it bubbly makes alcohol and carbon-dioxide - neither of which is good for you. That's why traditionally you put a cloth over the kombucha so these things are released. Home-made kombucha is more like vinegar than the bubbly sugar drink that most people think of it as.

Once you know how to make it, it's almost impossible to get sick unless you are a complete do-do. It's quite clear if your scoby is healthy or not.

Great insight. Thank you, Dorothy. I enjoy fermenting ginger carrots and then making juice out of them mixed with some raw eggs.

I seem to be having digestive pains from  the white fats on muscle meats like chuck roast and brisket. Is this normal?

Do you think I should switch over only to bone marrow as a source of fat to heal my digestive system?

Thanks, Al.

I remember reading that you juice once or twice a week, correct? Do you find that it's essential on the Primal Diet or when eating raw dairy?