Making new soup in an old pot
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, 12-22-2018 at 07:42 PM (1468 Views)
I'm always about balance in diet, did study nutrition for more than two years, and currently study naturopathy, because I think it's always better to try to prevent or treat the whole person, instead of treating just symptoms.
Nutrition is really a way of prevention, and sometimes can also be a "cure".
A French doctor wrote an interesting book, I was reading it about 15 years ago, indeed he didn't have access to today's research about colon absorption etc but what's interesting is that he tried it on patients and for some people it works really well. And it actually makes perfect sens when you read today's studies on the guts/colon and how food is absorbed, and how your body react to it.
I'm having several issues linked to inflammation, and considering trying very soon that "hypo toxic diet" because things are getting worth by the day.
I've known about that diet for many many years, never really tried it fully myself, because I'm really against "strict diets" but was following a few principles for years.
Since lately things are taking a bad turn, I'm thinking about trying it and follow the recommendations at 100%. Because it's worth a shot if it can help and if I can decrease my toxic (but life saving) medication.
A Canadian doctor who tried it on herself saw improvement in 9 days, for others it can be two months or more.
And it's not a cure, but can help alleviate symptoms and pain. The thing is that if you go back to eat "like before" symptoms come back unfortunately.
https://www.seignalet.fr/en/the-seig...et-method.html
In a few words, it's about going without cereals/gluten (are only allowed rice, quinoa, sesame, tapioca and buckwheat flour); no sugar (only honey) avoid fat except olive oil and, and the worth for me, no dairy, cheese, yogurt...nothing with milk.
All protein are fine but it's better to have organic, have more fish, little meat, lots of fruits and veggies etc....
and never forget supplements because lowering the read meat intake can indeed increase anemia.
So that's the basics for the diet, but I will try to find the book in my library to read it again, because it was a big book and don't remember all details. I know that since I was reading that book, many recipe books have been published, so I will look into it too, because cooking without cheese/cream will be a challenge....for sure!
We'll wait for kiddo to be back in college to start it, because she might not be happy to see cheese disappear from my cooking and the first thing she requested to eat when she came back on Thursday.... was a dish made with cheese!