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Help strengthen my Immune system

Hi, last month I got sick with sore throat, coughs and now after a course of antibiotics, then anti histamines, steroid inhalers, I am feeling vulnerable to coughs and colds. Still …
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How do animals handle antinutrients?

A few secounds ago, I was a little hungry so I ate a tomato. I then thought about all the 'bad antinutrients' in it that I didn't remove with cooking or doing sth similar. Then th …
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How long does gluten stay in one’s system after eating foods contaminated in it?

How long does it remain in the system, negatively affecting your body after ingestion? I'd love to know. Haven't eaten any, just would like to know. Thanks guys and gals!
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Hack this article. Paleo wreaking absolute havoc on your metabolism and endocrine system

http://butterbeliever.com/matt-stone-youre-blowing-my-mind/ As a paleo newbie this is freaking me out. Am I making a mistake going paleo?
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Diet, CMV and Fibromyalgia

There is more to my saga. As I described earlier, I fell off the cliff when I went on a celiac diet involving more corn and rice. Every part of my body was impacted. It was extreme …
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How long does phytic acid remain in the digestive system?

Assuming I ate a high phytic acid meal and 3-4 hours later, I ate a low phytic acid meal, would the phytic acid remaining from the first meal affect the nutrients in the 2nd meal? …
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Do you have this experience of developing a sort of strength of sorts?

I have been doing paleo for a few months now. Before paleo, if I had ice cream and curry (not together, please) it would shock my system so that I would deeply regret it. My slee …
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Vitamin C and the paleo diet

For all the people who eat a paleo diet but don't eat fruit, how much vitamin C do you get per day and from what sources (supplements don't count since our ancestors didn't take th …
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What’s up with increased food, smell and other sensitivities

Recently I've noticed that I've had an increase in sensitivity to smells and possibly to some foods. The other day I could smell the ink when someone was running lots of copies at …
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What’s your “system?”

3 and 1/2 months into CF/Paleo, I often feel strapped for time, being that I now spend much more time every week working out at the box, grocery shopping (I hit 4 different stores …
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Can we hack the opiate system?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511134206.htm "It is well known that if you put C. elegans on a restricted diet, you can extend its lifespan by 40 to 50 percent," …
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hormone optimization

When you get your Vitamin D level checked what other labs do you ask your doc to run? Do your docs even routinely screen you after the levels are rechecked?