Starting anti inflammatory diet

zorro1 · 01-23-2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pinehurstcharlie

I'm looking at ways to do the same . My neurologist told me to do the Paelo diet but after looking at that I found the Primal Blueprint and I"m reading it and found it very good . So once i GET IT all lined up that is how I"ll do it as I"M a VERY Big SWEET Lover so it will be so hard but he explains how this way of eating you don't have the urge after a few days . So good luck and keep us posted on any tips . Elizabeth

"I"M a VERY Big SWEET Lover so it will be so hard "

I like my sweets and they can be used in a productive way as well.

When I was depressed and finding comfort in food my biggest challenge was to try and not finish whats on the plate or/and try to avoid a second helping. This is a huge (no pun) problem for Americans in particular as anyone who has lived there knows the USA food portions are overly generous. "Super sizeing" is an American concept.

Quite often and i speak for my self here, if Im feeling very hungry and craving salty food I run to the freezer and grab a sweet juice Icy pole. Its mainly fruit/sugar and water but it does stop me from attacking half a chicken. I remember my mum telling me as a kid not to eat lollies because it would ruin my appetite and she was right assuming of course there is less fat in lollies

Don_S · 01-24-2012, 08:30 AM

Super-sizing...yep, when combined with fatty, starchy, sugary foods it's the high road to diabetes and obesity.

Some people do well by eating fairly high-calorie (but healthy!) foods and limiting their portion size. The idea is, I believe, that that fats in particular make a person feel satiated and full. So eating small helpings of good-fat food can make one feel full, and is one way to control intake.

I don't do that; I eat large helpings of low-calorie food. But several people I know (including my beloved) use the high-calorie-but-small strategy very effectively.

My girlfriend says that food doesn't hit the bloodstream until about 15 minutes after eating (she's got a PhD in health and phys ed, so I ask her these questions). That implies we should wait quite a while before taking a second helping...?

Dr. Smith · 01-24-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Don_S

My girlfriend says that food doesn't hit the bloodstream until about 15 minutes after eating .... That implies we should wait quite a while before taking a second helping...?

I always heard you should take 20 minutes min. before deciding about seconds unless it's chocolate.

Or eat more slowly in general: put the sandwich/utensil down between bites, swallow completely between, don't talk with your mouth full.... yadda, yadda, yadda....

Makes one wonder about the effects of the 30 min or less lunch break vs. the full hour...

Doc

pinehurstcharlie · 01-24-2012, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Don_S

On sweet potatoes -- I just scrub them, cut off any blemishes, and bake them in the oven. But I tend to eat very simple foods, and many people would perhaps find my food a little less than exciting...

You can also slice pre-baked sweet potatoes and fry them gently, sprinkled with cinnamon.

A friend of mine suggested cutting them like home-fries and baking them in a really hot (475-degree) oven until they "puff" -- I haven't tried that yet.

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I'm curious about the paleo and primal diets, but I have a reservations. I tend toward more plant foods (high in anti-oxidants and phytochemicals) and away from high-protein animal foods. Partly, I intend to live longer than the (probable) 40-year lifespan of a prehistoric hunter-gatherer, so I think I ought to be watching out for late-life killers like heart disease -- which might, just might, suggest limiting those animal foods.

But what works for you is best! I certainly won't discourage you! As my health-educator beloved says, you will be healthier on almost ANY diet because you will pay attention to what you eat!

Both diets are hight in veggies and the only meat Primal discusses and encourages is grass fed, all natural no preservatives. He does do a very interesting study on all of it and it makes a lot of common sense. Of course he is saying how the grains have been a problem along with sugar. It is worth a read and to use the parts that you like or don't like . I've not finished reading it yet but will then digest the parts i am goinf to use to see how it goes.

hopeful · 01-25-2012, 09:08 AM

I just started the gluten free diet this week. Boy the products can be expensive. I got a small loaf of bread for $6. I am going to stay with it. Is anyone else on it. Does any one have any suggestions. I did like one thing most dark chocolates are gluten free!!!

mrsD · 01-25-2012, 09:14 AM

I never did the GF breads.... they are really high carb things and not good for your sugar levels.

I did GF crackers, with cheese, salmon, etc. There are many of these. Some made by almond Blue diamond. Chex corn and rice cereals are GF.

There are corn based tortillas too, for roll up type sandwiches.

I liked the Tinkyada pastas the best. They taste the most natural and control your sugars because they are brown rice.
I think it is easier in summer than in cold winter to do GF. Winter temps used to make me crave things!

In summer my appetite is much less and salads etc are more satisfying.

There are gluten free pancake mixes now, and Even Bisquick has a GF version! Just remember they are high in calories/carbs.

It is so much easier today than when I did it for 3 yrs!

zorro1 · 01-25-2012, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by hopeful

I just started the gluten free diet this week. Boy the products can be expensive. I got a small loaf of bread for $6. I am going to stay with it. Is anyone else on it. Does any one have any suggestions. I did like one thing most dark chocolates are gluten free!!!

I was diagnosed with gluten and lactose intolerance 22 years ago. I thought I was dying since nobody knew what was wrong with me and doctors did every test under the sun and my doc said we think your allergic to beer, well he was sort of right since it does contain gluten. I got lucky and was referred to a naturopath who diagnosed me in 10 mins

Just today I made a flat bread like a pancake, its super quick just need rice flour, 1 egg and milk or soy milk . mix them all until the batter is thick but runny enough to pour into a frying pan that is very hot with some oil.

cook on high for about 10-15 mins or until the bottom starts to get brown and flip.

Great as a sandwich base or as a pizza base and unlike GF breads it doesn't break or crumble..

hopeful · 01-25-2012, 12:36 PM

Mrs D. I did not think of the carb count. Good idea to try the tortillas. I have an egg white sandwich every morning and need something to put it on. I will have to keep in mind that items made of brown rice are better.
Zorro thanks for the recipe. I'm wondering if you make more than one and refridgerate them if they will be OK. I would lilke to make a weeks worth possilby for my egg sandwich. The gluten free breads really do crumble. They do sell a gluten free beer now if you still drink it. My friend tried it and said it was good.

Sallysblooms · 01-25-2012, 12:59 PM

Gluten free was easy. I stopped gluten for the nervous system a year and a half ago. Cutting sugar way down, now that is hard! It is in everything.

NeuroLogic · 01-25-2012, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sallysblooms

Gluten free was easy. I stopped gluten for the nervous system a year and a half ago. Cutting sugar way down, now that is hard! It is in everything.

Yeah, you've got to check for every different alternative word for "sugar"; some companies are sneaky with their labels.

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