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10 months low vitamin A diet

#1 · November 20, 2018, 11:01 am

Quote from mike on November 20, 2018, 11:01 am
All,

I wanted to share my experience with everyone. I have been emailing with Grant since January 2018. I have been eating a low vitamin A diet for almost 10 months now. I started in January 2018. My problems started in 2013 when I was 28 years old. I took accutane in 2010 for my acne. My first problem in 2013 was osteopenia (brittle bones). I attempted to correct it with calcium and vitamin D but that did not help. I started taking vitamins and supplements, that did not help. I tried eating healthier (more fruits and vegetables) that did not help. Eventually I developed digestive problems that became really severe food allergies. Almost any food I ate caused me problems (brain fog, headaches, neck pain, swelling, inflammation all over).

For the first 8 months of the low vitamin A diet I mostly improved. I had realizations along the way that I needed to consume fat (olive oil) to reduce my health problems. I did trial and error with different low vitamin A foods to see what my body liked. In the summer 2018 I ate mostly chicken breasts, white potatoes and olive oil. Everyday. That worked well and things were improving. In August 2018, I started to take more food risks to see what my body could handle. I added in beans and peanut butter. Some of my symptoms seemed to improve so I kept at it. In September I ate only white potatoes, black beans and peanut butter everyday. I felt great. At the end of September, after 8 months of low vitamin A foods, I felt awful all the sudden. I immediately added back in chicken breasts to make sure I was getting enough zinc and b12. That did not fix the problem. I stopped eating potatoes and I started feeling a little better, but not great. So I went back to what worked for me March (chicken breasts, steamed turnips, steamed radish, steamed daikon). I felt better but not amazing. And things slowly seemed to get worse over the next 6 weeks.

So here I am, at almost 10 months on a low vitamin A diet, and today I feel pretty bad. My body seems to reject every carb except for honey. For some reason I don't get brain fog or headaches or neck pain from honey. I don't really want to eat much honey because it is high in sugar. It also is high FODMAP, but my body seems to like it. Honey is low in lectin so maybe my body just does not like lectins. My body seems to like macadamia nuts also.

I am thinking about going on a: chicken breast, macadamia nut, olive oil diet and see how my body reacts. That is nearly zero carb and missing some important nutrients, which seems unhealthy to me, but maybe if I can do it, it will allow my digestive system to heal and then I can add back in carbs.

If anyone has any suggestions please advise.

Thanks,

Mike

All,

I wanted to share my experience with everyone. I have been emailing with Grant since January 2018. I have been eating a low vitamin A diet for almost 10 months now. I started in January 2018. My problems started in 2013 when I was 28 years old. I took accutane in 2010 for my acne. My first problem in 2013 was osteopenia (brittle bones). I attempted to correct it with calcium and vitamin D but that did not help. I started taking vitamins and supplements, that did not help. I tried eating healthier (more fruits and vegetables) that did not help. Eventually I developed digestive problems that became really severe food allergies. Almost any food I ate caused me problems (brain fog, headaches, neck pain, swelling, inflammation all over).

For the first 8 months of the low vitamin A diet I mostly improved. I had realizations along the way that I needed to consume fat (olive oil) to reduce my health problems. I did trial and error with different low vitamin A foods to see what my body liked. In the summer 2018 I ate mostly chicken breasts, white potatoes and olive oil. Everyday. That worked well and things were improving. In August 2018, I started to take more food risks to see what my body could handle. I added in beans and peanut butter. Some of my symptoms seemed to improve so I kept at it. In September I ate only white potatoes, black beans and peanut butter everyday. I felt great. At the end of September, after 8 months of low vitamin A foods, I felt awful all the sudden. I immediately added back in chicken breasts to make sure I was getting enough zinc and b12. That did not fix the problem. I stopped eating potatoes and I started feeling a little better, but not great. So I went back to what worked for me March (chicken breasts, steamed turnips, steamed radish, steamed daikon). I felt better but not amazing. And things slowly seemed to get worse over the next 6 weeks.

So here I am, at almost 10 months on a low vitamin A diet, and today I feel pretty bad. My body seems to reject every carb except for honey. For some reason I don't get brain fog or headaches or neck pain from honey. I don't really want to eat much honey because it is high in sugar. It also is high FODMAP, but my body seems to like it. Honey is low in lectin so maybe my body just does not like lectins. My body seems to like macadamia nuts also.

I am thinking about going on a: chicken breast, macadamia nut, olive oil diet and see how my body reacts. That is nearly zero carb and missing some important nutrients, which seems unhealthy to me, but maybe if I can do it, it will allow my digestive system to heal and then I can add back in carbs.

If anyone has any suggestions please advise.

