If my fat intake does not exceeds let's say 70% and I eat some carbs (about 30 g a day) I'm not in ketosis, but your #3 makes sense. >From: Richard Geller <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Paleolithic Eating Support List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: [P-F] Autoimmune responses on low-carb >Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 12:04:13 -0400 > >Paul Sand wrote: > > Authors stated that going low-carb too quickly can trigger some >autoimmune > > response since your immune system starts to work properly while your >body >is > > still damaged by previous high carb diet so immune system attack sick > > organs. It makes some sense > >I haven't read the book. There are many reasons why you could experience >joint pain when switching to a high protein diet. Three culprits come to >mind, 2 of the 3 having to do with ketosis: > >1. high consumption of certain foods such as nuts -- causes many people >problems including joint pain, eczema > >2. electrolyte imbalance caused by the diuretic effect of ketosis. You >urinate much more, loosing a lot of the sodium, potassium, calcium and >magnesium that you would otherwise retain. Unless this is replaced, you >will >often experience low blood pressure, weakness in limbs, tiredness, etc. > >3. Chemicals such as certain hormones (progesterone, estrogen, who knows >what else) are stored in fat. In ketosis, if this body fat is burned for >energy, the hormones and chemicals will be released into the bloodstream. >For menstruating women this can mean a few heavier than normal periods. >Perhaps there are other effects as well -- I don't know all the things are >are stored in body fat but I am sure there are many chemicals that are. > >--Richard _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.