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4/23/2022 5:41:29 PM |
It is essential that we keep our carbs as low as possible as carbs turn to sugar in the body and feed the pathogens of this disease. Tea talked about keeping net carbs to 30 grams. Now a net carb is the carb count minus the fibre of your chosen foodstuff. There are Apps to help you count your net carbs. Tea also said, "measure and don't eyeball it so that you are accurate." Tea said, "you can always be creative if you know your carb count and everybody is different. A six foot four man will be eating a different amount of carbs than a small woman, carb counts then will be different and this is something to take into consideration." I think it's also important to note that not everyone that got well in our community followed a keto diet. Peter got well following," the rainbow diet, "and Joe talks about it also. But Peter also kept his carbs low and watched his sugar intake following this Mediterranean way of eating the colours of the rainbow. He did eat a little quinoa or brown rice but as Tea points out they are higher carb, so just be mindful whatever diet you go down to keep your carbs as low as you can. And NEVER eat refined carbs, eat your food as nature intended it to be. Listen to your body it will tell you what it needs and monitor at all times, how you feel. Things like potatoes are a no no as they are so high sugar. Tea said, "test the food, if you get a rash or biting you will know that food isn't suitable." For instance Tea only has a green apple once a month (11 net carbs). At the start of your journey it's probably best, if you have candida issues to stick to avocado, tomatoes, lemons and limes as your fruit intake. Lemon and limes can be added to water sweetened with pure plant extract stevia. As you improve you can try out a few low glycemic fruits like blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and green apples. But always in moderation. Tea said that a quarter of a cup of blueberries has only 9 net carbs. Meat, fish, chicken and eggs unadulterated and as nature intended them to be are excellent sources of protein and low carb. Tea said that eggs, "have less than one carb." How great is that! :-). They also are high in sulphur and this disease hates sulphur so it's a win win situation re your eggs. Though Tea did mention that, "eggs can increase any inflammation in the body. So if you have an inflammatory condition you may need to limit them." Low carb vegetables tend to be the ones that grow above the ground. Examples are cauliflower, kale, peppers, fennel, tomatoes, Brussel sprouts, lettuce, spinach, asparagus, celery, avocado, scallions, cabbage, cucumber, zucchini (courgette), eggplant (aubergine). Cauliflower rice is a great alternative to rice and cauliflower makes a lovely mash. Kerrygold butter can also be had on the keto diet and I know Mel swears by Brussel sprouts fried in Kerrygold butter and fresh garlic. There are sooo many amazing recipe ideas in the forum. Karen, Anna, Tea and Robin are some of the women, over the last few years, that have taken soo much time and energy researching diet and recipes and sharing them all with our community. There are many beautiful pictures of these recipes too. Tea thoughtfully gave us some menu ideas. Here are a few of those suggestions. 1)Breakfast :- Logos Renaissance Protein Shake with one cup unsweetened almond or coconut milk. Lunch :- chicken, tuna or egg salad. Dinner :- chicken and broccoli. 2)Breakfast :- Egg and bacon Lunch :- Almond bread and blueberries Dinner:- Salmon and spinach Snacks could be:- Almond cookies, dried beef, chicken or turkey sticks, almond non sweetened chocolate milk. Tea mentioned at times adding a few berries to the renaissance shake or an avocado, fresh spinach and some hemp seeds making the shake, "filling, low carb and good for the body." Tea also said that as you go on in your healing journey, you may be able to add 1/2 cup of black beans (11 net carbs), baby peas, a carrot and/or a few olives to your diet. She said, "They may be a starchy food but they are also good for you and full of fibre." Mel mentioned carrots, "being high in sugar so eat in moderation." Green olives are unripe as opposed to black olives that are ripened more before they are picked. I found green olives to be better with candida issues than the black variety, but I don't tolerate either very well. But everybody's body is different. Try a tiny amount of any new food that you have re- introduced and monitor if you have any reactions or not. Tea said, "the less stress there is on our minds, the less stress there is on our bodies." So she encourages community members to stock up and have a, "good supply of food that we need so we don't need to limit ourselves." Tea always has in thirty days of Renaissance shake as it's such a vital part of her diet regime. She suggests if you can, to have a plentiful supply of eggs, especially just now with this new Avian disease. Eggs are so easy to make and filling. Tea suggests that you begin a garden if you can, with various home grown vegetables. Mel has recently been taking pictures of some of the vegetables he has grown in his own indoor garden. He said, "you can produce a lettuce in twenty one days, it's incredible!!" Mel is holding group calls now on a Wednesday to encourage community members to become green fingered and as self sufficient as they can with their vegetables :-). Tea also encourages community members to ease their stress by keeping all their protocol, close to hand, so that it's always easily accessible. She said that we can also, "keep avocado in a plastic bag in the fridge and it will remain hard for longer and almonds can be kept stored in the fridge, in a container for three to four weeks." Both those food stuffs are excellent snacks to have on hand! I like an avocado cut in half with a little lemon juice squeezed on it, it's surprisingly tasty. And if you find that WPS upsets your stomach a little, take it alongside a few almonds. Thank you Tea and Mel for yet another informative and very helpful call :-). Chrissie Download Audio File Download Audio File | |||||
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