Low Body Fat & Nervous Tissue

[SwiftTaySwift20]

I was skimming through the latest book by Dr. Andrew Weil that is on the bookshelves right now. In one part of the book he talks about some ultra endurnace athletes in their thirties in Arizona who came down with that very bad disease. He theorized that nervous tissue is made up of a specialized type of lipid (fat). High endurance athletes typically have very low body fat. He suggests that perhaps in these individuals toxins that are fat soluble accumulate in the nervous tissue instead of being distributed in the fat of a person with an average body fat percentage. When this is coupled with the oxidative stress of intense physical activity in may set the stage for the development of that bad disease.

In a way he is basically saying that intense physical activity may be good from a cardiovascular standpoint but may be harmful to the nervous system when taken to the extreme.

I tried to paraphrase what I remember reading and thought it was important to share with anyone interested.

Thanks,

Swift_TaySwift20

 

[MarksmanS]

Very interesting post.

ALL of my problems started about 70 days into power 90 extreme and about six months into very active aerobic and weight training. I had always exercised but this time I took it very far. At that time I had a huge viral infection. Then my left leg went numb in parts which was assumed to be a pinched nerve. Then it changed to tingling, buzzing, etc. and, ultimately, twitching.

Still not sure what the heck is up but I have been dxed with bfs. I have yet to truly accept that I think. I keep wondering about als or some other unknown.

Anyway, this theory makes some amount of sense though, to me, perhaps anything would since I am not an expert.

 

[GinniferLynne]

Depends on how "low" you are talking about.

Short term answer - yes. It can be hard on the kidneys and liver when body fat is considerably low for long periods of time.

Ginny

 

[ristinaL91]

I posted earlier re: the low body fat (that I do not have).
I had a bad bout of the twitching summer of 2004....it lasted a few month's Then I didn't twitch, cramp or have any other symptoms for many months. Now I remember that just before this current episode began I had gotten over 30 mosquitos bites on my feet at a BBQ. I got kind of sick from the bites. After that is when I began twitching like mad again....and that was 5 months ago. I think it is just starting to die down a little. Don't know if that could be the cause.....

This is the first time I have heard of the bug bites being thrown in. Next summer I am going to buy industrial strength bug spray.


Anyone else remember having bug bites before twitching?

ristinaL91