I used to do very well on low carb diet many years ago.
The past few years it is getting worse and worse in some respects...
When I stick to mainly meat, fat and veggies I have almost perfect digestion, but i gain weight like crazy, feel too hot, irritable, symptoms associated with liver heat/congestion. The meat/veggie diet also detoxes my small intestine very effectively. But the problem seems like it has gone on for too long, whereas most people seem to detox in months or 1-2 years mine has lasted forever.
On the other side of the coin, if I eat mainly carbs, even healthy ones, my digestions is terrible, loose unformed stool. But, my mental state is much better, happier, peaceful, more energy, and my weight is very good.
I'm also getting the sensation that a lot of vegetarians complain of when they eat meat as if they are getting the feeling of the adrenaline when the animal is killed. Or it feels like your body is being poisoned when eating meat. I hadn't felt this while eating meat for 15 years but it started to become more and more apparent recently.
What could cause the disparity between digestion and the other body functions, it would make more sense that when digestion is good then the other functions would naturally be better as well?
I used to do very well on low carb diet many years ago.
The past few years it is getting worse and worse in some respects...
When I stick to mainly meat, fat and veggies I have almost perfect digestion, but i gain weight like crazy, feel too hot, irritable, symptoms associated with liver heat/congestion. The meat/veggie diet also detoxes my small intestine very effectively. But the problem seems like it has gone on for too long, whereas most people seem to detox in months or 1-2 years mine has lasted forever.
What type of meats are you eating? Is it organic/pastured/free-range/wild-caught?
On the other side of the coin, if I eat mainly carbs, even healthy ones, my digestions is terrible, loose unformed stool. But, my mental state is much better, happier, peaceful, more energy, and my weight is very good.
Carbs turn to glucose quickly in digestion, it's a good feeling in general. Meats and veggies don't offer the quick burning sugar your body craves, like an addiction. A little bit of carbs is good for digestion, you don't need to have only carbs in a meal.
I'm also getting the sensation that a lot of vegetarians complain of when they eat meat as if they are getting the feeling of the adrenaline when the animal is killed. Or it feels like your body is being poisoned when eating meat. I hadn't felt this while eating meat for 15 years but it started to become more and more apparent recently.
Much meat is processed with antibiotics, growth hormones, and specialty feeds, especially farmed meat. Even wild caught, they layer preservatives on the cuts.
What could cause the disparity between digestion and the other body functions, it would make more sense that when digestion is good then the other functions would naturally be better as well?
Unfortunately, many foods are dead on arrival to the plate. The biodiverse flora is gone or few.
If I were you, I'd get a blood screening for food allergies and get a profile of foods that you might be allergic to. Before the test, eat all types of foods for a few weeks to expose your body's innate immune system to the potential sensitivities.
I've tried it both ways, with organic meats and regular meats, not much of a difference. Maybe I feel 1 percent better on organic meats. The meats are chicken, duck, beef, venison, some pork. I don't gain weight eating the fat, it's the protein that gets me. Most toxins are stored in the fat so I don't think the main issue is the toxins, it's just the meat protein.
I kept a journal for years so it's pretty obvious what does what. I'm a blood type O non secretor and that diet is pretty accurate for me as far as digestion/allergies go, but the problem is what i stated before, perfect digestion with this type of diet but a lot of liver heat and weight gain.
Red meat seems to be the most problematic if I eat too much of it. Once every week or 2 feels good but anything more than that and it turns addictive and non-productive.
The problem I'm having is running out of food groups. Meats are no longer working as a staple food. Grains don't work well. Fruit and vegetables are good but I get unbalanced from too much and also my digestion is really bad with too much of them.
What do you mean by detoxes your small intestine?
Have you had any testing done?
How long are you full after eating meat?
What other health issues have you had over the years?
Do you take any medications or drugs?
How many bowel movements a day do you have?
Do you take supplements?
staying on paleo type diet causes me to release old material from the small intestine including intermittent passing of worms.
Have you had any testing done?
lots over the years, but not recent. thyroid and adrenals both low.
How long are you full after eating meat?
i stay more full after eating meat than carbs. 6 ounces of fatty meat can get me through 6-8 hours.
What other health issues have you had over the years?
chronic fatigue
Do you take any medications or drugs?
no
How many bowel movements a day do you have?
if i eat gluten for a few days then maybe 1. if i stick to a strict paleo diet and eat a lot of fat then i can have 3-4.
Do you take supplements?
only food based. kelp here and there, acerola, some ayurvedic herbs.
i probably suffered from malabsortion for many many years and what i think happened is that it reversed itself to a large degree after so many years of detoxing the small intestine. so now even small amounts of meat are absorbed properly but they cause me to put on weight.
The ongoing worm issues and the slow digestion of meat can be due to insufficient levels of Hydrochloric acid in the stomach. I would start taking HCL with meals. Here's a post with the protocol for how to take the HCL included - http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1908284#i.
Low levels of HCL are usually due to an imbalance of the bacterial flora necessary to produce B vitamins needed in HCL production. That fits with your malabsorption problems. In addition to the HCL, I would consider doing the McCombs Plan.
you are the second doctor to recommend HCL supplementation recently so i think i better give it a shot.
i was on antacids for an entire summer many years ago soon after my health problems started.
what do you think about providing the raw materials to assist with hcl acid production rather than taking hcl itself. the ones i know of are chloride sources like salt or lemons, and also ginger is supposed to increase hcl production naturally.
i will consider the mccombs plan but i guess first thing to do is try the hcl. the main reason i haven't stuck with the plan is the aforementioned reasons of weight gain and acid heat throughout my body from meats.
I haven't seen ginger and chloride be as effective. I would try the HCL. The Plan helps to establish the balanced intestinal flora that plays a role in creating HCL naturally.
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