The Reluctant Raw Foodist
"I used to be a' foodie' and now I am a "foodist'"
Welcome to my health and wellbeing blog.
I’m not a raw foodist by choice. I was recently diagnosed as having a complicated autoimmune condition including severe Histamine Intolerance and a form of reactive arthritis. I have become hypersensitive to high histamine foods, pollen, dust and some everyday chemicals. My condition affects every area of my life.
I have Mast Cell Activation Disease (MCAD).
I was prescribed a low histamine diet and then a raw food diet to ease my symptoms and over the past 2 years I have overcome my reluctance to a new way of eating and living. I have been experimenting to combine the two diets and I have been learning how to eat a diet comprising mainly of low histamine raw fruit and vegetables and how to change the habits of a life time.
I am starting to feel healthier than I have ever been before. I have also lost 35 lbs in weight.
I will be sharing with you how I got here and I'll be exploring low histamine raw recipes, natural beauty products, how to cope with being "allergic to everything" and generally how to regain health and fitness and live life to the full despite my unusual condition!
Please feel free to message me with any suggestions, questions, or comments. I'd love to hear from you!
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These are some ads for where I buy my coconut water and stuff like that :
Breakfast can be glorious!
My breakfast on the go this morning:-
A smoothie of frozen watermelon chunks, a banana, some coconut water and a good handful of uncooked morning glory porridge oats (organic and actually itself a mix of 5 grains and 5 seeds)
I put all the rest into a small flask and took it with me…
(via mysteriouslives)
My supper tonight
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The reason my daily salad always makes me feel full :)
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My lunch salad
A large bowl of carrot, lettuce (2 types) , spinach (a little as I cannot eat much), white cabbage, walnut pieces, pineapple, cucumber, watercress…
What you eat today has to …
…make your heart beat tomorrow and create new blood, renew your bone marrow, fuel your brain, ease your mind, make your lungs work, support your immune system, heal your skin (including that tattoo you had done yesterday), keep your digestive system working smoothly, lubricate your joints, repair and build your muscles, ………
What will you eat to do all that?
This 30 year old became addicted to coke.
Steamed veggie mash made for my husband and elderly neighbour again today. I myself still eat some cooked food. Read here for more on why I still use my cooking pots ;)
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Interesting. It is always worth doing your research.
High protein diets have been found in studies not to be healthy, contrary to popular belief. Putting to one side any consideration of the ethics of eating other animals which I am not debating here, my research has shown me that the longest lived and healthiest peoples eat a simple but highly nutritious diet of un commercially processed food (so no man made substances and preservatives) which is either wholly or mainly plants, so a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, green vegetables, nuts and seeds. Studies show that osteoporosis is prevalent in populations having high dairy consumption which flies in the face of what I was taught at school. It has also been found that when it comes to building and maintaining healthy immune systems green plants are king because the contain many phytonutrients that are only just being understood.
I find many foods including meat, fish and eggs to be highly inflammatory for me and cause me joint pain flare ups and skin rashes very quickly. Now what I put into my mouth today can make a difference as to whether I can stand upright and walk tomorrow or not. The pain is immense if I get it wrong and my body functions well if I get it right.
Debunking vegan myths - A vegan song LOL!
