http://www.blogtalkradio.com/eastwesthealing/2011/07/12/ray-peat-serotonin-and-endotoxin

What do you guys think of him?  I don't like that he doesn't seem to care too much about food quality, but if you take his suggestions and use your common sense about eating only quality foods, it could make sense. 

I was particularly facinated by the part where he mentions what happens when you try to "starve" yeast by eating a low-sugar diet...and how he explains that its better to fix the underlying problem, and then the yeast overgrowth will just take care of itself.   I think that bit is around 37:00 or 38:00  This makes so much sense with what I've heard about low carb diets sometimes making yeast overgrowth worse, because the "yeast can adapt", but I never heard how it did it before...*shudder* pseudo-hyphae!!! :-P

I know some here are critical of him, but I've been reading a lot of his stuff lately and it does make sense...
He also has an intreging article on MS and hypothyroid/high estrogen:  http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/ms.shtml

Whadd'ya think raw paleo friends??   :-)

I was wondering if I write out what I am eating, you guys could point out what you think the most likely culprit to causing intestinal gas would be.  I used to get it REALLY bad especially after meals (where my stomach would look so bloated it looked like I was pregnant!) when I was eating mostly cooked food paleo; now its barely noticable by looking at me, but I can feel it and it bothers me in a sort of underlying general "uncomfortable" feeling.  Plus, it's obviously not normal to have excess gas in your intestines!
If it helps, it seems like it usually shows up as "gas" in my lower intestines, because by doing certian yoga poses it will eventually work its way out.  If I don't do this, and just let it sit there, it seems to constipate me? 

So I can't figure out if its what I previously ate, or what I just ate that is causing it!  It really has no smell at all.  Some days it goes away, but not often.  My going-#2 pattern is usually pretty regular now, every morning after drinking my citrus tea/eating fruit.  When I tried eating salads for a couple of days (before my meat by at least 30 min) it *seemed* to be a little worse, maybe. 

Another concern is that along with this gassiness, I haven't been feeling the best lately; not sure if I'm low vitamin D, or its just the cold weather, or if its something I'm eating, but I feel sort of lethargic and spacey a lot.  My tingly feet thing seems to be going away, though--I rarely feel it any more.  I do have some fermented CLO coming in the mail, and have been sporadically going indoor tanning.

What I'm eating~
Morning--about 1 piece of fruit (usually apple, orange, or grapefruit) and a glass of warm water with lemon or lime. 
About an hour later--some type of meat and fat maybe with some sea salt and/or fresh or dried herbs, with fermented veggies (ginger carrots or sauerkraut or radish kimchi) for a condiment.  Sometimes some soured cream mixed with bone marrow and raw honey.
Afternoon (once I get to work)--about 1 piece of fruit (same), maybe a little piece of raw milk chedder, and some more warm water with lemon/lime.
5pm--meat/fat/fermented veg/marrow+honey/fermented dairy again.  Sometimes a few in-shell hazelnuts.
9:30-10pm-ish--whatever meat/veg etc that I have left over from my 5pm meal.
11pm--a small snack of either fermented dairy/hazelnuts/marrow/leftover meat etc.

Does anyone know if fats like bone marrow are more or less damaged by freezing than meats?  I'm guessing less because they have less liquid in them? 
I am just wondering, because I can get fresh marrow bones for $6/lb or frozen for $1/lb...sooo thats a big price difference! :-P

I remember reading somewhere that someone was ageing high meat just on a plate in the fridge, VS in a jar.  What do you guys think about doing it that way?  Will it take longer?  End up with a different kind of bacteria?  From what I hear, its the kind that grows with oxygen that you want, correct?

I just much prefer the drier aged meat to the slimy sort.  Now that I finally have some fresh bison, I think I'm going to make a little of both, and see how it goes.

Hi everyone!
I am looking for information on the germ theory of disease; basically why it isn't true and what the alternative explanation is.  I have read what AV says about it, and I feel like his theory might be right, but he maybe has the explanation kind of wrong (like about how eating cooked vegetables can "cause" a disease instead of bacteria etc).  The virus = solvents, and bacteria & parasites = janitors, and "healing crisis" theories do make sense, but I'd like to find a more in depth, scientific explanation for them.
Your own words, links to articles, blogs etc...are all welcome!!
I did a search here and found some stuff, but nothing that definitively answered my question.

As far as I know, these are the 3 options for me, for getting vitamin D during the winter.

I can go to a tanning salon and use one of the "medium pressure" beds (I think closer to the sun's UV ratio--at least compared to the "high pressure" beds) once a week or so, for about 12 min, but I don't know how safe this is regarding EMF's and how accurate the ratio is.

I can take raw, fermented CLO, but I think I need to take a lot to get enough D, correct?  Not sure how much?

I could take a vitamin D3 softgel supplement, but that is unfortuently synthetic and I don't think synthetic supplements have all the important components the natural substance would have.

I've been kind of going between the first two...just not sure which is best!! :-(  Obviously natural sunbathing in the sun is best, but not an option for a large portion of the year here.  I have multiple sclerosis and am focusing on healing from this, so although I know my ancestors here probably were just slightly deficient during winter, that's probably not a good option for me. 

I live in Wisconsin (Appleton/Green Bay area), where I believe there has been deer found with chronic wasting disease (caused by a prion).  I have a friend who is going to give me some fresh ground venison (that he butchered himself), but because of CWD I am a little leary of eating it raw.  What do you guys think?

I did a search and came up with a few threads on this, but nothing conclusive.  Since its winter again here in Wisconsin, and already WAY too cold to expose any skin outdoors (plus I think we're too far north to actually have the sun close enough to make vitamin D at this time of the year).  I have been doing a lot of research on the best way to get vitamin D, especially because of my location and the fact that I have multiple sclerosis which is linked to vitamin D deficiency. 

