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I have eaten gluten free for many years and do not eat the gluten free cardboard, so you can drop it at any time now!
I eat veggies, meats, dairy, fruit, smoothies, etc., all of which are naturally gluten free. If I want a wrap, I'll use a collard leaf or maybe a corn tortilla (I don't eat many grains, but I do eat corn). I do not eat gluten substitutes.
I am well, but sugar is bad for everyone, so I keep it to a minumum, but I *can* eat it and not get Lyme from it. It still does all the bad things that sugar does to healthy people, so I avoid it. Also after so many years not eating it, I don't have a big taste for it though I do have ice cream sometimes.
I have been better for over 5 years now. I still eat gluten free because I feel more energetic and less inflammed. I juice because I'm over 50 and it makes me feel good and look young ... and gives me vitamins in a natural form. It's not uncommon for me to be mistaken for any one of my daughters' sisters ... eating healthy has kept me young and healthy. I would never dream of eating the standard American diet. But I guess you *could* once you're healthy, but look at all the so-called "normal" health problems people have today!
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Becoming well is really a journey that often involves lifestyle changes, not a temporary state that you look forward to abandoning once you're well. Diet is a major factor...
Although I believed I was eating healthily before I became ill with Lyme and coinfections, I have learned much about what healthy eating really includes (and excludes).
I would never think of risking my health now to indulge in a "bad" diet...and I don't feel deprived or crave those kinds of foods anyway.
It takes some thought and effort at first (e.g., cooking rather than buying prepared foods), but you will learn how to make foods that you enjoy, and when you start to get well, you won't want to go back...
Think of "food as medicine"...
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My biggest problem is my metabolism. I am really skinny, and need carbs from bread just to make it. I guess I was hoping to go back to regular organic bread, and an occasional sweet. Also, I'm Italian. Lol anti pasta gets old.
I ordered a masticating juicer today. Going to push lots of greens.
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Healthy fats (e.g., coconut oil), avocados, oily fish, eggs, soaked & dried nuts/nut butters, bone broths, quinoa, etc., all provide healthy calories...
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You might be able to add healthy bread back in later. I do better when I don't eat bread and rice. I do fine with corn. Bread and rice make me bloated.
I am a Pilates instructor since becoming well and don't do well without starchy carbs because of my energy expenditure! I eat quinoa, corn (I love the quinoa pasta made from quinoa and corn), all kinds of potatoes, and wild rice.
I do eat occasional sweets, usually ice cream. I also eat 70% dark chocolate pretty regularly. I make chia pudding often. My daughter makes raw vegan desserts that are gluten free, are processed sugar free (they have fruit, honey, maple syrup, or coconut sugar), are NOT low calorie, and are NOT low fat!
There are also chocolate "mousse" recipes using avocado all over the internet. VERY addicting!
If I just ate anti pasta, I'd go crazy!
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BTW, you might look into parasite treatment if you're really skinny. When the immune system is lowered due to illness, parasites are not uncommon. It was a HUGE piece of the puzzle for me and the reason I couldn't gain weight!
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Quinoa has a really good pasta out that I eat sometimes. It actually tastes like real pasta. I also make my own gluten free banana bread that is my treat.
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I was gluten free before I knew i had lyme and co.
I cheated sometimes and felt terrible for days after.
after my big shabang of sx last year I was dx. was very ill and could barely eat anything. on abx nearly killed my gi system.
I had to stop abx.
I lost 30 pounds in 3 months. I weighed 170 prrior so I was happy how I looked, but sick and felt terrible.
I then soon after started tx with herbals and after a while fixed up my GI and was able to eat again.
I really pigged out for months. foods didn't bother me so much at all like they did for the last several years
so I was eating just about everything- even wheat once or so a week. I wasn't feeling as bad from it and I started eating sugar.
that is what did me in. I couldn't stop the sugar. I ate it every day all day for about a month.
needless to say with this great diet I gained 20 pounds back over the next few months. I was so happy to eat again and was able and it all tasted so good. I think I was making up for lost time, haha
then I felt terrible again.
bleh. and I knew I had to set it on track again. so I again said goodbye to all the junk.
Over the last couple weeks I have been good so far and I am determined to be a good girl..
I must say that I really felt best on a BLOOD TYPE diet. that was pre dx, but I bet it would be good for me now again post dx.
I don't believe we are all meant to eat the same things. people have different blood types and that makes sense to me.
I always recommend to people if they never tried it to do so. you may be pleasantly surprised.
for example: lots of people here tell everyone to eat coconut, avacado , fermented cabbage, etc., but to an O blood like me, those things are a big NO NO.
it is interesting, if you go to thte website or read the Eat for Your Type book, you will see a list of foods, and I bet that the NO list for most people has foods on it
that for some reason your body has told you not to eat. things that you might light the taste, but for some reason you say to yourself, "naw, I don't think I want that right now".
that is your body talking to you.
O bloods are not supposed to have any wheat. but we are allowed to have some occasional Spelt! I love spelt. it is the original grain that wheat is processed from and it is way more digestible than wheat.
so if I crave a 'bad' goodie, I make it with spelt and I don't get constipated or bloated one bit.
I don't eat it every day though.
so, that is my recommendation. to read about eating for your blood type.
to say everyone should be on the same diet is hogwash, just like saying we all must to be tx with abx.
here is the link to the page that lists each food. you can click on the food an dto the right are the blood types and what this food means to your type. "beneficial", "Neutral" or "Avoid".
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