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First 100 days
I've been trying to eat a low-no vitamin A diet for about 100 days and it's going great.
A little background: I first learned about Grant's theory in early July of this year. It sounded intriguing and since I was struggling with some recurring autoimmune issues I decided to give it a try. I come from a medical background (although I'm not a doctor) and I've also been independently researching health issues for the last 10 years in an effort to tackle my own personal health problems that medicine couldn't explain or treat adequately. I've been partially successful but I couldn't figure out the cause or solution to the autoimmune mystery. I'll be 49 years old next month. My official dx's are celiac and dermatitis herpetiformis but I've also had symptoms until recently that somewhat mimic sjogren's, RA and MS.
At first I found it hard to completely believe the theory despite feeling better within the first few weeks. Now I'm about 99.9% sure it's correct at least for me. Everything is simply better. Hair, skin, nails, fatigue, digestion, bowel movements, vision, mental clarity and pain are all improved. It's very unusual to realize I felt so unwell for close to 50 years and never knew. I thought I had made great strides and I suppose in a way I had but this was the missing piece. It feels exactly like a toxin or poison has been removed from my system. If I have a small amount of vitamin A or beta carotene it seems to take a week for me to completely recover.
I'm now feeling like the vitamin D I've be taking isn't necessary anymore so I stopped it a few days ago. I've tested deficient several times in the past so I'm going to monitor my levels throughout the winter. I'm starting to suspect D supplements might just be helping people feel better because it's blocking vitamin A to an extent.
Thanks Grant for your effort and hard work on this topic, making your theory available to the public and being brave enough to stand up for what you believe!
So pleased to hear of your success Bella how wonderful.
Quote from Guest on October 23, 2018, 4:37 pmThanks JAJ. đŸ™‚
That was me. I replied from my phone but apparently wasn't logged in.
Quote from Bella on October 23, 2018, 9:28 amI've been trying to eat a low-no vitamin A diet for about 100 days and it's going great.
A little background: I first learned about Grant's theory in early July of this year. It sounded intriguing and since I was struggling with some recurring autoimmune issues I decided to give it a try. I come from a medical background (although I'm not a doctor) and I've also been independently researching health issues for the last 10 years in an effort to tackle my own personal health problems that medicine couldn't explain or treat adequately. I've been partially successful but I couldn't figure out the cause or solution to the autoimmune mystery. I'll be 49 years old next month. My official dx's are celiac and dermatitis herpetiformis but I've also had symptoms until recently that somewhat mimic sjogren's, RA and MS.
At first I found it hard to completely believe the theory despite feeling better within the first few weeks. Now I'm about 99.9% sure it's correct at least for me. Everything is simply better. Hair, skin, nails, fatigue, digestion, bowel movements, vision, mental clarity and pain are all improved. It's very unusual to realize I felt so unwell for close to 50 years and never knew. I thought I had made great strides and I suppose in a way I had but this was the missing piece. It feels exactly like a toxin or poison has been removed from my system. If I have a small amount of vitamin A or beta carotene it seems to take a week for me to completely recover.
I'm now feeling like the vitamin D I've be taking isn't necessary anymore so I stopped it a few days ago. I've tested deficient several times in the past so I'm going to monitor my levels throughout the winter. I'm starting to suspect D supplements might just be helping people feel better because it's blocking vitamin A to an extent.
Thanks Grant for your effort and hard work on this topic, making your theory available to the public and being brave enough to stand up for what you believe!
As i said on 180D, congratulations! it's amazing to see how well it's working. As you know, i've been trying the same thing but with limited success. I've got hundreds of questions - would you be ok with chatting over email? If so, you can contact me on harry@elementalhtma.co.uk. I'm trying to learn as much as possible about different people's experiences as I want to use this with people I work with.
Certainly Harry, that sounds great. I'll send you an email soon.
Beau lines growing out since going low A.
That's interesting. What has your version of Low A looked like?
Sorry Harry it is Bella mentioning Beau’s lines. I found this which mentions retinoids as a cause for Beau’s lines.
https://www.dermatologyadvisor.com/dermatology/beaus-lines/article/691641/
Infections including Kawasaki disease, hand-foot-mouth disease, measles, mumps, scarlet fever, pneumonia, malaria, typhoid fever, and syphliis have been associated with Beau's lines. Many medications have been associated with the development of Beau's lines, including systemic chemotherapeutic agents, retinoids, dapsone, metoprolol, itraconazole, octreotide, and azathioprine.
When you calculate the growth rate of the nail it coincides perfectly to when I was using Retin-A and taking supplements.
Here’s the picture of my beau’s lines.
(hopefully it works)!
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