I'm a 63 year old woman with a long history of auto-immune and neuro-endocrine-immune disorders (e.g. since at least post childbirth 1979). I learned about Ray Peat's work 16 days ago from a Dr. who read my blog. I was once a college professor and a naturopath/yoga teacher.
I started making dietary changes two weeks ago as I devoured article after article. Thus far I have
Five days ago added a tiny amount of Cynomel (1/30th of a 25mcg tablet twice a day) and today I took another dose at lunchtime. I need to start slowly with the T3 because I have been hypothyroid since 1979, except for a short period in 1983 when I became hyperthyroid from working in a WDB with bacterial and mold toxins in abundance.
My sleep has greatly improved. I was doing a Wahls version of Paleo before this while exploring a lectin-free diet per Dr. Gundry (this meant only eliminating seeds, nightshades, and all squash/melons, including cukes), and finding myself sleeping only every other night, and then but for a few hours. So I'm not surprised that my body is pretty tired now. I'm just frustrated that the fatigue hits me unexpectedly and keeps me from completing things I've started. I get hungry more easily, and when I need to eat, feel so ravenous that I can't wait.
Here's what currently concerns me: I seem to be more susceptible to colds, as every few days I experience congestion and other symptoms that I usually get before a cold comes on. I wish I could understand whether my immune system is getting worse from the increased fructose and sucrose (some have made this association, although I don't recall who I read years ago), or whether this is a some stage that I have to go through, or whether there is another dietary change that could help strengthen my low immunity.
I have tested positive for exposure to HHV6, EBV, Coxsackie A and B, ochratoxin A, and Lyme, but I haven't had symptoms for years. My immune system tends to be overactive in the TH17 pathway (with psoriasis on elbows) and underactive in the TH1 with low NK cells. My psoriasis is going crazy right now.
I also find myself hungry often and don't know what I can carry with me when I go out on errands, to movies, concerts etc since I used to rely on nuts and nut-based snack bars or chips, pretzels, etc. The dietary changes have made it impossible o eat enough at meals to last for long stretches of time away from a refrigerator.
Hope to hear from some of you
Desert Rat
I started making dietary changes two weeks ago as I devoured article after article. Thus far I have
- cut out PUFA's
added OJ which I mix with bubbling water
added gelatin
increased salt intake
decreased and finally eliminated starches
increased intake of liver
decreased cooked vegetables and salads
increased dairy
added some white sugar into my diet (in the jello I make with unflavored gelatin, milk, and frozen blueberries
Five days ago added a tiny amount of Cynomel (1/30th of a 25mcg tablet twice a day) and today I took another dose at lunchtime. I need to start slowly with the T3 because I have been hypothyroid since 1979, except for a short period in 1983 when I became hyperthyroid from working in a WDB with bacterial and mold toxins in abundance.
My sleep has greatly improved. I was doing a Wahls version of Paleo before this while exploring a lectin-free diet per Dr. Gundry (this meant only eliminating seeds, nightshades, and all squash/melons, including cukes), and finding myself sleeping only every other night, and then but for a few hours. So I'm not surprised that my body is pretty tired now. I'm just frustrated that the fatigue hits me unexpectedly and keeps me from completing things I've started. I get hungry more easily, and when I need to eat, feel so ravenous that I can't wait.
Here's what currently concerns me: I seem to be more susceptible to colds, as every few days I experience congestion and other symptoms that I usually get before a cold comes on. I wish I could understand whether my immune system is getting worse from the increased fructose and sucrose (some have made this association, although I don't recall who I read years ago), or whether this is a some stage that I have to go through, or whether there is another dietary change that could help strengthen my low immunity.
I have tested positive for exposure to HHV6, EBV, Coxsackie A and B, ochratoxin A, and Lyme, but I haven't had symptoms for years. My immune system tends to be overactive in the TH17 pathway (with psoriasis on elbows) and underactive in the TH1 with low NK cells. My psoriasis is going crazy right now.
I also find myself hungry often and don't know what I can carry with me when I go out on errands, to movies, concerts etc since I used to rely on nuts and nut-based snack bars or chips, pretzels, etc. The dietary changes have made it impossible o eat enough at meals to last for long stretches of time away from a refrigerator.
Hope to hear from some of you
Desert Rat