Check out this video.
http://www.glutenfreesociety.org/gluten-free-society-blog/lectins-gluten-rheumatoid-arthritis-molecular-mimicry/
Diet and lifestyle changes to help calm your Lupus symptoms or even begin healing your body from the inside out.
July 13, 2012
We Will Be Moving Soon...
July 12, 2012
July 11, 2012
July 10, 2012
Venus Williams announces she's a Raw Vegan
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57469168/venus-williams-im-a-raw-vegan/
Little Nuggets of Wisdom....
I think what I will try to do on this blog, is give little "nuggets of wisdom"...I find them each day...everywhere I look and I will share them here. I will post them, you can meditate on them if you choose...or research the items for yourself. Hope you enjoy this! Hang on for the ride!
July 8, 2012
I'm still here...here is a gentle reminder...
Found on Facebook from http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Aatma-Namaste-%E0%A5%90-Spiritual-Bliss-%E0%A5%90/249274785089452
Loved this quote! No matter what point you want to get across to someone....
June 30, 2012
Check out Dr. Doni;s views Bug Repellent, Sunsceen and More!
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Citronella
plant we found at the Port Jefferson Farmer's Market
What to do about Bug Repellent and Sun Screen?
As
we get ready to send our precious kids and selves out into the summer sun and
outdoors, it's important to find products that protect without being toxic. Read this article online.
Keep in mind that anything that
you put on your skin can be absorbed into your body. Chemicals and
hormone-disrupting substances in lotions and sprays will be able to get into
your blood and throw your immune and endocrine (hormone) systems off track.
To
read more about the dangers of bug repellents and pesticides, here is a recent
article in the Huff Post Green
Even many "natural" sunscreens
contain chemicals and potentially hundreds of undeclared ingredients that can
cause allergic reactions and damage healthy cells.
Of
course it is important to prevent sunburns and insect bites, so we do need good
solutions for summertime play.
Simple Strategies for Fun in the
Sun:
1. Wear a hat, shirt, loose pants, and/or sunglasses. 2. Keep your "time in the sun" to under 15 minutes at a time, and early or late in the day. 3. Use plants that are natural bug repellents (Citronella). 4. Check for ticks after spending time outdoors.
My tips for finding products you
can trust:
I'd
love to hear of products that you find and recommend.
Have
a wonderful time this summer knowing you are protected from the sun, insects and
the products you use.
Warmest
regards,
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Unfortunately,
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June 29, 2012
More on Lyme Disease...
Things that I learned at a lecture by Jesse Stoff MD of East End Wellness Center
Do I have Lyme Disease or don't I? That is the question that has been plaguing me for some time now. More news below for you about tests for Lyme disease.
My story: I have hunting dogs, I used to run them often in the woods, now not so much...but when I went to a holistic MD in 2010 he was concerned about the Lyme Disease test results we got back.
I went to see a "specialist"--an Infectious Disease Control Doctor. He did all the tests he could and said that they were not conclusive. It appeared I did not have Lyme Disease although some findings came back "odd" (like I had only one positive "band" on my results), but he attributed that to my compromised immune system from Lupus.
Fast forward to spring this year, I was bitten by a tick, and it had the markings of a deer tick. I didn't realize it was on me until it had been there for over a day. I live on Long Island, where Lyme Disease is prevalent. I have been having occasional headaches and a stiff neck and shoulder (which I had been attributing to what I ate- maybe gluten cross contamination).... Well, after that lecture (sure glad I went) I 'm off to get tested again asap.
A few things I learned that I did not know that EVERYONE should know:
There are definitive tests for Lyme Disease: (even if you've had it for a long time)
- Western Blot Test - can diagnose Lyme Disease as early as 3 days after tick bite (but not always helpful for long standing Lyme disease.)
- Six peptide antibody test - another really reliable test
- Labs can culture and grow Lyme Disease - This is a DEFINITIVE test!
- The tick that bit you can be sent to a lab to be tested to see if it is carrying Lyme Disease
June 27, 2012
Get The Most Nutrition from What you Ingest
Grandma's kitchen?
strong enough to pulverize the veggies and fruits to digest them better. (think baby food- easy to digest) Smoothies give you the juice plus all the fiber.
Another possibility is a juicer, any juicer that does a great job of extracting juices will do. I have a Jack Lalanne juicer it does a great job but will not juice greens (for greens you need a special juicer - or just put the greens in the blender and put them in a nut milk bag ---available at Whole Foods and other health food stores---and squeeze to extract the juice.)
If you rate the foods that you eat all day and pick the ones that are the most nutrient dense this will help you close the gaps on any deficiencies you may have. If you have been tested and shown to have defiencies eat the foods with nutrients you are lacking. You can find this information easily on the internet. This is a great site (I put in kale- check out the nutrients!) http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2461/2
You don't have to be perfect and pick the most nutrient dense one each time...just make sure you pick the best food most of the time, the more healthy the food/drink choices the healthier you will be!
