I have only been doing Peat-style for a short period of time. Almost 3 weeks. Just was introduced to the DRoddy website June 22nd. (Actually I find SOME of Peats own articles easier to read than some of Roddy's.) So, I am very new... but I think I have tried very hard... please chime in with advice.
I am 46 (next month). Female. Historically low BP and pulse. Low cholesterol and low tryglicerides. Have had difficulties with my menstrual cycle, sleeping, all my life I have been "a sweater", had TERRIBLE headaches/nausia and especially when I was pregnant with my daughter, been depressed, been suicidal, an alcoholic, bulimic, anorexic (was not good at this -- I love to eat!), a caloric counter, an over exerciser, etc... I have seen many naturopaths/homeopaths/alternative health care practitioners. I have gotten better with each modality. Better movement thru Z-Health, Meditation thru binarial beats with Centerpointe and holosync. Etc, etc. As of about 2 years ago, I am feeling pretty well. I am sure I am leaving out some other therapies, but you get the idea. I want to be better.
With Peat-style (I know this is not a great discription) lifestyle, I was hoping to balance hormones, which at this age, must need some balancing, right? LOL I am currently about 30 pounds overweight and have been most recently doing a lot of vegetable juicing. Wheat grass made me feel really good -- I thought -- until reading Peat...
Here's what I have incorporated in my little time of Peating:
raw carrot -- i usually dip it in a drop of oil/tbs vinegar/pinch salt/pinch sugar
coffee -- gelatin/cream/sugar (this is a new thing for me -- I have NEVER drank coffee until 2 wks ago)
mineral water -- I have ALWAYS been a huge water drinker (non-carbonated) -- I started drinking the mineral water because I missed h2o
fresh oj/2%milk
pecorano/romano cheese -- and some other cheeses
lamb (once)
shrimp (once)
daisy cottage cheese
pears from a jar
Virgil's Root Beers
poached eggs
Kerrigold butter
coconut oil
mortons canning/pickling salt
No Grains (until I cheated last night with Girl Scout cookies)
baking soda for washing my hair/body
oil pulling
honey
ice cream
cherries
watermelon
a couple of potatoes sliced and baked with coconut oil/butter
magnesium oil in a spray topically
epsom salt bath once
So, the Good...
I am sleeping better -- deeper -- less sweating
I am thinking better -- less short term memory loss
I like sugar :)
I like using baking soda for body wash -- no more BO :)
Bag breathing is okay -- but I don't really notice anything
temp has gone up from 97's to low 98's
BPM increased from 56/57 to 58
the Bad...
I have gained @3 pounds & inches
my tummy is bloated
my skin is a bit splotchy and of course puffy, like I said
I think there is more cellulite tummy/thigh
I have bowel movements each day, but they are strained
I probably eat too many calories (I used the conometer once)... I hate to count calories
I wake up with puffy fingers and eyes
what I liked about being -- sort of-- vegan was not eating anything with a face or a mother (although I did sparsely)
My Goals:
To balance hormones --& lose the extra weight
To be able to exercise more than 12-15 minutes without being sick in bed with a headache the next day, even though doing the exercise feels fine at the time (and I am in no way overdoing what I am doing -- my body right now does not like certain movement). I want to get back to an active lifestyle.
the Questions...
why isn't the Peat-style worried about eating oysters/shrimp/liver, though they are very critical of toxins (I am too) in products and in the way the animal protien in fed (grass fed)?
Teeth: Does the oil pulling keep your teeth from getting stained by the coffee/coke?
and I still have silver fillings one half of my mouth -- other side I had them replaced. Could this be causing any problems?
Am I correct in trying to dial in the food before I add any supplements? I have been trying to do one before the other. Really, all of the threads on the hormones are over my head. I will have to really dig in and try to gain a better understanding before I go there...
Should I look into the light therapy before the supplements? I have been reading the posts on that too...
I think that's it for now, I know it's alot -- it feels like a lot...
Thanks in advance for any input --
I am 46 (next month). Female. Historically low BP and pulse. Low cholesterol and low tryglicerides. Have had difficulties with my menstrual cycle, sleeping, all my life I have been "a sweater", had TERRIBLE headaches/nausia and especially when I was pregnant with my daughter, been depressed, been suicidal, an alcoholic, bulimic, anorexic (was not good at this -- I love to eat!), a caloric counter, an over exerciser, etc... I have seen many naturopaths/homeopaths/alternative health care practitioners. I have gotten better with each modality. Better movement thru Z-Health, Meditation thru binarial beats with Centerpointe and holosync. Etc, etc. As of about 2 years ago, I am feeling pretty well. I am sure I am leaving out some other therapies, but you get the idea. I want to be better.
With Peat-style (I know this is not a great discription) lifestyle, I was hoping to balance hormones, which at this age, must need some balancing, right? LOL I am currently about 30 pounds overweight and have been most recently doing a lot of vegetable juicing. Wheat grass made me feel really good -- I thought -- until reading Peat...
Here's what I have incorporated in my little time of Peating:
raw carrot -- i usually dip it in a drop of oil/tbs vinegar/pinch salt/pinch sugar
coffee -- gelatin/cream/sugar (this is a new thing for me -- I have NEVER drank coffee until 2 wks ago)
mineral water -- I have ALWAYS been a huge water drinker (non-carbonated) -- I started drinking the mineral water because I missed h2o
fresh oj/2%milk
pecorano/romano cheese -- and some other cheeses
lamb (once)
shrimp (once)
daisy cottage cheese
pears from a jar
Virgil's Root Beers
poached eggs
Kerrigold butter
coconut oil
mortons canning/pickling salt
No Grains (until I cheated last night with Girl Scout cookies)
baking soda for washing my hair/body
oil pulling
honey
ice cream
cherries
watermelon
a couple of potatoes sliced and baked with coconut oil/butter
magnesium oil in a spray topically
epsom salt bath once
So, the Good...
I am sleeping better -- deeper -- less sweating
I am thinking better -- less short term memory loss
I like sugar :)
I like using baking soda for body wash -- no more BO :)
Bag breathing is okay -- but I don't really notice anything
temp has gone up from 97's to low 98's
BPM increased from 56/57 to 58
the Bad...
I have gained @3 pounds & inches
my tummy is bloated
my skin is a bit splotchy and of course puffy, like I said
I think there is more cellulite tummy/thigh
I have bowel movements each day, but they are strained
I probably eat too many calories (I used the conometer once)... I hate to count calories
I wake up with puffy fingers and eyes
what I liked about being -- sort of-- vegan was not eating anything with a face or a mother (although I did sparsely)
My Goals:
To balance hormones --& lose the extra weight
To be able to exercise more than 12-15 minutes without being sick in bed with a headache the next day, even though doing the exercise feels fine at the time (and I am in no way overdoing what I am doing -- my body right now does not like certain movement). I want to get back to an active lifestyle.
the Questions...
why isn't the Peat-style worried about eating oysters/shrimp/liver, though they are very critical of toxins (I am too) in products and in the way the animal protien in fed (grass fed)?
Teeth: Does the oil pulling keep your teeth from getting stained by the coffee/coke?
and I still have silver fillings one half of my mouth -- other side I had them replaced. Could this be causing any problems?
Am I correct in trying to dial in the food before I add any supplements? I have been trying to do one before the other. Really, all of the threads on the hormones are over my head. I will have to really dig in and try to gain a better understanding before I go there...
Should I look into the light therapy before the supplements? I have been reading the posts on that too...
I think that's it for now, I know it's alot -- it feels like a lot...
Thanks in advance for any input --