Anyone paleo? Symptoms clearing since vsg

[Seela 1,187]

Hi. I have noticed that my skin condition, keratosis pillaris, has cleared about 80% since surgery. I have an extreme case covering most of my body and it surfaced when I was around 2 years old. When I was younger I saw multiple doctors but back then no one knew what it was. It's just in the last 15 years that I was able to put a name to it. Anyway, since it's gotten so much better I started thinking about it again and started wondering if it could have something to do with my drastic dietary changes. I've read that there is new evidence that it could be a result of a gluten sensitivity and possibly dairy too. So I was thinking paleo, but that lifestyle seems REALLY hard. Anyone here paleo? Please give tips on how your doing and where to start. Thanks

[Sadie1980 18]

I have KP as well, all the Dr's said it would clear up as I got older. Not so much. I haven't tried Paleo but will be curious to see other people's experience. I've seen a lot of paleo meal plans on Pinterest that seem doable.

I have been using oil pulling recently and it seems to help with redness, doesn't clear it completely. I use Trader Joe's coconut oil, 20 minutes a day.

[O-Town Body Rock 148]

I too am interested in this topic.

[MizzouFan1 88]

Hi Ladies,

I am not Paelo BUT I do follow an organic, whole food diet. I know it sounds off putting at first but it has made a HUGE difference in me and my families life. It helped with my Hoshimotos (hypothyroid) PCOS and weight loss. We recently switched my 4 year old to a non-gluten diet which seems to have made a difference. We still eat Cookies and regular food..I just make them with non-gmo, organic stuff. I buy from the farmers market, the organic section in the grocery store and order some in bulk online. I WILL NEVER GO BACK to all of the processed junk. All of the synthetic ingredients, pesticides, preservatives cause you to hold onto weight and mess with your mind and body. It just deteriorates your health. It does take more effort and if you don't know were to look it can cost more $$ but overall it costs us about the same or less because we dont' eat out much. My breaking point was some yahoo article about the grossest ingredients in your food that you don't know about and then the PINK SLIME in meat....yuck. Just sickened me. I found 100 Days of Real Food and it opened up a whole new world and way of thinking for me. I think combined with the sleeve it will work wonders.

Caution: Its like taking the red pill from the Matrix....once you embark on learning the truth about food, "fat free", Monsanto, big food industry it is hard to go back. Everything we have been taught and think we know is the opposite.

For example: REAL, grass-fed, hormone free, pesticide free, organic BUTTER is actually good for you. Its not a new found theory....our parents, grandparents, great grandparents new their farmers and fixed their own food and new what was in it.

If you are interested here are my favorite resources and bloggers:

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/

http://foodbabe.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Organic-Non-GMO-Report/98397470347

http://michaelpollan.com/

There is a whole real food world out there! Its amazing!

Edited April 24, 2014 by Sarahmizzou

[Seela 1,187]

Thanks for your responses. I'm going to try going gluten free at first but it's much harder than it sounds. Even soy sauce has wheat in it! I'm moving this weekend so no time to research and plan but I'll repost here with updates.

[Wls4me 163]

I started Paleo about 3 months PO. I also have KP. I'm down 110lbs and past goal. I don't know if it's my diet or the weight loss but my KP isn't red anymore. I have it basically everywhere the sun touches my skin so it's all over. The bumps are still there but like I said, they aren't red. Paleo takes some effort and planning ahead but I feel awesome! It's also an anti inflammatory diet so that helps too.

[gamergirl 4,610]

I follow Paleo for the most part. I do some dairy but not really. To make it really simple, it's meat, vegetables, nuts and fats. You could get all fancy with almond flour this and coconut the other--or you could just give up wheat and other grains, and Beans plus processed food. I chose to do the latter.

Some Paleo types eat dairy some don't. I do a little Greek yogurt or cottage cheese for the Protein once in a while. Mainly it's just meat and veg for me.

My blog www.twosleevers.com has mostly Paleo recipes and almost all are gluten-free.

[gamergirl 4,610]

Also in re your comment about gluten free, hidden gluten in soy etc. I really don't think the miniscule quantity of gluten in some of those things will hurt you--unless you have celiac disease. But for most of us, simply reducing gluten is a huge move forward anyway. So don't let perfect get in the way of progress, you know?

[LisaRu 17]

I sat through about an hour of my Mother talking about some dang book called Grain Brain (or something like that). AGAIN! Its pretty much all she talks about now. It's a gluten free program which she is using to help her mind/memory. But she claims it cures all the worlds ills! I may try it. Also, for the Paleo peeps, my old boyfriends sister wrote Paleo for Dummies.