Gertrudes said:
Hi LadyRodgers,
In the link Psyche has posted some members have reported feeling sore joints, it seems that this is mainly due to having too much protein and not enough fat. There are also suggestions (on that same thread) of how to get the fat versus meat ratio right, as too much meat seems to build up excessive uric acid and potentially lead to fatigue and sore joints.
Added: Oops, just noticed that the threads have already been merged.
As some of you know, Ark and I spent a couple days with friends last week. What was interesting about this was, despite our friends willingness to accomodate our dietary needs, they were not well-educated about it and some things they had available simply had to be refused and we had to make do with what was available.
First, there was no ghee and just about everything these folks had was "low fat." So, I had to make do with some serrano ham spread with butter. The butter was "soft" in a tub. That is, it was real butter but with some stuff added and done to it to make it soft. Okay.... I figured I needed some fat desperately, so there it went. Same with the steak we were served. I loaded it with this butter, and the green beans as well. We ate at a restaurant and I had shrimps and a lobster concoction that was delicious, but even though I carefully instructed the waitress, I still wasn't sure. Finally, I DID have some sorbet that I was assured contained no dairy.
Now, the thing is, normally, I don't eat butter because for a very long time, even the tiniest bit of milk protein will send my joints straight into inflammation. There was some milk protein in this butter I ate. I suspect the sorbet, also. Not to mention the sugar! (I did keep it below 72 grams of carbs per day, though!)
On the way home, there wasn't anything at the rest stops that was edible - all the packaged meats had milk protein and wheat and sugars and MSG added, so I bought a bag of cashews and Ark and I munched on them. I expected to have a severe reaction to the nuts since I usually do.
Well, surprise, surprise! I had no reactions to anything at all! I was tired, of course - it was a four hour drive each way - but I didn't go directly to inflammation hell!
We've been talking about it and speculating that staying on the meat/fat/low carb diet for a few months may very well enable healing of leaky gut, not to mention complete curing of any candida issues (which contribute to leaky gut).
This has made us wonder if we might be able to open the door slightly to other types of fats which would make life a lot easier. Perhaps, if candida is defeated and leaky gut is healed, some things that are generally evil to the system (like certain proteins) could be better tolerated because they are digested and passed through and NOT allowed to pass into the blood via the leaky gut? Butter fat and cream, for example. Obviously, one does not want to ever increase the carbs because that seems to be a fixed rule, but perhaps even those who are sensitive to certain proteins due to leaky gut might be able to heal this condition and allow a few other things into the diet such as cream, butter, nuts, eggs - all things that I have not been able to eat for a few years now. For most of those few years, I wasn't focused on the carb level, and I was eating a lot of veggies that we now know keep the digestive tract in a state of irritation and fermentation. Now, after a few months of the low carb, high protein/fat diet, I seem to be able to tolerate regular butter and nuts!!! I'm going to test eggs very soon, and some more nuts. Later, I'll test cream though the guys here have decided to test the cream now because they are absolutely desperate to find other sources of fat to meet their energy needs.
That, of course, leads to the idea that some cheeses may be re-introduced though I admit that I'm a little negative about this after having such bad experiences with ANY milk proteins.
What do ya'll think about this further experimentation?
