Thai hot is not the same as Indian hot. Thai hot will have you sipping water, smiling, reading a book at an outdoor cafe. Indian hot will have you staring at your plate, unable to take another bite, calculating the steps to the door, bathroom, and car.
I've been enjoying the curries--red, green, yellow. I'm even getting used to the lamb...which is fortunate since I've eaten it 7 days in a row. But what I am really loving??? The rice. I've never eaten much rice. It makes me feel grounded, balanced, healthy.
It's a weird thing about grains. My Naturopath encourages me to eat them. My lyme research says not to. My Acupuncturist's Associate (aka Chinese Nutritionist) says they are absolutely necessary. The Eat Right for Your Type Diet says they're beneficial (especially the rice part).
So I guess that means I'm now doing some kind of Chin-Naturo-Lyme-Eat Right diet: allowing grains but only certain ones, embracing the no-sugar law, reintroducing some low-sugar fruits, ignoring dairy (except for greek yogurt), avoiding gluten, being selective with my meat choices. On the surface, it appears to be helping: I've lost 10 pounds; I'm eating more regularly; I feel more stable.
We're all so different (and change so much). I think figuring out what works best for you is truly one of the toughest parts of the battle.
Altered Today: Respect...for hot foods, Indian cuisine, and my dietary choices.
PS To find what the Eat Right for Your Type Diet recommends for your blood type, go here. For a Candida Diet food list, go here. To read about my other dietary experiments, go here and here and here.
Wow, lady! After reading the last several days of posts all at once, I believe you have earned an honorary degree in some health-related field. Chemistry or nutrition, maybe? Psychology even. This is blowing my mind. I don't know how you do it...and then blog about it!
I'm not sure, even WITH my health-related degree, what all your recent test results mean, but I REALLY hope and pray you continue to feel good.
Posted by: Robyn | 10/07/2011 at 10:35 PM
Has anyone tried New Mexican food?? It's not the same as Mexican it has a taste of its own. Green Chili and red chili are used in it. And you just can't find green chili or red chili anywhere but in New Mexico. If your ever in New Mexico try NEW MEXICAN food. If you like spicy food you will love this. Also, now is the only time of year they sell the chili's grown in New Mexico. Biggest producer is in Hatch, NM. I love spicy food.
Posted by: salt lamps now | 10/10/2011 at 05:25 PM
Ya, I heard the same but I need some brown rice in my diet. I know grains help with recovery from stress and hormone production so removal for long periods of time is not good. My friend with Crohns and I tried the no grain diet for a while and we both felt like we had gone crazy. I feel more balanced with healthy grains in my diet. But really I think it comes down to listening to your body as the authority.
Posted by: Nicole | 10/11/2011 at 01:52 AM