June 24, 2012
New Mark Hyman Special on PBS
Saw a new Mark Hyman MD PBS special called "The Blood Sugar Solution" He is an outrageous holistic MD that believes and shows how changing your diet (and a few other lifestyle changes) can rid you of many, if not all disease. He speaks the truth!Tune in.
June 22, 2012
Nightshades/Solanine Toxicity Can it Cause you Pain?
http://www.michaellebowitzdc.com/html/Solanine.html
June 21, 2012
After testing what next.....
Wheat Grass...Very good for some, but I am allergic to it...
an elimination diet is a great to determine what foods may be bothering you....though there are many common culprits. Among them are wheat, barly,rye,oats/gluten, dairy, beef, eggs, bananas, also foods in the nightshade family...tomatoes, bell peppers, potatoes,eggplant etc., and sometimes beans and legumes.
Please read the books in my post "Books to Read on Healing".Here are some of the titles you can start with "Pain Free in 6 Weeks", "Gluten Toxicity", "The Lupus Recovery Diet", and "The MS Recovery Diet" should give you all the information you need to know the above foods are issues for many people. Many other books can be read on the list as well....
Mark Hyman MD has a few great books on the subject of elimination diets. The Ultrawellness Diet the Ultra Simple Diet and possibly some of his other books describe in detail how to execute an elimination diet. There are also many on the internet. Some books, sites, also call these diets the caveman diet or the rare foods diet. The basic idea behind these diets is to take the foods most people have issues with for a period of time and then replace them one by one to see if there is a reaction, best to keep a journal while doing this to note if you feel good /bad and symptoms you may have.
I firmly believe that the reason most people feel better on a raw food diet (it is a total elimination diet and if you stay on this diet, foods are never added back--no gluten, eggs, dairy, no meat as well) or a macrobiotic diet (not usually totally gluten free, but dairy free and sometimes egg free) is because these are by their design a form of elimination diet...
June 20, 2012
Most and Least Common Defieciencies Chart
Raw Brazil Nut Hearts are high in minerals and especially selenium!
http://1stholistic.com/nutrition/hol_nutr-def-symptoms.htm
June 16, 2012
My "Lupus Hope Healing Plan" Blog (repost)
Photo by Carly K.
http://lupushope.blogspot.com/2010/03/lupus-hope-healing-plan-blog.html
June 15, 2012
Is it Celiac Disease? Should I go Gluten Free even when my test is Negative for Celiac Disease?
Lots of delicious foods in life are NATURALLY gluten free!
1) If you took a blood test (Celiac Disease Panel) are you gluten free? If you go gluten free before you take the test, the results would give you a false negative. If you are tested by endoscopy of the small intestine, Dr. Peter Green and others say all it takes for a false negative on this test is to test the wrong spot in the intestine. Best to go to a proven specialist for this because if you have Celiac Disease and you don't continue to eat gluten free you are subject to disease manifestations including colon cancer and possible death. Celiac Disease is NOT something to play around with!
2) Maybe you don't have Celiac Disease maybe you just have Gluten Intolerance, maybe if you test negative for celiac disease (sometimes this takes multiple tests to get a proper diagnosis) you can try a gluten free diet for a few weeks to a month...if you feel better it's a no brainer...eat gluten free. Go to the bottom for easy gluten free diet ideas, it can be simple.
3) The bottom line is do you feel better when you avoid gluten?
Gluten free can be really expensive when you buy- gf mixes, cakes, cookies, bread, they are not very healthy choices anyway. It is also more expensive when you purchase gf specialty flours, pre-made boxed and jarred foods.
Is GF healthy? And EASY?
YES!!!! When you eat a gluten free diet all that is necessary is to leave out the bread, pasta, and all common starches. A great and easy dinner is a small portion (deck of cards) of fish or meat or chicken, rice (preferably brown- or can go grain free also and skip the rice) and 1-3 veggies. Some fruit for dessert.
You could also have a salad with grilled chicken/steak or fish or beans (read the labels of the dressings), good old olive oil and vinegar does well in a pinch. Have the hamburger or the hotdog without the bun. Potato salad is OK too but watch the mayo for other health reasons. (too much fat in mayo but it is gluten free)
Read labels for things that you wouldn't consider to have wheat, barley, rye, oats. Wheat turns up in some odd places: like twizzlers, soy sauce, soups, gravies, seasoned french fries, dressings, vitamin pills, etc. READ all your labels!!! Read on below if you'd like...