Thanks,

Mike

#2 · November 20, 2018, 12:47 pm

Hi Mike, Hopefully someone more knowledgeable responds but here are my two thoughts: 1. You may be lacking an essential nutrient you are not aware of. Perhaps get a hair trace mineral analysis? 2. Wifi, Emfs, etc, have more of a health effect on us than we realize. Maybe some new cellular towers have been built up around your home lately? Perhaps, try turning off your wifi at night and see if that makes a difference. Again, hopefully an expert on here will respond! Thanks for sharing your journey!

#3 · November 21, 2018, 11:31 am

Quote from harrymacdonald on November 21, 2018, 11:31 am

Quote from mike on November 20, 2018, 11:01 am

All,

I wanted to share my experience with everyone. I have been emailing with Grant since January 2018. I have been eating a low vitamin A diet for almost 10 months now. I started in January 2018. My problems started in 2013 when I was 28 years old. I took accutane in 2010 for my acne. My first problem in 2013 was osteopenia (brittle bones). I attempted to correct it with calcium and vitamin D but that did not help. I started taking vitamins and supplements, that did not help. I tried eating healthier (more fruits and vegetables) that did not help. Eventually I developed digestive problems that became really severe food allergies. Almost any food I ate caused me problems (brain fog, headaches, neck pain, swelling, inflammation all over).

For the first 8 months of the low vitamin A diet I mostly improved. I had realizations along the way that I needed to consume fat (olive oil) to reduce my health problems. I did trial and error with different low vitamin A foods to see what my body liked. In the summer 2018 I ate mostly chicken breasts, white potatoes and olive oil. Everyday. That worked well and things were improving. In August 2018, I started to take more food risks to see what my body could handle. I added in beans and peanut butter. Some of my symptoms seemed to improve so I kept at it. In September I ate only white potatoes, black beans and peanut butter everyday. I felt great. At the end of September, after 8 months of low vitamin A foods, I felt awful all the sudden. I immediately added back in chicken breasts to make sure I was getting enough zinc and b12. That did not fix the problem. I stopped eating potatoes and I started feeling a little better, but not great. So I went back to what worked for me March (chicken breasts, steamed turnips, steamed radish, steamed daikon). I felt better but not amazing. And things slowly seemed to get worse over the next 6 weeks.

So here I am, at almost 10 months on a low vitamin A diet, and today I feel pretty bad. My body seems to reject every carb except for honey. For some reason I don't get brain fog or headaches or neck pain from honey. I don't really want to eat much honey because it is high in sugar. It also is high FODMAP, but my body seems to like it. Honey is low in lectin so maybe my body just does not like lectins. My body seems to like macadamia nuts also.

I am thinking about going on a: chicken breast, macadamia nut, olive oil diet and see how my body reacts. That is nearly zero carb and missing some important nutrients, which seems unhealthy to me, but maybe if I can do it, it will allow my digestive system to heal and then I can add back in carbs.

If anyone has any suggestions please advise.

Thanks,

Mike

Hey Mike,

Sorry to hear things have taken a turn for the worse. I could offer some advice, to the best of my ability. Might need to know a few more details, however. You can email me (harry@elementalhtma.co.uk), or we can talk more about it through the forum.

Harry

Quote from mike on November 20, 2018, 11:01 am

All,

I wanted to share my experience with everyone. I have been emailing with Grant since January 2018. I have been eating a low vitamin A diet for almost 10 months now. I started in January 2018. My problems started in 2013 when I was 28 years old. I took accutane in 2010 for my acne. My first problem in 2013 was osteopenia (brittle bones). I attempted to correct it with calcium and vitamin D but that did not help. I started taking vitamins and supplements, that did not help. I tried eating healthier (more fruits and vegetables) that did not help. Eventually I developed digestive problems that became really severe food allergies. Almost any food I ate caused me problems (brain fog, headaches, neck pain, swelling, inflammation all over).

For the first 8 months of the low vitamin A diet I mostly improved. I had realizations along the way that I needed to consume fat (olive oil) to reduce my health problems. I did trial and error with different low vitamin A foods to see what my body liked. In the summer 2018 I ate mostly chicken breasts, white potatoes and olive oil. Everyday. That worked well and things were improving. In August 2018, I started to take more food risks to see what my body could handle. I added in beans and peanut butter. Some of my symptoms seemed to improve so I kept at it. In September I ate only white potatoes, black beans and peanut butter everyday. I felt great. At the end of September, after 8 months of low vitamin A foods, I felt awful all the sudden. I immediately added back in chicken breasts to make sure I was getting enough zinc and b12. That did not fix the problem. I stopped eating potatoes and I started feeling a little better, but not great. So I went back to what worked for me March (chicken breasts, steamed turnips, steamed radish, steamed daikon). I felt better but not amazing. And things slowly seemed to get worse over the next 6 weeks.

