For some of us our health will improve it we limit or eliminate certain foods from our diet. I forgot to mention it might be easier to eliminate one food category at a time. I had initially tried to do to much all at once and it was too hard. Mentally, for me, because of the limitations placed on me because of EMS & MCS and because food has always been a source of comfort I felt like it was just one more thing to give up when changing my diet. Also eliminating one food item at a time helped me to see the specific impact that food had on my health.
As you know I've also just started gluten-free (starting with 70% less gluten and 90% less dairy).
-You have to cook more yourself for gluten-free. I don't think there are many gluten-free meals (when I'm lazy I kinda miss eating standard pizza's!)
On gluten-free and dairy-free I have found 2 diets that seem close to one-another:
-SPECIFIC CARBOHYDRATE DIET (SCD): seems as if the book is full of interesting info for beginners (you learn to make SCD-yoghurt that IS okey!...):
theviciouscycle. info/book/ the_book. htm
I kinda like to eat meat and fish so it is doable, I also like to eat vegetables, but not sure if I'm not allergic to some of them (will be tested soon!)...
You can also combine it with blood-type-diet. I'm O-, I haven't read anything on that, but from my dear mother ;) I know the O-bloodtype diet is basedon meat/fish...
I definitely believe in the importance of combining food. You shouldn't eatbacon and egg together. With meat or fish or eggs you should only eat vegetables or fat (butter/nuts/ oil)... I have a good book on it in Dutch, it is based on Dr. Hay's diet:
--- In eSens@yahoogroups. com, Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@...> wrote:
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> Loni, I have not cut out dairy but I have decreased my consumption of it.I should maybe try and cut out dairy and see if it gives me some positiveresults. My chiropractor is Dutch and he says that the dairy products in Europe are better for you than in America and for some of his patience thatcan not have dairy but are traveling to Europe he tells them they can consume some dairy while in Europe.
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> As far as gluten goes, I have eliminated it from my diet. One of the reasons that keeps me on track is remembering how badly I felt when I ate gluten. There are more gluten free products to choose from than before but depending on your tastes some items may taste OK to you and some terrible. Because I was not familiar with the products by sight I would get mixed up onwhich items I liked and which I did not. So, I started saving the empty boxes and bags of what I liked and stored them in a cereal box to keep for reference when I made out my grocery list. I have come to terms with the fact that I will never eat a soft sandwich again, but I grill my sandwiches. And when I look at new recipes from a regular cookbook I look for recipes that are inherently gluten free or with very little gluten so adding a GF substitute will not be difficult.
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> I have mentioned before that I have a small catering company and most of my recipes are my own. I need to make more of an effort to develop some GFrecipes. Below I have written out a recipe I have made. It is not a healthy recipe but it is GF and the softest GF dessert I have had. If you try it let me know what you think.
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> Good luck,
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> Jennie
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> Baked Oatmeal Cake
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> Combine in Medium Bowl:
> 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
> 3/4 Cup Sugar
> 2 Eggs
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> Add:
> 3 Cups GF Oatmeal
> 1 tsp Baking Soda
> 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
> 1 Cup Milk or Milk substitute
> 1 tsp Vanilla
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> Spread batter into a 9x9 pan
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> Mix Strusel in Small Bowl:
> In small food processor, process GF Oatmeal until fine like flour. Measure out 1/3 Cup of "Oatmeal Flour"
> 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
> 2 Tablespoons Butter, melted
> 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
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> Crumble above strusel on top of batter and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
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> Variations:
> Substitute Brown Sugar for White
> Add Raisins and/or Chopped Nuts
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> Try substituting "Oatmeal Flour" for regular flour in baking recipes thatuse only small amount of flour
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> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: Loni <loni326@... >
> To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:37:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Gluten Free Diet
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>
> I am trying do omitt dairy & gluten in the diet but gluten free is reallyreally hard for me. I know it is key to feeling better for me. Any tips onhow to stick with this? Loni
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> --- On Tue, 2/23/10, R. Ticle <rticleone@yahoo. ca> wrote:
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> From: R. Ticle <rticleone@yahoo. ca>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Sleeping Better
> To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 8:28 PM
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>
>
> Oh yes - I've been completely gluten free and dairy free (except butter) for at least a few years now. I know it was a problem; the psoriasis I hadon my elbows that appeared during lots of rye and cheese sandwiches with yeasty Belgian Ale disappeared after cutting out gluten and dairy.
