Turns out fat is essential and carbs are mostly useless; not just useless, harmful. I've been swimming in the paleo world for a 6 years now, I did a Whole30 in 2017 and lost a couple of pounds - I was at 177 at some point during that time. A weight I was very proud to sport. Now, Octobre 2019, the scale says 217 - I let past relationships derail my journey and my health. I'm back to the comfortable 220's I've been in for a long time in my adult years. I've been reading Dr Perlmutter's Grain Brain book and it's been enlightening. I've come across so many datas stating that carbs are the culprit for weight gain and how gluten is inflammatory - that book sum it all and chew the science so I can understand it. I have an autoimmune condition called psoriasis and a small patch on my forehead recently appeared. I will not be disfigured by psoriasis and I will stop procrastinating about my health. I've got only ONE body and I want it to serve me right ...