Grain-Free
Going Grain-Free has been a beautiful blessing for me
Difficult to do, but with amazing health and wellness benefits.
I did this with the help and support of others, and I’m here to offer the same to you.
Here’s the basic rundown:
It’s easier to say what’s safe to eat:
- 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef.
- buffalo/bison
- lobster, scallops that were fresh-caught in healthy waters
- local fruits and veggies that are not legumes (no beans, stay away from broccoli in the beginning so that your thyroid picks back up)
- citrus and pineapple are still working for me, but test for yourself
- microgreens, especially broccoli (I know! but powerful healing for your liver, which is necessary for your body, moods, and mind to work well)
- olive oil that’s actually organic and not filled with “fake”
- truly raw honey
- cacao
- maca powder
- coconut oil: raw, unfiltered, cold-pressed
- organic herbs & spices (stay away from the ground stuff if you can)
- walnuts, almonds, and pecans from Mariani
Heal your detox system at the same time:
- use herbs/essiac to assist
- get good sleep
- walk at least 30 minutes/day (if you can)
- do yoga
- do mudras
- hot salt baths
- massage
- dance
- laugh
Keep track of your weight and waist measurements first thing in the morning (after bathrooming). They are the fastest hard data that show what’s healthy for you or not. Use a journal and record your measurements, foods, activites, moods, dreams — everything. Then you can figure out what works for you. For me, I gain a pound or two per day for each “infraction” — and they’re tiny, like a nibble of bread, nothing to do with calories or moderation — and I lose a pound or two per day when I eat right, until I get to a healthy weight for me and everything levels off and maintains for years.
It can take 2 years for your intestines to heal, but you can start feeling better overall within just a day or two. More energy, more pep in your step, lighter moods, your joints will un-swell, it will be easier to get up in the morning, and to rise up from your chair during the day.
What has thrown me off over the years? Surgery, broken bones, toxic food and water that were labeled as safe. But the joy and exhilaration of a healthy body is more than worth the effort.
Each person has to find what’s best for them, through thoughtful trial and error. With a little coaching, you can avoid much of the error! Contact me and let me know how I can help you.
Love,
New Notes:
I’ll pretty these up later, but here’s some recent deets:
US tofu is toxic. Safe seaweed is really good, though! I highly recommend checking out Dr. Peter Osborne. I haven’t watched his YouTubes/TikToks in a while, but his info was very very helpful for me. I’m sorry about your back! Farm eggs and 100% grass-fed know your farmer level beef can be easy to cook. REallllly pure olive oil. Organic potatoes. Oranges, limes, lemons, grapefruit (maybe), pineapple. Homegrown broccoli microgreens (super good for the liver).
Go past gluten and cut out alllll grains, legumes, and anything that eats them (farmed salmon, pig, etc.) Check out Dr. Peter Osborne “No Grain, No Pain”. Even veggies and fruits have toxins in and on them now, though, so very challenging to find safe foods. I ate some (supposedly) bison yesterday, and gained 1.5 pounds. I weigh every morning, so I know which foods are working for me or not (when they’re bad, I gain 1 -2 pounds overnight; when good, I lose that much until I get down to my healthy baseweight) . Mold is also a big factor, and super sneaky. There is somebody out there using a dog to sniff it out, just like a drug dog, though. Let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll try to find them again. The dog finds mold that regular testing misses.
I would consider working with a naturopath and fire the jerk who was dismissive. Won’t hurt his feelings at all since really it’s the drug/insurance companies who pay him. Your digestive issues and joint inflammation are quite possibly related. I used to barely be able to walk and had considerable hip pain until I cut out all grains and anything that ate them (except eggs were ok). It is extremely difficult to get food in the US that is not “compromised”. When I switched the way I ate, I lost 50 pounds in 3 months, total of 70 within 6 months while also getting into fabulous shape. Joints didn’t hurt anymore, either. I was running 4 miles a day, every day, with rare exceptions for inclement weather.
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