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> No, whatever's going on right now may be related in part to some digestive damage from those days, but I'm looking at things differently now, including checking my adrenals, healing the gut, and eating a very un-candida diet; cutting out more hard to digest foods, like beans, other grains, etc. This is a big overhaul/shift for me, and I'm aiming to go about it the rightway.
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> Cheers,
>
> R.
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> --- On Wed, 2/24/10, Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@ameritech. net> wrote:
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> From: Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@ameritech. net>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Sleeping Better
> To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
> Received: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12:30 AM
>
>
>
> I had a lot of digestive issues previously. They have improved significantly since I started eating gluten free. Have you ever tried a gluten free diet?
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> Good luck,
>
> Jennie
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> ____________ _________ _________ __
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> From: R. Ticle <rticleone@yahoo. ca>
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> To: eSens@yahoogroups. com
>
> Sent: Tue, February 23, 2010 10:12:31 AM
>
> Subject: Re: [eSens] Sleeping Better
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> On the note of sleep, I've been undergoing a lot of stress and digestive issues lately, and have again looked for things to help me sleep more/better. I've tried Melatonin in the past with mixed results, though if it's helping you, or anyone, great!
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> I've been taking about 1.5 servings (teaspoons) of Natural Calm magnesiumcitrate powder before bed (naturally fruity flavored, naturally sweetened with Stevia); it fizzes and dissolves in hot water - and the hot water I'veadded it to is a tea made with a dried herb called Wild Lettuce.
>
> It actually is a kind of lettuce, though it contains mild sedative compounds; it used to be called "opium lettuce", though it contains no opioids oranything related to poppies (or illegal!), due to it's use as a "feeble" opium or morphine replacement for pain, insomnia, coughing, etc., for patients who couldn't tolerate actual opium, or for young children.
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> I've found that I fall asleep quite quickly, and sleep heavily; I may wake up once or twice but that's been usual for me for years. Mind you, I think that Wild Lettuce has a reputation for enhancing vividness of dreams - sure seems so in my case - and I do wake up feeling a bit dopey - but sometimes being able to sleep soundly is worth a couple of tradeoffs.
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> The magnesium helps relax the body in general, and I believe is antagonistic to adrenaline (it lessens its effect - if you're prone to racing heart,etc.).
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> Good luck!
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> --- On Tue, 2/23/10, Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@ameritech. net> wrote:
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> From: Jennie Wassenaar <ad-in@ameritech. net>
>
> Subject: [eSens] Sleeping Better
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> To: "EMS" <eSens@yahoogroups. com>
>
> Received: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 4:38 AM
>
> Greetings,
>
> Someone just posted about sleeping so I thought I would send an update onmy sleeping issues and what has helped. I had posted last summer a requestfor help with sleeping - and thanks for the response that were sent. Here is a recap of my story.
>
> I've had EMS for a couple of year and last April a cell tower was placed a half mile from my home and "coincidental" I started having sleep problems. As it progressed I started having pains when I would lay on my mattress. I was averaging about 3 hours of sleep a night for about 5 months and even when I took a prescription sleep aid I would only sleep a couple of hours and wake up, wide awake and not able to get back to sleep. Many nights I didnot sleep at all - at least once a week. Because of my MCS I knew I could not try a foam mattress. In August I purchased a Select Comfort mattress, and after the off gassing of the new mattress at least when I laid in bed sleepless I was not in pain. The pain was from the metal springs in my regular mattress, Select Comfort mattress use air chambers.
>
> In September I read that EMS can decrease the body's Melatonin production. Melatonin is part of the body's sleep cycle. I started taking Melatonin and through a couple of resources and by trial and error have found that taking 6 mg or Melatonin about 2 hours before I want to sleep works well for me. Before starting Melatonin you should read up on how much to take as a dose. 6mg is double the bottles recommended dose. I still do not sleep as much as I should/need (8-9 hour/night) but I usually get at least 7 hours of sleep/night. And if I don't take my meds I usually get a nap in during the day - the kicker is I have narcolepsy!
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> I have had a little more trouble sleeping for the past 10 nights or so, but that is my own fault cause I've been watching the Olympics on TV and usually I only expose myself to the electromagnetic energy from TV during the tennis grand slam tournaments! !
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> I hope this helps, good luck,
>
> Jennie
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> PS - Select Comfort has a program for no interest payment plans
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