I did the no soap thing for the last year as well, and also gradually switched from a vegan to paleo (mostly meat and sauteed veggies) diet during that time. A

I did the no soap thing for the last year as well, and also gradually switched from a vegan to paleo (mostly meat and sauteed veggies) diet during that time. At least in my case, the dietary change didn't make any difference with body odor. The only difference was actually far less gas on paleo, from not eating soy apparently.