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by jay
Thu 23 Apr 2009 05:07
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Chronically blocked nose
Replies: 9
Views: 6452

All my sinus problems cleared up when I gave up dairy foods. Dairy can be a fairly common cause of congestion due to the effect casein protein has on people that are sensitive to it, but there are certainly other foods that could cause an adverse reaction to your airways.
by jay
Wed 18 Jun 2008 06:44
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: Walnut oil instead of Jojoba 4 crusty build-up on the scalp?
Replies: 7
Views: 9042

I've been using either olive oil or coconut oil to condition my hair for quite some time now. My scalp used to get really dry so I started putting one of those two oils in my hair for about 15-20 minutes before taking a shower, and then washing it out with shampoo. I think it keeps the oils from my ...
by jay
Wed 18 Jun 2008 06:30
Forum: Positive differences
Topic: Flat stomach, clear skin and good digestion
Replies: 5
Views: 8418

Wow that's awesome! I noticed the same thing when I used to cheat and have a non-wai meal. I absolutely could not drink enough water afterwords. It was so odd, but I guess that's what it was if you experienced the same thing. I'm not even tempted to cheat any longer since I always remember how awful...
by jay
Wed 28 May 2008 03:31
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Plastic bottle: Bisphenol A; mimics estrogen
Replies: 23
Views: 16108

Yeah. Dump the plastics if you can. I have a Kleen Kanteen and a SIGG bottle and I love them both. Water tastes better out of them as well.
by jay
Mon 18 Feb 2008 20:29
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Replies: 19
Views: 12713

I can help. I'm a grad student and have some experience with this sort of thing.
by jay
Wed 30 Jan 2008 06:53
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Fibromyalgia
Replies: 24
Views: 16971

I don't know if this would help any, but it has helped me alleviate some minor back pain I would have after long walks: http://anthropik.com/2007/06/learning-to-walk/ Once you try this, even for a little bit, and then go back to the 'normal' heel-strike walking, you'll notice a huge difference. It's...
by jay
Sun 27 Jan 2008 02:36
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Education
Replies: 10
Views: 7943

I don't think that long term memorization needs to be emphasized at all, or for that matter any type of memorization. What's most important in the long run is being able to think for one's self and to use basic logical processes to solve problems. The Wai diet does both. First, it rejects what is co...
by jay
Tue 22 Jan 2008 06:02
Forum: Animal Food
Topic: Help finding egg yokes!
Replies: 4
Views: 4692

Help finding egg yokes!

I have run into a bit of a problem with finding good raw egg yokes. I used to get my eggs from a guy who raised his own hens in his back yard. The hens were fed fresh organic greens (not grains) and the eggs were always super fresh (layed within the last few days.) It was perfect... But now this guy...
by jay
Mon 10 Dec 2007 06:43
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mouse Experiments
Replies: 3
Views: 4030

Mouse Experiments

As it turns out, I work in a decent sized medical research center which, among many other things, does quite a bit of mouse and rat imaging for medical purposes. I know that certain mouse experiments are in the works by some members of the forums to test the published hypothesis on osteoporosis bein...
by jay
Mon 10 Dec 2007 05:12
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: Showering after swimming....
Replies: 4
Views: 4746

I can't stand swimming in chlorinated water. It seems like the smell takes a few days to get out, plus it dries my skin out. Chlorine seems to be the only thing that can defeat the wonderful moistness that the Wai diet has brought to my skin. Not even riding my bike to work every day in the winter's...
by jay
Mon 05 Nov 2007 07:15
Forum: Positive differences
Topic: My gradual transition to the diet and fantastic results
Replies: 2
Views: 5052

My gradual transition to the diet and fantastic results

I've been lurking around the boards for a while so I figured that I should tell my own experience with the diet, it's just taken me a little while to write it up. Sorry if it's kind of long, but I think the details might be valuable. I found the diet about 5 years ago when I was dealing with acne. I...
by jay
Wed 05 Sep 2007 06:46
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: Shaving cream
Replies: 46
Views: 79513

That's strange. I've had a lot of success with olive oil. I have to shave my legs occasionally for swimming competitions and olive oil eliminated the nics and cuts I used to get while shaving there. I guess everyone is different.
by jay
Sat 01 Sep 2007 02:19
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Grains and civilizations
Replies: 8
Views: 7035

I emailed this to Wai already, but there is actually a paper proposing that the reason settled, agricultural "civilization" started was due to the effects of opioid peptides in grains. http://membres.lycos.fr/xbeluga/originsofagriculture.html It proposes that the calming effects of the opioid peptid...
by jay
Sat 01 Sep 2007 01:56
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: Shaving cream
Replies: 46
Views: 79513

I have the unfortunate combination of very sensitive skin and thick facial hair so shaving has always been a huge problem for me. It always left my skin reddened and with a burning sensation and I also was prone to razor bumps. I used to utterly dread having to shave and would only do so about once ...