Re: Mysterious Itching

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In a message dated 7/23/2005 7:55:11 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

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Personally, I think fiber is overblown,

Well, the right kind of fiber is really necessary for GI health, and it

needn't be a really high carb fiber. Zucchini, cukes, light stuff like that.

It

really helps to move things along, so that food doesn't putrefy in the wrong

place, and it occurs to me that it may influence your bile production, but I

don't know enough about that to say so with any certainty..

I'm new to this discussion, so I don't know your history, but I get the

impression that you are logging your intake for some purpose, rather than just

general health. I have not really looked at your menu or any that you may have

previously posted, but MAYBE whatever you have been doing is working, and the

itching is a cleansing reaction, which would make it a good thing, although it

does seem to make you awfully uncomfortable.

Another thought occurred to me; that it might be shingles. Did you look into

that? I hope it isn't shingles.

The thing that really made me think " liver " is the itching correlation with

sweating, or the hot water that would make you sweat more - like the problem is

inside working it's way out. Most everybody's liver is overburdened by

processed foods, alcohol, ciggies, environmental toxins, etc. It's worthwhile

to

study what foods are good for the liver.

As to grains or no grains, the jury is still out on that. I am just guessing

that a small serving of whole grains now and then might be beneficial to some

people, but maybe not to you - or if not, at least sprouted grains, maybe? I

am inclined to think that low carbing is smart, unless you cut out fresh,

raw, fibrous vegetables. The worst things are the processed grains and sugars.

Like I say, I don't know, as there is so much misinformation, and so much we

really don't understand yet (which is why I tire of people rabidly insisting

that their way is the right way). No one has all the answers; we're all here to

learn.

Peg

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Peg-

>Well, the right kind of fiber is really necessary for GI health, and it

>needn't be a really high carb fiber. Zucchini, cukes, light stuff like that.

Highly debatable. In fact, most or perhaps even all of the " science " that

has traditionally been cited to support fiber is essentially made up, and

certainly some of Price's healthy natives didn't eat much if any fiber.

I cannot recommend _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ highly enough for a proper

understanding of digestion. It's not all that useful on the subject of

nutrition, but on digestion it's the best out there.

>I'm new to this discussion, so I don't know your history, but I get the

>impression that you are logging your intake for some purpose, rather than

>just

>general health.

I'm not sure what you mean. I'm logging my intake in an attempt to improve

my health.

>but MAYBE whatever you have been doing is working, and the

>itching is a cleansing reaction, which would make it a good thing,

>although it

>does seem to make you awfully uncomfortable.

It occurred to me that the itching roughly, vaguely coincides with my

resumption of consistent weight loss. Perhaps I'm liberating some nasty

crap that was previously stored in fat, and the itching is a sign of the

difficulty my system is having dealing with it.

That wouldn't explain why other people having been having itching problems

at about the same time, though.

>Another thought occurred to me; that it might be shingles. Did you look into

>that? I hope it isn't shingles.

No, it's not shingles.

>As to grains or no grains, the jury is still out on that.

Price's healthy natives, starting from a nearly-ideal position and eating

some grains grown on good land along with lots of nutrient-dense animal

foods, were able to do quite well compared to us with grains in some of

their diets. However, grains were clearly not _necessary_, and even among

his healthy natives, the trend was clear: more grains, more cavities.

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