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Hair loss, Hashimoto’s and Autoimmune Paleo

Okay, so I'm only in day ten of paleo (plus auto-immune protocol) diet as I have two auto-immune diseases (Hashimoto's/hypothyroidism and very bad rheumatoid arthritis). I also hav …
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Hair and hair-loss on Paleo/Primal with varying levels of carbs

I have had a weird hair experience on my 5.5 month primal journey, and I am curious if this has happened to anyone else. When I first started, I was trying to do low-carb, aiming …
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Very Low-Carb to Perfect Health Diet. Will I gain weight adding starches?

I'm nervous about this, but I'm fairly certain VLC made my hair fall out. It just goes against everything I know about low carbing to add in starches. I'd like to hear from anyone …
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Paleo, Insulin Resistance and Hair loss…

Hi, I'm new. I'm a 23 year old female. I was diagnosed with insulin resistance about 4 years ago, but I suspect I had it from much earliear (I was an overweight teen). Both my sist …
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Have I developed diabetes while eating LC paleo?

When I was pregnant for the first of 3 I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes after badly failing the glucose tolerance test. Within a week I was on insulin shots. (I have no …
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Polysorbate-80 for hair, scalp

Thinking about giving Polysorbate-80 a go as an inexpensive hair, scalp treatment. My hair has started to thin a bit of late, which prompted some googling & i saw mention of p …
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How to increase meal frequency

Hello all, Some time before Christmas I discovered fasting, and got into it. My appetite started steadily decreasing; I used to have 3 meals a day, and even some snacks; it moved …