Anti inflammatory diet

[UCTD]

Happy Valentines Day!

Just wondering if anyone has bought a nutribullet and tried smoothies/ juicing to fight inflammation or you can recommend any books?

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Hi. My son has MCTD /UCTD. Diagnosed age 10. He is now 16. He had followed an autoimmune protocol diet since age 12 and he is now in remission, off all medication. The diet has been amazing. We do use a nitro Ilkley to make smoothies and coconut ‘milkshakes’ but this is only a part of his diet. He eats a wide variety of vegetables at every meal (even breakfast), eats grass fed or pastured organic meat, organinc veggies. He avoids all grains, including gluten, all dairy products, nuts, seeds, soya, legumes, nightshade vegetables. We have changed all of our household products to more Natural varieties and have tackled a mould problem in our house. The Mold was not obvious and took some finding!! All of this together has enabled him to achieve remission. I would recommend the following books:

The autoimmune solution by Amy Myers

The paleo approach by Sarah Ballantyne

There are loads more but these are the ones I started with.

Good luck

Liz x

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Sorry that’s a nutribullet, not a nitro Ilkley!!

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Thank you so much Liz, I will investigate!! Have a lovely weekend. Sarah

[beesmum]

Assume your son eats carbohydrates - bread, cakes, grains, pasta, basically anything made with or containing refined carbs, ie: flour, sugar, rice, grains.

Too many fruits can cause inflammation due to sugar content, ripe bananas especially, & grapes, and some vegetables eg: potatoes, due to high starch content, starch is a natural sugar. The best veggies are those grown above ground, those grown below ground have a high starch content. Is he on a low fat, low salt diet? This is very unhealthy, as is milk.

Suggest you research a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet, I highly recommend for everyone, young and old. Sustained energy is provided by natural fats (butter, coconut oil, olive oil) and protein on this diet, carbs are greatly reduced, flour & sugar cut out completely.

A good web site for an overview of keto is dietdoctor.com it gives excellent info on foods to avoid, and eat to reduce inflammation and promote a healthy diet and life style.

Highly recommend low carb keto diet, I've been on it nearly 7yrs, never looked back.

Good book:

- "Grain Brain" David Perlmutter, on the danger of carbs

- "Primal Blue Print" Mark Sissons, on Keto, Paleo

- "Low Carb Gourmet" Karen Barnaby, for some good recipes

Good luck.

[amd21]

Intermittent fasting is another approach - is good way to stay lean - I struggle to exercise with my scleroderma - definitely helps me and there is good science to support it too.

nature.com/articles/nm.3804

[NewbieAP]

I have a reconditioned Vitamix that I love and I make smoothies in it frequently as part of my overall approach. I also follow the IBD-AID (developed by the UMass Medical School in the US), an anti-inflammatory diet that was designed for Crohn’s and Colitis but is really helpful for a lot of inflammatory conditions. I’ve followed it for 18 months and it’s been life-changing for me.

[Lupiknits]

I used a nutribullet, to help me get down fruit and veg together with the mashed up fibre. It’s also much easier to clean than a juicer. I added kefir or natural yoghurt. This helped at my worst. I know fruit sugars are not the best but we decided not to be too concerned as I was very underweight and fruit was something I’d craved for years.

I can now eat some Some whole fruit and certain steamed veg, but don’t follow any specific protocol. With trial and error I’ve noted what my innards dislike, specifically root veg.

I was very sceptical when my son told me of the fantastic results his friend had with celery on her severe eczema. I like celery so it was no hardship. Continued for 3 months and not a whit of difference for me.

[tanya1981]

yes, have tried juicing (for 10 days) and surprisingly it gave me a more focused mind and perhaps more energy!

I’ve also tried whole grain plant based diet which I highly recommend. A good book there is “the Chinese study”