On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:35:56 -0700, Jeff Keller
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 >A polyunsaturated fat is a fat missing four or more hydrogen atoms. This
 >results in increased free radical damage to the cells.

This week I've been at home all the time and reading. Right now I'm on four
different distance computer courses at once. And I've been eating a lot of
walnuts (in shell), and I mean a lot! I've never done it before. A while
ago I went to the bathroom and then when I was done I took a closer look in
the mirror and noticed that my nose problem had partly returned i.e. there
was tallow on its surface and the skin was a bit inflamed. It really
chocked me and for a moment I lost faith in paleo diet. But then I calmed
down. Maybe this weeks diet hasn't been very paleo? There's a lot of
polyunsaturated fat in walnuts, as far as I know. Maybe thats the cause? I
don't think the cause is that I've not had fresh air and exercise. I've
been sitting inside a lot during the past half year without problems. Or
maybe it's the phytic acid in walnuts. I don't know.

I indend to avoid walnuts for a while to see if the problem disappears like
it did when I started on paleo. In fact I've been sceptical to my nut
eating since the beginning. During the first two months or so on paleo my
skin changed to clean white. I had eaten a lot of meat and animal fat. Then
I started to eat nuts and my skin turned darker, but I didn't stop eating
nuts since I still felt good.

Any thoughts on this? Please!

/Fredrik