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Dragonfly

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Name Dragonfly
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Location Boise, Idaho
Age 50
Pregnancy & Primal Nutrition Coach
  • I've been Primal for over 3 years and have seen asthma, eczema, peri-menopausal symptoms, SAD and all my digestive issues disappear once I dialed in my nutrition.
  • Feeling vibrant & amazing at 50!
    • 1d
    		 comment my experience wrt Paleo and cholesterol (..good news!)
    Do you eat organ meats and seafood?
    1d
    		 comment my experience wrt Paleo and cholesterol (..good news!)
    Why not more fatty red meat instead of that protein supplement? Or eggs?
    1d
    		 comment USING BAKING SODA SHAMPOO OKAY BUT SUFFERS HUGE HAIR LOSS
    I find baking soda waaaaay too alkaline.
    2d
    		 comment Gluten, wheat, rye, barley problems so bad I had to stay in bed!!
    Sound like celiac disease.
    May
    20
    		 answered Paleo Shake Recipes - any good, low sugar ideas?
    May
    20
    		 comment Vitamin D3 supplement with bad ingredients (soybean oil) and more,- worthwhile to use short-term as a stopgap, or worse than not consuming?
    YOUR body is the best determiner of the best ratio for you. I keep my D3 level on the high end of normal to keep my asthma symptoms away. For me, this is 6,000-8,000 IUs, depending on the season.
    May
    20
    		 comment Vitamin D3 supplement with bad ingredients (soybean oil) and more,- worthwhile to use short-term as a stopgap, or worse than not consuming?
    Generally, I see more Paleo folk consuming too much A to D. I notice that my body tells me when I have eaten enough liver.
    May
    20
    		 comment Vitamin D3 supplement with bad ingredients (soybean oil) and more,- worthwhile to use short-term as a stopgap, or worse than not consuming?
    Yes, generally I have seen 1:10. Saw the 1:1 somewhere (PH or MDA)and it made sense to me. We can make 10-20,000 IUs D3 per day from sun exposure and it is possible to consume a similar amount of A from food sources. I suspect somewhere in between will prove to be true!
    May
    20
    		 comment good brand of magnesium topical cream?
    Except for seafood, most foods higher in Magnesium are simply going to exacerbate her IBS.
    May
    20
    		 answered Vitamin D3 supplement with bad ingredients (soybean oil) and more,- worthwhile to use short-term as a stopgap, or worse than not consuming?
    May
    18
    		 answered Asthma with Paleo
    May
    16
    		 comment Painted Myself into a Carb-less Corner
    Also make sure you supplement Magnesium and are getting enough A & K from food sources to ensure D3 has all the co-factors it needs.
    May
    16
    		 comment Painted Myself into a Carb-less Corner
    If I keep my blood level at or slightly above 80 ng/ml by taking 8,000 IUs of D3, I have NO asthma symptoms. At 57 ng/ml (my test results with lots of sun & salmon), my asthma symptoms came back. Get tested! More info at www.vitamindcouncil.org
    May
    16
    		 comment Painted Myself into a Carb-less Corner
    In my experience (and others on PH) and based on my research, folks with auto-immune conditions need to get their blood level up to 80-100 ng/ml to see an anti-inflammatory affect from D3.
    May
    16
    		 answered Painted Myself into a Carb-less Corner
    May
    13
    		 answered K2 that isn’t DERIVED from soy. Or tobacco.
    May
    13
    		 comment Perfect health in a financially ethical way?
    +1. Check out Polyface Farms/Joel Salatin and Allan Savory's TED talk for real-life solutions to make our food systems more sustainable.
    May
    10
    		 comment CrossFit with a goal of weight loss: what am I doing wrong?
    Walking will help keep your cortisol relatively low and your metabolism high. As others have said, lifting heavy for 2 days per week, plus the walking and some HIIT training once a week is much better for the results you want. Get your D3 level tested if ou are going to supplement. 5,000 IUs is a great place to start.
    May
    10
    		 comment CrossFit with a goal of weight loss: what am I doing wrong?
    I do! But no kids and self-employment makes that possible.
    May
    10
    		 answered CrossFit with a goal of weight loss: what am I doing wrong?
    May
    9
    		 accepted Is it healthier to sleep with mouth open or closed?
    May
    8
    		 answered Craving the same food for days in a row?
    May
    8
    		 comment Why is fructose avoided by so many?
    Thanks, Stephen!
    May
    7
    		 answered Why is fructose avoided by so many?
    May
    7
    		 accepted Help Me Save My Mom — Trace Minerals/Supplement Ideas For A Bone Broth Haterr
    May
    6
    		 comment If I cook a large omelete and eat it 5 hours later, how much nutrition is lost?
    I rather doubt anyone can answer this for certain. I'd be more concerned with your gut health and how much nutrition you are actually absorbing.
    May
    6
    		 accepted Am I losing too quickly?
    May
    4
    		 answered How often do you exercise/get physical activity?
    May
    4
    		 comment How often do you exercise/get physical activity?
    What is the bounty for? Seems strange to use it for a polling-type question...
    May
    4
    		 accepted Best Type of Fish Oil
    May
    3
    		 answered Did i just throw away my gellatin?
    May
    2
    		 comment Mind loves Paleo, body not so much
    Have you checked your D3 blood level? Sounds like you may be deficient.
    May
    2
    		 comment Do any of you follow Wolfgang Lutz’s carbohydrate recommendations?
    And make sure to eat liver & other organ meats. It's easy to get mineral-depleted on a vlc diet, unless you pay attention.
    May
    2
    		 comment Do any of you follow Wolfgang Lutz’s carbohydrate recommendations?
    Try some avocado (if you can tolerate it) for potassium. Also make sure you are eating enough calories!
    May
    2
    		 answered Natural cures for a bad tooth with a hole in it? How did people survive these things before modern dentistry?
    May
    2
    		 answered Do any of you follow Wolfgang Lutz’s carbohydrate recommendations?
    May
    1
    		 answered Thinking about moving; suggestions?
    Apr
    30
    		 answered Can you have condiments? ketchup, mustard, mayo
    Apr
    30
    		 revised frustrated and not losing weight
    spelling & punctuation
    Apr
    30
    		 answered To take the antibiotic or not?
    Apr
    29
    		 comment Breasts getting smaller
    For sure. I eat a lot of full-fat dairy--most cream, hard cheese and sour cream.
    Apr
    29
    		 answered Breasts getting smaller
    Apr
    29
    		 comment Vitamin D deficiency symptoms?
    All the info you need is at www.vitamindcouncil.org
    Apr
    29
    		 answered What fasting regimen works best with the least pain?
    Apr
    28
    		 answered vitamin d causing me to break out with acne?
    Apr
    28
    		 comment vitamin d causing me to break out with acne?
    Squash has beta-carotene, which the body needs to convert to retinol & not all of us do this very efficiently. Liver has retinol--the form that the body uses directly.
    Apr
    27
    		 comment Problems with Paleo-weight gain!
    If you are not digesting your food properly, you may be accidentally eating more to compensate. Google FODMAPS and the GAPS diet.
    Apr
    27
    		 comment Problems with Paleo-weight gain!
    Would be helpful to know what you are eating...
    Apr
    26
    		 accepted Where to buy clean meats in Vancouver?
    Apr
    26
    		 comment What is wrong with a vegetarian diet that only includes fruita, nuts and veggies?
    And The Vegetarian Myth.