So here I am, at almost 10 months on a low vitamin A diet, and today I feel pretty bad. My body seems to reject every carb except for honey. For some reason I don't get brain fog or headaches or neck pain from honey. I don't really want to eat much honey because it is high in sugar. It also is high FODMAP, but my body seems to like it. Honey is low in lectin so maybe my body just does not like lectins. My body seems to like macadamia nuts also.

I am thinking about going on a: chicken breast, macadamia nut, olive oil diet and see how my body reacts. That is nearly zero carb and missing some important nutrients, which seems unhealthy to me, but maybe if I can do it, it will allow my digestive system to heal and then I can add back in carbs.

If anyone has any suggestions please advise.

Thanks,

Mike

Hey Mike,

Sorry to hear things have taken a turn for the worse. I could offer some advice, to the best of my ability. Might need to know a few more details, however. You can email me (harry@elementalhtma.co.uk), or we can talk more about it through the forum.

Harry

#4 · November 22, 2018, 8:26 am

I would contact Dr Garrett Smith at Nutrition Restored. He is a naturopathic doctor and found out about vitamin A from Grant and is currently connecting all the research. He does hair and blood tests and a vitamin A detox.

#5 · November 26, 2018, 1:15 pm

In general, I'm not a fan of nightshades, but in the case of potatoes, if you don't peel them they are a high copper food. If you aren't eating meat and then eating that your copper probably got too high, sounds like you already know that. I would find a good Dr get your copper, ceruloplasmin, and zinc checked. A carb you can try is white rice, doesn't have phytic acid(can drain zinc) or copper, or anything really. Parsnips are a good one, too. Hope that helps, I think if you find a good Dr eat a more balanced diet and supplement zinc you'll be fine, even if you have to eat sweet potatoes or something, I would focus on getting carbs, and not worry about other things.

#6 · November 26, 2018, 4:01 pm

Dear Guest,

I have to respectivly disagree. No one here should eat sweet potatoes.

Grant

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#7 · November 26, 2018, 5:40 pm

That's fine, and it's your site, but when someone says: "I am thinking about going on a: chicken breast, macadamia nut, olive oil diet and see how my body reacts. That is nearly zero carb and missing some important nutrients, which seems unhealthy to me, but maybe if I can do it, it will allow my digestive system to heal and then I can add back in carbs." That sounds dangerous to me...and no your gut isn't going to heal that way, carbs are how you get potassium and vitamin c...which are important for the immune system.

#8 · November 27, 2018, 5:00 am

Quote from Guest on November 26, 2018, 5:40 pm

That's fine, and it's your site, but when someone says: "I am thinking about going on a: chicken breast, macadamia nut, olive oil diet and see how my body reacts. That is nearly zero carb and missing some important nutrients, which seems unhealthy to me, but maybe if I can do it, it will allow my digestive system to heal and then I can add back in carbs." That sounds dangerous to me...and no your gut isn't going to heal that way, carbs are how you get potassium and vitamin c...which are important for the immune system.

When did Grant say not to eat carbs? He eats lots of rice and beans. Dr. Smith has many high carb foods on his ok list that Grant looked and approved.

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#9 · November 27, 2018, 8:15 am

Dear Guest,

RE: "I am thinking about going on a: chicken breast, macadamia nut, olive oil diet and see how my body reacts. .... That sounds dangerous to me.."

I agree. I think a source of good red meat is going to provide protein, iron and zinc. And then people need to be aware that factory farmed chicken in the USA is fed a lot of vit. A.

However, there are a few people who have contacted me and report that any type of grains give them gut trouble. I don't understand the mechanism. I also don't understand why they react badly to the starches in white rice. Personally, I'm not too thrilled about white potatoes either. But, sweet potatoes are an absolute no go.

Thanks for your follow up comments. I appreciate it.

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#10 · November 27, 2018, 9:57 am

Your diet is low in iron. Grant is using Beef which is a much better source of iron than chicken breast.

How has your weight fluctuated during those periods? Are you sure you are not undereating which such a restrictive diet? Variety is key to eat more in a sitting.

Anybody who has read the book should understand that Grant is not an expert on health and nutrition. He is just a fellow chronic disease sufferer who shared his experience and research.

Quote from ggenereux on November 26, 2018, 4:01 pm

Dear Guest,

I have to respectivly disagree. No one here should eat sweet potatoes.

Grant

You must mean the orange ones. They can come in various colors depending on the variety although orange is by far the most common.

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