Author Topic: Dry Cracked Heels (Read 22787 times)

cherimoya_kid · « **Reply #25 on:** February 29, 2012, 01:02:29 pm »

Quote from: wodgina on February 29, 2012, 07:37:38 am

There are some miracle stories on the net with photos from psoriasis sufferers. Quite amazing, it normalised the skin development stages. Also it can be used for glaucoma (taken internally) and anxiety (if taken internally) and endurance athletes.

There's no money to be made from glycerine so it's fallen out of favour.

Fascinating. I might have to try that on my scalp. I get dandruff pretty badly.

wodgina · « **Reply #26 on:** February 29, 2012, 08:42:26 pm »

I'm in love with Glycerine at the moment. I tried it by accident.

I've actually felt more rational and calm after drinking it? I'm talking to people more and less judgemental. I understand everone struggles. I don't know if I'm imagining this but after reporting this on a another forum someone else mentioned a similar experience.

I was definitely deficient, as my heels cleared up in weeks. Glycerine or glycerol makes up 10% of animal fat. I think stressed people use glycerol faster for energy 'fight or flight'.

raw-al · « **Reply #27 on:** February 29, 2012, 10:27:42 pm »

What type are you using? Animal or plant glycerine? I have some plant glycerine.

raw-al · « **Reply #28 on:** February 29, 2012, 11:34:27 pm »

What dosage are you taking internally?

wodgina · « **Reply #29 on:** March 01, 2012, 01:25:50 pm »

Doesn't say on mine but I'm pretty sure it's a vegetable based.

3 tablespoons a day at the moment. It tastes like cane juice. I mix with water and ice cubes. Just read it can also be used internally for brain edema.

PaleoPhil · « **Reply #30 on:** March 01, 2012, 01:38:36 pm »

Glycerine tends to be made from heated and refined corn (http://www.crowniron.com/userImages/glycerin_refining.pdf, http://www.auri.org/agnews/AURI07-07.pdf). The human subcutaneous layer is largely composed of saturated and monounsaturated fats (raw, of course, unless you've been baking in the sun

). Do you consume a lot of raw pasture-fed/wild animal fats or wild seafood fats?

wodgina · « **Reply #31 on:** March 01, 2012, 03:14:35 pm »

I'm pretty sure it's an alcohol not a fat.

goodsamaritan · « **Reply #32 on:** March 01, 2012, 03:17:28 pm »

Quote from: wodgina on March 01, 2012, 03:14:35 pm

I'm pretty sure it's an alcohol not a fat.

Maybe you lack carbs?
Is this why glycerine works for you when you drink it?

wodgina · « **Reply #33 on:** March 01, 2012, 03:20:24 pm »

I've had it over 25 years so definitely not. I was carb crazy. I also tried carbs and raw paleo.

PaleoPhil · « **Reply #34 on:** March 01, 2012, 08:12:46 pm »

Quote from: wodgina on March 01, 2012, 03:14:35 pm

I'm pretty sure it's an alcohol not a fat.

Yes, sorry, I was confusing it with something else. My guess is that heated and refined sugar alcohol may not be that good, but if it's only used externally, there may not be enough absorbed to matter much. I'm also thinking that animal fats would be more similar to human skin and thus perhaps more beneficial.

aLptHW4k4y · « **Reply #35 on:** March 01, 2012, 09:30:10 pm »

But do you drink a lot of water with it? From what I know that stuff is like powerful sponge.. until it gets metabolized in the liver I guess.

PaleoPhil · « **Reply #36 on:** March 02, 2012, 05:40:06 am »

Interesting, I haven't heard of that before and I don't notice any difference whether I drink water with it or not. I just notice that when I eat plenty of raw animal fat and not too much fruit or other carbs except raw fermented honey, my skin is better hydrated, less flakes, etc. It's not suprising, because fat of other mamals is similar to our own subcutaneous fat (and we are mammals too), and the microbiota in the RF honey may help kill off flake-causing fungus in me or something.

aLptHW4k4y · « **Reply #37 on:** March 02, 2012, 07:19:25 am »

PaleoPhil, sorry my post was ambiguous.. I was wondering about the glycerin (@wodgina).

