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  1. BECOMING NUTRITARIAN: THE “EAT TO LIVE” 6 WEEK PLAN https://hellonutritarian.com/nutritarian-eat-to-live-plan/
  2. After 30 years of uncontrollable alcoholism, one week of gluten free ended my addiction. 8 years later on GFD and I can take a drink for social occasions but generally prefer not to. I had a list of 18 different symptoms that improved with the gluten free diet. Trust the evidence of your health diaries. You might find Dr Fuhrman's books enlightening, a cardiologist...
  3. That's the vitamin D talking. They call it Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) but I think it is the vitamin D deficiency. I had a similar response after a few days of 10,000 IU of vitamin D. The essential vitamins and minerals are required for your systems to function. If you don't eat them through food then you need to continue to supplement. You are...
  4. There is no fish or bacon that is vegan.
  5. I found it was the undiagnosed Celiac Disease that triggered my alcoholism. I drank for 30 years to alleviate pain and fatigue. The obvious diagnosis was stop drinking and smoking and you will improve. Never happened. After less than a week of GFD I bought a bottle of Saki and did not drink it. Before GFD I had no problem finishing 500 ml vodka or saki every...
  6. It impedes the profit margin The damaged villi don't absorb vitamins well and eventually can get to the point of malnutrition and misdiagnosis. You may have multiple vitamin and mineral deficiencies but these three are a place to start. Start taking Phosphatidyl Choline. Choline an essential nutrient that is absorbed in the small intestine so...
  7. Understanding the heart-healthy benefits of potassium; https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/changes-you-can-make-to-manage-high-blood-pressure/how-potassium-can-help-control-high-blood-pressure There is no upper limit for dietary potassium but some BP meds can increase hyperkalemia risk. That may be where the story about potassium...
  8. Should be. Growing up iodine was used as a dough modifier. Each slice was 100 mcg and a glass of milk was 100. 300 mcg per sandwich and glass of milk. The US population intake is half what it was in 1970. It was left out of the nutrition database. The first thing I noticed when I started one sheet of nori a day was better muscle tone in my chest...
  9. I know the feeling. They get defensive I'll bet. You best effort might be advocating a nutritionist specializing in Celiac Disease. The next step after GFD is addressing any essential vitamin and mineral deficiencies caused by the damaged villi in the small intestine. Doctors are not taught vitamins, nutritionists are.
  10. Trust your gut. First try the thiamine >300 mg /day, you will know in a few days. Cheese will take longer. Are you making 4700 grams of potassium a day? What's your iodine intake?
  11. From the Merck Manual https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/gastrointestinal-disorders/malabsorption-syndromes/celiac-disease Unfortunately, upon diagnosis many will prescribe the gluten free diet and downplay the vitamin and mineral deficiencies, other than admonish you to eat a "healthy diet". Without the addictive aspects of...
  12. Yes. The hot shower stretching and GFD solved the fasciitis. That was back in 2014 so I don't remember the exact sequence, but the showers helped even before GFD. Enlarged Prostate which has bothered me, sometimes more sometimes less, since I was first diagnosed at 21 years old has completely resolved. By 3 months GFD I no longer needed those Prostate Formulas...
  13. Most of the lactase we need as adults is made by our gut microbes. While quick pickles (pickled with vinegar) carry the name and taste like fermented foods, they don't have the pre and pro biotics, vinegar sterilizes them. Homemade dill pickles are easy and helps. Commercial milk has more omega 6 than grass fed so it aggravates inflammation, while grass fed...
  14. I just keep it simple and take them all at the same time and write it down in my food book so I don't forget and skip a day or double dose. I figure my gut will take what it needs and leave the rest, as it would from a normal meal, since my gut is acting pretty normal these days.
  15. In my mind this supersedes any test that indicates you are not. Now to convince the doctors. Did your skin also improve with the GFD?
  16. Look for one that has 100% DV or more. Most multivitamins don't have more than a token amount of what you need. In my opinion 10% DV of 20 vitamins is just a good way for them to make money. The foot roller does the same as a tennis ball, gently stretches, but the hot shower helped me more. For a while I would wake at night and crawl to the bathroom...
  17. This helped me even before GFD: A long hot shower, hot water down my back and back of the legs while doing shallow knee bends (safety bar for stability) and other easy stretches for back and legs and arms. It's not just the plantar fascia but also the Achilles tendon that contracts and sounds like even your back will benefit. The damp heat and mild stretching...
  18. 1800% RDA of Thiamine is roughly 22 grams. I was getting 6 grams a day (500% RDA). I start shivering at 78F. To my surprise when I tried 500 mg B1 (41600%) for a few days my ambient temp comfort zone (the temp I turn on the heat because I am shivering) dropped from 78 degrees F to 69F. A sure sign to me of increased energy. I am now at 1000 mg a...
  19. When I was a kid they almost always put a sprig of parsley on the plates when I ate in a diner. No one knew why, just to make it look nice. I don't think they do anymore, but now I know why. 10 mg fresh parsley has 100% RDA of vitamin K.
  20. Osteopenia is scary. I was diagnosed with it last year, but in addition to Celiac I also am old, smoke and take prednisolone, all other risk factors. There are drugs like Fosimax but the side effects exceed the benefits, I think. Some research shows the benefit of these drugs only work in combination with vitamin D and calcium and is only slightly better...
  21. As far as food choices you want to avoid anything that has wheat, gluten or rye. Read labels. The good thing about meat, vegetables, fruit, leafy greens, and beans is that the labels are too tiny to write on so there is no added wheat. Apples, steak, potatoes, eggs not processed, good to eat. Boxes and bottles and bags: always read the labels. A 10 second...
  22. Sibo, IBS and colitis could be symptoms of Thiamine deficiency. Depression and overactive autoimmune response could be not enough vitamin D. Though >30 ng/ml is enough to avoid rickets, the anti-autoimmune and anti-depression effects seem to work better at blood plasma levels around 80 ng/ml. Make sure you are eating between 150 mcg and 1100...
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