Nearly all corn and corn by-products are genetically modified corn. Scary stuff.
MTNgirl. You might find Kris Carr's book 'Crazy Sexy Diet' interesting. Her book, and video 'Crazy Sexy Cancer' is inspiring for anyone who is trying to achieve better health. She has a website and blog, too.
Well, I saw the GI doctor today and learned I might have fructose malabsorption. Apparently this affects fruits AND vegetables: http://www.healthhype.com/nutrition-guide-for-fructose-malabsorption.html
The GI doctor told me I can eat meat and eggs instead of fruit and vegetables (I already don't eat gluten or dairy).
This is making trying to get better AND gain weight increasingly difficult.
I just saw something about "Crazy Sexy Diet" on Amazon the other day, but I did not look at it. A local church is having a showing of "Forks over Knives" this coming weekend. I may go anyway-I still think whole foods are better for you than a lot of animal fats especially feed lot beef and chicken.
MTNgirl: Hello. I meant to post here earlier then life got in the way. Did you get your results? How are you doing?
My friend who found out recently that she has Celiac's told me that it can cause all kinds of gastrointestinal and other problems including colon cancer.
Another friend was supposed to meet her doctor today for her colonoscopy/biopsy results and she is a very reliable person who if she says she's calling Weds will call on Weds - she said she would call me Weds afternoon to let me know the results. When I didn't hear from her I assumed the worst . . . and am feeling very anxious and very worried.
Doing good! Test results okay. I recently had to declutter (against my will) my cast iron pan, cast iron dutch oven, wooden spoons, and Pampered Chef bamboo spoons. The cast iron and wood/bamboo hold onto gluten and never comes out. So everytime you cook with them, you cross contaminate your food. I replaced my bamboo spoons, but not with Pampered Chef. I really loved those P.C. bamboos. So that should take care of the tiny bits of gluten my labs are showing. Still improving, not 100%, but enough to feel like a normal person. Where last winter I could put two fists in my waistband and had to wear belts, now I am starting to think I need to go pants shopping, some are getting a little tight!
My celiac was found before there were structural changes in the GI tract, so unless I begin eating gluten again, very little chance of cancer. I hope it is the same with your friend!
I hope everything goes well with your other friend, I would worry too!
I was a little astounded by the GI doctor though. When I had my colonscopy and the followup appt, he asked if it is hard to be gluten free. I said no, that's easy, it's the dairy that is hard! He was amazed and didn't really believe me. How can a GI doc be clueless about Gluten free diets. There are so many alternatives. We eat so much better and tastier food now.
The only problem I am having is coming up with a Thanksgiving and Christmas meal ideas. I don't like turkey or ham. We usually to have fondue for Thanksgiving to avoid the same meal twice in a moth, but no more more cheese! I have scoured the web for good ideas and am not coming up with much. Avoiding sugar, honey, etc, and soy puts a whole other spin on things as well! There are lots of sugarless pumpkin pie recipes, but many call for tofu and ASPERTAME!
MTNgirl, are you avoiding sugan just because or is it another allerg/sensitivity? Glutenfree Girl just posted a wonderful looking pumpkin pie this week, but it has a small amount of sugar and maple syrup.....
What about using Stevia instead of sugar?
here's a recipe with no sugar and no dairy: http://www.oprah.com/food/No-Sugar-No-Dairy-Pumpkin-Pie
No sugar/fructose due to fructose malabsorption.
We got some stevia this week. I have never used it before, so there will be some experimentation in the future.
Thanks for the recipe! I added it to my holiday food favorites list! I think coconut milk would be decadent in a pumkin pie! There probably is some fructose in coconut milk-but let's just celebrate the holiday!
MTNgirl ~ Different brands of stevia have subtle or not-so-subtle taste variations. So if you buy one that leaves an unpleasant aftertaste, you might want to try another brand.
I like Sweet Leaf liquid stevia. I especially like the peppermint combined with the english toffee in my coffee:P
If you are going to include splenda/suclarose there are lots of recipes out there using that sugar substitute. Someone on one of these threads once said they got so used to the substitute that regular sugar tasted funny to them. I can now relate to that!
A recipe for squash pie from a gluten free food blog:
http://www.elanaspantry.com/squash-pie/
My naturalpath's anticandida diet bans any sugar substitute including stevia.
My Naturopath told me I don't have Candida overgrowth. I have been 90% following the diet anyway.
Funny you posted the Elana's pantry link, I had it on favorites already!! I have made that pie and it is delicious!
I purchased the Now brand stevia. I am not sure I really like the idea of Splenda, it is chemically processed. I am only eating whole foods and very little processed. The only processed foods I am eating now are rice crackers and rice milk.
Do you feel any different cutting out processed foods?
If you want to "indulge" this might be something to consider (it's so yummy):
http://coupon.jackinthebox.com/coupon/dollar-off-outlaw-exp122511/
A list of reader choice blogs for special diets
http://www.lexieskitchen.com/lexies_kitchen/2012/3/6/readers-choice-special-diet-blogs.html
http://rawschool.com/best-raw-foods/
A guide to raw foods
Omega 3
The modern western diet has too much omega 6 and needs more omega 3
And this chart was an eye opener for moi (because look what it says about canned tuna, which I think most of us think is good for us, and wow about peanut butter):
we are doing so well on raw vegan foods that we decided to buy a sprouter and a wheatgrass juicer.
the sprouter is fully automatic and will give us a constant supply of fresh sprouts, micro-greens and wheatgrass, with minimal effort.
it is too humid and hot here to sprout in jars or bags....they just go slimy. ick.
i've got a place for the sprouter and cannot wait.
we eat them in salads, veggie burgers, bibimbap, smoothies and this will be far cheaper than buying punnets of sprouts that may not be at their optimal nutrition when we get them.
Video on foods that boost your mood
http://video.foxnews.com/v/1498915235001/foods-that-boost-your-mood/?playlist_id=86892
juicer and sprouter arrived this afternoon.
i am excited by the prospect of a constant supply of fresh micro greens!
i have been a bit lax for the last three days: battered fish. skipping salad meals. not enough water. an icecream.
and i feel worse for it.
i think i have just been a bit disrupted with the renovation finale, and anticipation over seeing the eye specialist.
but i am back on track today.
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