I was hoping to get some input about diet and illness and recovering from illness and what roll a diet plays in the recovery. Compared to "normal" people I eat a strict diet low carbs, very little dairy and sugar lots of fruit and veggies etc. I do however have a coffee in the morning, I will have a piece of chocolate here and there etc. I have been mainly eating fruits, veggies and protein, I drink soya instead of milk and eat nuts for treats. Then I was reading some posts on here and the person said she had eaten very little fruit in the past year due to her anti-inflammatory diet. I was not aware I could not eat fruit, is this true? I eat quit a bit of fruit because honestly I am running out of things I can eat. I am thin and at one point when my illness was at its worse I was wasting away. Any advice would be great. Thanks so much.
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- Low sugar fruits are fabulous. If candida is seriously flared, it may be best to avoid even those until candida is under control. Also, eating at the end of a balanced meal helps moderate the glycemic index.
But, mostly, the dark berries and tart apples, and other lower sugar fruits . . . are fabulous sources of antioxidants and fiber. We really need all the color that we can get in our diets.
Good fruits help reduce inflammation, generally they do not cause it unless candida is a big problem and the fruit is too high in sugar.
As for chocolate, only DARK and at the highest number you can take. Green & Black's Organic 85% DARK chocolate - just one ounce with nuts or after a balance meal can work out okay for many. One ounce does not sound like a lot but it really does go a long way - especially if you can mix with nuts.
Generally, a MEDITERRANEAN diet is good, minus the wheat and wine.
Non-gluten whole grains, in moderation, are fabulous sources of nutrition and can be prepared in hundreds of ways with various garden herbs and spices for flavor and variety.
Quinoa, Red Quinoa, Millet, Buckwheat, Wild Rice, Brown, Red and Black Rices.
If we don't eat enough, our detox methods don't stand a chance. The fiber/bulk is required by our GI system to capture waste products and move it on out.
But, just as important is the variety of nutrients and antioxidants - and a wide variety of foods also helps with glycemic tolerance. The food all works together to fuel our body and is absorbed, released at different times over the span of hours.
It's very easy to substitute non-gluten whole grains in the recipes that have wheat. And, while she is a vegetarian cook, her dishes are still excellent if one choose to add a baked chicken or grilled wild salmon.
She's also a bit heavy on the brown rice syrup for a lyme patient but, just use a touch, or stevia.
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I was wasting away to nothing and becoming very weak. I tried my best to stick to the healthy diet but I also needed to gain weight and some muscle.
I think I began to gain weight when I started treating Babs and parasites. I also started to eat coconut oil (in very small amounts). Protein shakes in the morning help.
Recently my boyfriend told me that he didn't think I would make it a few months ago (he's also an MD). He now says that I look like I'm 50% back to normal.
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Interesting article. I didn't read it all but I thought this was interesting:
What was noteworthy was that feeding a 20 percent protein diet to previously malnourished mice (fed a 2% protein diet) reversed the fatal course of the infection.
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Humans need very little protein. Human milk is less than 5% and that is the time we are growing the fastest. BUT, in times of chronic infection....requirements go up. Luckily most people eat way more protein than required so you are probably alright.
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THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROTEIN & AMINO ACID DURING ACUTE & CHRONIC INFECTION . . .
Anura V. Kurpad - Institute of Population Health & Clinical Research, Bangalore, India 129. Indian J Med Res 124, August 2006, pp 129-148.
Excerpt:
" . . . In general, the amount of EXTRA protein that would appear to be needed is of the order of 20-25 per cent of the recommended intake, for most infections. . . ."
- 20 pages - Full article at link (or google the title if it does not go through). -
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Haley
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An ND here in San Diego just finished a book titled The Lyme Diet.
I've started reading it and I think it will be very helpful.
You could probably do a search on google and find it.
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