Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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A few months ago I started following Niklas Gustafson on instagram. His account most likely popped up because I follow carnivore diet accounts. Other than that I don’t much about him. This is a very interesting video about oxalates. I don’t agree with everything here or maybe just not sure what to believe, because we have been told so many lies about what foods are healthy, just so a company can get filthy rich. A year ago I didn’t know about oxalates & still know very little. Summary: certain plants have high amounts of oxalates and they cause inflammation and sickness. This lady mentions excess oxalates cause kidney stones. Well if you have paid attention I almost died due to a stone blocking the urethra causing sepsis. Bottom line: watch if you want to. If you are having gut or chronic conditions figure out why. It’s not easy doing an elimination diet but if it helps it’s worth it.
Oxalates Exposed: Surprising Risks in Gluten-Free, Paleo, and Keto Diets Oxalates
Edit: good info on sugar intake. I didn’t know all the different names for sugar in processed foods. Also talks about sugar addiction. It’s something I still struggle with even after changing my diet. old habits die hard
sugar & processed foods