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…
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My kind of meal :)
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My smoothie this morning - frozen pomegranate seeds (I deseed the fruits and freeze the seeds in small bags), a banana and 2 little gem lettuces with a little water :)
Going Raw.. part 1 … My post on how I changed my diet.. read more
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My “10 top tips on going raw” will be free to my mailing list soon. To get your copy Please join me on the mailing list on the front of this blog x :)) Smoothie Recipes? - Smoothies recipes are here.
Pink Smoothie…
I will be sending the recipe to my mailing list over the weekend.
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Elegant health! :)
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This is all it takes to make a lovely “raw food detox” smoothie :)))
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I thought you would like this. (I myself don’t use protein powder as i find it gives me a histamine overload)
I am obsessed with this smoothie…i’ve made one everyday this fall! SO simple and good.
I made a few small changes every time I’ve made it and this is the best tasting to me: I only used half a scoop of protein powder (it is too strong otherwise), and i used a full banana, added a little extra almond milk, and doubled the pumpkin serving. I also used the spices to taste instead of measuring.
My breakfast “detox” today .. Green smoothie ready to go in my blender - plenty of celery (4 or 5 sticks), 4 large leaves of lettuce, 1/2 cucumber, alfalfa spouts and some cress and I added a banana and a little water.
Remember I have a smoothie page on the front of my blog. Just click the link for recipe ideas x
My green salad in a glass this morning … 4 large romaine lettuce leaves, 3/4 of a cucumber 4 sticks of celery, a small apple and a splash of water to get the blender going.
