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Yesterday, 10:38 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread The 80/10/10 Diet by T. Colin Campbell (The China Study) in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I think this is an area where macros are going to vary depending on gender, age, genes, health issues and activity levels. People like me and Cori...

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Yesterday, 10:33 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Can't take this anymore, i need serious advice... in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Seriously. Saying "nothing is wrong" when you've been knocked out is bullshit. You can't tell. I had concussions impact weird shit like my immune...

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Yesterday, 10:28 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Bicep size & belief systems in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

And making shit up. Somehow I still supposedly voted for the status quo, even though I voted third party. I'm not even sure I'm getting actual...

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Yesterday, 06:36 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Bicep size & belief systems in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

It may be the fault of voters in general, but it's not mine. I didn't vote for either Obama or Romney, I voted for someone I felt could would make...

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Yesterday, 03:54 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Funny CW moments in Primal Blueprint Success Stories

Loving that!

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Yesterday, 03:50 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Bicep size & belief systems in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

But it's NOT representative anymore. It hasn't been for quite some time. It's NOT working the way it should, and yet we continue to put more and...

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Yesterday, 03:41 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Bicep size & belief systems in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

No, they don't elude me. I was teacher's pet in my Econ classes. :) What eludes me is how you think taxation and redistribution allow me to have...

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05-20-2013, 05:33 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread The 80/10/10 Diet by T. Colin Campbell (The China Study) in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Sorry, I need fat or my brain just doesn't work right. Not willing to give that up for some guy that we already know can't work a study properly.

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05-20-2013, 05:29 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Bicep size & belief systems in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

That's the phrase right there that I have trouble with. Fairly (I'm assuming)? Who is deciding what a "fair" amount of money that should be taken...

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05-20-2013, 05:21 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Aspartame vs. Sugar?!! in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

It's an old book (1996) with a bit of a dramatic title, but the guy is all science: Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills by Russell L. Blaylock ...

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05-20-2013, 09:24 AM

RitaRose replied to a thread Bicep size & belief systems in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

"Want" is very different from "willing to take take the steps to acquire".

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05-20-2013, 09:22 AM

RitaRose replied to a thread Can't take this anymore, i need serious advice... in Primal Blueprint Fitness

Seriously, this works really well. I work for a utility, and I'm out in the field all by myself all day. EVERYONE has utilities, including...

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05-19-2013, 06:27 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Can't take this anymore, i need serious advice... in Primal Blueprint Fitness

First thing you do is avoid situations where problems happen. It's one reason why I don't go to bars ever. Second thing you do is make yourself...

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05-18-2013, 08:03 AM

RitaRose replied to a thread Summer is coming... in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

You can have mine. We were 100F last week, mid to upper 90s this week, and it's only going to get hotter until freaking November.

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05-18-2013, 06:38 AM

RitaRose replied to a thread Summer is coming... in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

I work outside all day, so a tan is actually protective for me. My dad was outside at every possible opportunity, got a good tan and never had a...

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05-17-2013, 02:08 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Bicep size & belief systems in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

The wealthier men's results seems kind of common sense to me (assuming genes equally capable of being the same size) because wealthy men with large...

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05-16-2013, 04:31 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Funny CW moments in Primal Blueprint Success Stories

What, you mean that's not good? That means you can lose those extra 20 "vanity pounds" in... 160 years! And that's just sacrilege.

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05-15-2013, 03:06 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Going Blind if not Wearing Sunglasses? in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Blue eyes here (light-skinned blonde - German and Irish descent), and I work outdoors in the sun all day. I'm pretty far south and we have an...

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05-14-2013, 03:32 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Gripe of the Day in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Freaking 100F today and I work outside. Since it doesn't cool down until after Halloween, that means it's going to be upper 90s to 115F for almost...

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05-14-2013, 03:24 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread I actually found a job I might like in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

That's almost the same description as my job (reading utility meters): -environment hyper-saturated with competing demands for attention to moving...

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05-14-2013, 05:52 AM

RitaRose replied to a thread Ladies, how do you deal with heels? in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Thank you. The heels I wore were ones that I chose myself and paid for with my very own money. My boyfriend even asked, "Are you sure you want to...

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05-14-2013, 05:50 AM

RitaRose replied to a thread q re: OT personal, embarassing matter in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

The Boyfriend and I were watching TV when a Victoria's Secret ad came on. Just joking around, I said something like "I look just like that, don't I...

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05-13-2013, 04:41 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Ladies, how do you deal with heels? in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

I wore heels to a wedding The Boyfriend was shooting last weekend (we turned it into a mini-vacation) and was seriously regretting my decision 7...

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05-13-2013, 04:31 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Oestrogen dominance in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

Ironically, aspirin gives me a migraine. But I do love my progesterone.

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05-12-2013, 07:13 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread What Supplements Do You Take for Depression/Anxiety/Mood Problems & Why? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I never could take 5-HTP late in the day. Gave me REALLY vivid dreams, so much so that they would wake me up. Same here. It helped me over a...

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05-12-2013, 04:11 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread Oestrogen dominance in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

I'm not sure what the root cause of my problem was, just that I was going through peri-menopause and it was absolutely hellish. Lots of bleeding for...

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05-12-2013, 03:56 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread What Supplements Do You Take for Depression/Anxiety/Mood Problems & Why? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

Though I found her book interesting and potentially helpful, that was my impression as well. If you've been on a decent dose for a very long...

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05-12-2013, 03:51 PM

RitaRose replied to a thread What Supplements Do You Take for Depression/Anxiety/Mood Problems & Why? in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

I had a lot of luck with temporarily taking 5-HTP for depression and irritability, BUT... it was because of a couple of head injuries that messed up...

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05-12-2013, 11:55 AM

RitaRose replied to a thread I'm watching my father kill himself as we speak... in Primal Blueprint Nutrition

That's like my mom. She loves me, and I even have a sneaking suspicion that I'm her favorite kid ;) But she's got a guy with a degree and years of...

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05-12-2013, 11:50 AM

RitaRose replied to a thread Oestrogen dominance in Primal Blueprint Odds and Ends

It softens the cartilage, which in a pregnant woman is good so the uterus has room to expand and the baby can come out easier. Probably not an...

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