From what I've learned, it seems that the best way would be to use tanning in a sunbed to make vitamin D.  Now I just need to find somewhere that knows something about the UVA/UVB ratios that thier beds make!  Apparently the "medium pressure" beds make a ratio more similar to the sun, and are best for D production. 
I'd love to be able to find something I could afford to buy and use at home, but for now I think I'll just be using tanning salons.

Ideally, I'd just spend all summer outdoors to soak up enough to last me (since your body can store it) but I work full-time indoors (for now....) so I'm sure I didn't make enough over the summer to hold me over the winter.

What are your thoughts?  What do other northern-living people here do for vitamin D in the winter? 

I have a feeling that I have something called "SIBO" (small intestine bacterial overgrowth) to some extent (hopefully not so bad!) because whenever I would eat vegetables or fruit, my stomach would bloat a lot, and I would get a lot of gas in my intestines, which are pretty typical symptoms.  It got especially bad when I started the GAPS diet, which is aimed to heal the gut, but I guess because I upped my veggie intake so much, and started taking a lot of probiotics orally, it really aggrivated this.  As far as I know, its mainly the fiber that feeds the bacteria, and oral probiotics can contribute to the problem since they pass through the small intestine. 

For the last 3 days, I've just been eating meat/fat/veggie juice/raw kefir and eggs, to hopefully help heal this.  But I really feel like I need some more veggies and fruits back in my diet!  With being this low-carb, I am feeling quite low energy and woozy, and HUNGRY.  And I'm already skinny, so I don't need to lose any weight!!  Just heal my gut : )

On the GAPS diet, I was eating everything cooked (simmered in water or broth), but now I am wondering if it would be better to eat some raw veggies and fruit?  Would it be better to gradually ease into raw veggies by eating cooked ones first, or should I go right to the raw ones?  I know cooking does create some toxins, but which would be more digestable?  I just don't want to get that horrible bloating back!  But I am eating some veggies when I get home from work, or I think I might pass out from hunger!!!!!!  I just can't stomach the thought of any more raw meat or marrow right now.  And the suet is even worse : (

Also wondering about candida--I do have a slight whitish coating to most of my tongue, if I don't brush it off.  I have heard, though, that candida can feed on ketones, so going super-low-carb doesn't help necesarrily.  And I do tend to feel better with some carbs (veggies/fruits/raw dairy) in my diet.  HMMMmmmmmm
Thanks in advance for any advice!

Hello everyone!
I found this forum, after doing some searching around online for resources on eating raw meat.  Lately, I've just really been feeling this pull to eat at least some of my food raw, especially meats and fats.

A little background on me:  I'm 26, and up until about 2 years ago, I was eating your typical SAD--mostly cereal, sugar, bread, ice cream and skim milk.  UGH!  Then, my freshman year of college, half my body went numb, and I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.  Took the crappy drugs for most of college years, until I wised up and started researching nutrition my last year.  I started eating a more Atkins-style diet about 2 years ago, which quickly transitioned into a WAPF diet.  Then, about a year ago, my husband and I got into the paleo/primal lifestyle (cooked & raw foods).  As of about 4 months ago, I had another MS relapse (mild, but annoying) which I think was triggered by a virus and me not being very strict with my diet over the summer (lots of eating out/cheat days).  So, my husband is continuing on the paleo/primal diet, and I am currently eating the GAPS diet (gut and psychology syndrome) which is kind of like a detox and gut-healing WAPF/paleo style diet.  I do feel like a lot of healing has taken place in me, but I still feel like there is a missing piece, which might be raw foods!

So, since I'm a bit of a newbie here, I do have some questions, if anyone could so kindly answer them?

1.  I have access to frozen, vacuum packed grass-fed beef, pork, chicken, turkey, elk, and wild alaskan salmon for meat.  Also have access to pastured eggs--not sure if they are fertilized or if this matters?  As of right now I haven't been able to locate anywhere to get fresh raw meat or fish from.  Is this OK?  From what I've read here, many say fresh is best, but previously frozen and thawed in the fridge for a day or two is OK as well.

2.  What are your suggestions for healing gut issues?  I'm pretty sure I have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), because I have a lot of the classic symptoms (extreme bloating after eating a lot of veggies or fruit, sensitivity to FODMAP veggies/fruits, symptoms go away when I just eat meat or bone broth, meat, fat and eggs).  I'm currently doing just meat/bone broth/fat/eggs (cooked and raw)/veggie juice/raw milk kefir/raw honey, and the bloating has gone away YAY!  I have many veggie ferments going right now--sauerkraut, kale, salsa, kimchi.  Any other things that you guys do raw-food-wise to heal from bacterial overgrowth/leaky gut?  One thing I'm worried about is because I have an autoimmune disease, and am currently in the healing process, will my system be able to handle any challanges brought on by eating raw meats (like parasites, e.coli)?

3.  What would be the best way to start getting raw foods into my husband's diet?  In his own words, he has a very "discerning" palette LOL.  Meaning, he does like some different foods (kimchi, spicy things, sashimi) but not a wide variety and its hard for him to get to like new things.  Me--I'm the TOTAL opposite!!  I pretty much like EVERYTHING.  So far, we've both been taking raw liver "pills" swallowed frozen and whole.  We both like sashimi.  What's the next step--especially meat-wise?

Thanks so much!! I'm sure I'll think of more questions LOL...so glad I found this forum!  I've been reading over posts for a couple hours now, and already learned so much : )
Also, feel free to direct me to other threads if something in my questions are already being discussed.

~Sile