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Would like to start a thread of success stories from this diet if possible. Thanks!
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Rivendell
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Hi mazou! My goal is the type of diet your are doing. Right now money is a huge issue and haven't been able to afford this, but am working towards it.
It makes sense to me that our bodies are under tremendous stress because of this illness, and whole foods consumed raw or in fresh juices can provide so much nourishment and phytochemicals to support the immune system and keep disease in check. The cabbage family of veges, for instance, are known to shrink tumors and prevent cancer. They are really powerful. Who knows what their phytochemicals might do to Lyme and co-infections.
But some phytochemicals are only released when heated, so maybe some cooked carrots, etc. would be a good idea.
Anyway, good luck. Hopefully I can offer more as I am able to improve my diet.
Glad you are doing so well. Best Wishes.
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I hope a partial success story is worthy. In 2007, when I was diagnosed with intrstitial cystitis, I read the book pH Miracle and began following a mostly raw foods diet. The good news is that it helped a lot to diminish the IC pain which eventually went away. Even though I am a long-time "health food" person and was accustomed to some out-of-the-norm dietary practices, following this diet was difficult for me, especially in the morning. But I did eventually get used to it. The reason I quit eating like that is because I could not maintain a healthy weight. I kept losing, and losing, and no matter how much I ate, if I followed the diet, I could not gain weight.
mazou, what do you eat on the raw foods diet that could help maintain body weight? The pH Miracle excludes most grains, and limits the few allowable ones. No sugar, including most fruits. No meats excelt fatty fish once in awhile. No dairy. I even wrote to the authors of the book asking how to keep weight on, and they basically said everyone is different and if I was having this problem I should check with my doctor. They have many testimonials from robust people who are thriving with this lifestyle, but for some reason, it wasn't sustainable for me.
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I also tried the PH Miracle diet and felt like I was starving to death. I just don't think eliminating so many foods is healthy. I went back to my regular diet...eliminating sugar and adding antiparasitic herbs and the salt/c protocol and it saved my life.
Mazou,
Would like to hear more about what you are eating on your rarw foods diet and how it helps heal these infections.
Gael
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I have been thinking about going raw myself. I'm already vegetarian and am having candida probs from the abx. The raw diet seems the most low carb, high fiber, low/no sugar, maybe high protein diet out there.
I'm looking into RAWvolution at www.rawvolution.com to deliver meals. It is pricey but I might try it for a week or so and see.
They are based in Los Angeles but can send their meals to any state. They are also in New York.
I am concerned about maintaining a healthy weight but I am eating so little right now that it is becoming an issue anyway.
My thought is that if I can do this maybe I can start to teach myself how to make some of the meals (there is a cookbook) and supplement with some cooked stuff.
I can not give advice as to how this works yet. Am interested as well as to what others have experienced.
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I am trying to incorporate more vegetarian into my life and it is hard. I continue to eat chicken and fish but not red meat. My 22 year old son was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and diet is critical to his health.
Studies show a vegan diet is best for diabetics as it helps prevent kidney damage and cardio- vascular disease. Vegetarians almost never develop diabetes, type 1 or 2. Animal fats are full of toxins and 6 times the amount of chemicals as plant based protein.
As type 1 is a malfunction of the immune system it is interesting to note what they believe triggers it. Gluten and dairy are first on the list especially when babies are fed cows milk formulae and cereal before 6 months of age. Allergies cause inflammation.
Some powerful supplements help prevent and treat neuropathy in diabetics - alpha lipoic acid and acetyl l carnitine. These might help people with lyme pain. Alpha lipoic acid is a powerful antioxidant and binds with heavy metals. Acetyl L Carnitine helps with memory, stamina and converting fat into muscle.
B3 which is niacinamide can slow the distruction of beta cells and it also is good for MS and dementia. It may help us with our brain fog. It may also help with any auto immune responses we are having.
It is thought everyone should take D3 for immune support.
Strangely one author said it is our obsession with hygiene that has caused our immune systems to not work properly and if we had more exposure to germs and parasites we would be healthier.
Certain foods are powerful antioxidant and I try to eat more of them, raw and otherwise. For me those are nuts especially walnuts and almonds, pomegranate, blueberries, spinach, broccoli, beans especially black beans, brown rice, Chinese forbidden black rice, yams, apple cider vinegar, flax and coconut oil.
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I hope this fits your theme: I bought a stalk of fresh Brussels sprouts for the first time this weekend, and put it in a big, heavy vase. I trim the bottom, change the water, and keep harvesting the sprouts to eat.
It is SO MUCH FUN! For $3.50, way better than a big tree dropping needles that stab you. Functional, edible art?
I'll probably still buy frozen Brussels sprouts to keep on hand, but I want fresh sprouts all the time!
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Well, I've eaten nothing but raw food since Christmas night. Godiva chocoolates, cookies, candy, candy, more cookies, Hershey bars, Godiva truffles, a cherry danish today at the hospital, oh I did have an apple yesterday.
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Wait the danish and cookies were cooked at some point so they might not count as raw. Better stick more to the Godiva chocolates. Oops I think they are almost gone.
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