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Anonymous wrote:Also sugar is hidden in many things
To cut sugar, avoid white bread, white pasta, carrots, corn, etc.
whole grains, fish, etc go Mediterranean diet

Op, do not take advice from people that ask you to not eat some fruits and vegetables due to their sugar content.

But there are "better choices" within each category. Carbs add up and too many are not good for you.

Green, leafy veggies and cruciferous veggies---eat all you want. Starchy veggies---watch out and limit (sweet potatoes, white potatoes, corn, etc)

When choosing fruits, go for berries first as they are lower in carbs and higher in antioxidants. Don't drink fruit juice, eat the whole fruit. Green apples have less sugar than the sweeter red ones. But you still cannot eat berries all day long or you will get way too many carbs. Ideally everyone should follow a type 2 diabetic diet. If we did we would be much healthier.

My doctor promotes green apples to improve your gut health.

Anonymous wrote:For those who do not think inflammation is an issue, what about the “itis” at the end of so many disease names?

Appendicitis
Tonsillitis
Bronchitis

“-itis” refers to inflammation.

People need to start educating themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:You can’t clear it but you can reduce it with a balanced diet, exercise, and good sleep habits.

Americans eat too much sugar, too much salt, too many carbs and too much processed flour.

Eat a better balance of fat/carb/protein. And not too much. A 30/30/40 split is better than the typical American 40/50/10

Berries, fish, and veggies are your friends. Prioritize sleep and daily walks.

And yet Europeans are more likely to die of cancer (even after correcting for older populations.) More Europeans smoke. It is tiresome to continually read about European lifestyle perfection.

Well Europeans who follow the mediteranean diet and dont smoke do live longer. Most also walk/get more exercise than we do---many don't own cars and certainly don't drive them everywhere like USA suburbia does. Europe eats smaller meals and definately less sugars. In general they are healthier (except for the smoking)

Anonymous wrote:I've been told by doctors that ibuprofen is not good for most people. It is really rough on the intestines and can cause malabsorption and leaky gut issues.

Yes it is and it does cause leaky gut and malabsorption. I try to avoid it unless I have fever over 102/103. It messes with the gut terribly and if you are a person who takes it several times/week over time you can kill your gut.

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Anonymous wrote:Also sugar is hidden in many things
To cut sugar, avoid white bread, white pasta, carrots, corn, etc.
whole grains, fish, etc go Mediterranean diet

Op, do not take advice from people that ask you to not eat some fruits and vegetables due to their sugar content.

But there are "better choices" within each category. Carbs add up and too many are not good for you.

Green, leafy veggies and cruciferous veggies---eat all you want. Starchy veggies---watch out and limit (sweet potatoes, white potatoes, corn, etc)

When choosing fruits, go for berries first as they are lower in carbs and higher in antioxidants. Don't drink fruit juice, eat the whole fruit. Green apples have less sugar than the sweeter red ones. But you still cannot eat berries all day long or you will get way too many carbs. Ideally everyone should follow a type 2 diabetic diet. If we did we would be much healthier.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/foods-that-fight-inflammation

Except this is wrong. They always lump red and processed meat together. Red meat does not cause inflammation. In fact, it’s the least inflammatory thing you can eat. Go ahead and eat only red meat for a month and watch your hscrp always drop.

Yup---red meat (or any meat you like/high protein meat based diet) and eliminate grains/bad carbs and most people will see their inflammation drop. I typically feel better when I follow that type of diet with minor modifications. Keeps all of my autoimmune diseases under control

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/foods-that-fight-inflammation

How refreshing that even Harvard has come onboard with the real science. At some point, we’ll all see how deeply we’ve been indoctrinated by the pharmaceutical industry. Pharma advertising is relentless. They spend more than any other industry that I’m aware of.

Food is the key to so many medical issues. Unfortunately, the average MD takes a 6 week course on nutrition at some point in med school and that is the end of their knowledge. Much easier to write a script for something that masks the symptoms. Regular Western MDs are typically not trained to look for "root causes"---which is trying to figure out what is causing something. Instead they look for solutions to cover the symptoms. Which only helps so long and can cause other issues.

I've heard of people being diagnosed as diabetic yet are not sent for nutrition training. Makes no sense the key to getting type 2 under control is diet. Do it correct and you can stop the progression and even see improvements. Keep eating the same and you can end up on insulin and/or kill yourself early.

