Figuring out the inflammation/immune system puzzle

[lighter]

The difference in my skin is pretty amazing. Like my painful toes when I eat wheat.  It's quick, and clear......no doubt about it.

We made pots of soup and froze outside in single servings....not enough room in freezer just now, so glad it's 12 degrees out.  Will clean both freezers out today, plan more pots of soup around that task, then store it all.

I do love soup, esp in the cold months.

Lighter

[Twoapenny]

I think I will have to turn my attention to my diet, Lighter, I have so many aches and pains now and it would be astonishing if they improve because I stop eating certain things!  I will look into it further - not just at this minute as I think I'd just be setting myself up to fall off the wagon as there's still a lot of other things going on - but I am trying to avoid the naughty foods again at the mo and I do keep thinking as I read your thread that I should investigate these possibilities and see what happens xx

[lighter]

When you're ready.....just ask. 

Lighter

[Twoapenny]

Thank you, Lighter, it seems to be working miracles with you, I'm impressed! xx

[lighter]

I'm out if pain and my devil fur is gone.

:: nodding::.

Not sure about miracles though;. )

Lighter

[Meh]

I get rosacea on my face badly. Coworker yesterday asked me if I was sunburnt and I told her I have a skin disease. Too many possible causes, no pin point where it comes from. Definitely seems like some inflammatory thing. I really think coffee makes my skin worse. Too lazy and discouraged to try to fix it anymore. Also sugar seems to make it worse too.

Used to take an herb called Boswellia for asthma it's anti inflammatory but it also can make blood pressure go way up too. It does work, but the side effect.

[Hopalong]

I'm sorry to hear this, Boat.

Have you considered kefir?
Google what it does for rosacea....

I make my own milk kefir.
Not much "making" involved; you just pour milk over milk kefir grains and let it sit.
Rinse and store the grains in milk in the fridge if you're not drinking it all every day.

It's like a super-probiotic natural food -- loads loads loads more cultures in it than yogurt or any store-bought kefir.

Hope it helps!

Hops

[lighter]

Well.... I've been eating what I call "Stupid Foods," and the devil patch on my right wrist is back, along with the bump in my left palm.  These were gone when I was eating pristine.

Boat.... you might consider giving up the major food groups that cause inflammation.... gluten, sugar and dairy.... for a while, and noting improvements.  I'd give it a couple months try before you draw conclusions.

When I gave those things up... I'm talking zero sugar... no fruit, zero on every food label, I could think more clearly, and weight dropped off in layers, dimples, and bumps so I looked like I did 25 years ago.  This was unintentional.... like alchemy for me.  I didn't intend to lose weight... only think more clearly.  All about inflammation, and lightening the bodies toxicity load so it can process toxins on it's own, and heal our immune systems, IME. 

I also ate healthy protein 3 times a day, along with ONE weekly gluten free carbohydrate choice.  Honestly it was a lot of food.  I was never hungry.  When we give up junk foods, our bodies stop craving them, IME.

At some point, I could have started adding in things and seeing how my system handled it.  Some things we're sensitive to and some we're not SO sensitive to, IME.

I hope you figure out the skin issues.  It really could be food related.

Lighter

[Meh]

Hiya Hops I read about your romance I never thought about homemade kefir. I have to google the grain thing as I don't know what that means.


You are right Lighter that two months of no gluten, sugar and diary are bound to do something. But Oy when to start.

Yeah sugar is in everything and not really necessary.  Just earlier this morning I was thinking of having a cookie baking extravaganza tomorrow including biscotti. Sigh.

You have discipline!