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On Mar 05, 2007, at 10:56 pm, Paleo Phil wrote:
> I found that zinc now worked to clear up the
> remaining breakouts. If I go a single day without the zinc I get minor
> breakouts of acne the next day. If I then take the zinc again it
> clears up
> within a day or two. So for me, the combination of a Paleo diet and
> supplements did the trick, but neither alone was sufficient in the
> long run.
Hmm I still get acne after three years of paleo. I always assumed it
was due to low adrenal function, but I guess there's a possibility of
malabsorption. I might try some zinc and/or chromium and see if it
helps.
How long have you been eating paleo? Do you think you will
eventually be able to live zinc-free?
Also, do you take zinc+copper supplements? I read that taking excess
zinc can cause serious harm from copper deficiency.
> Nutritional deficiencies and malabsorption are common symptoms of
> autoimmune
> disorders that are not necessarily corrected completely in the
> short term by
> a Paleo diet. Coverage of this topic is something that is sorely
> missing
> from the books, NeanderThin and The Paleo Diet.
Possibly. One problem I've always had explaning paleo is the two
types of illness - those caused by an immediate or short-term
reaction to food, and those caused by long-term damage. I imagine
most people have a bit of both. The body seems to usually repair
quite quickly when a toxin is removed. Any idea why malabsorption
would last? What sort of damage does it take to cause long term
malabsorption?
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