Quote from John on July 11, 2025, 3:19 pm

Quote from Griffin on April 8, 2025, 9:03 am

Just wanted to post my one year update after starting the low vitamin A diet last March 2024. 

My main health issues over the years have been severe cystic acne, IBS, insomnia, head aches and depression/anxiety. 

Unfortunately I have not seen any progress with my skin. I've gone through a few periods this past year where my skin has flared up really bad, with large painful cysts on my legs, behind ears and occasionally on chest. I continue to get mild cystic acne along my jaw line, but these typically go away quicker then ones on body.  I have been battling skin issues since I hit puberty 15 years ago so these flare ups are not new since adopting the low A diet.  Ironically the only time I've had clear skin the last 15  years was when I went on accutane 10 years ago. This clear skin only lasted 2 years before cystic acne came back, this time even worse then before. 

My IBS symptoms are mildly  better, but I still fluctuate between constipation and loose stools most days. There were also periods during this past year where I had excessive gas.  Overall IBS has probably improved 30-50%. 

Insomnia has not improved much and in some respects has gotten worse.  There is usually a few nights per month where I can't sleep at all. This was made significantly worse by taking lactoferrin in the beginning. Right now my main struggle is with falling asleep, but still encounter sleepless nights a few times per month. 

Thankfully the headaches have mostly gone away. These were getting pretty bad a few years ago and were very debilitating while trying to work construction. Hopefully these won't come back moving forward. 

Anxiety/depression hasn't changed much and seems to track with my skin inflammation. When my skin is inflamed and causing me discomfort my mood is usually affected as well. 

Overall I can't say this year has been easy.  I am currently transitioning back to a more carnivore style diet after spending this year eating lean meat, beans, oats, apples and bananas. I will eat some white rice and fruit to help maintain weight, but do not feel like the oats and beans have been helping.  I know a lot of people in the low A community subscribe to toxic bile theory, but the extra fiber has not seemed to provide any benefit for myself.  

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