Guest guest Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 Mo, I haven't been reading this site for a few weeks, due to other health problems. But, luckily the first post I read was yours. I totally agree that diet can be the KEY factor in our health. I would like to know if you are going to a nutritionist, or are you doing this on your own? Do you have a specific diet? I would like to know more about your diet. Twenty-five years ago when I was first diagnosed with hep. I went to a chiropractor and nutritionist. The diet and vitamins he put me on, actually lowered all my levels to a point where I felt almost hep free!! The diet though, was very strict and expensive. I don't know if I have the energy now or the money to follow that diet. I was younger and had a partner then to help me. I was just wondering if your diet is going to be the same as the one I used to be on. Ms. A. PS. Just found out my viral load is over a million. How bad is that? I used to know all the statistics, but my memory is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Hi Ms A Yes I did go and see a nutritionist in the New Year to get me started but it was expensive and more than I could afford to keep up, question when is our health too expensive to look after - resistance to recovery on my part perhaps????? Basically, I am following a LOW-CARB food plan with an emphasis on real food, whole, unprocessed and little or preferably NO wheat, so lots of organic veg with proteiN at every meal, this morning I had a boiled organic egg with a rye crispbread (Ryvita - are you in UK?) or alternatively I might have oatflakes with natural organic toghurt and a little organic milk. LOTS of green veg. and fish - oily - three times a week. On the fish front, this is very much the ideal and I usually I must confess don't manage it so I supplement with 3 gms of fish oil, not cod liver oil, a day. I take a daily multi-vitamin/mineral with a B-Complex, old reliable - Milk thistle, and magnesium and calcium and magnesium and calcium. That is to say Mag x 2 a day and likewise Calcium, not together, good for all sorts. I could also do with taking Vit C several grams a day but have not got round to it. IMPORTANT to keep blood sugar levels steady, and so moods, energy levels etc which are profoundly effected by this, so eat every three hours, I eat almonds and a piece of fruit, or walnuts in between regular meals. ALWAYS ensure your blood sugar is not dropping, things can mess with this apart from irregular sensible eating, like caffeine, alchohol, stress, cigarettes. Anything made with refined sugars, flour etc. bread, pasta, etc. will also send the blood sugar soaring with the following drop which effects mood and energy, so avoid all 'poison' food where you can. I still have a couple of coffees first thing so I am far from perfect. Bottom line I have discovered is valuing myself, if I do then I do not want to ingest 'poison', it is surely an act of self-hate? All the best Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 > Hi Ms A > Yes I did go and see a nutritionist in the New Year to get me started but it > was expensive and more than I could afford to keep up, question when is our > health too expensive to look after - resistance to recovery on my part > perhaps????? > Basically, I am following a LOW-CARB food plan with an emphasis on real > food, whole, unprocessed and little or preferably NO wheat, so lots of organic > veg with proteiN at every meal, this morning I had a boiled organic egg with a > rye crispbread (Ryvita - are you in UK?) > or alternatively I might have oatflakes with natural organic toghurt and a > little organic milk. LOTS of green veg. and fish - oily - three times a week. > On the fish front, this is very much the ideal and I usually I must confess > don't manage it so I supplement with 3 gms of fish oil, not cod liver oil, a > day. I take a daily multi-vitamin/mineral with a B-Complex, old reliable - Milk > thistle, and magnesium and calcium and magnesium and calcium. That is to say > Mag x 2 a day and likewise Calcium, not together, good for all sorts. I > could also do with taking Vit C several grams a day but have not got round to it. > IMPORTANT to keep blood sugar levels steady, and so moods, energy levels etc > which are profoundly effected by this, so eat every three hours, I eat > almonds and a piece of fruit, or walnuts in between regular meals. ALWAYS ensure > your blood sugar is not dropping, things can mess with this apart from > irregular sensible eating, like caffeine, alchohol, stress, cigarettes. Anything > made with refined sugars, flour etc. bread, pasta, etc. will also send the blood > sugar soaring with the following drop which effects mood and energy, so > avoid all 'poison' food where you can. I still have a couple of coffees first > thing so I am far from perfect. Bottom line I have discovered is valuing myself, > if I do then I do not want to ingest 'poison', it is surely an act of > self-hate? > > All the best > > Mo > > > Mo, Thank you so much for replying and the information. Right now I am going into the hosp for a few weeks and will not be able to start changing my diet. I also will not be reading post or replying for awhile. So, thank you again, and I will post as soon as I can. Ms. A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Good luck with eerything. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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