Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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After nearly 40 years of SAD eating, I have gone full Paleo close to 3 years. It has resolved many issues: allergies, over-fat, under muscled, flexibility, joint pain, low motility and sperm count, sleep apnea etc. Paleo is some sorta cure all right. It is just too bad my Mother didn't feed me this way from birth. As such, I have a crowded underdeveloped face/jawline/mouth/sinuses as many of us raised on SAD are stuck with.

My mouth breathing is drastically better, other than Paleo nutrition/living, I've incorporated breathe-rite nasal strips, saline nasal washes and just plain focussing on nose-breathing. I have much improvement, but have started to look into more radical measures. I've ceased using steroidal sprays and anti-histamine and other meds.

The various dental appliances, hyrax and others,polyp surgery and other procedures, balloon treatments, chiropractic adjustment and the like all seem promising. None of these are painless or non-invasive. Just can't decide it any of them make much sense.

If you have any experience with other measures, diet related or otherwise, or anecdotal stories to share, please chime in with an answer. I may go down the road of a "simple" run through with a chiropractor first. Then perhaps a hyrax dental appliance. Surgery is lower on the list.

flag	asked May 12 2010 at 15:54 Tim Rangitsch 4,811●1●7●17

Tim, I'm curious about how chiropractic can help mouth-breathing. What is the proposed mechanism for positive effects? – Ed♦ May 12 2010 at 17:16

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It seems there can be a bit of adjustment allowing for a spread of the roof of the mouth, the sinuses, however minor. Just looking into it, and am not yet sold on the idea. – Tim Rangitsch May 12 2010 at 17:39

Interesting--thanks! – Ed♦ May 12 2010 at 23:01

JJ · Answer 1 · 2010-12-13 15:08:15Z UTC

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Try looking up buteyko breathing technique; may be of help.

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JJ

answered May 12 2010 at 19:48

Andrew
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	I couldn't remember the name of that technique... but it definitely did work for me. You should look into this first, before you are tempted to try something more radical. – Hayduke May 12 2010 at 23:23
	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buteyko_method Sure have been poking around the 'net reading up on this. Pretty good results seem possible. Surely will give a try before going for the knife! Currently, it is a struggle just to breathe through my nose, but it has been getting better with saline, humidity, and some concentration! Since going paleo, the nose breathing went up, but lately I am focussing more on it. – Tim Rangitsch May 13 2010 at 12:58

Michael · Answer 2 · 2010-05-12 17:29:48Z UTC

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"I didn't see much downside - but would be interested if anyone knew to the contrary"

mouth breathing dries out the mouth. saliva prevents cavities.

answered May 12 2010 at 17:29

Michael
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CT · Answer 3 · 2010-05-12 16:35:28Z UTC

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I've breathed through my mouth all my life, and only relatively recently realised that isn't normal! Most doctors shrugged their shoulders, but one said I had an S shaped septum which restricted air flow. I decided against surgery, because whilst it was odd to mouth breathe, I didn't see much downside - but would be interested if anyone knew to the contrary.

answered May 12 2010 at 16:35

CT
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Mouth-breathing can cause dry mouth, bad breath and shortness of breath after exercise (due to lack of warming and humidification of inhaled air). In children, mouth-breathing can cause dental malocclusion and elongation of the face (known as "adenoidal facies"). Ref: lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:108297 – Ed♦ May 12 2010 at 17:30

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And a reduced production of Nitrus Oxide, an inhibition of the immune system, less deep sleep, increased cortisol, and other issues. Mouth breathing is a pretty bad deal all around. – Tim Rangitsch May 12 2010 at 17:39

I, too, am a mouth breather, especially during sleep. I have always had a problem with inflamed bleeding gums. One dentist I had asked me if I breathed through my mouth when I slept. So, apparently, it can also lead to gum problems. ?! – Paleolady May 13 2010 at 23:27

Dave K · Answer 4 · 2011-01-17 00:01:45Z UTC

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Try 500mg vitamin c in an 8oz nasal rinse. I found helpfull information here http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/.fulltext/11/3/196.pdf

answered Jan 17 2011 at 0:01

Dave K
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12 · Answer 5 · 2012-11-09 03:25:34Z UTC

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http://www.normalbreathing.com/art-stuffy-nose-clear.php#.UJx3IOOe8Sg

answered Nov 9 at 3:25

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