STARTING THE ANTIINFLAMMATORY DIET OF DR ASA ANDREWS
I just found a link to a site that I am pretty excited I found. Here it is:
http://www.godairyfree.org/
I'm kinda new at blogging. Is it a diary? A journal? Not sure. I guess i will write about trying to go from being a typical SAD eater to eating no-dairy, no-wheat or processed white flours and for a time grains in general, no sugar, no fake sugars and also how to deal with stress through stretching and prayer and exercise.
I'm 40, 5'5" and 244. I've been trying for the last couple of days to get off dairy and am finding I am totally addicted to yogurt. I really am not sure I can give it up. I love soy, love dairy, love soda, I eat meat, like veges and fruits, love cheese.
BUT, I don't love feeling bloated, sick, heavy, hurting joints, tired and out of control of my eating.
I read Dr. Asa Andrew's book Empowering Your Health. He asks his clients, "Do you want to get well?" He says if we lifestyle ourselves into diabetes and cancer and etc...we can lifestyle out. Our bodies are constantly renewing and remaking themselves but we have to give it the building blocks to make healthy cells. we have to get the sleep, do the exercise, eat the foods, avoid the SAD diet, deal with the stress to give our bodies the ability. But DO we really want to???
He often asks his clients if they have loved ones and do they love them??? YES? Enough to change? Good question. Do I love my son enough to want to get well???
I'm trying to get recipes, to figure out how to go about doing this. I got my blood tests done and my blood sugar and all is good. I bought little bottles that dechlorinate my tap water, bought a bunch of nuts.
I'm not supposed to eat soy, dairy, grains, beans, fake sugars. So no cheese, no yogurt, no tofu, or miso, no Sweet n Low, no soda, no rice or pasta......of all these I think no dairy is hardest...no yogurt. I am addicted to yogurt.
THAT is why I am excited to find the no dairy site. Ok well I am going to start tomorrow. I am going for 4 weeks to basically give my body time to not be inflammed. Then I can add back one food at a time to see if I have a reaction or not.
I'd like to not eat dairy tho if I can find things that are healthier. Mostly, I don't like how the animals are treated. Or all the hormones.
I'm going to take it one day at a time. After the first 4 weeks, I'm also going to try carb cycling. All this means is that simple sugars from fruit and starchy foods I will not eat except every 4th day. The rest of the time I will eat healthy meat, seeds, nuts, and veges. If you have any recipes or ideas on foods that replace milk that does not include sugar or some type of sugar in the title, cheese that is not dairy or fake or soy, and especially yogurt....oh btw he allows goat milk.....has anyone ate goat milk?????
http://www.godairyfree.org/
I'm kinda new at blogging. Is it a diary? A journal? Not sure. I guess i will write about trying to go from being a typical SAD eater to eating no-dairy, no-wheat or processed white flours and for a time grains in general, no sugar, no fake sugars and also how to deal with stress through stretching and prayer and exercise.
I'm 40, 5'5" and 244. I've been trying for the last couple of days to get off dairy and am finding I am totally addicted to yogurt. I really am not sure I can give it up. I love soy, love dairy, love soda, I eat meat, like veges and fruits, love cheese.
BUT, I don't love feeling bloated, sick, heavy, hurting joints, tired and out of control of my eating.
I read Dr. Asa Andrew's book Empowering Your Health. He asks his clients, "Do you want to get well?" He says if we lifestyle ourselves into diabetes and cancer and etc...we can lifestyle out. Our bodies are constantly renewing and remaking themselves but we have to give it the building blocks to make healthy cells. we have to get the sleep, do the exercise, eat the foods, avoid the SAD diet, deal with the stress to give our bodies the ability. But DO we really want to???
He often asks his clients if they have loved ones and do they love them??? YES? Enough to change? Good question. Do I love my son enough to want to get well???
I'm trying to get recipes, to figure out how to go about doing this. I got my blood tests done and my blood sugar and all is good. I bought little bottles that dechlorinate my tap water, bought a bunch of nuts.
I'm not supposed to eat soy, dairy, grains, beans, fake sugars. So no cheese, no yogurt, no tofu, or miso, no Sweet n Low, no soda, no rice or pasta......of all these I think no dairy is hardest...no yogurt. I am addicted to yogurt.
THAT is why I am excited to find the no dairy site. Ok well I am going to start tomorrow. I am going for 4 weeks to basically give my body time to not be inflammed. Then I can add back one food at a time to see if I have a reaction or not.
I'd like to not eat dairy tho if I can find things that are healthier. Mostly, I don't like how the animals are treated. Or all the hormones.
I'm going to take it one day at a time. After the first 4 weeks, I'm also going to try carb cycling. All this means is that simple sugars from fruit and starchy foods I will not eat except every 4th day. The rest of the time I will eat healthy meat, seeds, nuts, and veges. If you have any recipes or ideas on foods that replace milk that does not include sugar or some type of sugar in the title, cheese that is not dairy or fake or soy, and especially yogurt....oh btw he allows goat milk.....has anyone ate goat milk?????
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Comment by Vincent on June 4, 2009 at 11:31pm - So HOW IS IT GOING PAnda? I stumbled on to Dr Asa's radio show & am about to order the book & considering going to NAshville for an evaluation. PLEASE let me know how the diet is working, I appreciate your update!
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Comment by autumn cravens on May 22, 2009 at 7:34am - Thanks Nancy. And yes, I would love to be friends. And I love sharing recipes!!!!
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Comment by Nancy Gibson on May 22, 2009 at 1:17am - Hi I am new here too. For the most part, I really don't use sugar. I do use Stevia though. It is all natural from the stevia plant. Very sweet. I have been buying the box of packets at Walmart in the vitamin section. You get 100 packets for $5.00 and some cents. It's really good. I use it in my green tea all the time. I can't wait to get my Dr. Asa book in the mail. I too am tired of all the aches and pains. I also have acid reflux and know this diet of his will eliminate that problem, as I did Atkins diet years ago and it made my heart burn disapear. Maybe we can share food ideas together? Would like to be friends :)
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Comment by Erica on April 20, 2008 at 8:04am - I've never heard of those japanese noodles...I will have to do a bit of searching for them. I've eliminated dairy (with the exception of the odd bit of cheese now and again), it wasn't that hard. But, I have to agree with you on the yogourt bit, I really love it too! I bake a lot with it....there's no substitute for it.
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Comment by Panda on April 19, 2008 at 12:21am - LOL yeah I found all manner of new things! hemp milk? Almond flour?? Coconut butter or nut butter....oh and shirataki noodles-basically japanese noodles made from yam flour that is entirely fiber! There is a better texture one made with tofu but I am supposed to stay away from tofu. I'll blog about my experience of finding the japanese noodles that are not a grain pasta but just fiber.
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Comment by Cindy Kelly on April 18, 2008 at 10:20pm -
godairyfree.org is a great site!
You are addicted to the things you are most allergic/sensitive too. You will probably experience some withdrawal when taking them out of your diet, so expect to feel worse before you feel better.
We do have some recipes groups at FoodSpark that you might want to check out. They are a little sparse, but I'm hoping that as the community grows, more recipes will be added.
Congratulations on your new found knowledge and the enthusiasm it has brought you! We're here if you need any support :)
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