If you expected an enduring marriage, wouldn’t use the 80/20 rule in your relationship, allowing yourself to cheat 20% of the time. So don’t use the 80/20 rule when you are forging a new relationship with your health. Commit 100% during the temporary elimination phases of your autoimmune protocol.
I did the impossible, according to conventionally-minded doctors. I addressed a severe autoimmune disease with nutrition and lifestyle. I am not merely in remission, I have no sign of the disease. It took full commitment. Yes, it was hard to eliminate a laundry list of ingredients from my life. It still is hard, even though I’ve reintroduced many foods. But my health is worth it.
Individuals following a paleo diet for overall wellbeing can often experience optimal vitality with a flexible approach, building non-paleo foods into their lifestyle. In the case of autoimmunity, however, remission rather than flexibility is the goal. Fortunately, many individuals can reintroduce a myriad of foods, even non-paleo foods, after a successful autoimmune plan.
2. Learn how to make vegetables delicious
While I’ve always enjoyed baking, I was not an accomplished home chef when I began an autoimmune protocol. While cooking is a nonnegotiable on an autoimmune diet, good cooking makes a night-and-day difference on the diet.
You will be eating a ton of vegetables on an autoimmune plan. Vegetables provide the foundation and bulk of the diet, no matter which autoimmune approach you choose. Your leafy greens shouldn’t be a chore to eat! I’ve learned how to prepare vegetables so that I look forward to eating them, since now they are not simply something to get out of the way before I enjoy dessert. (Dessert on an autoimmune diet is not a daily occurrence.)
Believe me, you’ll get tired of steamed vegetables three times daily very quickly. Expand your vegetable portfolio to including roasted, sautéd, braised, simmered, and pureéd options. You’ll never know the profound versatility of a vegetable until you experiment. For example, cauliflower can be made into grain-free sandwich wraps or blended into a silky dairy-free cream sauce.
https://empoweredsustenance.com/cauliflower-wraps/ (la misma receta sirve para preparar tortillas para crêpes, burritos, enchiladas y quesadillas adaptadas #Paleo #AIP #Keto #GAPS, bases para pizzas, etc.)
https://empoweredsustenance.com/paleo-sandwich-rounds/ (receta para rebanadas de sandwich)
You’ll learn that your organic, pasture-raised, non-toxic, low-EMF life
isn’t a recipe for perfect health. If only it was that easy. Spiritual and
emotional healing are required to deeply heal your body.
I’m hesitant to intimidate you with this information, because you may
sign off on your healing journey before you even begin. But here goes… Healing requires that you release your grudges.
As long as you claim yourself as a victim to circumstance, you keep
your wounds open. It is time that you learn to re-write yourself as the hero
who heals, not the victim who suffers. You’ll learn to release the storyline which you wrote, that one that
portrayed you as a victim to trauma. You wrote yourself into this story because
it was the best you could do to make sense of your pain. Now, you’ve realized you don’t have to carry your pain into the
future. You’ll learn to re-write
yourself as the hero, the girl who was given difficult circumstances so that
she could find her strength. Victims never heal, but heroes do.
There’s a saying: you can be right or you can be happy. You’ll learn
that you can be right or you can be healed.
The math doesn’t add up, but healing is illogical.
4. Food provides nutrients, supplements provide support
We are not what we eat. We are the nutrients our body absorbs.
5. Desserts featuring autoimmune ingredients aren’t necessarily
autoimmune-friendly
Browsing blogs, websites and cookbooks with autoimmune-friendly
recipes, you’ll often find a higher percentage of starchy/sweet to savory recipes. Do not assume you
should model your diet after this percentage. Depending on your autoimmune situation,
even desserts with autoimmune-friendly ingredients may hamper the healing process.
Autoimmune sweet treats contain sweeteners that may spike blood sugar.
Coconut sugar, dried fruit, honey, maple syrup, starchy non-grain flours (arrowroot,
tapioca, cassava) and even sweet potatoes are all concentrated sources of sugar. Chronically-elevated
blood sugar impairs the tissue regeneration of the gut… a crucial aspect of healing leaky gut.
Consuming carbohydrates along side sources of healthy fats reduces the glycemic
load (the blood sugar spike).
Further, while sweets provide pleasure, they provide little nutrition.
AIP sweets lack the nutrientdensity of vegetables, bone broth, organ meats, wild seafood, and high-quality
meats. When I cut out all sweets and baked goods from my diet to support my
autoimmune healing, I initially felt unsatisfied with the experience of eating. So I took cooking
classes, experimented with recipes, and learned how to create a pleasurable experience of savory
foods. Now, I rarely eat sweets or baked goods, and get my carbs primarily from savory
preparations of squash and root vegetables.
I highly recommend using a glucometer and monitoring your “carb
symptoms” to determine if you are eating too much high-glycemic foods. Read my post, How To Eat
Sugar for more information on utilizing a glucometer.
📚The Autoimmune Paleo Protocol (AIP), p.10 guide:
Potentially problematic foods allowed
Starchy vegetables, starchy non-grain flours. NOTE_In the Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet (GAPS), developed by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride,
Points to consider
Use moderation and even minimization of the starchy vegetables and
starchy flours. Not only can starches challenge a damaged digestive tract, they
are concentrated sources of glucose which may spike blood sugar.
In the same way, use the allowed sweeteners such as honey, maple syrup,
and coconut sugar judiciously. These concentrated sources of sugar are rare
treats, not daily indulgences. NOTE_In the Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet (GAPS), developed by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, sugar (including maple syrup and coconut sugar) (same in keto. If it tastes sweet, avoid it. This also rules out carob syrup or flour, though it is paleo and AIP compliant. How to overcome the Keto Flu after the 14-day Keto Honeymoon).
6. Re-introduction is part of the program
When embarking on an autoimmune protocol, know that the end point
includes more foods than the intro phase. An autoimmune diet should lead you to the least
restrictive, individualized diet that provides optimal vitality. The restrictive early phases of
whichever protocol you choose is a re-set period. The intro diet removes the maximum number of
stressors to allow your body to re-discover its innate intelligence of balance.
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