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« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2009, 04:43:32 PM » |
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Yes, I got a shower filter. It definitely helps a lot. Plus, I just don't trust Chicago water. I also distill and remineralize my drinking water.
My whole diet right now is pemmican, and grass-fed, high-fat ground beef. Also, some lamb liver once a week.
I'm definitely going to try the suet. What do you guys think of using tallow? I was thinking of buying some from U.S. Wellness Meats. (That's where I get my pemmican.) It seems like the tallow would be good for rubbing into your skin, but if you guys really recommend suet I'll try that. Heck, I'll try both.
p.s. Sorry, my quote thing wasn't working right, I think it's my browser. I'll try to figure that out.
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« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2009, 06:05:17 PM » |
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You probably know this but tallow is heated and filtered suet. So from a raw paleo perspective, anything tallow can do suet can do better, except keep.
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« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2009, 01:15:50 AM » |
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Marrow is best as it melts in your hands.
Animal fat on the skin feels much better than say coconut oil or cocoa butter and was applied to the skin by American Indians, Africans and Australian aborigines. It helps protect the skin against harsh sunlight, wind and to ward off insects. Raw animal fat has almost no smell whereas tallow might leave you smelling a bit like roast beef.
Grass fed animal fat is also good for candida infected skin as omega 3's are the food of choice for good bacteria and fungi whereas omega 6's are the preferred fuel for the dandruff producing fungus Malassezzia Globosa.
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« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2009, 01:36:12 AM » |
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Another thing I just read mentioned that high insulin levels from eating carbs turns on Insulin Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) then testosterone to produce Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which turns on the oil glands so more food for the fungus.
The fungus uses triglycerides for food and the fungus produces enzymes (lipases) to break down the triglycerides to oleic acid which is an omega 6. The oleic acid penetrates the skin and triggers skin cell production to increase.
hmm make sense?
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« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2009, 05:06:22 PM » |
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Another thing I just read mentioned that high insulin levels from eating carbs turns on Insulin Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) then testosterone to produce Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which turns on the oil glands so more food for the fungus.
The fungus uses triglycerides for food and the fungus produces enzymes (lipases) to break down the triglycerides to oleic acid which is an omega 6. The oleic acid penetrates the skin and triggers skin cell production to increase.
hmm make sense?
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« Reply #15 on: April 20, 2009, 05:46:02 PM » |
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Another thing I just read mentioned that high insulin levels from eating carbs turns on Insulin Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) then testosterone to produce Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) which turns on the oil glands so more food for the fungus.
The fungus uses triglycerides for food and the fungus produces enzymes (lipases) to break down the triglycerides to oleic acid which is an omega 6. The oleic acid penetrates the skin and triggers skin cell production to increase.
hmm make sense?
Hmm...I say hmm. I think you just gave me hope for a dandruff cure. I don't have it horrible, but I'd like it to be completely gone. I just cut my hair relatively short (not as short as yours) and am thinking of grabbing some suet or marrow, warming it up real well in my hands, and rubbing it into my scalp some day and leaving it there for a few hours. |
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« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2009, 05:08:22 AM » |
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Zero carb got rid of mine. 15 years of dandruff, RP wasnt enough.
Pets put on all meat diets also heal their dandruff.
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« Reply #17 on: July 26, 2009, 04:48:36 AM » |
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I have a dry skin also. At the moment i take more olive oil (4 spoons a day). My dry skin is better.
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« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2009, 02:22:10 PM » |
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yes, but cleaning some of the oil off your skin wil be helpful if you shower daily try every 3 or 4th day using hot water you have to wash the free-radicals and toxins off your skin and they do get caught in your body's natural oils. i have never shampoed every time i shower the oils in your scalp protect your head. Also try eating avocado more frequently the natural oils of it are extremely good for your skin and stay in your body longer then animal fats as they are used up faster (they disapear) at a higher temperature so maybe that will help. I have spent a long time in the skincare industry and still use the same products (i think we have diferent things causing us to age, dry out and wrinkle prematurely now days that were not always considerations to living life times ago) But if you are strict about not using anything think about avocado.
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« Reply #19 on: July 26, 2009, 06:34:16 PM » |
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I have pale Irish skin that was also very dry and flaky in areas. Cooling down my showers only helped a very tiny bit. The dry skin didn't clear until I eliminated the last of the carbs from my diet.
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> Tinkering with dairy & gluten elimination worked for me. I found a theory that explained it (Eaton's Paleolithic nutrition), which pointed me toward more tinkering, with more success. -Me
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