Anonymous wrote:Try it, friend. It might help with the personality. Gut Brain connection and all. You seem a bit “blocked”.

Yes. Go see a functional med doctor and they will help you find the root cause of your inflammation. Adjusting diet typically helps as many foods are inflammatory, especially if you have leaky gut issues. As someone who damaged my gut before I knew I was celiac (or highly gluten sensitive---don't really care which, when accidentally ingesting a glutenous sandwich can lead to 3 months of Benadryl every 4 hours and half my body literally being bright red with inflammation despite prescription steroid cream, I'll go with I'm celiac and not I'm not eating gluten so you can test) I've learned certain other foods set off my body. Also learned I have a few other autoimmune diseases and thyroid issues. If my inflammation overall is under control, I can eat normal trigger foods and no effects. If my "inflammation bucket" is full, then eating certain foods will cause it to overflow and I feel like crap. The goal is to keep the bucket empty so you can cheat once in awhile (like having a drink or dessert) but also so you just feel1000x better.

Once you learn what affects your body, you can adjust and have yourself more energetic and feeling better most of the time.

There’s no way that refined sugar is good for you. In fact, it absolutely contributes to inflammation.

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Anonymous wrote:You want a low FODMAP diet. Stick to it for 2-4 weeks, then you can add things back in one at a time to see how your body responds.

The FODMAP diet is specifically used to diagnose digestive issues by controlling the types of sugars that are ingested. It has nothing to do with systemic inflammation or autoimmune disease.

Refined sugar absolutely contributes to inflammation. Time for your Nutrition refresher class.

The FODMAP diet is NOT about refined sugar or inflammation. And it's cute how you pretend you're an expert because you googled something wrong. Seriously, you couldn't google this yourself?! The FODMAP is used to narrow carbohydrate intolerances. Yes, sugar is a carbohydrate. No, this is not about sugar causing inflammation.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/fodmap-diet-what-you-need-to-know

FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols, which are short-chain carbohydrates (sugars) that the small intestine absorbs poorly. Some people experience digestive distress after eating them. Symptoms include:

Cramping
Diarrhea
Constipation
Stomach bloating
Gas and flatulence

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Anonymous wrote:You want a low FODMAP diet. Stick to it for 2-4 weeks, then you can add things back in one at a time to see how your body responds.

The FODMAP diet is specifically used to diagnose digestive issues by controlling the types of sugars that are ingested. It has nothing to do with systemic inflammation or autoimmune disease.

Refined sugar absolutely contributes to inflammation. Time for your Nutrition refresher class.

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Anonymous wrote:Any kind of eating structure is considered disordered on this board, which is very dumb.

+1. Though I do wish people would understand the wisdom in the middle ground between “I ate a *whole bag* of jelly beans and it had a negative impact on my body” and “never take ibuprofen or heed medical advice; all you need is this Tahitian noni juice and a food diary.”

You do know that medical advisors often disagree among themselves? So it’s up to you heed the advice that’s most in line with your own research and understanding. If you have no interest or capacity to do your own research, well, then you’re stuck with whatever you get.

Um, that’s what I mean by MIDDLE GROUND, dummy.

Your arrogance is showing, not to mention your nastiness. I hope you aren’t one of ‘those’ physicians. Lol.

You are wandering and making no points. How much did you take?

There are some stunningly stupid people posting in this thread. Is passing high school biology no longer required to graduate or have we just dumbed down high school to this point?

Anonymous wrote:You want a low FODMAP diet. Stick to it for 2-4 weeks, then you can add things back in one at a time to see how your body responds.

The FODMAP diet is specifically used to diagnose digestive issues by controlling the types of sugars that are ingested. It has nothing to do with systemic inflammation or autoimmune disease.

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Anonymous wrote:You can’t clear it but you can reduce it with a balanced diet, exercise, and good sleep habits.

Americans eat too much sugar, too much salt, too many carbs and too much processed flour.

Eat a better balance of fat/carb/protein. And not too much. A 30/30/40 split is better than the typical American 40/50/10

Berries, fish, and veggies are your friends. Prioritize sleep and daily walks.

And yet Europeans are more likely to die of cancer (even after correcting for older populations.) More Europeans smoke. It is tiresome to continually read about European lifestyle perfection.

Who is talking about any of those things???