It seems everywhere I go now people are talking about major diet changes. Changes that were totally unheard of 30 or 40 years ago. Sure, there was the odd celiac, my aunt is one of them. But not like now. Is it a craze? Is it real? Young people I know (mostly women, or perhaps they're just the ones that talk about it) have strange and awful symptoms now it seems. Was this common years ago, but people just lived with it? Are these things new? My mom is gluten free, dairy and sugar free (and most anything else white is very little, rice, potatoes, etc) and feels better then she has in years.
Our journey with Larry's health, and lack there of, continues... I've tried changing his diet several times (btw, the book I liked the best through this all is the Makers Diet) but nothing long term. And although I knew at the time that it probably wouldn't work, I tried a whole bunch of things at once. The result? Some improvement, but from what? So eventually we went back to a fairly normal diet. Which is healthier then most, because I like to cook from scratch, but not anywhere near what I'd like it to be. (brb, I need to eat my last bite of pie...haha)
What I'm wondering now is... should we try say, gluten free for the summer? Honestly, my own stomach tightens at this very thought. More work for me. Learning to cook in a totally different way and think differently too. Thankfully, he's not a picky eater and he loves healthy food, so for him, I think he'd mostly love it, but miss a few things.
One thing that's on our side is the fact that I don't really like bread. The kind I like the best is the sprouted organic bread from Costco. Seriously. I'll make my own homemade bread and wont even eat any. And my bread is tasty, so they tell me.
Anyway, I'd like to do something. Something to see Larry feel better, so he can sleep well and not be in pain. He does well on a daily bases. He's not a complainer, so he continues on and works very hard. But, it would be so nice for him to feel great again!
Anyone else there thinking the same thing? I was just talking to a friend this morning about this. It would be nice to do this with some other families, at least then we could eat at each others houses!!
I've found for myself that GAPS is the most effective but pretty hard to follow unless you are motivated by obvious health challenges. From what I've seen, all of the different diet modification systems that work revolve around limiting grains and carbs and sugar. Lots of saturated fat and broth makes it easier to follow and makes me feel better in general. Wish we lived closer so we could eat at each other's houses.
ReplyDeleteFunny, I know this is an old post but I'm about to embark on the diet change journey. I'm somewhat nervous about it, but recent investigation is showing me that anything I do for my gut, I do for the rest of me as well.
ReplyDeleteLove you!
Irene