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This is a stupid question but what's the deal with PUFAs? People around here seem to have a problem with them. Is there is a nice summary read around here I could have a look at?
My thyroid is normal. It's in the optimal range of optimal range, with plenty of T3 and T4. My main source of iodine is from seaweeds I add to broths, and eating shellfish.
I agree that carbs are important. I can't live without them. I've done low carb diets before and they were disastrous.
My underlying health condition is inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis. That may be why prolactin is high. I was on prednisone for 6 months and my hormone system is only just now starting to come back into alignment, 6 months after cessation of the drug. Pregnenolone allowed me to stop prednisone while still maintaining inflammatory control of my disease. Now, thanks to remineralization, inflammation is in a good place.
The bane of my existence right now is having to get iron IVs once a month. I know the oxidative damage that iron can do, but my bowels have been damaged enough from this disease that I don't absorb iron whatsoever.
I’m so glad you are able to get real sunshine!
I personally wouldn’t take cod liver oil due to the pufa alone but that’s just me.
As far as diet I’ve done a lot of adjusting over the years but coming from a low carb background I found adding back carbs made a huge difference. I find carbs from fruit helpful although I still eat some starch. Whole and dried fruits currently work well but early on when I had weak digestion I drank a lot of juice and ate more cooked fruits.
Right now I’m sure my diet isn’t what we typically think of as Peaty but I’ve been at this 5 years so I’ve learned to keep what works for me. I think it’s important to eat enough to support your metabolism (starvation/malnutrition is linked to elevated prolactin) with foods that agree with you personally and give you energy. Beyond that the main Peat inspired diet guideline I follow is minimizing pufa.
I think someone might have mentioned it already but the antimicrobial fibers seem helpful for excess estrogen and keeping the bowels clean/moving. I like cooked mushrooms for this but some eat the raw carrot salad or cooked bamboo shoots. Now that I eat more whole and dried fruits I don’t seem to need mushrooms or other anti microbial fibers everyday.
It’s a journey and everyone’s is slightly different but I think your on the right track. People should be able to recover from a climax induced prolactin spike fairly easily but when you’re in a weakened state I think it’s harder and takes longer to return to baseline.
I honestly agree with Peat and think thyroid is key for prolactin issues.
This is a stupid question but what's the deal with PUFAs? People around here seem to have a problem with them. Is there is a nice summary read around here I could have a look at?
My thyroid is normal. It's in the optimal range of optimal range, with plenty of T3 and T4. My main source of iodine is from seaweeds I add to broths, and eating shellfish.
I agree that carbs are important. I can't live without them. I've done low carb diets before and they were disastrous.
My underlying health condition is inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis. That may be why prolactin is high. I was on prednisone for 6 months and my hormone system is only just now starting to come back into alignment, 6 months after cessation of the drug. Pregnenolone allowed me to stop prednisone while still maintaining inflammatory control of my disease. Now, thanks to remineralization, inflammation is in a good place.
The bane of my existence right now is having to get iron IVs once a month. I know the oxidative damage that iron can do, but my bowels have been damaged enough from this disease that I don't absorb iron whatsoever.