Hi everyone
I am at a point with my diet/life where I really need some advice.
I had the classic pizza pasta pufa upbringing which led to acne, anxiety, migraines, MPB, 'IBS' by the age of 19.
Went low carb (and accidentally low cal) vegan for 9 months, honestly relieved all of the symptoms I had but they were replaced with: BMI of 16.5, depression, poor sleep, zero libido, cold extremities, heartrate ~45 and general low energy. I had stopped my hair loss and acne though so the trade off seemed worth it.
I then came across Danny Roddy in hope of reaching normality, implemented his standard diet recommendations slowly but both dairy and the fruit brought back my acne, anxiety and hair loss. Also due to my screwed up digestion from veganism I was super bloated all the time.
Stopped Peat and desperately went through all other diets over the next year (fruitarian, Paleo etc) but could only fluctuate between those two previous sets of symptoms.
I have for the last 6 months been approaching food in the proper Peat style and have ended up with unconventional Peat foods. My issue now is I am choosing between a diet which makes me mentally healthier but causes acne, hair loss, sinus congestion vs diet that causes low mood, low energy low temp etc.
My real problem is that I am using my hair loss as a marker for health, but the diet that stops hair loss for me consists of fatty fish, vegetables, some nuts and offal. I feel so much better mentally & physically when I add carbs like potatoes but neither my hair nor my skin agree.
When I eat carbs I am insatiably hungry throughout the day whereas when I eat high fat I only need to eat twice a day.
I'd really appreciate any insights & suggestions you guys might have. My sugar metabolism is awful and i clearly have a problem with inflammation.
Thanks a lot, sorry for the long post.
Other relevant info:
possible hypothyroid - thinning outer 3rd eyebrows etc etc
sedentary
nordic descent
general symptoms i can't get rid of:
Bags under eyes
eyebrow loss
high stress
bruxism
unstable mood
Food log:
-Coffee & chocolate = thin out my eyebrows hugely
-Coffee = gives me a high then a crash, if i drink too much i struggle to get out of bed the next day
-grains & dairy = the worst hair loss & acne
-fruit & potatoes = less extreme but still hair loss & acne
-grains = no constipation
fruit juice & milk = anxiety & all round inflammation
-nuts & meat = constipation
-lean meats & fish = digestive pain
temp & pulse while vegan = ~35.5C & ~45(at night dropping into the 30s)
temp & pule while eating peat foods = ~36.5 & ~72(at night dropping into the 60s) - felt like i was running on cortisol
I am at a point with my diet/life where I really need some advice.
I had the classic pizza pasta pufa upbringing which led to acne, anxiety, migraines, MPB, 'IBS' by the age of 19.
Went low carb (and accidentally low cal) vegan for 9 months, honestly relieved all of the symptoms I had but they were replaced with: BMI of 16.5, depression, poor sleep, zero libido, cold extremities, heartrate ~45 and general low energy. I had stopped my hair loss and acne though so the trade off seemed worth it.
I then came across Danny Roddy in hope of reaching normality, implemented his standard diet recommendations slowly but both dairy and the fruit brought back my acne, anxiety and hair loss. Also due to my screwed up digestion from veganism I was super bloated all the time.
Stopped Peat and desperately went through all other diets over the next year (fruitarian, Paleo etc) but could only fluctuate between those two previous sets of symptoms.
I have for the last 6 months been approaching food in the proper Peat style and have ended up with unconventional Peat foods. My issue now is I am choosing between a diet which makes me mentally healthier but causes acne, hair loss, sinus congestion vs diet that causes low mood, low energy low temp etc.
My real problem is that I am using my hair loss as a marker for health, but the diet that stops hair loss for me consists of fatty fish, vegetables, some nuts and offal. I feel so much better mentally & physically when I add carbs like potatoes but neither my hair nor my skin agree.
When I eat carbs I am insatiably hungry throughout the day whereas when I eat high fat I only need to eat twice a day.
I'd really appreciate any insights & suggestions you guys might have. My sugar metabolism is awful and i clearly have a problem with inflammation.
Thanks a lot, sorry for the long post.
Other relevant info:
possible hypothyroid - thinning outer 3rd eyebrows etc etc
sedentary
nordic descent
general symptoms i can't get rid of:
Bags under eyes
eyebrow loss
high stress
bruxism
unstable mood
Food log:
-Coffee & chocolate = thin out my eyebrows hugely
-Coffee = gives me a high then a crash, if i drink too much i struggle to get out of bed the next day
-grains & dairy = the worst hair loss & acne
-fruit & potatoes = less extreme but still hair loss & acne
-grains = no constipation
fruit juice & milk = anxiety & all round inflammation
-nuts & meat = constipation
-lean meats & fish = digestive pain
temp & pulse while vegan = ~35.5C & ~45(at night dropping into the 30s)
temp & pule while eating peat foods = ~36.5 & ~72(at night dropping into the 60s) - felt like i was running on cortisol