Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I can hear it now... "But since I started Paleo, I never get sick!"

Well let's pretend you have!

I used to eat one of two things when sick: white rice with soy sauce and raw garlic or toast with cinnamon sugar on it. Mmmm... miss that.

Now I don't know what to eat. Sugar free jello?

flag	asked Jul 23 at 23:05 Kelleil 1,388●3●10

	Stomach sick? Don't eat anything. – Bill1102inf Jul 23 at 23:21
	Nope, just run of the mill fever, aches/pains, nasal issues, cough. – Kelleil Jul 23 at 23:29

A at Grain Free Diet · Answer 1 · 2012-07-23 23:09:01Z UTC

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Broth. It's usually easy to get down, plus it has the added benefit of having lots of nutrients that will help your body heal.

answered Jul 23 at 23:09

A at Grain Free Diet
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what if you don't have any made and fever etc, buy the canned stuff? – Kelleil Jul 23 at 23:29

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Usually I have a stash in the fridge, but if I'm that desperate, I'll throw bones in the crock pot and let it do it's thing while I veg on the couch :) The canned stuff doesn't really have all the good things you need. – A at Grain Free Diet Jul 23 at 23:40

in a pinch you could ask a friend to pick up from a local deli (assuming you don't get the gluten death that I would from the noodle bits) – Moonablaze Jul 24 at 3:59

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H-marts have freshly made bone broth. If you have H-mart in your area, definitely check it out! – coffeesnob Jul 24 at 7:53

ZombieApocalypseKitten · Answer 2 · 2012-07-24 01:51:44Z UTC

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If it's a throat issue, chamomile tea with lemon and honey. The only time I have honey. Maybe I'll crock pot a chicken with a couple veggies.

answered Jul 24 at 1:51

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I wish slow cookers were faster – Kelleil Jul 24 at 3:46

Dragonfly · Answer 3 · 2012-07-23 23:08:27Z UTC

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I eat a low sugar jello that I make with coconut water & some honey.

answered Jul 23 at 23:08

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Unfortunately anything coconut is a no go for me. So try to hack some gelatin? But if I'm sick, ugh, effort. Thx! – Kelleil Jul 23 at 23:28

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You can make it with fruit juice instead. – Dragonfly Jul 24 at 1:13

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Thx! Appreciate it. Leaf or powder gelatin? – Kelleil Jul 24 at 2:54

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I use Great Lakes Powdered Gelatin. – Dragonfly Jul 24 at 3:30

CD · Answer 4 · 2012-07-23 23:36:44Z UTC

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Bone Broth, add some zucchini noodles if you need carbs

answered Jul 23 at 23:36

CD
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Hadn't thought about that. But my bf won't be able to manage that. Thanks! – Kelleil Jul 23 at 23:52

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if you don't have bone broth in your freezer (and really who doesn't have that?). Then a organic, no salt added, stock is good. Go for chicken, even "organic" beef broth often as MSG. Sometimes a good asian store will have dehydrated Pho base which can be used too. For teh zucchini noodles, get the boy to use this -- amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Julienne-Peeler/dp/… so easy a caveman could do it -- wait that's a good paleo diet tag line.... – CD Jul 23 at 23:55

Oooh. That peeler! – Kelleil Jul 24 at 2:55

matt H · Answer 5 · 2012-07-24 00:06:17Z UTC

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If it is tummy/diarrhea, then pumpkin. Out of the can is fine. This is a dog remedy that works as well on people. Aspirin is not bad either.

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	No diarrhea. Have I lived in a cave? Never heard of the pumpkin thing. – Kelleil Jul 24 at 2:57
	it also keeps my friend's cat from having hairballs! – Moonablaze Jul 24 at 4:01

Jaych · Answer 6 · 2012-07-23 23:31:37Z UTC

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If I have a head/chest cold, I will down pho (minus rice noodles) like crazy. The spicier the better. I can't say if it eases my cold symptoms any faster, but it's such a comfort food for me that I feel better anyway.

Hot toddies work wonders for me as well, especially when I need something to help me sleep (cold pills and the like tend to make me anxious instead of drowsy).

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	You can get pho without noodles?? – Kelleil Jul 23 at 23:52
	Ask for extra mung beans, I've never seen a place say no. Be careful and only go to a good place. A lot of these places use MSG, and that can make a bad situation worse!!! – CD Jul 23 at 23:56
	Even better to make your own. This is the recipe I use. latestinpaleo.com/blog/2011/3/22/… – Jaych Jul 24 at 2:00
	But I'm sick! Effort! Bookmarking that anyway. – Kelleil Jul 24 at 2:56

John Sorrentino · Answer 7 · 2012-07-23 23:36:30Z UTC

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But since I started Paleo, I never get sick! (True, I have not even had a cold in over 2 years.) Swap out your soy sauce for tamari. Swap out the toast for soft boiled eggs.

answered Jul 23 at 23:36

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	Egg Allergy. :( – Kelleil Jul 23 at 23:53
	Coconut aminos work well in place of soy sauce, too! – MathGirl72 Jul 23 at 23:53
	Coconut allergy. Seriously, I'm a mess. – Kelleil Jul 24 at 2:57

juju · Answer 8 · 2012-07-23 23:37:46Z UTC

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If I have a head cold I have a big spoonful of horseradish, if that doesn't clear my sinuses nothing will. Hot peppers too.

answered Jul 23 at 23:37

juju
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Wasabi? That's my jam. – Kelleil Jul 24 at 2:58

Jamie · Answer 9 · 2012-07-24 04:25:09Z UTC

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Vegetable soup - any kind. Broiled fish if I can handle it Poached eggs

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Canis Minor · Answer 10 · 2012-07-24 11:54:41Z UTC

Broth, tea, raw eggs (or poached), boiled ginger root, homemade kombucha. Sometimes nothing at all -- fasting for a day or two depending on what exactly I'm suffering from often helps.

But yeah, actually, I almost never get sick any more. Just allergic reactions to Massquito bites these days. And nothing has cured my chronic depression.

CJ · Answer 11 · 2012-08-21 22:01:25Z UTC

I heat chicken broth with some coconut milk, garlic and ginger, and curry or sriracha if I feel like my stomach can handle the spiciness. I also add some cut up cooked sweet potato and crack an egg or two in there and let it all simmer for a while.

paleoguy11 · Answer 12 · 2012-08-21 23:05:56Z UTC

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nothing.

I try to fast.

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What do you eat when you are sick?

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