Are you eating gluten-free pasta/food while being treated for lyme?

I have had so many gut issues, because of candida I do not eat gluten, dairy, or even starches. I stick to meat and vegetables and rarely have anything like rice. I definitely do not do potatoes, as they are excluded from the biotoxin illness supportive diet my doctor has me on.

I have definitely noticed huge differences in my mood and energy. But like I said, I had many gut issues. If you don't, lucky you.

The information age we live in- were bombarded by info, hard to tell opinions from facts.

Newbies always ask "do I need to be on such and such diet?"

Bottom line of the bottom line: The ONLY WAY you will know is to try these yourself. The less gut issues you have, the less benefits you will notice. That doesn't mean there aren't benefits that are less obvious.

There are to many diets to say whats right or not per the individual. Obviously avoiding junk food and sugar will benefit most people and is the first step. Yes Pizza is pretty close to junk food. Fast food fries are junk food. A 5$ sugar filled highly acidic latte every morning certainly does not help either. You get the picture.

Learn. Try different variations of eliminating foods. You wont know till you eliminate whats best for you. Try a lot of meat, Then try a lot of veggies; THEN make notes, try different meats, try different veggies to figure what best for you. Then try grains, or eliminate certain ones. Its 9th grade science experiments on your body. And remember its not for everyone.

I change it up as needed sometimes. Had more grains and a little sugar lately (candida buffet) from holiday socials, bad Idea, but I did ward off a lot of "social foodie pressure", and boy is it out there, friends and family will never understand this. Today I'm eating chicken and zucchini for breakfast to offset for last week.

If your gut was forever in top notch condition, be happy!! You still might benefit in ways you might not feel, dont assume the "gut challenged" cant actually feel and sometimes even see the difference it can make.

A basic fact some newbies don't always know is a healthy immune system starts with a healthy gut. Excess bloating, gas, (other), Reflux, Gut candida, SIBO, leaky gut, and the many variations of food sensitivities effect many peoples total health. Some people have all of the above.

B99 said...
Dude, regardless what anyone's opinion is of Dr. David Perlmutter, I did post the results of a research study which has nothing to do with him. This and other research is pretty darning as far as what's happened to the lowly wheat grain industrial farms are feeding us these days. It's not the grain it was when our grandparents were making bread.

We are in a morass of confusion. I'm not a medical professional or a nutritionist, and why should any of us be? I just want to eat well, be healthy, bring my ill daughter back to health. If gluten is an issue, it's out. And I've seen a lot of research which indicates it is.

"We are in a morass of confusion."

That is something with which I can agree.