[Stymie]

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Has anyone tried this diet? Supposed to help reduce the inflammation in our bodies that causes autoimmune diseases. I just ordered a book for my iPad.

I guess it can’t hurt to try?

Diane

[Ellen_B]

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I would be interested to know what the diet is and why it is supposed to work. I know certain herbs are “supposed” to boost the immune system which I would expect might make an autoimmune disease worse–more antibodies and more destruction. It sounds like the diet is supposed to do the reverse. Let’s find out if any studies have been done to prove the effectiveness. Let us know also the title and author of the book.
Before trying something you should check the ingredients and check them out with your doctor. Diet is not a substitute for traditional treatment.
Ellen

[vanillasky]

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I could post the diet those ladies gave me at Integrative Medicine if anyone wants to read it. I found it a bit bizarre and contradictory.

[Stymie]

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From what I gather so far, this diet is just chicken fish and certain fruits and veggies.

Not planning on stopping my meds mind you. Just was trying to help my body along in the healing process.

I know a few people here eat clean diets. This seems like the same thing. Eating clean whole foods.

I will let you know more as I read on.

Diane

[snelsen]

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to vanilla sky-PERFECT!!!!

to Ellen-good comments.

to Stymie-I’ll look up an anti-inflammatory diet. Not familiar. Depends on what it is, if it will/won’t hurt you.

But for sure, I do not think it would be relevant to Graves’ relating to treatment or probably much of anything. Certainly not a substitute for the treatments we know about for Graves’. Might be a a good idea to try to find evidence based studies with a large population and sample, to see if anyone else has thought of this relationship.

Shirley

[Stymie]

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@vanillasky was that the diet you posted earlier from your Cleveland visit?

[LaurelM]

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I had the Anti-inflamatory diet recommended to me for our family by our family physician AND a pediatrician who are both on the faculty of our area medical school. It is very, very similar to the Mediterranian Diet. Basically, it stresses enjoying a variety of fruits and veg, whole grains, cold water fish and other sources of Omega 3s. Processed or refined foods are discouraged (white flour, white rice, surgar, etc.). Using other lean meats and moderating intake (not eliminating) high fat dairy – although I use a lot of almond milk as a dairy sub as my 6 year old has a dairy allergy.

It seems pretty common sense healthy to me.

Our doc follows the diet as well for herself and her young family.

[snelsen]

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It sounds like a basic healthy diet to me, with no red meat. Pretty mucht he way I eat. Certainly reasonable, attainable and not radical. Sounds like a winner/
Shirley

[vanillasky]

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Here is the inflammatory diet that the nice ladies from Cleveland Clinic’s Integrative Medicine gave me: (notice I’m being sarcastic about “nice”)

anyway, here goes:

Eliminating meat, dairy products, butter and even margarine because of their pro-inflammatory fats (saturated and trans) most processed foods are also high in these fats. Protein sources should be fish, nuts, seeds and beans. Eggs from high omega-fed hen are good. (eggland’s Best or Land O Lakes)

Increase sources of Omega-3 fatty acids in the diet which include flax seed, walmuts, cold water fish *see chart* and fish oil supplemnts 2,000-6,000 miligrams per day must be refrigerated in liquid form GNc triple Strength Or Lovaza are recommended.

Preferred: salmon, wild salmon, farmed anchovy Herring Atlantic Mackerel Atlantic Sardines and trout

Good: Tilefish, Atlantic Mussels, Striped bass, Oysters, Fish burger fast food, Pompano, Pollock, Alaskan Halibut Crab, Scallops, Snapper, Clams, Tuna fish

Neutral: fish sticks, frozen catfish, farmed flounder haddock cod mahimahi lobster shrimp tilapia Skin less chicken and turkey breast

*We had talked before about iodine in the diet and doesn’t crab, salmon and tuna fish contain iodine not good for Graves’ patients?

that’s why I don’t think this diet is very good and certainly not aimed at “us.” However, some parts of it seem to be good.

Karen

[Stymie]

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I’m not a big fish person and only occasionally eat tuna. So naturally I stay away from those items.

I think people with their thyroid a should stay away from high iodine foods?

Do you think it is the same for people who had RAI or TT.?

[Ski]

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The food with the highest level of iodine is seaweed/kelp, and that is the only food I know of that needs to be restricted for hyperthyroidism patients who still have a thyroid. Next highest (but far lower amounts of iodine) is shellfish, and the reactions among patients vary in this regard. Some seem extremely sensitive, others find no problem at all. “Swimming fish,” tuna, salmon, etc., have even lower levels of iodine and I haven’t heard about a need to restrict those.

For people who’ve had TT or RAI, again, that can be very individual, but I’m not sure why there would be any reaction without a thyroid. My experience is that it happened to me, though, and I’ve had RAI, so I know it can occur. Perhaps I still had very tiny bits of thyroid tissue that could react, I really can’t say for sure. Until you know for sure, I would recommend eating small amounts in one sitting so you can evaluate any reaction, for shellfish. Ask your doctor to be sure, but it’d probably be a good idea to keep away from seaweed/kelp in general until you’re completely normalized and stable.

[Harpy]

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I’ll second Ski’s interpretation of seafood and iodine risks, I do think some of these things get blown out of proportion.

As for the “Anti Inflamatory diet” they are generally a healthier diet alternative, but they can vary quite a bit in mix depending on the authors interpretation of what are Inflamatory foods, there isn’t a clear consensus on this.
In addition there is the issue of balancing nutrition and quality of life issues, if you can determine specific sensitivities, like Gluten or Nightshade Lectins, then great you can specifically eliminate these foods, but in most cases if you simply eliminate or minimise as much as possible processed foods and increase whole foods ie – definition = something that looks like it’s been picked, plucked, dug up or butchered, then you’re on the right track and well into the ballpark.
The problem with processed foods is there are all sorts of additives and flavour enhancers that manufacturers specifically use misleading terms for eg.
Vegetable protein added could be anything gluten to Soy meal extract.
Or with Trans fats, if there is less than 0.5g/serving, then they can quote that as 0 Transfat’s, if you look at a lot of packaged foods the suggested serving sizes have gone down to ridiculous levels, you may find some wafer crackers with 2 crackers as a serving size, who eats only two.
Suppose it’s more just going back to what your grandmother used to do, buy whole food and cook wholesome meals.

[Stymie]

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I agree harpy, and that’s why I try to do. If its not a whole food. I try to avoid it. Unless it brownies. With frosting. Who can resist those?

Lol

Diane

[LaurelM]

#1178788

Just add some flax meal to those brownies. Instantly healthy.

[snelsen]

#1178789

to vanillasky-Everytime I want a good giggle, I read your posts about your visit to the Cleveland Clinic! Thank you!
Shirley

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