Inflammation Diet

shirleyannventura
shirleyannventura Posts: 1 Member
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So I started a new regimen of not eating inflammation causing foods for 3 days ….I've lost 1.7 in 3 days. Woo hoo

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  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,412 Member

    welcome to MFP @shirleyannventura


    I actually started with an elimination diet provided by my doctor (on more than one occasion 😚 she was constantly telling me to lose weight)


    it was so simple and so easy to follow- just two pages long- that I found the limitations to actually be quite helpful to “stay in my lane”.

    That was at least ten sizes ago.

    It may not be cool, of fashionable, or the latest greatest thing on TikTok or whatever, but I found it to be a very effective starting point.

    Wishing you much success with it!

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,412 Member

    PS: be prepared for weight to fluctuate up and down pretty wildly for the first few weeks as you and your body get accustomed to it.

    Don’t flip out if you wake up tomorrow and you’re up 3.

    You’re looking at the end game of net loss, and that’s a roller coaster, but one that eventually ends at the bottom n

  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,632 Member
    edited May 6

    Not a popular diet according to the talking heads but a ketogenic diet that replaces carbohydrates of all kinds reduce blood markers associated with inflammation and greatly reduce C-reactive protein (CRP), lowers triglycerides, increase HDL, lowers Interleukin-6, increases beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) which all contribute to less inflammation in the body and the keto diet also stabilizes blood sugar, keeps it close to base line and when elevated promotes inflammation. This has been well established for a few decades but lately the studies are coming out in volumes considering the keto diet is the most researched in the world and out performs all other dietary interventions in spades.

    Most people just can't give up the amount of carbs that's required for keto, they are in all those really tasty food but if a person was to consume a whole food diet, which is almost as difficult, but not quite, and reduce some carbs then inflammatory markers will be lower, by how much depends on quite a few other factors, so this is just in the general sense.

  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,502 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48598034#Comment_48598034

    Argh, I don't like that you can't quote or highlight a certain portion of a post you quote anymore! Anyway…

    The wholefood diet thing: I think it depends a lot on where you live and what your diet looks like at this point. I eat quite naturally very close to it. Going keto would be a 360 degree turn for me on the other hand. Ok, I would not do so due to health reasons specific to me, but yeah, I think what's difficult, and what's super difficult really depends on the starting point. But you pointed that out as well.

  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,925 Member

    Argh, I don't like that you can't quote or highlight a certain portion of a post you quote anymore! Anyway…

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,632 Member
    edited May 7
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48598069#Comment_48598069

    Yeah keto is not for everyone and I've mentioned that numerous numerous times. In social media lately because of the success of people losing weight fairly effortlessly it's become a thing but most can't stick with it because by and large especially if someone is consuming mostly a SAD diet, which for the most part that is what's happening and giving up carbs is literally physically and emotionally almost impossible, which mostly have to do with hormones which causes people literally to quit after a few days and keto to be fully adapted takes literally a month or more.

    The people that have had the most success on keto are people like myself that have made the journey to try and find out how they can improve their health. I had more issues than I thought because most of them I thought was just because I was older and I accepted them as normal and not much I could do which when researching them individually like the psoriasis I had or the rheumatoid arthritis in 3 or 4 joints which only resulted in lotions and medication to be the only solutions. I also had idiopathic or IBS problems along with insulin resistance and high blood pressure as well and I needed to lose over 60 lbs.

    Anyway eventually the algorithms do eventually lead to things like Insulin, carb type leading to blood sugar increases yada yada which eventually leads to carb intolerances and eventually low carb, this all over the course of a few years, way back in the early 2010's. When I started to research low carb and keto came up and then I started to research keto and that I found out it's the most researhed diet in the world by a staggering margin and for good reason it turns out. It's mostly a therapeutic intervention so that's how and why I implemented it, but again I started and stopped numerous times over the course of a year. It completely resolved my psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis within a few weeks, and what happened to my cognition was really an eye opener, even though it was mentioned a lot it still took me by surprise plus no ups and down in energy just steady even and seemingly unlimited oh, and my sleep apnea went away and i lost 60 lbs without counting calories. Anyway this is who the real benefactors of the keto diet are and why they, including myself continue to champion it's benefits, unfortunately in this day and age of cognitive dissonance and the warmth and security of group think it will I imagine continue to be voted as the worst diet anyone could possible engage in.

