Headache

[miles]

Anyone else get a headache from eating raw beef('normal' store beef)? Didn't eat all that much of it but I could feel it coming on(and remaining) along with mild sickness(brain thinking, whether correctly or not, that it has ingested toxins - if the feeling gets strong enough the body will throw up. False example is dizziness)

[TylerDurden]

Well, I've never heard of anyone getting headaches from raw beef(Unless perhaps the beef was chemically-treated(I've heard that sometimes ground/minced beef is affected as butchers often clean their knifes with various harsh chemicals which can then get onto the meat)).

On the other hand, it could be due to some form of detox. If it goes away after a while, it should be detox.

[William]

I often get headaches from eating raw beef, and they are always in the morning.
I fix it with organic coffee because I don't eat in the morning, however the cause has always been not enough fat, so I think of them as low-fat headaches.

"This trouble is worse for the forest Indians who depend at times on rabbits, the leanest animal in the North, and they develop rabbit starvation.  This leads to headache, lassitude, a vague discomfort, and diarrhea."
I don't get the diarrhea.

[Raw Kyle]

I get head aches when I go off raw paleo too much and then return 100% to eating raw meat only. I guess it's the first step in the adaptive process, probably something to do with lack of carbs and removing the salts and other stuff that I consumed going off the diet.

[lex_rooker]

I often get headaches from eating raw beef, and they are always in the morning.
I fix it with organic coffee because I don't eat in the morning, however the cause has always been not enough fat, so I think of them as low-fat headaches.

If you are getting morning headaches and they are alleviated by coffee then what you are experiencing is caffeine withdrawl.  It can take several days for the headaches to go away once you stop all caffeine, and then several weeks for that nagging "something is missing" feeling to finally disappear.

I've been through this cycle several times over the years from drinking and then attempting to stop consuming caffeinated soft drinks.  I've been caffeine free now for about 10 years and it was really tough to break.  With soft drinks I was not only fighting the caffeine withdrawl, but also the sugar withdrawl as well.  It was quite a rollercoaster for awhile.

Lex

[miles]

Detox right after eating raw beef mince?

[wodgina]

I had a headache for 6 weeks when I started RPD, had nightmares as well for a few months. I struggled transitioning.

[goodsamaritan]

I had a headache for 6 weeks when I started RPD, had nightmares as well for a few months. I struggled transitioning.

Wow... what made you persevere?

I on the other hand had instant "love at first bite" coming from 2 months of raw fruitarian (maybe I was already detoxed enough).

[wodgina]

I was  desperate and the diet made rational sense to me.

But even with the headache after a month my skin became smooth/soft. No vitamin pill every did that for me.I knew things were changing for the better.

[wodgina]

This was when I went fully RPD, I had been eating RAF for nearly year before this but still eating some crap and drinking alot too!

[William]

If you are getting morning headaches and they are alleviated by coffee then what you are experiencing is caffeine withdrawl.  It can take several days for the headaches to go away once you stop all caffeine, and then several weeks for that nagging "something is missing" feeling to finally disappear.

That seems reasonable, but it does not explain why I never get the headache if I have eaten enough fat the day before.

[lex_rooker]

That seems reasonable, but it does not explain why I never get the headache if I have eaten enough fat the day before.

My experience has been that caffeine headaches can be quite variable - on one day, fine the next, then back 2 days latter.  They are usually gone completely within a week or so, and if you stay away from caffeine they will not return.  Possibly other dietary elements are what cause the on-again-off-again nature of the withdrawl, but I could never pin point it to anything specific like fat consumption.

Lex