Taking even more stock of my health is bringing me to a point where I believe I am going to have to try the Paleo style of eating. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and I believe some rashes I have are directly connected to that and the foods I am eating. The rash isn't itchy or painful, just ugly. It's in my inner elbows and around my armpits. It's not new, but I decided to research it because applying cortisone cream doesn't do a thing.
In my research, I have come across many postings that gluten and leaky-gut are issues connected to Hashimoto's. I have also read that soy, corn, dairy and sugar are other culprits.
Dairy is a contributor to acne, which is why I chose to take it out of my diet years ago. We stopped drinking cow's milk (sure do miss my skim) and I have tried to avoid any food products. However, I will add half & half to my coffee when I am out. I also LOVE Greek yogurt, particularly Fage, and cheese, but I know to limit myself.
My previous post was about my monthly cookie addiction, so we all know that I eat sugar!
I will use soy milk in my coffee occasionally, but we moved from soy milk to almond milk a number of years ago, due to soy's negative interaction with hormones.
Corn, well, it's in almost everything these days!!! And who doesn't like a corn tortilla or tortilla chips, for that matter!?!
I will have to forgo my all-time favorite food, pizza! I know, I know, I can make it with gluten-free crust...and I guess no cheese (???). It just won't be the same. I would eat pizza everyday, if I let myself!
I will have to search for gluten-free craft beers. I know that ciders are gluten-free, but I love to try a porter or a stout!
When we are on vacation, I might have to be creative or just go with it. I'm not going to get all caught up in what I can or cannot eat, thereby getting hungry and grouchy and, thus, having a bad time. Not. Gonna. Happen.
And I know that I have been eating many of these food sources recently: beer, corn tortillas and chips at a Mexican restaurant, half & half, SUGAR(!) and another beloved, my steel-cut oats.
I will have to forgo my all-time favorite food, pizza! I know, I know, I can make it with gluten-free crust...and I guess no cheese (???). It just won't be the same. I would eat pizza everyday, if I let myself!
I will have to search for gluten-free craft beers. I know that ciders are gluten-free, but I love to try a porter or a stout!
When we are on vacation, I might have to be creative or just go with it. I'm not going to get all caught up in what I can or cannot eat, thereby getting hungry and grouchy and, thus, having a bad time. Not. Gonna. Happen.
And I know that I have been eating many of these food sources recently: beer, corn tortillas and chips at a Mexican restaurant, half & half, SUGAR(!) and another beloved, my steel-cut oats.
It's not going to be easy, that's for damn sure!
But I am SO lucky to have a husband who will roll with the punches and pretty much eat anything I prepare. We are healthy eaters, at least 80% of the time, but now we will be more diligent and dedicated. It will be a health boon for us both. And the clean eating is going to melt off the fat (just like when we did "Body for Life" for 6 weeks back in 2001!)!!
But I am SO lucky to have a husband who will roll with the punches and pretty much eat anything I prepare. We are healthy eaters, at least 80% of the time, but now we will be more diligent and dedicated. It will be a health boon for us both. And the clean eating is going to melt off the fat (just like when we did "Body for Life" for 6 weeks back in 2001!)!!
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