Raw paleo diet and BODY ODOR

[Löwenherz]

Hi raw paleo dieters,

what are your experiences with raw paleo diets and body odor?

If I rely on raw animal fats as major energy source I get strong and unpleasant body odor.

This is one of many other reasons why I switched to coconut fat.

Raw Fruits + raw coconut fat + raw wild fish + raw lean wild meats + salads = zero body odor.

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[TylerDurden]

I had deeply unpleasant body odour on cooked diets. Any cooked animal food I eat makes me sweat very smellily, even now. My body odour  after eating only raw animal foods is not really unpleasant, although I will admit it smells even less if I eat only raw plant foods.

[Projectile Vomit]

I've never had much of a problem with body odor on any diet, cooked or otherwise. Right now I depend on fat for most of my calories, but I still don't seem to get a noticeable body odor.

[van]

Hi,  I always appreciate your insight Lowenherz.  Wondering if you're eating too much animal fats with meats, easy to do because it's so tasty that way, and how fresh the fats are you're getting.  There are opinions that because animal fats are saturated they are not prone to rancidity or oxidation.  Not my belief at all.  I do so much better on very fresh fat.  I assume what fats you're talking about are raw?

[cherimoya_kid]

I have never had much body odor.  It's a little stronger on RAF than vegan, and also when it includes fermented dairy, but I've never had much at all. 

The only time I've had unpleasant body odor is when I was eating a lot of dried fruit.  My hair actually started to turn gray, at age 25, and my body odor got bad.  As soon as I quit eating dried fruit my hair went brown again, and the odor stopped.

[goodsamaritan]

I smelled sweet on raw fruitarian (2 months)

I smell normal on raw paleo (4 years)... maybe it's because I did my detox protocols before I went raw paleo.  So there's not much to detoxify.  http://www.curemanual.com/detox-protocols-and-treatments/

I use calamansi / lemon under my arms when I go to meetings.

My eating to poop transit time is 12 to 24 hours.

[Löwenherz]

There are opinions that because animal fats are saturated they are not prone to rancidity or oxidation.  Not my belief at all.  I do so much better on very fresh fat.  I assume what fats you're talking about are raw?

Yes, all fats I eat are generally raw and I totally agree with that raw animal fats can indeed become very rancid. If I eat rancid fats like old olive oil or cooked animal fats of any kind I get brown aging spots on my forehead. I think it's a sign of oxidative stress. This never happens when I eat raw fresh animal fats. But if I eat aged raw beef fat or fat from grain fed animals I get such spots on my forehead even if the fats are raw. In such fats seem to create more body odor.

Raw coconut fat dissolves these brown spots! It's the best fat for my body, in every respect, for my skin, my brain, my heart etc. Sorry, if I repeat this again. After many years on a raw paleo diet, I'm really happy that I have found the "fat" solution.

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[Löwenherz]

I use calamansi / lemon under my arms when I go to meetings.

I could never follow a high animal fat diet for a prolonged time in a tropical climate.

I noticed that raw coconut fats protect my body against very cold weather AND against very high temperatures...

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[van]

Hey come on man, how are getting these raw fats from coconuts if not using oils?   I have searched and tested around and found a couple of companies that got great lengths to expound how raw there new processes are.. I tend to believe them, but all of them expose the coconut oils to lots of air during the process, etc. and enzymes are fragile, they don't have an unlimited shelf life like many people would like to think  "processed below 112f,).   Are you finding those really fatty dark brown hull varieties and making your own fats from them?

[Löwenherz]

Hey come on man, how are getting these raw fats from coconuts if not using oils?   I have searched and tested around and found a couple of companies that got great lengths to expound how raw there new processes are.. I tend to believe them, but all of them expose the coconut oils to lots of air during the process, etc. and enzymes are fragile, they don't have an unlimited shelf life like many people would like to think  "processed below 112f,).   Are you finding those really fatty dark brown hull varieties and making your own fats from them?

Unfortunately coconut oil doesn't work for me. I make fresh raw coconut milk everyday.

Yes, of course I use fatty fully ripe coonuts. All kinds of young coconuts are useless because their fat content is very low.

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