i was searching the web and didnt find many updates .. i was curious is anyone had heard how she was doing and/or if the diet was helping?? i am still in search of a diet to help me.
I was doing a search for diet in our forum and came across your thread. I didn't want to go on any meds for my SS diagnosis in December of 2011 until I tried everything natural in my power to reduce my inflammation. So, I ultimately became raw vegan with the occasional fish, after a month of research. I cut out eggs, dairy, meat, sugar, gluten, processed foods and most beans. All of these foods are extremely acidic which in turn boosts inflammation in our bodies. It takes the liver 5 months to regenerate its bad cells and at 6 months I was pain/symptom free. Stress will induce a flare up but the symptoms of that flare up are very minimal.
I know from your previous threads on this subject, some of you talked about vegan diet but were still eating a lot of beans and grains. Beans are highly acidic and will cause horrible digestion issues for many who eat a lot of beans for protein. However, did you know that Broccoli and Kale have more protein in them alone than any meat or bean source? Yes, it's true.
I hope this information is helpful to you with regards to diet and the affect on SS or any other AI. Let me know if you would like more information and I would be happy to share it with you.
I am so thankful I found this forum. I have learned so much.
Peace and veggies,
Stacey~~
Hi,just read that Venus and Serena won a Grand Slam double tournament this past weekend, so if she's still on her vegan diet it is working,she's # 16 up from #106 ranking.Everyone write to her on facebook so hopefully she might write us and tell us what treatment/diet etc she's doing.I just did.
Sceezix - I applaud your ability to commit to vegan diet and helping yourself, but I think you may have picked up some mistaken info at some point. I was surprised by your comment that broccoli and kale have more protein than beans and meat. So I looked it up at http://nutritiondata.self.com (http://nutritiondata.self.com).
Kale and broccoli do have protein, but you would have to eat 12 cups of kale to get the same amount of protein as 3 oz. of steak, or over 7 cups of kale to get the same amount of protein in 3 oz. of salmon. Now there are other concerns with eating steak, like fat, but in general, meats are far more protein dense than green vegetables. Here's the info:
3 oz of round steak (uncooked) - 30 grams of protein
3 oz of salmon - 18.8 grams of protein
1 cup plain vegetarian baked beans - 12.1 grams of protein
1 cup kale -2.5 grams of protein
1 cup raw broccoli - 2.6 grams of protein
It's all kind of academic for me - I have bad IBS symptoms if I eat most uncooked vegetables other than lettuce and a couple of other "softer" veg. The cruciferous ones like broccoli and cauliflower are just agony.
Quote from: sceezix on July 18, 2012, 10:22:39 AM
I was doing a search for diet in our forum and came across your thread. I didn't want to go on any meds for my SS diagnosis in December of 2011 until I tried everything natural in my power to reduce my inflammation. So, I ultimately became raw vegan with the occasional fish, after a month of research. I cut out eggs, dairy, meat, sugar, gluten, processed foods and most beans. All of these foods are extremely acidic which in turn boosts inflammation in our bodies. It takes the liver 5 months to regenerate its bad cells and at 6 months I was pain/symptom free. Stress will induce a flare up but the symptoms of that flare up are very minimal.
I know from your previous threads on this subject, some of you talked about vegan diet but were still eating a lot of beans and grains. Beans are highly acidic and will cause horrible digestion issues for many who eat a lot of beans for protein. However, did you know that Broccoli and Kale have more protein in them alone than any meat or bean source? Yes, it's true.
I hope this information is helpful to you with regards to diet and the affect on SS or any other AI. Let me know if you would like more information and I would be happy to share it with you.
I am so thankful I found this forum. I have learned so much.
Peace and veggies,
Stacey~~
Stacy, I hope that you have had some input from a doctor or dietician when going on this vegan diet. It is good to eat more healthy, but there is a point when we can deprive our body of a lot of the essential vitamins and minerals and other nutrients that are essential for a healthy body.
There is not much protein in the raw vegies but beans(such as the baked beans, etc) do have more than other vegies. I think that you would have to eat a lot of some of those food items to have huge inflammatory issues. Food groups in moderation is what most of us go by. I have never been bothered by or been able to attribute any inflammatory issues (joint pain, ets.) to anything I ate.
I just hope that you don't damage your liver by not eating some of the food that you are leaving out. Also, the white flour that we eat now has pretty much been genetically modified and that is why many people have reactions to it and more people do well on the gluten free diet.
Finding a source of flours that haven't been messed with might be the answer to some of the flour issues. Good luck and hope all works out for you. Irish
Here's a link to the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference #18.
It's a good resource. I've printed mine out and keep it in my kitchen. I also have one for the nutritional content for all the edible mushrooms.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/SR24/nutrlist/sr24w203.pdf
Irish is right about wheat - our modern wheat is genetically modified. I did find a seller of "heritage" wheats called Anson Mills. Kinda expensive, as you might expect.
My concern is once you have triggered reactions from the GMO wheat, will even the old fashioned wheat now trigger the same bad reaction? In other words, is your immune system now "trigger happy"?
Sue