Paleo Lifestyle Change?

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xprplstardust
xprplstardust Posts: 105 Member
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Hi everyone. I am seriously considering transitioning into a paleo lifestyle. I don't know that I can cut out grains completely, I love my brown rice & occasionally whole wheat pasta & cereal, but I can definitely cut back. Everything that I have been reading about it seems to be great. I have GERD & I've read a lot of reviews that adopting the paleo lifestyle not only cleared it up, but also cleared up a whole slew of other health issues that they had as well. Has anyone adopted the Paleo lifestyle here & can you please tell me what your experience has been by doing so? I'd appreciate your feedback.

Thanks!!
Tiff
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  • Makoce
    Makoce Posts: 938 Member
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    In for the answers I have the same question.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
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    Try it and see if it helps anything. IMO, it is just another way to create a calorie deficit for people trying to lose weight. Cutting out grains is pretty extreme unless you have a medical condition, as humans have been eating grains for thousands of years and are well adapted to using them as healthy fuel.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Are you thinking of doing it just because of the GERD issue, or do you ave any other reasons? GERD is acid reflux issues, right? I really do not see how paleo would help with acid reflux….
  • xprplstardust
    xprplstardust Posts: 105 Member
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    Well I've been doing a lot of research & it seems that many people have all said the same thing about the GERD issue. I'm not sure how it would help, I haven't looked into that. But I find that whenever I eat grains, I'm always bloated so I feel like I could benefit by cutting back but not eliminating them entirely, I am too scared to do that. Today for instance, I ate way less grains that I normally do & I had so much energy it was ridiculous. And during my research, this was another benefit of the paleo lifestyle. So I thought about transitioning into a 90/10 paleo lifestyle & just wanted some feedback from others from this site in addition to what I found through google.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Well I've been doing a lot of research & it seems that many people have all said the same thing about the GERD issue. I'm not sure how it would help, I haven't looked into that. But I find that whenever I eat grains, I'm always bloated so I feel like I could benefit by cutting back but not eliminating them entirely, I am too scared to do that. Today for instance, I ate way less grains that I normally do & I had so much energy it was ridiculous. And during my research, this was another benefit of the paleo lifestyle. So I thought about transitioning into a 90/10 paleo lifestyle & just wanted some feedback from others from this site in addition to what I found through google.

    I would think you could accomplish the same thing by just reducing your carbs to 15% of your diet and continuing on your existing plan? From your profile picture, you appear to be having success doing what you are doing now..

    but if you want to try Paleo then by all means do so ….
  • xprplstardust
    xprplstardust Posts: 105 Member
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    Well I've been doing a lot of research & it seems that many people have all said the same thing about the GERD issue. I'm not sure how it would help, I haven't looked into that. But I find that whenever I eat grains, I'm always bloated so I feel like I could benefit by cutting back but not eliminating them entirely, I am too scared to do that. Today for instance, I ate way less grains that I normally do & I had so much energy it was ridiculous. And during my research, this was another benefit of the paleo lifestyle. So I thought about transitioning into a 90/10 paleo lifestyle & just wanted some feedback from others from this site in addition to what I found through google.

    I would think you could accomplish the same thing by just reducing your carbs to 15% of your diet and continuing on your existing plan? From your profile picture, you appear to be having success doing what you are doing now..

    but if you want to try Paleo then by all means do so ….

    I think I will play around with the percentages until I find ones that work for me. I just wanted additional feedback from this fitness site regarding the paleo lifestyle.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Well I've been doing a lot of research & it seems that many people have all said the same thing about the GERD issue. I'm not sure how it would help, I haven't looked into that. But I find that whenever I eat grains, I'm always bloated so I feel like I could benefit by cutting back but not eliminating them entirely, I am too scared to do that. Today for instance, I ate way less grains that I normally do & I had so much energy it was ridiculous. And during my research, this was another benefit of the paleo lifestyle. So I thought about transitioning into a 90/10 paleo lifestyle & just wanted some feedback from others from this site in addition to what I found through google.

    I would think you could accomplish the same thing by just reducing your carbs to 15% of your diet and continuing on your existing plan? From your profile picture, you appear to be having success doing what you are doing now..

    but if you want to try Paleo then by all means do so ….

