> I don't know if good fat bad fat has different impact.  Most of my fat
> comes from dairy, olive oil, and coconut oil.  Lesser amounts from sea
> food. Veggie oil creeps in when I can't cook.  According to the therapist I
> saw in Japan in March, my body can handle large quantities of carbs but not
> so much the nutrient dense foods. He said the liver and kidney gets over
> worked.  The first sign is when my right shoulder drops.  And soon the
> right big toe flares.  If he didn't say anything about the right shoulder I
> would have blown it off.

> I've started the oil and socks at night when it got so painful just
> walking.

> On Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:21:01 PM UTC-6, Highlander wrote:

>> Does healthy fat exacerbate gout? I thought that was only the unhealthy
>> veggie fat or grain fed trollop.

>> I had some cracking issues with my feet, but they sorted themselves out
>> about 6 months in to following the Perfect Health Diet (I don't do the VLC
>> either).

>> I imagine there is adjustment to a dryer climate. The body has to learn
>> to put more oil out there. Have you tried coating your feet with coconut
>> oil and wearing socks at night?

>> With abandon,
>> Patrick

>> It's all good (but is it the Best Good?).
>> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org

>> On Sep 22, 2012, at 8:16 PM, runs_with_kona <shin....@gmail.com> wrote:

>> I'm weary of too much fat because of the ever looming gout threat. And as
>> my ancestors enjoyed long lives with high carb and seafood, I am not
>> entirely sold on the VLC diet. I haven't changed my diet, I know this skin
>> cracking happens every fall around the time heater kicks on.  I moved to
>> Salt Lake in August and have not yet adjusted to the dryness.  Drinking by
>> thirst needs some time and I am surprised at how much more salt I am adding
>> to my food.

>> On Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:50:48 PM UTC-6, Highlander wrote:

>>> Good question. Are you eating enough saturated fat, RWK?

>>> With abandon,
>>> Patrick

>>> It's all good (but is it the Best Good?).
>>> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org

>>> On Sep 22, 2012, at 7:44 PM, Tuck <tuc...@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> Skin on the heel is cracking?

>>> On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 7:12 PM, runs_with_kona <shin....@gmail.com>wrote:

>>>> My skin on the feet is cracking and it really hurts to run barefoot. I
>>>> want to stay aerobic, do you think the stress from the pain is sending me
>>>> into the anaerobic zone ?  How much pain translates to how much cortisol
>>>> later ?  Would this type of pain show up as increased HR ?

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