Hello all, thought I'd introduce myself.
I have done low carb diets off and on for at least a decade. Cutting out dairy and grains seemed especially helpful for my arthritis but it wasn't until carnivore and cutting out vegetables that my digestion improved (at least at the beginning), which was a problem as long as I can remember. I've been falling apart the last three years or so- my whole early 30s. I'm female. I seemed to have at least one, more likely two bulging discs, a rotated pelvis, worsening scoliosis and the worst was hip pain and tendons in my leg being tight and painful (maybe to compensate for the structural issues). The hip pain was what encouraged me to eliminate all the things- down to meat and water.
However, over time, especially during periods of strict zero carb and fasting I'd get both crazy histamine reactions (seemed connected to times of increased estrogen) and re-emerging joint pain. I'd get lower-back spasms and consistent pain in my hip if I walked more than 20min. Somehow, doubling down on carnivore didn't work lol. It wasn't until I became extremely cold intolerant, fatigued, with heart pain/weakness and looked more and more anemic that I began to really question my ancestral-health-paradigm. I started having stomach problems again and took zinc-carnosine, NAC and chewed mastic gum everyday for a couple weeks. I definitely felt like I could better digest things after that and began looking into getting raw dairy to try.
Someone was also complaining of heart arrhythmia in a carnivore group and said that adding carbs fixed it. I expressed my own problems and he sent me down the bioenergetics rabbit hole....(hmm...his comment has been yeeted from the group). I found "A Bioenergetic View of Autoimmunity" on youtube and then started binge-listening to Danny Roddy and making different choices. This all happened at the beginning of the month and I am not seeing a huge improvement in temperature (I'm always 96.something), but feel much better.
* I reintroduced raw a2 dairy and have not had an arthritis flare up. I am only having small amounts and including milk kefir. I am supplementing with calcium orotate as well (~800mg).
* I've been having 10,000 to 20,000 IU of vitamin D per day, but am getting one with K2 because I am having some kidney pain and wonder if ignoring k is a problem
* I have a raw carrot salad everyday
* I have orange juice and oranges everyday
* I eat pasture raised eggs almost everyday and liver and shellfish when I crave it
* I am trying to reintroduce some more carbs- oatmeal fermented overnight in milk kefir and then boiled, rice and potatoes
* Started taking 50mg pregneolone too
Anything else I should try?
(I had been taking vit b complex for the anemia and vitamin c to unsuccessfully troubleshoot joint pain while still carnivore)
What has really surprised me is that including milk and grains has not led to an arthritic flare up, in fact, my lower back and hips feel stronger. My energy is coming back and my skin looks more flushed. I am gaining unwanted weight and my temp is still low but I'm hoping that will resolve in time. Ultimately I want to be a more energetic and productive human being. Being able to go for long hikes, run with my dog and exercise...
I have done low carb diets off and on for at least a decade. Cutting out dairy and grains seemed especially helpful for my arthritis but it wasn't until carnivore and cutting out vegetables that my digestion improved (at least at the beginning), which was a problem as long as I can remember. I've been falling apart the last three years or so- my whole early 30s. I'm female. I seemed to have at least one, more likely two bulging discs, a rotated pelvis, worsening scoliosis and the worst was hip pain and tendons in my leg being tight and painful (maybe to compensate for the structural issues). The hip pain was what encouraged me to eliminate all the things- down to meat and water.
However, over time, especially during periods of strict zero carb and fasting I'd get both crazy histamine reactions (seemed connected to times of increased estrogen) and re-emerging joint pain. I'd get lower-back spasms and consistent pain in my hip if I walked more than 20min. Somehow, doubling down on carnivore didn't work lol. It wasn't until I became extremely cold intolerant, fatigued, with heart pain/weakness and looked more and more anemic that I began to really question my ancestral-health-paradigm. I started having stomach problems again and took zinc-carnosine, NAC and chewed mastic gum everyday for a couple weeks. I definitely felt like I could better digest things after that and began looking into getting raw dairy to try.
Someone was also complaining of heart arrhythmia in a carnivore group and said that adding carbs fixed it. I expressed my own problems and he sent me down the bioenergetics rabbit hole....(hmm...his comment has been yeeted from the group). I found "A Bioenergetic View of Autoimmunity" on youtube and then started binge-listening to Danny Roddy and making different choices. This all happened at the beginning of the month and I am not seeing a huge improvement in temperature (I'm always 96.something), but feel much better.
* I reintroduced raw a2 dairy and have not had an arthritis flare up. I am only having small amounts and including milk kefir. I am supplementing with calcium orotate as well (~800mg).
* I've been having 10,000 to 20,000 IU of vitamin D per day, but am getting one with K2 because I am having some kidney pain and wonder if ignoring k is a problem
* I have a raw carrot salad everyday
* I have orange juice and oranges everyday
* I eat pasture raised eggs almost everyday and liver and shellfish when I crave it
* I am trying to reintroduce some more carbs- oatmeal fermented overnight in milk kefir and then boiled, rice and potatoes
* Started taking 50mg pregneolone too
Anything else I should try?
(I had been taking vit b complex for the anemia and vitamin c to unsuccessfully troubleshoot joint pain while still carnivore)
What has really surprised me is that including milk and grains has not led to an arthritic flare up, in fact, my lower back and hips feel stronger. My energy is coming back and my skin looks more flushed. I am gaining unwanted weight and my temp is still low but I'm hoping that will resolve in time. Ultimately I want to be a more energetic and productive human being. Being able to go for long hikes, run with my dog and exercise...