    I think I will play around with the percentages until I find ones that work for me. I just wanted additional feedback from this fitness site regarding the paleo lifestyle.

    all I will say about paleo is that it is not some magical diet that is going to burn through fat and cure all your health ills :) I also think that in reality it really does not resemble the diet of true "paleolithic man" and the science behind Paleo is kind of sketchy, again just all my opinions..

    if you try it and it works for you great….
  • cwsreddy
    cwsreddy Posts: 998 Member
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    Hi everyone. I am seriously considering transitioning into a paleo lifestyle. I don't know that I can cut out grains completely, I love my brown rice & occasionally whole wheat pasta & cereal, but I can definitely cut back. Everything that I have been reading about it seems to be great. I have GERD & I've read a lot of reviews that adopting the paleo lifestyle not only cleared it up, but also cleared up a whole slew of other health issues that they had as well. Has anyone adopted the Paleo lifestyle here & can you please tell me what your experience has been by doing so? I'd appreciate your feedback.

    Thanks!!
    Tiff

    As someone who dealt with a plethora of GERD/LPR issues over years, I can tell you that this isn't a bad start and will certainly help with inflammation issues, but the thing that REALLY helped me was focusing on restoring proper gut function through HCl supplementation, digestive enzymes and high quality probiotics.

    If you're interested in more information I'd be happy to share it with you!
  • cwsreddy
    cwsreddy Posts: 998 Member
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    Well I've been doing a lot of research & it seems that many people have all said the same thing about the GERD issue. I'm not sure how it would help, I haven't looked into that. But I find that whenever I eat grains, I'm always bloated so I feel like I could benefit by cutting back but not eliminating them entirely, I am too scared to do that. Today for instance, I ate way less grains that I normally do & I had so much energy it was ridiculous. And during my research, this was another benefit of the paleo lifestyle. So I thought about transitioning into a 90/10 paleo lifestyle & just wanted some feedback from others from this site in addition to what I found through google.

    I would think you could accomplish the same thing by just reducing your carbs to 15% of your diet and continuing on your existing plan? From your profile picture, you appear to be having success doing what you are doing now..

    but if you want to try Paleo then by all means do so ….

    I think I will play around with the percentages until I find ones that work for me. I just wanted additional feedback from this fitness site regarding the paleo lifestyle.

    sadly the odds are you're going to get a bunch of angry responses yelling at you for even considering paleo instead of answering your questions - as you're already beginning to see.
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
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    Since you have an actual condition maybe ask a professional for advice, like a certified nutritionist.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Well I've been doing a lot of research & it seems that many people have all said the same thing about the GERD issue. I'm not sure how it would help, I haven't looked into that. But I find that whenever I eat grains, I'm always bloated so I feel like I could benefit by cutting back but not eliminating them entirely, I am too scared to do that. Today for instance, I ate way less grains that I normally do & I had so much energy it was ridiculous. And during my research, this was another benefit of the paleo lifestyle. So I thought about transitioning into a 90/10 paleo lifestyle & just wanted some feedback from others from this site in addition to what I found through google.

    I would think you could accomplish the same thing by just reducing your carbs to 15% of your diet and continuing on your existing plan? From your profile picture, you appear to be having success doing what you are doing now..

    but if you want to try Paleo then by all means do so ….

    I think I will play around with the percentages until I find ones that work for me. I just wanted additional feedback from this fitness site regarding the paleo lifestyle.

    sadly the odds are you're going to get a bunch of angry responses yelling at you for even considering paleo instead of answering your questions - as you're already beginning to see.

    where would these angry responses be?
  • mmk137
    mmk137 Posts: 833 Member
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    Get yourself the book "it starts with food" by Melissa & Dallas Hartwig.
    Do whole30 (eating squeaky clean paleo for 30 days), and then reassess.

    Tomorrow is my last day of my 3rd round of whole30. And once again has been fantastic for me and has re affirmed that paleo eating works for me and my family.

    If you have any questions about it just ask.
  • cwsreddy
    cwsreddy Posts: 998 Member
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    Since you have an actual condition maybe ask a professional for advice, like a certified nutritionist.

    nutritionist maybe, but MD's have truly no concept of how to treat GERD/LPR - I've seen dozens of ENTs including the best in the business and they're all clueless. They just throw you on a permanent regimen of PPIs that don't help, and in fact exacerbate the problem.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,018 Member
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    Since you have an actual condition maybe ask a professional for advice, like a certified nutritionist.

    nutritionist maybe, but MD's have truly no concept of how to treat GERD/LPR - I've seen dozens of ENTs including the best in the business and they're all clueless. They just throw you on a permanent regimen of PPIs that don't help, and in fact exacerbate the problem.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTtb6Jo1iETD7JmxxizoT4F_ARrN4sTQN8ENlTF73eC2IjAgrXj
  • Natmarie73
    Natmarie73 Posts: 287 Member
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    Have you read the book Wheat Belly? It is supposed to be very good. Also, does your condition allow you to eat any other grains besides wheat or do you need to cut them all out? I have given up wheat but still have limited oats (steel-cut), rye, spelt, quinoa, buckinis and such. I find now that if I have even one piece of wheat bread I feel very lethargic and "heavy", which I used to think was normal.

