most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-25T07:22:03Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/35323 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/35323/does-paleo-you-nonpaleo-you-feel-like-jekyll-and-hyde familygrokumentarian 2011-04-27T13:05:44Z 2011-04-28T03:14:35Z

<p><strong>Does your personality have two sides - the Paleo You and the NonPaleo You?</strong></p> <p>Is NonPaleo You - the one you perhaps last experienced after a couple of weeks on refined sugars, industrial oils, etc. - anxious, mood swingy, morose, despondent, irritable, etc.?</p> <p>Is the Paleo You - the one where you're at least a few weeks/months into clean eating - even-keeled, chipper, cheerful, patient, and optimistic?</p> <p>Or not? Is there no change, or is it even the other way around?</p> <p>And is the transition between each personality (NonPaleo You to Paleo You, Paleo You to NonPaleo You) a rough one or a smooth one?</p> <p><strong>Have you said goodbye to NonPaleo You for good - or does NonPaleo You still crop up a few times a year (or more? less?)?</strong></p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/35323/does-paleo-you-nonpaleo-you-feel-like-jekyll-and-hyde/35327#35327 Carl_Stawicki 2011-04-27T13:26:17Z 2011-04-27T13:26:17Z

<p>The non-paleo-me pokes it's head out once in a while, only to have it "Whac-A-Moled" back by the paleo-me.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/35323/does-paleo-you-nonpaleo-you-feel-like-jekyll-and-hyde/35328#35328 MF 2011-04-27T13:37:05Z 2011-04-27T13:37:05Z

<p>Short Answer: Yes. When I splurge and have a few tacos and some beers, or go for dessert after a fine dining experience it takes a day to get back to normal. I'm tired, cranky, feel like ass, etc. I like to think that the occasional splurge keeps me on track by reminding me how crappy I feel. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/35323/does-paleo-you-nonpaleo-you-feel-like-jekyll-and-hyde/35454#35454 Joey 2011-04-27T23:00:33Z 2011-04-27T23:00:33Z

<p>I feel like both being strictly Paleo,as I can't afford to cheat due to health reasons. So,Paleo is sometimes a real struggle to me resulting in depression,lethargy,anxiety,crankiness,feeling of deprivation. I sometimes get so bored of having to eat Paleo,lack of energy to once again come up with something that looks,feels and tastes like a meal etc.</p> <p>Sometimes I just wish I could eat a sandwich or a piece of cake again or enjoy an occasional icecream at a terrace in the sun,like the rest of my family&amp;friends and the world. (And I don't mean Coconut milk substitutes..but the real deal!).</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/35323/does-paleo-you-nonpaleo-you-feel-like-jekyll-and-hyde/35503#35503 g. 2011-04-28T02:49:26Z 2011-04-28T03:14:35Z

<p>Yep. Totally. Grainy, sugary eating = Mr Hyde, for me.</p> <p>I am of the thinking that those with increased intestinal permeability (leaky-guts!) have the hardest time with mood-related symptoms. There is a direct gut-to-brain connection. E.g. many celiacs have mood problems, as well as neurological symptoms, even nerve damage. </p> <p>Quitting gluten literally (and quite unexpectedly), <em>changed my brain</em>.. THANK GODS. No joke.</p> <p>Eventually i figured out that for me, not only grainy things, but also yeasty things summon my evil, sad twin. After I quit beer, I drank hard-cider a few times as a delicious replacement; it took me a while to figure out why I felt so terrible/anxious/dark/moody/foggy for days afterward. (Non-yeasty adult beverages do not have this effect.)</p>