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Today marks the end of my 6 week Paleo Experiment.. I have some questions

Im at work and don't have time to type out EVERYthing I ate. Here are the basics: I pretty much ate a lot of grass fed beef, wild caught salmon, a little chicken, and a little tu …
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Any crazy symptoms from potassium and/or sodium out of balance?

Other than perhaps cramping, has anyone experienced any other effects/problems from having potassium and/or sodium out of whack? Just curious, Mike
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New to Paleo…side effects?

After doing a great deal of research and reading Sarah Fragoso's book Everyday Paleo I finally started eating Paleo yesterday.... and today I feel awful!! I am totally committed an …
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New to paleo - diarrhea, tired, 5 weeks in and troubled!

Hi all, I started the paleo diet about 5 weeks ago. I've maybe had grains a few times - I would say I've eaten paleo for 90% of the time. The first week after an initial detox, I …
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Side effects from water kefir, how long will it last?

I started to make water kefir for around 3 weeks ago. In the beginning the kefir wasnt so effective, so I drank maybe 2-3 dl per day. But the last week I have got loose stool (sorr …
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Stevia a Vasodilator? Anyone experience adverse symptoms from consuming Stevia?

One new thing that I added to my diet that I had never previously consumed is stevia. Ever since going LC/Paleo, I have used pure stevia powder as my primary sweetener. I have been …
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Yes, it’s another 5-HTP question

I'm sitting around looking at my bottle of 5-HTP and I notice that it's made from a seed. I do some research trying to understand the nutritional profile of the seed (because doc s …
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Beware the Nocebo Effect, Fruit and Safe-Starch?

I realize this has been discussed before but I just saw this article of the same title on Chris Kresser's feed. With the safe-starch debate at AHS it occured to me, what if all the …
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Does eating runny egg yolks have any negative side effects?

Ever since I've been cooking my eggs with the yolks intact I've felt like crap. I let this new routine slide because I couldn't find any negative side effects online (other than …
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Tea tree oil dangerous?

I`ve been using a little bit of tea tree oil mixed with jojoba oil on my skin every night for a couple weeks. It has helped a lot on my skin problems! But I recently read this art …
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Has Paleo given me poor results, strange side-effects??!!

This paleo caper is a crock. After a number of months, I have barely lost any weight at all, past an initial few kg. Ok, so I wasn't so worried about this initially, since I didn …
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How to fight off irritability as a side-effect of meds

I'm on a medication where two of it's most common side effects are insomnia and irritability. I'm wondering if I should supplement something to help fight my general, daily irrita …
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Why am I unable to tolerate supplemental vitamin D?

I do not seem to be able to tolerate any amount of additional vitamin D anymore. It being October, I could sense that I was losing my verve, and decided to start taking it again -- …
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Is cyanocobalamin a dangerous form of Vitamin B12?

Cyanocobalamin is one of the forms of Vitamin B12 (cobalamin). The other forms are methylcobalamin and hydroxocobalamin. The latter two are more natural forms, I think. Cyanocoba …
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Is 80% Paleo good enough?

I had a friend in college who only smoked cigarettes when at a bar. I had another friend who only smoke pot if a friend gave it to him for free: he would never buy it. If I do pa …

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