Going gluten free may still help...think it's not nutritious? See this post
http://lupushope.blogspot.com/2012/01/gluten-free-diets-can-be-healthy.html
http://lupushope.blogspot.com/2011/08/good-healthy-vs-badunhealthy-gluten.html
Read the following article on
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200393522456636.html
June 7, 2012
Common Sense Healing
I will have to post a bunch on my new home and how we will keep the toxins down, our health up and the new purchases to a minimum, both to save money and because new items, if not ecologically friendly, out gas tons of toxins (new beds/furniture/rugs/laminates etc) Now on to today's post....
People still have a hard time seeing the common sense behind holistic healing. If you or a friend or family member have a disease of some type, even if you decide to go the conventional doctor route, it makes sense to:
1) Get rid of inflammation and eat an anti-inflammatory diet, this includes getting rid of hidden food allergies.
2) Find out if you have toxins in your body and the best/easiest ways to discharge them, and DEFINITELY limit you exposure to new toxins (if your body is already loaded with toxins you don't need to expose yourself to more toxins if they are avoidable)
3) Does your body need support/supplements ? Is your body deficient in any nutrients necessary for it to function properly? Find out all deficiencies and correct them ASAP!
4) Trust your body. If it can heal a cut finger and grow new cells for repair, it can heal almost anything.
June 4, 2012
Books to Read on Healing (a repost)
You can request many of these books through your local library. Ask the librarian for the book/s you are interested in and if they don't have the book, many times they can do an interlibrary loan (get it from another library).
"The Lupus Recovery Diet" by Jill Harrington (title says it all)
"Pain Free in 6 weeks" by Sherry RogersMD (total toxic load on the body, ways to heal, holistic)
"The Gluten Connection" by Shari Leiberman (diseases that can be exacerbated by gluten)
"Gluten Toxicity..." by Shelly L. Stuart R.N., B.Sc.N. (how gluten can wreak havoc in the body)
"Living on Live Food" by Alissa Cohen (A raw food diet, tons of recipes and testimonies)
"The Great Life Diet" by Denny Waxman (A macrobiotic diet)
" The MS Recovery Diet" by Anne Sawyer (healing MS through diet)
"Living Well with Autoimmune Disease..." Mary J. Shomon (holistic)
"The Ageless Woman" by Serafina Corsello, MD (MD+alternative/holistic)
"Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program" by Dr Joseph Mercola (diet for your specific body type)
"Arthritis..." 2nd Edition by Ellen Kamhi PhD RN HNC and Eugene Zampieron ND MH(AHG)(Holistic and Alternative by the "Natural Nurse" and a Naturopathic Doctor)
"An Alternative Approach to Allergies" by Theron Randolph MD and Ralph W. Moss PhD
"Celiac Disease a Hidden Epidemic" Peter H.R. Green MD and Rory Jones
"Food That Helps Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia" by Deirdre Rawlings N.D., Ph.D.
"Breakthrough, Eight Steps to Wellness.." by Suzanne Somers(interviews cutting edge doctors)
""The UltraMind Solution.." by Mark Hyman MD(healing your broken brain, through healing your body first)
" The Cure Heal Your Body, Save Your Life.." by Dr. Timothy Brantley
"52 Ways to a Healthy You" by Laura Lewis
"The Women's Guide to Thyroid Health" by Kathryn R. Simpson, MS (Holistic, root cures, thyroid disease)
"Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab Tests are Normal" by Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS
"The Optimum Nutrition Bible" by Patrick Holford
Dr. Andrew Weil's Guide to Optimum Health" CD Set
"Health Wars" by Philip Day
"Cereal Killers..." by Dr. Ron Hoggan and Scott Adams (celiac disease treatments and other diseases that can affect a celiac patient- outrageous book!)
"The Sinatra Solution" by Stephen T. Sinatra MD (reversing heart disease with diet and holistic medicine)
"Is Your Cardiologist Killing You" by Sherry Rogers MD (research into the protocols tat cardiologists employ and why holistic approaches are safer and work better)
"Your Child Doesn't Have to Die" by Leanne Sorteberg (Holistic medicine and nutrition healed her child's cancer)
"The Detox Strategy" by Brenda Watson CNC with Leonard Smith MD
" ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine..." by John LaPuma MD (healthy cooking and halting disease with foods)
A link to my recommended raw food "un-cookbooks" (you know what I mean! Raw Food!)
http://lupushopecookbook.blogspot.com/2009/08/great-raw-food-books.html
A link to some of my favorite Vegan and Macrobiotic Cookbooks
http://lupushope.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-favorites-vegan-and-macrobiotic.html
June 2, 2012
B12 Deficiency and Common Lupus and other Disease Symptoms
Toni Camara Kaste shared Dr. Fred Pescatore's status.
From Fred Pescatore MD shared on FaceBook...and my comment...
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