Oats can't be gluten free otherwise they are not oats. Also I would rather eat cooked oats than raw, theres a lot of anti-nutrients.

Not true. Real oats are free of gluten. Mass produced oats contain an abnormal amount of gluten mainly due to contamination.

Never! I am proudly uncircumcised. 

Seriously, any cutting or removing of any tissue of the body is absolutely insane.

Haha. That just gave me an idea.. RAW PALEO PORN!

Let's face it, who wouldn't want to see that?!

This is one reason I don't like the U.S. so much. I like living in less dry and more green, lush areas where life thrives. I feel much better in such areas, like in Switzerland where I grew up. A big part of the U.S. just seems to be dead and dying in this sense and I think sometimes the people can reflect such a state of nature where they live.

He got banned but I don't remember why, if I ever knew..

His posts will still be here though.

Here they are:

http://www.rawpaleoforum.com/?action=profile;u=722;sa=showPosts


Roony and William are the Martyrs who were banned for Big Ag's sins and shall never be forgotten.

Thanks Miles! I'm reading some interesting stuff here..

Interesting. I wish I could find some posts by this roony guy..

My driver says the thick legged women are usually more horny than thin skinned women.

I wonder if that's true.

I think it is true in some cases. Someone that is very skinny might not have normal hormone levels. You know what happens to many raw vegans.. they can become very skinny and lose sex drive. Low fat diets, specifically, will do this because fats and cholesterol are needed for the production of hormones. Women with too much estrogen seem to have much more body fat. This is one of the effects of the female sex hormones. In this way, I do believe it is true..

Day 33:

Blegh.. my skin has been doing so good, and now I noticed a really unusual, long cyst on my cheek. Could be the maca.. maybe I will only occasionally take it and definitely lower the dose. I have heard of maca worsening acne. I usually get absolutely no acne at all in this area of my cheeks..

Haven't been sleeping well in the last two nights either.. maca can also cause insomnia if the dose is too high.

Despite that, it has given me great energy and sex drive, but once again I am reminded that such stimulating foods/herbs are most likely not good for me. Chocolate/Cocoa seemed to have almost the exact same effect on me.

Day 32:

Ahhh, feeling really good.

There's not much I can complain about at the moment. I could improve my sleep further, but I seem to get just the amount I need.

I feel like my body is finally maturing. I've really been working on my posture, and I can totally tell it is improving. Energy is stable, skin is glowing.

I ordered bulk organic maca powder and have been taking around 4 tablespoons in the morning in the last three days. Wow.. let's say my libido is like night and day. I used to have almost zero sex drive, no matter what the situation was with my girlfriend. Now, I'm having a hard time calming my friend down there. Not uncomfortably, but with the right dose, this IS nature's Viagra.. I also think some things are getting bigger..  

Ever since doing more body-weight exercises and working out for a shorter period of time, I've been feeling better and stronger overall. Doing lots of hindu-squats lately, which I think are really great for me. I used to ignore squats completely.. big mistake. I do believe in the hormonal benefits of intense exercise and weight training, but I think we don't need to feel like we are killing ourselves to get the most benefits. Also, considering my adrenals have been under so much pressure for a long time, I find it may be best for me that I now cut my workouts a little shorter. 20 to 30 minutes, no longer feeling like I am killing myself. 2 times a week, but maybe will go up to 3 every once in a while.

As you can see from my picture, I am not at all "ripped" and signs of estrogen dominance are still visible (especially belly, hip and breast fat), but I look much better than I did just a few months ago. My main goal in that area is to just stay active, have proper posture and get the most hormonal benefits possible.

That is very interesting. I eat a kilo of beef most days, but it really does not change matters for my skin at all if I stop.
However RawZi has mentioned having headaches from beef, or something along those lines.

Sounds like you need chicken. I like chicken but it gives me some pretty insane smelling gas. LoL
Also... Bison is farmed in Colorado, maybe you could try that.

Yes, actually I started my Raw Paleo journey eating slightly cooked to almost completely raw bison for a few weeks. That might explain why I felt so good only in the very beginning..

African tribal men eat cows' menstrual matter and grow huge testicles

http://www.thought2go.com/thoughts/bigballs.htm

What?! Is this real?!

I just joined this group today and can't believe how much your story sounds just like mine! I was a raw vegetarian for 3 years, (the two kids I had around that time now have teeth issues). I started having serious deterioration in my gum line and decided to see what was out there. It's frustrating because when I was raw I felt great and my skin looked great, but then my teeth started deteriorating and hurting. I thought adding raw milk was the answer, but it didn't seem to help my teeth. I didn't actually notice much of a difference except it may have actually made me break out a little. Before I went raw I had pretty bad acne and dark circles under my eyes. I always had rashes and lots of allergies when I was younger, which my mom figured regular amounts of antibiotics would clear it right up. When I was a teenager my skin seemed to clear up, although yeast infections were common. However, after my first child my skin started having problems with acne and rashes again. I thought I had found the answer with the raw diet, after all you should be able to get all the fat you need from avocados! That was a joke. Sadly, it's hard to know if the diet is exactly right for you or not. The first 2 years it seemed everything was perfect. Then my teeth started hurting and my digestive tract sounds just like yours, completely out of whack. I'm constipated most of the time and tired all the time.  I thought I should try Weston Price, since my friend had been telling me about him for years. I added raw yogurt, sauerkraut and good broth and meat all from grass fed cows and my skin looks 10 times worse then even a month ago. Everyone told me broth was very healing to the intestines and I need good probiotics for my bowels, however should it be causing this much tiredness, depression, and PIMPLES! Then I have people tell me that my intestines are so bad that it's just clearing out the "bad" bacteria and my skin is just showing a detox effect from it. I just don't know. Well, that's not true, I only know not to eat grains and that sprouted bread still has phytic acid in it.

