Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Anyone trying hair like a fox diet? My hair started shedding much more noticeably towards the end of 2 years on paleo diet, so I'm currently experimenting with hair like a fox. I'm trying to keep an open mind regarding health and diet, since I did feel like part of a cult when I first started reading about paleo diet and carbs.

My experience after following the quick start guide for 3 months now:

Diet: I've been eating liver or oysters once a week. Diet is high in milk,eggs, oj, fruit, and cheese. Maybe a quarter of my meals are paleo 2.0(meat, veggies, sweet potatoes), and I have the occasional cheat meals on the weekends. no supplements.

Lifestyle: Get around 7-8 hrs of sleep at night, typical office job, workout 3 times a week. Wouldn't say i was very stressed person, but losing hair in late 20s feels kind of stressful.

Results: Still shedding at same rate and hair loss becoming noticeable to friends; however, i have noticed that my sleep has drastically improved on this diet. I use to feel like an insomniac, even when I was eating stricly paleo.

Anyone else experimenting? I've kept at the diet because I've enjoyed the wider range of flavors and mostly because of the sleep. Please discuss here.

edited Feb 24 2012 at 1:24

asked Feb 22 2012 at 22:36

Samson
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	Is eating liver/oysters part of the protocol? Mind describing the basic tenants? I may have ben following it all along and never knew it, as I eat liver and Bone broth once a week as well as all the other foods you described. Though I live with a guy who does amazing with zero carbs my sleep goes out the window anything less than 50grams per day. – Cory151 Feb 24 2012 at 4:39
	Forgot to mention I stopped taking Proscar after 11 years of being on it. – Cory151 Feb 24 2012 at 4:40
	yes, liver and oysters are recommended. check out his quick start guide. its free and explains the basic tenants. – Samson Feb 28 2012 at 3:18

Alex · Answer 1 · 2012-02-23 04:07:04Z UTC

I don't know if this is useful info or not, but here are some physiological characteristics of someone who has spectacularly healthy, thick lustrous hair. I will not likely ever go bald. Heck, at 50, I'm only just beginning to have more than just the random gray hair. I'm tall and slender, with no natural athletic ability, and I can't build muscle to save my life. At age 42 I started working out with a trainer, three days a week, and after three years I went from having the physique of an eleven year old to having the physique of a fifteen year old. The next four years of training was one long plateau, at which point I gave up. Even as a kid, I've always carried a layer of soft subcutaneous padding. The hair on my legs and arms is very light, and the little trail of fuzz rising up from my stomach fizzles out at my sternum. I have almost no chest hair. My sideburns fizzle out before they reach my earlobes. I can grow a mustache, a soul patch, and little beards on each side of my chin, and the growth is light enough that I can get away with shaving every other day. It's like I'm forever stuck half-way in boyhood. I've never had it tested, but it wouldn't surprise me if my hormonal profile differs greatly from guys with more manly characteristics. And, there's no doubt in my mind that there's a connection between the boyish body and the ridiculously thick head of hair.

dannyroddy · Answer 2 · 2012-02-22 23:30:19Z UTC

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Samson, what do your labs look like?

answered Feb 22 2012 at 23:30

dannyroddy
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	never done any blood work. i'm assuming elevated serotonin, estrogen, adrenaline, cortisol. i think adding back carbs has helped with cortisol, since i'm able to sleep easily. feel relatively healthy and MPB runs on maternal side of the family. – Samson Feb 22 2012 at 23:55
	Getting FT3, FT4, rT3, PTH, prolactin, CBC, lipids, kidney, liver, electrolytes, would guide you in the right direction. – dannyroddy Feb 23 2012 at 3:40
	How much do those tests cost? Especially the ft3,ft4, rt3 pth, and prolactin? Those aren't usual tests, so I'm not sure if insurance covers those. – primallykosher Feb 23 2012 at 3:58
	Check with your physician or you can check on directlabs.com or privatemdlabs.com. – dannyroddy Feb 23 2012 at 17:26

George Brodie · Answer 3 · 2012-02-23 03:12:26Z UTC

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Sometimes tires just go flat sitting in the driveway.

answered Feb 23 2012 at 3:12

George Brodie
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Wayne daniels · Answer 4 · 2012-05-10 15:49:47Z UTC

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Hairloss is genetic, diet plays no role and the only way to slow it down is propecia.

answered May 10 2012 at 15:49

Wayne daniels

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