Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Does anyone know anything about why my skin might be yellow? I notice it most on the bottoms of my hands and feet. It was pointed out to me last May. Some days it's worse than others but it doesn't seem to be going away. I don't know when it started. I have been mostly raw (75-90% depending on the time period) for over a year and am currently eating all raw since January 1. My diet consists mostly of green smoothies (greens, bananas, ground flax, and sometimes maca, cacao, and/or coconut), and whatever produce looks good at the store (often cucumbers, avocados, citrus fruit, berries). I also tend to make one fancy raw dish a week that might contain all kinds of nuts or dates or whatever, but I wasn't doing that when I first noticed the yellow. I eat probably a durian or two a month. I almost never eat carrots. I hope this isn't too much detail, I'm just trying to help people get a feel for my lifestyle in case it is relevant. I don't feel at all sick when I look yellow. The only other symptoms I have, that I wouldn't think are related, are constant sinus congestion and frequently feeling thirsty (probably because I don't drink enough water). I've searched google but haven't found anything that sounds right. Any suggestions at all are appreciated. Thanks, Diana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I am not a doctor but the " thirst " could be a few things, some foods I think make me very thirsty maybe if you eat a lot of dehydrated things. Diabetes, Hypo.hyperglycemic?...cause accessive thirst also. " .Yellow " , Liver/digestion or?...I heard of eating something other than carrots that turned a person that color just cant remember what it is. Mine sometimes seem that way too. Any amount of Durian is to much for me LOL but that may cause it , not sure...if you obstained and it went away you would know. If you have a ND doc you might get a little testing just to make sure what is going on if it would make you more comfortable to know . As for sinus conjestion if it has been consistant without being sick it could be gut related ( ie, parasite, candidas/fungal, ) or if purly sinus related there are lots of things you can do...it used to be that bacteria was thought to be the cause of conjestion by 95% and fungal infection 5%, now they have done a 180 and testing proved fungal 95% and bacterial 5% that is why antibiotics never work for most. Try a liquid diet for a day or two and see if it lightens up, then you know to start working to get ballance in the gut. Maybe less highly concentrated sweets for a couple weeks and restore good flora. Just throwing out ideas. good luck Catherine - dianakantor RawSeattle Friday, February 09, 2007 8:38 PM [RawSeattle] yellow skin Does anyone know anything about why my skin might be yellow? I notice it most on the bottoms of my hands and feet. It was pointed out to me last May. Some days it's worse than others but it doesn't seem to be going away. I don't know when it started. I have been mostly raw (75-90% depending on the time period) for over a year and am currently eating all raw since January 1. My diet consists mostly of green smoothies (greens, bananas, ground flax, and sometimes maca, cacao, and/or coconut), and whatever produce looks good at the store (often cucumbers, avocados, citrus fruit, berries). I also tend to make one fancy raw dish a week that might contain all kinds of nuts or dates or whatever, but I wasn't doing that when I first noticed the yellow. I eat probably a durian or two a month. I almost never eat carrots. I hope this isn't too much detail, I'm just trying to help people get a feel for my lifestyle in case it is relevant. I don't feel at all sick when I look yellow. The only other symptoms I have, that I wouldn't think are related, are constant sinus congestion and frequently feeling thirsty (probably because I don't drink enough water). I've searched google but haven't found anything that sounds right. Any suggestions at all are appreciated. Thanks, Diana Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.33/678 - Release 2/9/2007 4:06 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Hi Diana, A skin color change could be caused by something you ingested years ago (medication, herb or even a food you used to eat) that is now re-entering your bloodstream and being cleansed from your body, owing to your recent change in diet, especially since going 100%. The purer your diet, the more the body is able to cleanse deeply stored wastes. Once the substance is eliminated from your bloodstream, the symptom should clear up. I've heard lots of stories about these kinds of symptoms happening in transition. It is often said that thirst is indicative of diabetes or other serious sugar metabolism problems but in your situation there is no reason to suspect this because these are degenerative conditions that are caused by flagrant abuse over a long period of time. Since you're not practicing the habits that create disease, you need not fear disease. Even if so-called 'precursors' are already in place when a person goes raw, degenerative disease does not proceed when its causes are removed. It is true that dehydrated or powdered foods (maca, etc.) can cause thirst, in addition to eating too many fats (nuts, seeds, durian) or just simply overeating. If you're thirsty without expending a lot of fluids on perspiration, that can mean that your body is needing extra water to dilute the waste products in your diet. " Dilution is the solution to pollution " , as they say. Without knowing much about your diet, I'd say the major culprits are most likely the 'non foods' you're eating, like flax, maca, cacao, and anything else that you consume either to 'supplement' your diet or that you add to foods for flavor (like salt or spices). The problem is two-fold: 1) These foods are very low in water so the body must use its fluid reserves to process them, and 2) They are or contain harmful substances, and suspending them in water is the way the body keeps them from making direct contact with organs, tissues and membranes. Constant sinus congestion is related to excess waste as well. Among its other functions, mucus is a transport medium for toxins to exit the body. If a person's body is creating a lot of it, such that his/her airways are always clogged, that means the primary eliminative channels can't handle all the waste that is being generated by the person's food choices. Again, it seems likely that the non-foods you're eating are the cause, in addition to other possibilities, like overeating generally. I always note an increase in mucus when I eat fats of any kind, including frozen durian (fresh durian doesn't have nearly the same effect). Of course you will need to take into consideration that these transitional foods may be serving the useful purpose of keeping you entertained by raw food so you can avoid eating cooked. There are lots of options available to you besides giving them up cold turkey, such as experimenting with eating less of them, eating less overall, eating less variety during the day, eating fewer combined foods (i.e., just fruit or just greens), getting more exercise (this assists with the movement of lymph and facilitates the removal of waste from the body), using more real foods as flavorants (i.e., lemon, etc.), etc. Or, you may just decide to put up with the symptoms, particularly if there's a chance you'd eat worse things if you weren't indulging in the 'non-foods'. This is a compromise I often had to make in my own transition. As I often say, it wasn't the second or third time I felt awful after eating a borderline food that I decided I'd had enough, but after the 100th or 200th time. Once I was able to start tossing them out, though, I felt much better. There are others here on the list who have reported similar experiences. Just some ideas to consider, from a " remove the cause " perspective. Continued success with your transition. Warm wishes, Nora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Good post! Thanks Nora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Hi Diana, I'm new to the group and I'm not yet a raw vegan, so you might discount my response. I've seen yellow skin on some members of " Overeaters Anonymous " who ate lots of beta carotene (yams, carrots, squash, etc.) I don't kow if it is problematic or not! Ron -- In RawSeattle , " dianakantor " <mail wrote: > > Does anyone know anything about why my skin might be yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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