Comments on: The Elimination Diet For Wellness & Weight Loss http://alternative-me.com/2009/10/12/the-elimination-diet-for-wellness-weight-loss.html a life improvement in progress Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: J. Lynne http://alternative-me.com/2009/10/12/the-elimination-diet-for-wellness-weight-loss.html/comment-page-1#comment-80 J. Lynne Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:16:19 +0000 http://alternative-me.com/?p=189#comment-80 Every doctor I've been to in the last 10 years has told me to cut out caffeine. I did it once for about a year in 2002, but that time was an accident. ;) I was having lots of migraines anyway and the doctor wanted me to cut out aspertame and switch to Splenda. I took up drinking Diet Rite, not realizing that it was caffeine free until I was a month along. ;) So I figured I'd stick to it even though it hadn't helped the migraines. I've cut out the caffeine now for a few weeks and I can't say that I think it's helped. I've always said that I didn't think it affected me like the doctors thought it did. My sleep issues haven't improved, I still have migraines, etc. In fact, just this morning, I was craving caffeine for the first time since giving it up, which was weird. Anyway, as for the rice, so far brown rice, plain baked potatoes, and plain bagels seem to be the only things that don't upset my stomach. If I stray from those things, I get bad acid reflux. :( Every doctor I’ve been to in the last 10 years has told me to cut out caffeine. I did it once for about a year in 2002, but that time was an accident. ;) I was having lots of migraines anyway and the doctor wanted me to cut out aspertame and switch to Splenda. I took up drinking Diet Rite, not realizing that it was caffeine free until I was a month along. ;) So I figured I’d stick to it even though it hadn’t helped the migraines.

I’ve cut out the caffeine now for a few weeks and I can’t say that I think it’s helped. I’ve always said that I didn’t think it affected me like the doctors thought it did. My sleep issues haven’t improved, I still have migraines, etc. In fact, just this morning, I was craving caffeine for the first time since giving it up, which was weird.

Anyway, as for the rice, so far brown rice, plain baked potatoes, and plain bagels seem to be the only things that don’t upset my stomach. If I stray from those things, I get bad acid reflux. :(

]]> By: Laura http://alternative-me.com/2009/10/12/the-elimination-diet-for-wellness-weight-loss.html/comment-page-1#comment-78 Laura Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:16:12 +0000 http://alternative-me.com/?p=189#comment-78 As somebody who most likely has celiac disease and has been through a lot with elimination diets, I have some suggestions. - Probably you didn't need to go through caffeine withdrawal. Caffeine isn't a protein and immune reactions are to proteins. I've never heard of someone having a caffeine allergy. Caffeine is a drug,though, and maybe that's the rationale behind eliminating it, that some people suffer from too much caffeine. Mate' and guarana are drinks with caffeine that aren't related to the usual ones, tea and coffee, and thus would be fine to test your body for immune reactions to foods. - Rice is related to gluten grains, it has gluten-like proteins, and it shouldn't be on an elimination diet. A fair number of people, including me, have problems with all grains (members of the grass family), including rice. An elimination diet should be grain-free (and thus, gluten-free). Grains include wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, teff, millet, rice, lemongrass tea, corn. - Legumes shouldn't be on an elimination diet, so no peanuts, beans, peas, soy. - Any food you eat more than once/week or so shouldn't be on the elimination diet. - Really eliminating corn is a big deal, because it's probably in your toothpaste, mouthwash, any medications you take, supplements. If you don't really eliminate it, your body's reaction to the corn may keep other food sensitivities hidden, so that you don't have a reaction to trying the allergenic foods and you think they're ok when they're not. This happened to me! In a big way! So, you should brush your teeth with baking soda (not powder, soda) for a week. And quit the supplements. Any medications you really have to take, call a compounding pharmacy like America's Compounding Center http://accrx.com , and find if they can make it for you without fillers - so you just eat the pure drug, not the corn starch it comes with. My web page has a lot on elimination diets and my long arduous trek with food sensitivities. Laura As somebody who most likely has celiac disease and has been through a lot with elimination diets, I have some suggestions.
- Probably you didn’t need to go through caffeine withdrawal. Caffeine isn’t a protein and immune reactions are to proteins. I’ve never heard of someone having a caffeine allergy. Caffeine is a drug,though, and maybe that’s the rationale behind eliminating it, that some people suffer from too much caffeine. Mate’ and guarana are drinks with caffeine that aren’t related to the usual ones, tea and coffee, and thus would be fine to test your body for immune reactions to foods.
- Rice is related to gluten grains, it has gluten-like proteins, and it shouldn’t be on an elimination diet. A fair number of people, including me, have problems with all grains (members of the grass family), including rice. An elimination diet should be grain-free (and thus, gluten-free). Grains include wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, teff, millet, rice, lemongrass tea, corn.
- Legumes shouldn’t be on an elimination diet, so no peanuts, beans, peas, soy.
- Any food you eat more than once/week or so shouldn’t be on the elimination diet.
- Really eliminating corn is a big deal, because it’s probably in your toothpaste, mouthwash, any medications you take, supplements. If you don’t really eliminate it, your body’s reaction to the corn may keep other food sensitivities hidden, so that you don’t have a reaction to trying the allergenic foods and you think they’re ok when they’re not. This happened to me! In a big way! So, you should brush your teeth with baking soda (not powder, soda) for a week. And quit the supplements. Any medications you really have to take, call a compounding pharmacy like America’s Compounding Center http://accrx.com , and find if they can make it for you without fillers – so you just eat the pure drug, not the corn starch it comes with.
My web page has a lot on elimination diets and my long arduous trek with food sensitivities.
Laura

]]> By: Linda Hibbard http://alternative-me.com/2009/10/12/the-elimination-diet-for-wellness-weight-loss.html/comment-page-1#comment-49 Linda Hibbard Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:09:56 +0000 http://alternative-me.com/?p=189#comment-49 Try wearing wearable weights like “Body Togs” scientifically based weighted sleeves worn on your arms & legs under your clothes while going about your day. They increase calorie burn, muscle tone & bone density. Weighted vests work great too! Try wearing wearable weights like “Body Togs” scientifically based weighted sleeves worn on your arms & legs under your clothes while going about your day. They increase calorie burn, muscle tone & bone density. Weighted vests work great too!

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