PaleoPhil · « **Reply #38 on:** March 02, 2012, 08:26:10 am »

No prob.

If heated and refined glycerine sugar alcohols are superior to raw animal fats for all, then that would seem to be a major blow to raw Paleo. Somehow I'm skeptical of that.

wodgina · « **Reply #39 on:** March 02, 2012, 05:59:42 pm »

Let's see what happens I will try only internal use of Glycerine.

but who knows what nasties are used in the refining processes?

Having cracked heels really reduced my quality of life especially living in a hot place where people don't wear shoes. Let's see how I go.

aLptHW4k4y · « **Reply #40 on:** March 16, 2012, 05:29:19 pm »

Glycerin is a part of tryglicerides (1 molecule glycerol + 3 molecules of fatty acids), which are part of all fats. It's like 10% of fats (shorter-chain ones have a higher percentage, the longer chain fats have less), so with 100g of fats you already get 10g of glycerol..
In the liver it gets converted to glucose. Basically it's a sugar like glucose, fructose, etc.

Quote from: goodsamaritan on March 01, 2012, 03:17:28 pm

Maybe you lack carbs?
Is this why glycerine works for you when you drink it?

wodgina · « **Reply #41 on:** March 16, 2012, 07:16:41 pm »

Quote from: aLptHW4k4y on March 16, 2012, 05:29:19 pm

Glycerin is a part of tryglicerides (1 molecule glycerol + 3 molecules of fatty acids), which are part of all fats. It's like 10% of fats (shorter-chain ones have a higher percentage, the longer chain fats have less), so with 100g of fats you already get 10g of glycerol..
In the liver it gets converted to glucose. Basically it's a sugar like glucose, fructose, etc.

Weird how eating lots of fats never helped my heels that much.

aLptHW4k4y · « **Reply #42 on:** March 16, 2012, 07:40:28 pm »

So actually eating glycerin has helped the cracked heels? Now that's weird. I thought putting glycerin on the skin is what helped, as it attracts moisture it keeps them from drying.

wodgina · « **Reply #43 on:** March 16, 2012, 08:26:03 pm »

Nah it's been applying glycerin to skin what has done it so far.

It's nothing to do with moisure but helping normal skin grow from the lower levels. That's what glycerin mediates.

PaleoPhil · « **Reply #44 on:** March 17, 2012, 06:02:11 am »

The two foods that have helped my dry, flaky skin the most are raw suet and raw fermented honey. Paradoxical on the surface, but it does make some sense in retrospect. Suet contains saturated and monounsaturated animal fats, which form a large part of the subcutaneous layer of human beings, as well as our own kidney fat--which is not surprising, since we are also animals. Raw fermented honey contains beneficial microbiota that might theoretically kill off flake-causing candida and/or help me process carbs (such as in the honey they feed on).

wodgina · « **Reply #45 on:** April 02, 2012, 03:56:52 pm »

soft new pink skin has pretty much replaced the old skin thick skin that I had on my feet for years.

I kept up with external use on my feet. I missed maybe a week near the start and I think you can't do that, it sets you back a fair bit.

The skin on my face was getting better but I missed quite a few days and had to start again. Anyone thinking over trying this I would say apply at least once a day and let it soak in. It takes a few month to fully heal. Works really well for calluses,cracked skin and psoriasis.

van · « **Reply #46 on:** April 02, 2012, 10:50:15 pm »

Phil, where do you get your fermented honey from, thanks

PaleoPhil · « **Reply #47 on:** April 03, 2012, 05:16:09 am »

Really Raw (a source recommend by both Aajonus and the WAPF and my favorite tasting honey and the only one so far that provides me with health benefits, for whatever reason, and I've tried many--including most of the ones that have been recommended in this forum).

van · « **Reply #48 on:** April 04, 2012, 10:49:34 am »

Great, thanks, I use their honey too.

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