The Reluctant Raw Foodist

Are you what you eat?

"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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Posts tagged "lemon"

Not something I have ever tried but looks fascinating!

Red Clover Lemonade

Ingredients:
3 cups Red Clover blooms
4 cups water
1 1/4 cups lemon juice
4 Tbsp honey

1. Boil the blooms in the water for 5-7 minutes.
2. Strain
3. Add lemon juice and honey to the remaining liquid.
4. Stir, then chill for two hours.
5. Serve over ice.
6. Enjoy!

(via ourlittlelovechild)

Freeze fruit - it is great for sweet cravings :)

rabbitsinthegarden:

Brilliant idea! Sorbet filled lemon.

(via ter-bibo)

My breakfast this morning. A cantaloupe melon, some fresh ginger root, some freshly squeezed lemon juice. If necessary mix with a little water or coconut water :))