Hi All,
I am SO incredibly pleased to be able to get this very important information about the Low Vit A / Low Toxin research and lifestyle. I've been following Peat principles for YEARS on and off, with several things getting noticeably worse for me. Over the last year, I've had several "enough is enough" moments and started cutting out things that were the most troublesome: Cut dairy last August and dropped most fructose in the Fall. Just walking away from those two things has had some nice benefits. I'm now working on cutting out coffee (down to 1/7th strength). And, of course, I dumped out all the Vit D, Vit E, Vit A, and Niacinamide supps right into the trash - that felt very powerful.
My question has to do with freckled skin, which I've had since I was a child. I have reddish brown hair, light skin and gray eyes (half English / half Irish, moved to US as a child). I know all the normal explanations for freckles but now with the Vit A / toxin theory fresh in my mind, I'm curious if these little brown spots could be trapped Vit A or Iron (or both?). Any insight you can share?
I've been casually making a list of life experiences that could have contributed to Vit A / Copper excess. So far I'm up to:
Born with crossed eye, corrected with surgery at age 8
(Some say) after eye surgeries, they put vitamin A gel in the eyes for healing
Teeth problems
Skin problems / prone to acne; reddish complexion
Milk, vitamin a fortified
Flours, vitamin a fortified
Kid diet - King Vitamin cereal
Kid diet - Flintstones vitamins
Copper - wore a Dogwood ring which came from State Capital roof
Bought a freezerful of chicken livers and made pate which I ate regularly
Weston A Price Chapter Leader
Cod Liver Oil - added this at multiple times in my life
Copper / Lead pipes most likely present in old buildings and houses
Supplemented Vit A
Supplemented with dried liver / organs
Vitamin A in multivitamins
Copper in multivitamins
Ate a lot of nuts
Ate a lot of carrots
Ate a lot of cabbage (crockpot soup)
Ate a lot of brussel sprouts
Ate a lot of chili (tomatoes, chilli powder, spices)
Ate a lot of turmeric
Ate a lot of dairy
Birth control pills
Have been vegetarian / vegan for a period of time
English families tend to eat a lot of organ meats so mother could have been toxic when born
Ate fish and shrimp; oysters are high in copper
Chocolate - high in copper
When I scar, they heal with bumpy ridges (one from hand, one from knee - seems better now)
Tendency towards ADHD
Used Vit D supplements for many years
Used Vit E supplements for many years
I would feel very weird when eating canned pumpkin
I am SO incredibly pleased to be able to get this very important information about the Low Vit A / Low Toxin research and lifestyle. I've been following Peat principles for YEARS on and off, with several things getting noticeably worse for me. Over the last year, I've had several "enough is enough" moments and started cutting out things that were the most troublesome: Cut dairy last August and dropped most fructose in the Fall. Just walking away from those two things has had some nice benefits. I'm now working on cutting out coffee (down to 1/7th strength). And, of course, I dumped out all the Vit D, Vit E, Vit A, and Niacinamide supps right into the trash - that felt very powerful.
My question has to do with freckled skin, which I've had since I was a child. I have reddish brown hair, light skin and gray eyes (half English / half Irish, moved to US as a child). I know all the normal explanations for freckles but now with the Vit A / toxin theory fresh in my mind, I'm curious if these little brown spots could be trapped Vit A or Iron (or both?). Any insight you can share?
I've been casually making a list of life experiences that could have contributed to Vit A / Copper excess. So far I'm up to:
Born with crossed eye, corrected with surgery at age 8
(Some say) after eye surgeries, they put vitamin A gel in the eyes for healing
Teeth problems
Skin problems / prone to acne; reddish complexion
Milk, vitamin a fortified
Flours, vitamin a fortified
Kid diet - King Vitamin cereal
Kid diet - Flintstones vitamins
Copper - wore a Dogwood ring which came from State Capital roof
Bought a freezerful of chicken livers and made pate which I ate regularly
Weston A Price Chapter Leader
Cod Liver Oil - added this at multiple times in my life
Copper / Lead pipes most likely present in old buildings and houses
Supplemented Vit A
Supplemented with dried liver / organs
Vitamin A in multivitamins
Copper in multivitamins
Ate a lot of nuts
Ate a lot of carrots
Ate a lot of cabbage (crockpot soup)
Ate a lot of brussel sprouts
Ate a lot of chili (tomatoes, chilli powder, spices)
Ate a lot of turmeric
Ate a lot of dairy
Birth control pills
Have been vegetarian / vegan for a period of time
English families tend to eat a lot of organ meats so mother could have been toxic when born
Ate fish and shrimp; oysters are high in copper
Chocolate - high in copper
When I scar, they heal with bumpy ridges (one from hand, one from knee - seems better now)
Tendency towards ADHD
Used Vit D supplements for many years
Used Vit E supplements for many years
I would feel very weird when eating canned pumpkin