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Dry membranes and meat
Soon after starting the carnivore diet few year ago I noticed dryness of my nasal cavities. Now, few years later - and I still have this dryness that increases with the increase of my meat consumption. I have checked and rechecked this and YES, more meat - more dryness.
I love meat and do not experience satiety without it. Going meat-less doesn’t seem like an option. But I think that as an experiment I need to lower the quantity of meat I eat which now is about 300-350g per day.
I would like to know why this is the case. Any ideas, please share.
I feel the same , meat make my nose and the corners of my lips dry . There was a folk saying in the place I life that meat is "HOT" . There is a concept of "HOT" and "COLD". not literally hot and cold , but figuratively they mean some foods are hot and some are cold . Not necessarily "HOT" foods are considered to be bad , but they were advised to be eaten it less often . "HOT" foods are super nutritious . "HOT" foods include beef, walnuts , cashews , red beans , most of the nuts etc . "COLD" foods are often fruits like oranges , pineapple, yoghurt etc
"COLD" foods are supposed to counteract the heat produced in body by "HOT" foods .
I am a big fan of eating meat , I have not eaten lots of meat in my life , but since past 2 years I am eating a lot and I feel alive , without meat one can easily see the difference . I didn't ouch meat for about a year and that's the least human I ever felt , I felt sick . Then I went on kamikaze on meat . I used to eat 2 lbs of meat a day . I felt alive , but at the same time felt "HOT" inside . Blisters on lips and side of nose . I had it all , though my energy was maxed , sleep was good , digestion was amazing and mental health was at peak .
So saying meat shouldn't be our staple would be absolutely wrong as I have have first hand experience with both vegan and meat diet
. But I still think the best way to feed ourself should include periods where we starve ourself of any meat , or be carnivore at lunch and vegan at dinner . This way you allow your body to dissipate the heat from "HOT" meat .
I have been eating meat since past 3 years now , I think I might go meatless ( obviously low vitamin A veg and fruits ) for 3 months , to allow the body to reset
@r-2, I am familiar with the concept of ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ foods as this is the premise of traditional Chinese medicine. The carnivore diet raised my body temperature which was amazing as being hypothyroid, I was usually cold. But being hot it also ‘dries’. This is a predicament for us, who need meat to thrive. I am thinking that eating meat 3 times per day might be too much for some of us.
See my latest thread about zinc: https://ggenereux.blog/discussion/topic/zinc-is-it-delivering-more-vitamin-a-to-peripheral-tissues-and-harming-them/#postid-16351
And also a bunch of other threads I made...
The dry sensation you are describing is precisely what struck me full force when I went carnivore AND low VA around the same time. It eventually improved over the course of many months, but I still have it flare up noticeably here and there. It was almost unbearable early on, and I noticed it made me much more sensitive to cold winter air, to the point where I almost have to wear a face mask outside when it's cold in order to preheat/humidify the air I'm breathing in.
The sensation is undoubtedly related to VA detox. Whether it's from circulating VA in the blood, or VA exiting the sinus tissues, I couldn't say for sure. I'm pretty sure it's related to the zinc content of meat, as zinc appears to be necessary for VA transport and delivery to tissues, in part via its role in retinol binding protein.
@max-3 described dry skin from eating lots of meat on carnivore as well.
Out of curiosity, @beata-2 do you notice any change with the amount of beans you eat? I'm curious if beans reduce zinc absorption enough to moderate dry skin issues that might result from meat consumption.
@wavygravygadzooks also feel dehydrated(dry mouth, red eyes) in the morning when I take zinc but I have that from magnesium even more. I think in my case it's sodium related. zinc and magnesium can lower sodium and because water follows sodium I end up dehydrated..
@wavygravygadzooks, my carnivore started from eating mostly steaks but then I added lots of offal, including liver. With or without offal, the nostrils were dry like a paper.
Now, 2 years of eating meat, beans and rice, I decided to experiment and had meat and beans only for several days and sometimes only meat - and dryness increased with the increased amount of meat. I am 100 % certain that when I go above 100g of meat at the time, even with beans and rice, the dryness increases.
I also took a bottle of zinc to try to resolve anosmia. I didn’t notice any increase in dryness at that time.
It appears that something in the meat is causing it. However, when I go less than 100g per meal, I feel hungry right after it.
I am talking about the red meat (beef, venison and lamb). I stopped eating chicken in winter as their diet is augmented with yellow corn but I think I will check if eating chicken has the same deleterious effect. I am also thinking of having one meatless meal. I worry that there is more to this as I also acquired tinnitus. It is possible that the dryness affects the nostrils and the ears…
Beans healed my digestion and this is the best thing in the world! I used to have serious issues with indigestion after the meals and constipation. All gone now. Not sure if this had anything to do with zinc. I suspect that it was my poor bile production that cause the issues. There is no better food than beans to stimulate the new bile production, thus detoxification.