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Did a carb refeed, experienced some interesting effects
So after nearly a year of staying under 100g (less than 50g 90% of the time) I decided to try a carb reefed to aid in losing that last stubborn body fat. I consumed over 300g of ca …
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3 Basics that have changed your life?
Let's hear it, folks. What are the 3 foods, practices, supplements that have given you an "aha" moment when it comes to performance, mood, or just general well-being?
Mine:
Cocon …
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How extreme should a mood swing be?
I've noticed two occasions in the past couple of months where eating some gluten after being totally gluten free (and perhaps with a reduction in protein?) resulted in a day or two …
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The unbearable sadness of paleo?
What can I experiment with to raise mood and improve focus?
I've been doing a progressively more strict paleo diet (autoimmune protocol) for almost a month. As I read and learn m …
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Starchy carbs improves mood for those with anger/anxiety tendencies?
Hi!
I'm just wondering if what I just said in my title is true or not.
I'm naturally slim/skinny with a 10-15% BMI ( normal range 5-85%) and due to past events and probably ge …
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Surviving PMDD/PMS Paleo
I apologize for the guys/the squeamish in advance, but here goes:
I'm struggling to stay paleo consistently for about two weeks out of the month. I love eating paleo (VLC style su …
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Test for Nutrition and Hormonal Imbalances?
Is there a reliable and trustworthy test to see what nutrients you need? Also, is there a test for hormonal imbalance?
I'm 22 years old, but sometimes I get in this crazy ADHD mod …
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Hey dood, let’s conclude what foods are good for mood
What foods can improve our mood?
For myself, I vote tea and oranges. Not sure about oranges, but there are some double blind studies supporting tea's effects on stress:
"The eff …
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The Coffee and Adrenal Fatigue Correlation.
I know similar questions exist on PH, but I wanted to resurface it for main discussion. I find that there are a number of people on here with adrenal related symptoms such as fati …
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can dark chocolate affect mood
lately, ive been eating dark chocolate on a daily basis(i really love the stuff) but then 30 minutes after or so, i feel somewhat groggy and irritable
is it just in my head?
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On day 3 of Paleo and struggling.
I've struggling a little bit on what I can eat for strict Paleo. I'm on day 3 and getting a little too obsessive about what I can and cannot have. I'm eating just what is allowed, …
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Hack this crazy bacon info my husband told me…
My husband came home yesterday and told me that the reason I'm so crabby (I don't think I'm crabby... maybe it's just him!) sometimes on this diet is because the fat in the bacon I …
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Increase in irritability.
I'm a 22 year-old male, been primal since October, slowly cutting dairy out of my diet to make it full paleo over the past couple of months. My health, energy, body composition, e …
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Do pets help healthy living?
I was curious of studies and experiences of people having pets, and if it influences their health or not?
Do pets help mood and energy?
Any negatives to owning a pet healthwis …
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personality changes from doing paleo?
I've been at this for about 5 weeks now, which I think is long enough for me to confirm that there is a marked difference in my personality on paleo. Mostly it has to do with a lac …