Why does primal eating give me.... page

[Pudpud]

Really dry lips/skin??? I'm eating PLENTY of fat and am very hydrated, peeing plenty! Does anyone have any ideas why this happens? If/when I go back to eating rubbish, which sometimes happens! This clears up completely.
Many thanks for your thoughts,
Yours, Confused...

[KathyH]

what else do you eat with your fat? Fat is not everything.

[Neckhammer]

It's winter here....I get drier lips and skin in the winter. Unless you've been noticing it year round.

[AshleyL]

Dry lips are usually constipation. I'm not kidding. Poo should be soft, not as big around as your arm and all lumpy.

[Neckhammer]

Dry lips are usually constipation. I'm not kidding. Poo should be soft, not as big around as your arm and all lumpy.

I think you may just be back to not enough healthy fats and dehydration with this correlation though .

[YogaBare]

I've been getting dry lips since I was a child and I found that giving up wheat has helped A LOT. Every now and again I still get them, but I haven't figured out what the trigger is. Google searches will tell you it's a deficiency of X / Y /Z, but I'm more inclined to think it's a reaction TO something, as opposed to a lack of something.

[j3nn]

You said you're peeing plenty, you might be hydrated but your electrolytes might be off, which make skin dry. Supplement magnesium and eat more sodium and potassium-rich foods if you aren't getting enough from the foods you already eat.

[Drumroll]

Optimal levels of nutrients and antioxidants are still needed to maintain healthy skin. If I were you, I'd check out your typical micronutrient intakes using something like Cronometer.com just to get a sense of whether your levels are normal. Lack of certain nutrients can cause dry skin. Vitamin E is an important one but that's just one example.

[Pudpud]

Wow thanks for your thoughts peeps! Lots of avenues to explore here!

[Jennifla]

I had some dry skin patches appear during the first 6 weeks and they went away.