Diet starting over.

Please read entirely before posting. I am trying to get some help with a workable diet to fight my lyme. I don't know about anyone else but I don't do anything just because someone says so.. I have already found that there are a ton of different theories about curing lyme and about what is the best lyme diet. But lets face reality they can't all be right. And many of them are just theories with no basis in fact.

         Since I was diagnosed with lyme I have felt like I was in a dark maze looking for a way out. When I would bump into someone in the maze I would ask them for help but it seems most just point you to doors that just lead back into the maze!!!! 

 

          So with that in mind if you have some info to share please have the facts to back it up. As I tell my kids "because" is not an answer.

          My Doc has recommended that I avoid the following foods anything with yeast, sugar, white potatoes and pasta. (were not talking about gluten). So with that in mind what are some of the foods your eating that fall in those guidelines? Thanks, Kevin         

Thanks traveler.. I have never heard of quinoa I will look into it.. White potatoes includes red skinned potatoes as opposed to sweet potatoes. Doc says whole wheat pasta is not ok because it raises blood sugar levels just like white pasta. This is something that confuses me because most people say pasta raises Blood sugar levels a lot, but if you look at the charts most list as a low GI??

Inhimwelive,

What you are trying to do is to eat foods in their most basic form and particularly avoid starchy foods. Starch is basically refined grains or potatoes and your body uses it rather like sugars.

So rather than eating pasta, eat something like quinoa or another whole grain like buckwheat just boiled with some flavoring. Anytime you are eating a dish made of flour (no matter what the grain) something has been removed. You are trying to get as much fiber in your diet as possible -- it is a great detox agent.

You could just remove grains altogether from your diet for a while and then add them back in as you make improvement, ensuring that the fiber content is high and the carbohydrate is low.

Other than, that a very good simple rule for a healthy diet is to eat things that are as brightly colored as possible. Nope, not talking about Fruit Loops! Eat beets, carrots, lots of green leafies. Eat everything else in moderation.

Avoid prepared foods. They've taken off the peel (removed fiber), and inevitably added sugar and preservatives.

These changes will be hard at first. Wise people recommend changing one meal at a time, giving your body and tastes time to adjust.

If you need help finding recipe ideas, the magazine "EatingWell" is really good. They have well-balanced meal ideas that are not extreme dieting and use healthy options.

And don't punish yourself with your diet. Food nourishes the body and soul. It can make you well but it shouldn't be a "hold your nose and swallow it" kind of thing. Celebrating and eating with friends can be very healing -- don't forgo that, just have a taste of a brownie, not the whole plate!

Just so you know, I only removed carbohydrates from my diet when I had a Candida overgrowth. After about six months I re-introduced whole grains as I lost too much weight.

If you listen too much to other people, you will be left with nothing to eat. No sugar, no starch, no dairy, no fat, no meat, no soy, no fish ... ! You need good nutrition to fight this infection. Best to make some basic changes and then eat what makes you feel well.

Good luck!

Quinoa ROCKS - I love the red quinoa and eat it every day, sometimes adding beans or almonds or walnuts and some sea salt....Make a big batch one day and it will last several days for snacking and lunch, etc.