I joined this group because I read The Recipe for Living Without Disease, however still have not gotten up the nerve to eat any raw meat or fat, except for the ordering of coconut oil. I do know that any grass fed butter or cheese makes me break out immediately.  My husband absolutely forbids me to do the high meat. He doesn't want me to do the raw meat, however knows I am desperate.  I have been reading through everyone's posts about raw milk and believe that some people have ancestors that drank it and therefore have a more positive reaction to it. I don't really have a negative reaction to the raw milk, but can't do anything else; butter, cheese, or yogurt without reacting. Seeing your post about reacting to the yogurt was gratifying because I have a chiropractor that keeps telling me that I should only be consuming milk if it is cultured. While I do make Kefir, I only use a small amount of it in smoothies. I'm kind of at a loss of what is good for me and what is not, I just am done with the breakouts and feeling tired.  It seems if you put everyone's opinions together all foods would both be bad and good, whether cooked or raw. I'd like to find more things to eat besides only a couple of ideas, I'm afraid after a couple years my body will develop an allergy to it, which is why I want to eat foods in season. Also, have you tried muscle testing your food to see if it's good for your body? It's not foolproof, but can be helpful. Most of the time I don't listen to it because I'm always listening to everyone else about what is healthy, but it's worth a try. I also wanted to ask if the meat is still considered raw if you soak it in a brine and then cold smoke it. I cannot get myself to take a bite of just raw meat, so I thought smoking it first might give it a better flavor.  Also, has anyone found anything besides high meat that heals constipation? Also, remember that drinking raw milk, just like everything else, is a seasonal thing. In the winter people in general would eat more meat and less milk because the cow/goat/sheep didn't have any to give. I think nothing is good 100% of the time and our bodies likes to take breaks from foods, that's why the earth only grows apples in the fall and oranges in the winter. If we're going to eat them, this is when we should eat them. Sorry, had to throw that in there because I kept thinking about it while reading posts, but no one seemed to post anything about it. I'm anxiously awaiting more posts about how the raw milk and meat are going for you.
Sorry for posting here, I was just amazed at how similar the food problems were.

Welcome! Honestly, the only thing keeping me close to completely clear is only eating raw dairy and raw eggs (at the moment). I'm sorry to hear you don't do so well on it, which is how the majority seems to be affected. My ancestors, as far as I can trace back, have all been from Switzerland, many, if not all, growing up and working on farms with lots of dairy. I'm from Switzerland myself and grew up partially on raw dairy products and raised mainly vegetarian. I am starting to think this may reflect the true diet that I may need to follow in order to heal myself. Everyone is different. I no longer believe in following a certain strict diet which many people just go on, thinking they will heal 100% on it if they follow it completely. Don't get me wrong, though, I love Raw Paleo, especially the people here and the ideas we share. I still do think this is the best diet to get into, just about for everyone. However, we really need to focus on specific foods in this diet. Just because a standard Raw Paleo diet on here seems to consist of beef muscle, fat and organs, maybe some people need to thrive off of different animals. I was doing good on raw meat for a while, but then realized it had been breaking me out and causing other symptoms. It could be the fact that it's beef. Maybe i will try other meats soon, like lamb and more fish, as it is entirely possible that my body, for some reason, cannot handle certain animals. Also, I'm getting a home blood type test done very soon, as it seems that I really fit under the category of the B blood type from the Eat Right For Your Type book. I do think there can be some things to learn from that whole idea, as it has worked for many people and it embraces the fact that every person's body is different. I like to combine as many views on health as possible, but only the ones that are both logical to me and have worked for others in the most sufficient ways. If I find there is some truth to my blood type and what foods I can handle, I will combine this as best as possible with a mainly Raw Paleo/RAF diet. I just must embrace our human diversity and the fact that many people, like me, can not just completely follow a strict diet and expect the results of another person.

Keep trying things, see what makes you feel good. We can't just claim that every symptom we get is "detox". It probably can happen, but from eating real foods, I'm really doubting it should be happening. Everything I thought was detox worsened my condition completely, which went on for a while, because I really believed in the whole idea of cleansing and detox. Sauerkraut and yogurt also made me feel horrible and broke me out like crazy..

Keep going. Know your poisons until you find your medicine..