Chronic BB Gone - 1 month thus far
Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:30 pm
My chronic BB, for the last month, is essentially gone. I credit the change to what I’ve been eating. Prior to now, I’ve struggled with BB for decades and managed the problem with topical fixes.
For the last four weeks I’ve been disciplined in trying to lose 20 lbs, which is about 10% of my body mass.
My diet lately is essentially no, or low, carbohydrates. The effect this has had on my BB is surprising to me. I thought protein was the offending food stuff. I was wrong. For me the offender appears to be carbohydrates.
Lately, for breakfast I eat two (2) hard-boiled eggs. Throughout the day I drink sweetened coffee, with table sugar (sucrose) and artificial creamer (i.e. Coffee Mate). For dinner I eat two (2) portions of protein, i.e. ground beef (no bun) or fish (no breading) and one or two portions of cooked green vegetables with butter or oil.
I have lost 15 lbs. of excess weight thus far, and I have coincidentally noticed:
o Tooth brushing with ordinary toothpaste provides good results.
o My mouth feels much fresher.
o Sticky, sweaty hands are no longer a problem.
o Flatulence is gone (sorry for the graphic description).
o I have psoriasis of the scalp and the symptoms of redness, inflammation and flaking (dandruff) are >90% gone with no topical medication.
o My automobile interior seems fresher (it formerly took on a stale odor, perhaps from the operator).
o My sense of smell is clearer
o Complexion is clearer
I’ve read in many posts that BB became a problem in the teenage years. Could it be that a fully-grown body, no longer needs the large caloric intake that a child’s diet provides? Perhaps the continued intake of excess sugar and starch provides opportunistic yeast or bacteria to thrive thus producing excess off-gas.
Check any growth medium for microorganisms and you will see that the major fraction of the feed, e.g. >50% is a carbon source, typically glucose or sucrose. By limiting the excess carbon source it seems to have limited the microorganism over-growth.
My weight-loss diet cannot be maintained forever, too much cholesterol. Nevertheless, limiting the simple and complex carbohydrates appears to have helped dramatically.
Knowledge is power. If excess carbohydrate intake is the cause of my BB, due to my unique body metabolism, then knowing the source gives me control by adjusting my diet.
My routine is:
I brush teeth and tongue twice daily
I floss once daily
I do not use mouthwash
I do not take supplements, i.e. vitamin tables, enzymes, other, of any kind
For the last four weeks I’ve been disciplined in trying to lose 20 lbs, which is about 10% of my body mass.
My diet lately is essentially no, or low, carbohydrates. The effect this has had on my BB is surprising to me. I thought protein was the offending food stuff. I was wrong. For me the offender appears to be carbohydrates.
Lately, for breakfast I eat two (2) hard-boiled eggs. Throughout the day I drink sweetened coffee, with table sugar (sucrose) and artificial creamer (i.e. Coffee Mate). For dinner I eat two (2) portions of protein, i.e. ground beef (no bun) or fish (no breading) and one or two portions of cooked green vegetables with butter or oil.
I have lost 15 lbs. of excess weight thus far, and I have coincidentally noticed:
o Tooth brushing with ordinary toothpaste provides good results.
o My mouth feels much fresher.
o Sticky, sweaty hands are no longer a problem.
o Flatulence is gone (sorry for the graphic description).
o I have psoriasis of the scalp and the symptoms of redness, inflammation and flaking (dandruff) are >90% gone with no topical medication.
o My automobile interior seems fresher (it formerly took on a stale odor, perhaps from the operator).
o My sense of smell is clearer
o Complexion is clearer
I’ve read in many posts that BB became a problem in the teenage years. Could it be that a fully-grown body, no longer needs the large caloric intake that a child’s diet provides? Perhaps the continued intake of excess sugar and starch provides opportunistic yeast or bacteria to thrive thus producing excess off-gas.
Check any growth medium for microorganisms and you will see that the major fraction of the feed, e.g. >50% is a carbon source, typically glucose or sucrose. By limiting the excess carbon source it seems to have limited the microorganism over-growth.
My weight-loss diet cannot be maintained forever, too much cholesterol. Nevertheless, limiting the simple and complex carbohydrates appears to have helped dramatically.
Knowledge is power. If excess carbohydrate intake is the cause of my BB, due to my unique body metabolism, then knowing the source gives me control by adjusting my diet.
My routine is:
I brush teeth and tongue twice daily
I floss once daily
I do not use mouthwash
I do not take supplements, i.e. vitamin tables, enzymes, other, of any kind