Paleo Pals - Health, Weight Loss & Support

Sorry I have been MIA. Does anyone have problems with foods with lectins? I am super behind on reading this thread and noticed Egads made mention of this too a few pages back with pine nuts. I just had a recipe with them in it. I am still having issues with my gastrointestinal system but go to a gi specialist in October. Hoping he can help me manage all of my gi problems as I seem to be struggling.

Inna & Egads - My mother was born and raised in Germany and so she also cooked beef tongue, along with kidney, heart, etc. I agree with you that the tongue is quite delish. We used to have tongue sandwiches with the leftovers. My mother would serve the tongue with her homemade bread balls, which she would slice and fry with onions the next day. All yummy! the only part that was disgusting was the outer taste bud covering.

Inna - Yeah for you!!!! So glad you made it through.

Okay, I am off to the shower. I have an appt. with the vascular doc. today.

Later, Ladies!

Inna, you're rocking the tshirt! (Like Egads, I'm a huge Stones fan.) Congrats on finishing chemo - your smile says it all! (And you don't look puffy at all, regardless of what you say!)

Cowgal, I had massive GI issues last spring but they cleared up when I quit taking magnesium, switched AIs & started eating paleo (all that fiber!). I don't know if any of those suggestions would help you but you have my sympathy - it's a tough way to live. I hope you get answers soon! (Be sure to take a list of all the meds your taking - they are often the culprit in these cases.)

JunieB, hope your appointment goes well; we're in your pocket - keep us informed, please.

Egads, those mushrooms ARE cute. Using them as a wrap is a cool idea; I can imagine them stuffed with sauteed vegetables & maybe been a little cheese? (Or lining the walk to my front door on Halloween!)

Vamp, I'm sure the salesperson wasn't even thinking when she said that. She was probably jealous of your gorgeousness (is that even a word?) & was punishing you for it! (Remember the old commercial where Andie McDowell said "don't hate me because I'm beautiful"? With your exercise & paleo regime you probably intimidated her! Erase her from your mind!!!

That's awful Susan! I get sometimes people don't think, I am guilty of it myself.... it just made me sad.

Egads those mushrooms are pretty. Are they strong enough to use as a wrap? What is the texture like? This could be my answer to the tortilla wraps I miss so dearly.

JKL - Thank you for your kind words, I don't feel any of that right at this moment. How did the weights go? I don't do the Wendesday exercise anymore - worried I will be too tired for work on Thursday and I have just been so tired for the last 5 days. I have got in a couple workouts - small ones though.

So my Naturlopath says Keto is a 21 day diet only, does not recommend any longer on it. 21 days and switch to Paleo, that's lucky seeing as that is my goal - Paleo. I brought him my latest blood test (from July) and it shows my cbc and hb are low, no surprise on the cbc it seems to be low every other test. (Can't be too important if my doctor didn't follow up with me, right or it's just the fact that my doctor has two full practices and missed me!) He wants me to get back to the doctor for a more thorough blood test, need to know why I am anemic (at least this helps explain the fatigue). He has me on a new magnesium for my joint pain, thank you Tamoxifen, a herb ordered to help with my memory - he says all but one of his clients has noticed an improvement in memory - can't wait to try it. He talked me into trying the mistletoe, I read that Susan Summers used it to fight her breast cancer years ago, it's what they use in Germany, so lets give it a try and hope that it helps keep the cancer away. I may need to take on more clients at this rate. lol

Oh, hey! I'm descended from at least one Ukrainian Jew, giving me a surname that people say sounds Ukrainian but the meaning of which is uncertain.

I'm finishing my 9th week of keto. 10# down, more or less, fasting blood sugars generally 10-40 points lower. FBS this morning was 80--I haven't seen that in a long time. I am getting a little antsy about what my LDL and HDL might look like at this point.

My lovely wife heated up CostCo pulled pork (no carbs) but we had no sugar-free barbecue sauce in the house. She is now making GF keto sauce. I am making mashed cauliflower. In case I haven't posted the recipe:

Mashed cauliflower

Cut the florets from a small head of cauliflower. Don't use stems. Break florets into small pieces. Steam in a covered stove top steamer until a fork easily goes right through them. While you wait for this, liquify about 5T unsalted butter. Shred up some kale, cheese, and prosciutto if you like. Remove cauliflower from heat and uncover. Rest it for a few minutes. Drain any water that collected in the steamer insert. Drain the water from the bottom pot. Move the steamed cauliflower to the bottom pot. Mash with a potato masher until it looks pretty mashed. Add the melted butter, granulated garlic, salt, and pepper. Other herbs would work, too. Use a handheld blender to blend until it looks like mashed potatoes. Spoon some into a bowl. Add cheese, prosciutto, and kale. Or not. Add more cauliflower. Top with cheese and meat if you want.

