Konjac is something new to me, and I'll look into it. Bentonite, as well.
Thank you, Heather.
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> I don't know why you are getting gut issues, but I have found that
> taking 1/4 tsp. of konjac with a meal really works. You can buy it in
> tablets called "PGX" or by the pound. Bentonite works too. And you've
> probably heard that gluten and casein are the culprits for a lot of
> people, so you could experiment with food choices.
>
> As for hot flashes: I have found out something very interesting. I get
> them when I eat beef or drink beer that has molasses in it. Basically
> anything with high iron content. I've never heard anything about this,
> so I'm not sure why it happens. But it might be worth experimenting
> with. It could be that since you are eating less, or the food is
> combining more, that you are absorbing less iron from the food (you
> don't really need all that much iron and in the U.S., people tend to
> get too much).
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM, groundnsky <groundnsky@
> > I'm on day 13 of Fast-5 and doing great. I've lost 6 lbs, am seeing much better fasting blood glucose levels every morning and just realized today -- no hot flashes since starting this.
> >
> > My gut, though, is experiencing some high drama. Is this just me, or part of the adjustment phase?
> >
> >
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