    Anyway, your right, a whole food diet is by far the best approach with organic at the top but I must insist that it includes more than what is recommended in animal products which I based that on all the anthropological data that's available and raised with responsible regenerative farming practices which generally results in good health and if engaged in some activities and sports then most people would never have to engage in something as dramatic as a keto diet and funny enough it's for the very unhealthy with multiple metabolic problems, like I had but they are the same people that are going to find it almost impossible as well, funny stuff really but all a person can do it begin to take their own health more seriously and start to do some research.

  • iwandr
    iwandr Posts: 1 Member

    Hi new here and just starting my journey. I am interested in the inflammation diet someone posted from their doctor. Does anyone know where I could get a copy of that? Thanks for your help!

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,412 Member
    edited May 9

    mine was a handout from the Institute for Functional Medicine.

    They now charge for it and it appears they’ve gone to individually customized plans.

    This 2021 PDF parked on a member doctor’s website is similar to the full PDF I found on the IFM’s own website back in 2018, when it was free, when I started and was curious enough to research the hand- out I was given over and over and over on every (kindly said) “your problems will lessen if you lose some weight”doctor visit

    The handout I got was very similar to page 8 of 20 on this PDF.
    https://alpinemedicalgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Elimination-Diet-Comprehensive-Guide.pdf

    That was what kickstarted me. It was easy. It was in black and white. It was hard to deviate from. I don’t know that it ever helped with inflammation, but it sure reeled in the bad eating habits after I had to pay attention.

  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,632 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48602423#Comment_48602423

    The problem with the "elimination diet" they are meant to pinpoint food intolerances or sensitivities, but sometimes the recommended substitutes can trigger similar issues. They promote consuming fruit and vegetables because we've been told they're healthy while eliminating nightshade, histamines etc, the obvious ones, but a person can still have issues with many of those foods. And when adding back you need to add back one food item at a time and then wait 2 weeks to see if it generates a reaction, which for all intents a purposes the person would be restricted to the consumption of the exact same foods everyday for those 2 weeks, you just can't start consuming different foods or different brands, that's a tough routine to say the least.

    This is also mostly a whole food diet, which for someone that was consuming mostly UPF, processed foods, and takeout food which is generally the demographic that involves the description of the average participant in this diet, asking those people to consume a whole food diet is probably harder than the elimination diet itself. It's basically a lot of work and after 3 months still having most of those same issues.

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,412 Member
    edited 11:01AM
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48602799#Comment_48602799

    In honesty, I feel the same way. It seemed rather pointless to totally change diet all at once and hope to close in on a culprit. Seems to involve an awful lot of luck and/or overwhelming strategy.

    I’ve never found a thing to eliminate. My mom’s side had arthritis, so it’s probably simply genetic anyway.

    But, for ease of use and being pretty idiot proof, that particular 2-page meal plan was exactly what I needed at the time.

    I’ll say once again how nutritionally ignorant I was - and still am. The more I learn the more I question what I don’t know.

    Hanging a list of what I “could” eat on the fridge, after getting rid of all the stuff I thought I couldn’t or shouldn’t, was surprisingly liberating.

    And I like what the organization seems to stand for. It didn’t come off as quackery, just gen-yoo-wine licensed medical professionals willing to sorta lean holistic. My own doctor will “prescribe” a supplement before she will prescribe a prescription. I like her approach.

    I’m the one who will pick something up at the pharmacy and then balk at taking it (for fear of filling myself with chemicals 🤦🏻‍♀️ because it never occurred to me that all the UPFs I was eating were filled with chemicals) .

    I stopped eating all sugar free substitutes about three months ago, at my dietician’s recommendation, when I was going through a period of inflammation.

    Started taking collagen in my coffee, too.

    My nails are insanely strong. My inflammation is through the roof right now. Wish the collagen had gone “there” instead of to my nail bed. 😭


    Am hoping once we get out of the spring rain/storm/hot/chilly/humid cycle back to some good old burning heat, maybe it’ll calm down.

    And yes, I know sugar free products, most supplements etc are chemicals. My body is not a temple. It’s more like a local salvation hall for reformed sinners.

  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 9,412 Member

    @neanderthin nice new profile pic btw!

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