    I don't know much about the whole Paleo thing, but I have read that the wheat we eat today is a hybrid dwarf variety that was engineered about 50 years ago and is nothing like the wheat humans have eaten for the last 1000s of years which could explain the rise of gluten intolerances and such. A very interesting read I think. http://authoritynutrition.com/modern-wheat-health-nightmare/.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
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    Since you have an actual condition maybe ask a professional for advice, like a certified nutritionist.

    nutritionist maybe, but MD's have truly no concept of how to treat GERD/LPR - I've seen dozens of ENTs including the best in the business and they're all clueless. They just throw you on a permanent regimen of PPIs that don't help, and in fact exacerbate the problem.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTtb6Jo1iETD7JmxxizoT4F_ARrN4sTQN8ENlTF73eC2IjAgrXj

    lol
  • cwsreddy
    cwsreddy Posts: 998 Member
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    Since you have an actual condition maybe ask a professional for advice, like a certified nutritionist.

    nutritionist maybe, but MD's have truly no concept of how to treat GERD/LPR - I've seen dozens of ENTs including the best in the business and they're all clueless. They just throw you on a permanent regimen of PPIs that don't help, and in fact exacerbate the problem.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTtb6Jo1iETD7JmxxizoT4F_ARrN4sTQN8ENlTF73eC2IjAgrXj

    what? you usually have something of value to add to threads but I'm curious as to this response. are you insinuating I don't now what I'm talking about in regard to a condition I've dealt with chronically for the last 2 1/2 years?
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,018 Member
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    Since you have an actual condition maybe ask a professional for advice, like a certified nutritionist.

    nutritionist maybe, but MD's have truly no concept of how to treat GERD/LPR - I've seen dozens of ENTs including the best in the business and they're all clueless. They just throw you on a permanent regimen of PPIs that don't help, and in fact exacerbate the problem.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTtb6Jo1iETD7JmxxizoT4F_ARrN4sTQN8ENlTF73eC2IjAgrXj

    what? you usually have something of value to add to threads but I'm curious as to this response. are you insinuating I don't now what I'm talking about in regard to a condition I've dealt with chronically for the last 2 1/2 years?
    Come on reddy, you have to admit, that was pretty funny.
  • cwsreddy
    cwsreddy Posts: 998 Member
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    Since you have an actual condition maybe ask a professional for advice, like a certified nutritionist.

    nutritionist maybe, but MD's have truly no concept of how to treat GERD/LPR - I've seen dozens of ENTs including the best in the business and they're all clueless. They just throw you on a permanent regimen of PPIs that don't help, and in fact exacerbate the problem.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTtb6Jo1iETD7JmxxizoT4F_ARrN4sTQN8ENlTF73eC2IjAgrXj

    what? you usually have something of value to add to threads but I'm curious as to this response. are you insinuating I don't now what I'm talking about in regard to a condition I've dealt with chronically for the last 2 1/2 years?
    Come on reddy, you have to admit, that was pretty funny.
    I'm just curious what your subtext was. What about my post do you find unbelievable?
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,018 Member
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    Since you have an actual condition maybe ask a professional for advice, like a certified nutritionist.

    nutritionist maybe, but MD's have truly no concept of how to treat GERD/LPR - I've seen dozens of ENTs including the best in the business and they're all clueless. They just throw you on a permanent regimen of PPIs that don't help, and in fact exacerbate the problem.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTtb6Jo1iETD7JmxxizoT4F_ARrN4sTQN8ENlTF73eC2IjAgrXj

    what? you usually have something of value to add to threads but I'm curious as to this response. are you insinuating I don't now what I'm talking about in regard to a condition I've dealt with chronically for the last 2 1/2 years?
    Come on reddy, you have to admit, that was pretty funny.
    I'm just curious what your subtext was. What about my post do you find unbelievable?
    You've been at it all day, take a break.

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