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Category: Diet
July 16, 2020
One Week Following “The Myers Way”
Since July 8, my wife and I have been following an even more restrictive meal plan based on Dr. Amy Myers’ “The Autoimmune Solution.” It is a Paleo / anti-inflammatory set of foods similar to an elimination diet, but The Myers Way aims to remove foods that can potentially cause an autoimmune illness and other maladies. So, what’s included in The Myers Way meal plan? Not a lot. It’s more restrictive than Paleo, Keto, and the popular Whole 30. It cuts out typically autoimmune suspicious foods like alcohol, caffeine, dairy, gluten, eggs, and sweetners. But also usually healthy foods like[…continue reading]
October 6, 2019
New Food Pledge
Change is hard. It’s really hard. But, after about four months in the hospital, I am scared enough to not want to go back. And I’ve seen family and friends languish in hospitals, and that motivates me to to turn it around. Someone asked me: “After almost dying, do you eat whatever you want as if you’re dying, or super carefully?” I’m definitely in the camp of super carefully. I am making some significant changes to my relationship with food. These changes are to reduce inflammation to reduce the risk of another auto-immune illness. And I’m basing many of these[…continue reading]
February 28, 2016
Kilometers To Run To Burn Off These Foods
I seem to be on a bit of a nutrition tear lately. It’s probably because my clinic is going through several weeks worth of nutrition talks and I’m hyper-aware of information. Well, a couple of days ago I found this post on Facebook and thought it was interesting enough to re-post: Some erroneously believe you can eat anything because you exercise and burn “enough” calories. Regrettably, that’s not entirely true. Running and other exercise make you hungry, and usually you’re actually craving protein. These listed products are actually quite heavy in simple sugars, which are really bad for you in general. I don’t fully agree[…continue reading]
