Hi all,
Ok. Four months in, and I'm thinking about diet all over the place. I've been a vegetarian for 11 years, but I need to work on reducing my gluten and dairy consumption. Here's what I'm aiming for now. My plan is to move slowly in this direction and try to have most of the habits in place by the end of the year. If you have any thoughts, would you please share them? There's a dynamite MS nutritionist in Chicago that I plan to meet with as well.
1. Bump up my fish intake to at least 2 servings of good oily fish each week. I'm an environmental educator, so it's very important to me to eat sustainably sourced seafood. Luckily, a lot of the oily fish have good "green" fisheries.
2. Cut gluten and dairy down to no more than 1 serving of each per day. I am in the process of scheduling tests with a food allergist at Northwestern to see if I actually have any sensitivities or allergies to foods. If so, then of course I will cut those foods out. Otherwise, limiting my gluten and dairy intake seems adequate. I am a huge craft beer geek, so this is going to require some work.
3. Keep inhaling my cruciferous greens and "rainbow" of fruits and veggies.
4. Supplements. Here's what I am planning to take:
- a probiotic with acidopholis and bifidus (sp?)
- Vitamin D
- B complex
- Milk thistle (supports liver function, no known side effects or contraindications)
- a daily tablespoon of flax oil
- calcium/magnesium
- fish oil. Nordic Naturals recommends a specific combination for people who want extra support for their immune system and inflammatory response. I'm taking their EPAxtra and Omega Women's supplements at half dose (since I eat fish, etc). If anyone is actually willing to take a look at those and let me know what you think, I'd love to hear it.
5. Watch my saturated fats. I'm big on stuff like peanut butter: are "natural" saturated fats ever ok, or do those need to go, too?
6. Eat curry and spices, eat organic, etc.
I should say that I'm doing all of this in conjunction with my DMD.
Thanks, gang. You're awesome.
Ok. Four months in, and I'm thinking about diet all over the place. I've been a vegetarian for 11 years, but I need to work on reducing my gluten and dairy consumption. Here's what I'm aiming for now. My plan is to move slowly in this direction and try to have most of the habits in place by the end of the year. If you have any thoughts, would you please share them? There's a dynamite MS nutritionist in Chicago that I plan to meet with as well.
1. Bump up my fish intake to at least 2 servings of good oily fish each week. I'm an environmental educator, so it's very important to me to eat sustainably sourced seafood. Luckily, a lot of the oily fish have good "green" fisheries.
2. Cut gluten and dairy down to no more than 1 serving of each per day. I am in the process of scheduling tests with a food allergist at Northwestern to see if I actually have any sensitivities or allergies to foods. If so, then of course I will cut those foods out. Otherwise, limiting my gluten and dairy intake seems adequate. I am a huge craft beer geek, so this is going to require some work.
3. Keep inhaling my cruciferous greens and "rainbow" of fruits and veggies.
4. Supplements. Here's what I am planning to take:
- a probiotic with acidopholis and bifidus (sp?)
- Vitamin D
- B complex
- Milk thistle (supports liver function, no known side effects or contraindications)
- a daily tablespoon of flax oil
- calcium/magnesium
- fish oil. Nordic Naturals recommends a specific combination for people who want extra support for their immune system and inflammatory response. I'm taking their EPAxtra and Omega Women's supplements at half dose (since I eat fish, etc). If anyone is actually willing to take a look at those and let me know what you think, I'd love to hear it.
5. Watch my saturated fats. I'm big on stuff like peanut butter: are "natural" saturated fats ever ok, or do those need to go, too?
6. Eat curry and spices, eat organic, etc.
I should say that I'm doing all of this in conjunction with my DMD.
Thanks, gang. You're awesome.
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