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I have begun a journey. I am healing my Lifelong Rheumatoid Arthritis with food. It seems so obvious now....what I put in my body will determine how it functions. Why did it take me so long ?!
I have been to see a Naturopath, and have spent the better part of the last two and a half months researching food, inflammation and their connection.
I have learned so much.
Since I began this 'low inflammation' diet I have been able to stop taking one of my medications (Humira injections) and cut back on the other (methotrexate) from 12mg a week to 8mg a week, This is huge.
For the first time in my life I feel like I am in charge of how I feel and what the trajectory of my health will be. I have always been a partner to my doctors...reporting back with any changes, taking my medications as assigned and going for my blood draws every 6 weeks (more or less :-) ) and being a good informed patient. But this is something else...this is me steering the ship and the doctors being my copilots.
Below is my current diet...I have been on this for about 3 weeks and have about 2 more to go for the initial Cleanse/Detox portion. At the end of the 5 weeks I will slowly try introducing foods like gluten, soy and nightshades and really listen to my body to see if we are friends with each food. The ones that don't play nice are outa here for good!
Low Inflammation Diet
No's
- No gluten: wheat, rye, barley, spelt, corn, kamut
- No dairy: milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, ice cream etc.
- No meat: no animals cross these lips, including fish!
- No eggs: easy to understand, no?
- No sugar: white sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, corn syrup, artificial sweeteners
- No soy: tofu, tempeh, soy milk, soy sauce etc.
- No corn: corn chips, tortillas etc.
- No nightshades: tomato, potato, peppers, eggplant
- No citrus: oranges, lemons, limes, pineapple etc.
- Limited fats: No shortening, margarine, hydrogenated oils, mayonnaise, conola oil, corn oil, soy
- No peanuts, peanut butter, cashews, cashew butter
- No caffine: soda, coffee, black or green tea
- No Alcohol: nada
Yes's ( all organic)
- All fresh organic fruits except citrus
- All fresh organic veggies except nightshades
- Whole organic gluten free grains: brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat, millett, amaranth, teff
- Legumes: all beans, peas and lentils except soy
- Nuts and seeds: almonds, walnuts, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, etc.
- Milk substitutes: Rice milk, Almond Milk, Oat milk, Coconut milk, Hemp milk, etc.
- Fats: Cold pressed olive oil, flax, coconut oil (my Fave!), sunflower, sesame, walnut, avacado
- Beverages: fresh whole juices, smoothies, filtered water, herbal tea, seltzer
- Spices: all of them!!!
- Sweeteners: brown rice syrup, blackstrap molasses, stevia
The above diet was prescribed by my Naturopath.
Some other resources I have been loving are:
And my Hubs has been reading The China Study which has been SO enlightening! It's the book that got him on board with the vegan Lifestyle. A must read for all the data loving, engineer minded folks out there.
In addition to all of the foods on my yes list I have been having at least 2 big smoothies or fresh juices from my juicer every day. Mostly veggie with an apple or pear to sweeten things up just a bit. My fave is Apple, cucumber, zucchini, celery, ginger, carrot juice. Yum!
Our blender is a Vitamix and our juicer is a Breville Ikon and we love them both.
Alrighty...that's sorta the cliffs notes of what I'm doing to change my health and life. It's really working and I am excited at the possibilities. I'll be posting recipes, nutrition tips, links to resources and updates on my progress.
Go Juice!
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