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 :
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?
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?
Running/walking in the rain is one of my favourite things. Skin is waterproof :)))
I love this.
(via skinnylily)
Well, I didn’t understand what I had to do at first so it has take some trial and error and a lot of support from Dirk and some of my family and close friends but I did wake up recently and thought - ”I am really going to make even more changes and go for it” and its working :)
(via fairylightsanddiscos)
I have not worn any for a few weeks now and I was only wearing it once a month anyway. I used to paint my face everyday without fail. It’s a big change.. but my skin is clear.
Since December 2010, my skin has been washed only in water with a little epsom salts. I oil my face a little about once a week with coconut oil and that’s it. I wear a mild skin make up about once a month, if that now, as it feels very false. I have no rashes or spots. I have skin that feels smooth and silky. My hands are the only part of my skin that get exposed occasionally to mild washing up liquid and soap and my hands are the only parts of my body that occasionally have dry skin which can itch! Time to make a change and look after my hands.
My nails are good and strong. I cannot apply nail polish because I react to it. My nails used to flake and peel and my skin used to show red marks and hurt everywhere the polish touched.
My hair feels clean and silky. It has thickened up since I shaved it at Christmas 2010. I have no bald spots. My hair gets washed in water and epsom salts. No shampoo nor conditioner for over a year now.
I can only conclude that the lack of chemicals and the diet suit my skin and hair.
…. 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?
(via amberstpeter)
I thought I would reblog this as it is interesting. I have never been able to drink these kind of drinks without breathing difficulties and my skin erupting into a rash and I do know someone who lost all her tooth enamel from drinking Coke.
(via thathealthyveggiekid)
-livefortheday- Asks:
thereluctantrawfoodist Said:
It’s good to know I am not alone. I think a lot of people react badly to hair products and skin products which is not surprising given the chemicals. I certainly cannot go back and I have not had any skin problems since I stopped using products. :).
This time last year I had my hair shaved off to get rid of all the hair dye in one go as I was reacting badly to all the chemicals. We found that my hair had gone silver underneath the dye. I started going silver when I was about 14 but it was a huge shock to see that suddenly it had all gone. My hairdresser had said she thought it was all gone white in about a year.
At the time my hair was also falling out in large clumps and I had bald spots.
I have not used shampoo on my hair since. One year without shampoo. I just have my hair cut and shaved short at the barbers and I have saved a fortune in hairdye and products.
My hair is thicker, has stopped falling out and is shiny. No rashes, no itches, no redness.
Should have done this before!
