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Hot Topics / Re: My first liver
« on: January 15, 2012, 12:28:35 am »
Not sure what kind of cattle the liver was from, but I do know the region I was in stays lush and green year round - mountainous with higher elevations, semi-arid rainforest. The cattle always have plenty of grass to eat, unless the property is really small and then they supplement with hay as needed. I am afraid I am now spoiled to liver.

On a side note, I also got the sweetest, most amazing pork ever while there. It was only a few hours old. I can understand how others have tried raw pork and gotten hooked on how yummy it it. Makes me wonder how much time passes from slaughter to sell-by-date here in the US (seriously, I don't think I want to know!)

CitrusHigh, I also share your love for street food! Definitely not healthy, but always fun and exciting all the same :)

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Hot Topics / Re: My first liver
« on: January 14, 2012, 01:45:05 am »
I was able to get my first taste of extremely fresh (just a few hours after slaughter) grass fed beef liver while in Mexico. I hated liver as a kid and have been consuming frozen calf liver every now and then. Man, never again. I ate my liver completely raw. Very dark in color, extremely mild in flavor, it already tasted slightly salty with nothing added to it. I really enjoyed eating it, good liver is a delicacy for sure!

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Health / Re: Tendinitis
« on: November 19, 2011, 09:41:05 am »
stoneforest - the counter force brace is effective, thankfully I think (I hope!) I've mended beyond needing to use a brace of any kind at this point

goodsamaritan - too bad my regular chiro relocated, I asked other guy about it last month and he said he can only refer me out to a physical therapist or some other specialist  ???

PaleoPhil - thank you for the blog link, lots of great stuff there and I look forward to reading more!

billy4184 - I agree, the human body has a remarkable capacity for healing. I have now found that gentle stretching in the direction that is causing the pain gives me a freer range of motion without pain

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Health / Re: Tendinitis
« on: November 17, 2011, 01:04:09 am »
I didn't give any thought to the amount of food I have been consuming, that was a much needed "heads up". I have found it impossible to overeat since I went raw and by eating to hunger have been eating far less, I think.

I have added in a little bit of raw honey each day. Honey is quite a treat for me, I haven't touched the stuff in years and don't have much of a taste for it. I've never been much for veggies either, but am eating some avocado each day as well.

We're traveling next month but I'll be able to cheaply get grassfed everything in the village where we'll be staying, and will then order food when we come home, so no tendon till then. I'm guessing tendon is going to be tough and stringy to eat? I am looking forward to trying a lot more kinds of organs/offal parts on my trip. While this is still so new to me I am also tempted to start slowly in trying high-meat.

I know splinting can slow the healing, I'm trying to not wear it but have to be careful, it is constantly picking up/holding my baby that did this I think, so I don't want to over-stress the area. I'm now using the warm to stimulate circulation/aid healing.

While the weather here has been pretty crummy for sun, I do have good D levels... I've been supplementing with D-3 for a couple years which I think has helped me a lot. Been taking Mg too, but am out and think I'm going to try it in a topical oil supplement. Years ago I used to really enjoy sipping celery juice, especially in the summer.

Whether a combination of everything or just a few changes I have made, my wrist has felt much better with regard to pain these past 2 days. Thank you for the helpful suggestions  :) !

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Health / Re: Tendinitis
« on: November 14, 2011, 03:27:05 am »
Re the prednisone vs. a cortisone shot... my logic could be terribly flawed, but I feel that my body should be able to recover fully from the effects of a short course of low dose prednisone, where if the cortisone shot biochemically causes some physical degeneration I may not be so fortunate. I do have my misgivings about the prednisone as well.

You are right, this injury is easy to aggravate. It is very slowly getting better though, I just have to be careful with it.

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Health / Tendinitis
« on: November 13, 2011, 11:08:13 pm »
I would love any suggestions for what I can do about the inflammation I have through my wrist, it's De Quervain's tenosynovitis. The doc I see keeps talking cortisone injection and that really scares me, I'd rather avoid that if I can. I did take a weeks worth of prednisone a couple of  weeks ago, that seemed to help a lot but only while I was taking it. The tendon area maintains a slight swelling and is pretty painful, I just want it to heal without any complications.

I've had this problem for 4-5 weeks now. Right now I do ice massage 2-4 times a day and have been taking green pastures FCLO twice a day. I wear a spica splint to sleep and during the day when the pain gets bad. I've been raw about 2 weeks, mostly muscle meats/organs/seafood, coming off a cooked paleo diet (mostly carnivorous) of 2 years. Are there specific things I should be eating more of to help with this kind of healing?

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Welcoming Committee / Hello to everyone!
« on: November 04, 2011, 04:29:09 am »
Hi there! I've been lurking quite a bit these past couple of weeks. I am very grateful for the information I've been able to glean from the community. I made the switch over to RAF 11 days ago and have amazing improvement in how I feel already. My palate is changing quickly too, just tasting any cooked seasoned meat is overpowering to me and cooked foods have already lost all appeal.

Just a little about myself... I've been ZC/VLC for the past 2 years. Over that time I saw great turn-around in my health - food allergy induced eczema gone, mood and energy levels, and a significant amount of weight loss just topping a long list. I had the most healthful, easy, amazing pregnancy and I am looking forward to raising this little guy (my first child) on raw paleo foods. Just recently I've noticed my teeth remineralizing years old spots of decalcification, so as of yet I'm going to keep using bone broths... not sure if that is what has been helping or if my body is finally starting to be able to use nutrients properly after having been abused for so long.

I am excited to be here and have support. I look forward to getting to know you and be a member of the community  :)

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