Fats and Oil, is one better? Is there purpose for them in adults?

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Permalink Reply by Valine on June 12, 2008 at 1:59am

Yeah exactly, so you not having had a period meant you weren't ovulating. I've heard of Anovulatory cycles where you mensturate without ovulating but this would not be the case here, right?

So not having periods would be a concern. I had a close friend who ate a very low fat diet and her periods stopped too. She was probably borderline Anorexic on reflection. When she upped her fat in her diet (through soy, nuts, seeds and olives) she regained regular periods and managed to concieve after a year of trying and failing....Coincidence? I think not.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 12, 2008 at 2:34am

I was extremely thin Valine. I was not menstruating. I was young, and I think that just happens coincidentally with young women sometimes, but in my case it was diet. I like my period. I always feel myself ovulate. I was not ovulating then. I felt good that my period came back. To me, having my period is like being an adult. I was not eating soy nor olives. It was too hard to get raw olives, and I prepared all my food from scratch. I was eating fresh seeds and wild berries. I don't think it was a coincidence with your close friend either.

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Permalink Reply by Valine on June 12, 2008 at 9:38am

Wow. I so did not know that could happen!!. Do you think it's because of the nursing you didn't get a period but were still ovulating? I honestly thought no periods equalled no ovulating. Thanks bb for that.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 12, 2008 at 11:28am

When I was raw vegan I bled (not a heck of a lot, but normal), when I was raw fruit I bled (although I only did raw fruit a few months at a time). With the fruit, my period did come a late the first month.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on July 19, 2008 at 3:21am

 

This month, I drank barely any green juice, I ate less fruit than ever, basically I was on unpasteurized grass grazed cream, fertile pasture grazed whole raw eggs, and raw pasture grazed chicken (gave the [raw] marrow n [raw] bones to the possum and to the raccoon who each thoroughly enjoyed). I didn't take in much else (in the way of food) or nothing else at all to eat (nor drink) most days. I did swell, but it went away over a week before my period and is more gone than it's been in about seven years, I did feel my ... left ovary ovulate this month (non-painfully as always), and my period was two days of only a small pink stain each day, and only one small menstrual cramp, no headache, no backache, feels good, also my cervical mucus was better consistency and more plentiful than ever during ovulation time and for over a week after. My period also came in exactly 28 days this month when last month I ate more carbs and my period came a day or two earlier than that (which would have indicated deficient-thyroid supposedly).

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 28, 2008 at 12:46pm

I've been avoiding butter (unpasteurized pastured) this week. Now this morning when I was cutting up refrigerated meat for my cat, my hands really hurt from the cold
there is no oil in nature. oil is just refined fat!
So you know burning fat works better and is preferable to burning oil too, even if unconciously (check the youtube page click 'more'). Thanks for opening your youtube discussion today.
Cool video.
Burn fat not oil...

Fats and Oil, is one better?

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Permalink Reply by Rohit Kumar on June 12, 2008 at 2:18am

Since the human brain is about 2/3 fat, I would say yes, fat is VERY important. I'm sure most people in this community know this, but eating fat doesn't necessarily make you fat. Eating bad fats, and refined sugars makes you overweight and unhealthy. I think it's very important to eat a good amount of fatty foods daily or semi-daily. Usually I stick to avocados and olive oil, but if the Primal Diet is working for you now (as I'm sure it is for many people) then eat all the butter you want.

I always think it's better to do what you feel is right, and not worry about the preconceptions and prejudices of others.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 12, 2008 at 2:28am

Thank you Rohit. My preconception was that avocado is better. My soul thought fruit and thinks lovely fruit is numero uno food. My body said different. I accept my body. I'm grateful for knowledge and for having learned to read my body.

Blessings-
Have a wonderful night :)

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Permalink Reply by Richard Thomas on June 17, 2008 at 2:07pm

Finally, some common sense!

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Permalink Reply by Valine on June 12, 2008 at 9:42am

I think this is the first time I've ever heard someone be so aggressive towards leaving out natural fats completely. Its a comfort to know I'm not alone in thinking a modetate amount of fat is needed (if not at least to make life more interesting!!).

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on June 12, 2008 at 11:35am

My experience shows we can not only need fats, but some can possibly need to eat more fat than a "normal" amount. There's nothing wrong with needing something. If there was, by the time we're in our thirties many of us have one need or other, maybe Logan's Run would be in order then!

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Permalink Reply by Erin Fraser on June 12, 2008 at 1:17pm

Logan's Run- ha ha! My timeclock would be red by now and it would be off to Carousel for me;)
I have to say that I'm more than a little sick of hearing about 80/10/10 too! I have a feeling that my big, strong kapha/pitta hubby would do great on it, but vata me? Probably not so much. I do fine on a moderate fat diet- although somedays it might be on the higher side. Too high and it doesn't feel right, because I have a vascular condition and if my blood gets too viscous and thick, my leg starts to hurt a little.
I've noticed that I feel better with some fat in my green smoothies (I know this is supposed to be a no-no, but I suspect it works for those of us who burn through sugars like mad).

I think there is a time and a place for oils, esp. with inflammatory conditions. I've had so many of my customers with joint pain do really well with flax oil on a Tb for every fifty lbs. of body weight. Usually within a month, they feel a lot better. Once their levels are up, they can use less. If they went raw, they probably wouldn't need such high doses. When my mom takes it, her skin looks amazingly better.

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