Good evening Ladies,

Appt. with vascular doctor was just a 3 mos. follow up on the blood clots in my lower left leg. They're still there but the clot that was spreading upwards in my Sapheous vein is now just scar tissue. I have venous insufficiency in my left leg from the massive reconstructive surgery I had back in 2000 at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona for primary bone cancer in my left hip and the valves in my left Sapheous vein are shot, so the blood pools in my lower leg. Then there's the Faslodex for my BC that increases my chance of developing blood clots. Oh yeah! NOT! The vascular doc wants to do a procedure to close the vein, however, he can't until the blood clots resolve. Hence, the blood thinners and time.

Oh Egads! - Poor you! How horrifying to know everyone can smell the fishy odor as you cringe in embarrassment. But on the upside, the odds of you ever seeing those people ever again are very slim. Plus, if they can't take a joke, shame on them!

Vampeyes - I had a similar situation happen several years ago, except it was to a woman whom I was having lunch with. She was about 59 at the time and I was 52. A waitress approached our table and asked what I and my mother would like to order. Initially I chuckled and told the waitress that my friend and I were nearly the same age, then I glanced at my friend and saw the expression on her face and felt horrible for her. She was a very sensitive individual and had some serious medical issues.

For anyone who is a fan of Brussels Sprouts, I just found some recipes on:

https://paleogrubs.com/brussels-sprouts-with-garlic-and-lemon?utm_campaign=broadcast&utm_source=email&utm_term=avajane%27s&utm_content=180912-PG-EC-AJ0101

This is the one that caught my attention initially, but there are also 3 other recipes for Brussels Sprouts you may enjoy as well.

https://paleogrubs.com/warm-brussels-sprout-salad

https://paleogrubs.com/garlic-roasted-brussels-sprouts

https://paleogrubs.com/roasted-brussels-sprouts-recipe

If any of you has difficulty in finding organic grass-fed meats, here is a link to a company that ships for free. I don't think the free ground beef offer is still available, but at least you can check their website out and see if it is an option for you.

https://www.butcherbox.com/groundbeefforlife/?aff_link=1&a=2204&o=2&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=cpa&utm_campaign=ground_beef_for_life_aff&utm_term=paleogrubs&tr=180902-PG-ER-BB0104

Vampeyes, that makes sense. My naturopath has left the practice. Got to find someone new. I have concerns about keto; I think there's a lot to support a modified Mediterranean diet for me, but I agreed to do this for 3 months and assess.

My wife had a number of surgeries before she was 10 and acquired hepatitis C from transfusions she didn't know she'd had. As a consequence of undergoing the 11-month hepatitis C protocol, she became intolerant of gluten, dairy, eggs, legumes, celery, apples, pears, and carrots, so we can't eat the same diet. Most of the keto entree recipes include eggs and dairy, most processed meat without nitrates has celery, and a lot of keto baking uses nut flours that she was already allergic to. There is a paleo bacon we can both eat, we can eat hunks of meat, and we can share some vegetables. Olives, pickles, some vegetables. I made cauliflower mash last night. She can tolerate some stick butter (whipped has added milk fats that knock her down) but I plan to experiment with olive oil instead next week. As you can imagine, it's a bit of a challenge to have us over for dinner. It's easiest to do it buffet-style.

ksusan, try to use ghee for your wife. It's clarified butter, which is butter without milk solids. As a matter of fact, you can use it as well. If you need to sauté something, it's much better to use ghee than any other oil or butter because it adds a sweet taste to the food. Not all ghees are created equal, though. This is the best one, in my humble opinion. Sold in Whole Foods or on Amazon.

Cowgal, when I was experiencing a lot of SEs on anastrozole, my PCP suggested magnesium to help with fatigue, loss of bone density, sleep issues, joint pain & muscle aches. My magnesium levels were never tested but I was desperate for some relief so I began taking it. (My MO didn't think it would help but wasn't opposed to my taking it.) After several months with SEs PLUS additional gastric issues, I discovered that many forms of magnesium could cause such problems (even though neither my PCP nor my MO ever mentioned that possibility). Stopping the magnesium helped, as did switching AIs & changing my diet (to paleo). I had to make several changes to get relief & my doctors really weren't much help. Hope you find an answer!

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Okay, let's talk about how important this thread is, folks are posting. but you LURKERS are incredible. EGADS you have and audience. Love the audience. Not mocking them in any way. I think you all are the cat's meow. All that happens here is important.