Posted by Tooooja on August 16, 2004, at 4:24:36
In reply to Re: Whey Protein for Depression Update » Tooooja, posted by Larry Hoover on August 14, 2004, at 19:58:58
Yeah, the acidic blood and dry skin thing is something I arrived at after much searching on the web for a hint at how the protein may be causing my skin to dry. I couldn't find much really, but what I kept coming across were websites that say that too high a protein diet can cause your blood to tend towards acidic. Their theory is that your body needs to maintain your blood in a narrow margin of pH, around the 7.4 mark. Supposedly the mechanism by which your body corrects an acidic tending blood is by taking minerals from elsewhere in your body that are alkaline forming. They also say that for people who have a very high protein intake they are at risk of osteoporosis because of this effect.
I tried some more whey over the weekend, not a lot, only 30gs, and I started to feel a drying within about 15 mins. That's fast, really fast, and makes me think that maybe it is an allergy after all. I notice this first of all in between my fingers, as the dryness increses the friction between my fingers and I can feel it as they rub past one another. I also feel my mucus membranes drying up in my nose and wind pipe, which makes the air tickle in my throat as it passes through, and makes me prone to coughing.
My plan for the moment is to go veggie for a month - a lowish protein diet - as this problem seems to be protein related. And then give the whey a shot again, and if it's ok I will take it easy and only have it every other day, as I don't want to spoil it again.
Larry - Thanks for taking a look around for me, don't spend too much time, as I've given the web a real scouring and aint turned up much.
All the best.......
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