brigadierbarty
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and pain.
I was having 5 cups OJ with starchy meals and this was working great for me. See my recent thread where I saw temps of 100 and was able to stop taking thyroid hormone. I was seeing other benefits too, like lower blood sugars, and old injuries started healing. Basically everything was going great.
The problem is that around week 3 I developed pretty severe back/neck muscle pain and stiffness. It's definitely the orange juice because I've actually experienced this before. A few years ago I got sick and couldn't keep most food down, so I was drinking a lot of V8 and OJ (didn't know anything about Peat, I was just doing this instinctively). I developed the exact same problem back then, and it resolved after I stopped drinking OJ. Similarly, I've been off OJ for a few days now and the pain and stiffness are resolving.
I thought maybe it was too much potassium but I checked electrolytes and they're all well within normal range. Liver enzymes and other standard bloodwork are all normal too. According to cronometer I'm hitting all nutrient targets except vitamin E (strict no PUFA). I was getting about 6 cups dairy. Also of note, supplementing with ribose a few months back caused the exact same problem.
Anyone experienced this before? Doing a search, it looks like sugar causes muscle stiffness in a lot of people, eg people who drink a lot of soda. I don't know if Peat has addressed this.
Should I just cut back on sugar? Maybe 2-3 cups OJ daily is enough.
I was having 5 cups OJ with starchy meals and this was working great for me. See my recent thread where I saw temps of 100 and was able to stop taking thyroid hormone. I was seeing other benefits too, like lower blood sugars, and old injuries started healing. Basically everything was going great.
The problem is that around week 3 I developed pretty severe back/neck muscle pain and stiffness. It's definitely the orange juice because I've actually experienced this before. A few years ago I got sick and couldn't keep most food down, so I was drinking a lot of V8 and OJ (didn't know anything about Peat, I was just doing this instinctively). I developed the exact same problem back then, and it resolved after I stopped drinking OJ. Similarly, I've been off OJ for a few days now and the pain and stiffness are resolving.
I thought maybe it was too much potassium but I checked electrolytes and they're all well within normal range. Liver enzymes and other standard bloodwork are all normal too. According to cronometer I'm hitting all nutrient targets except vitamin E (strict no PUFA). I was getting about 6 cups dairy. Also of note, supplementing with ribose a few months back caused the exact same problem.
Anyone experienced this before? Doing a search, it looks like sugar causes muscle stiffness in a lot of people, eg people who drink a lot of soda. I don't know if Peat has addressed this.
Should I just cut back on sugar? Maybe 2-3 cups OJ daily is enough.
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