RE: Help Needed - Acid/Alkaline Foods + Digestion

[Guest guest]

Kim,Sherry Brecia has a book "Great Taste No Pain" that tells how to combine acid and alkaline foods as well as a food chart that lists the food and whether is is acid, neutral or alkaline. The website is www.GreatTasteNoPain.com . Hope this helps!

Heidi

Husband CD 1993

SCD 11/08

To: BTVC-SCD From: altataos@...Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:21:04 +0000Subject: Help Needed - Acid/Alkaline Foods + Digestion

Does anyone have book or web links for learning about acid/alkaline foods and how they affect the digestive process? Also looking to learn a bit about food combining too. Kind TIA,Kim in NJ, SBS due to bowel resection Feb 032 sons nearly 4 ADHD, SPD, klebsiella oxytoca + candida overgrowth All SCD Jan 1/09

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[Guest guest]

Fit For Life Not Fat For Life by Harvey Diamond

http://www.fitforlifetime.com/

Check your local library or to purchase, try Alibris or Amazon.

I'm reading it now & haven't put into action any of the

recommendations, but plan to try it soon to see if it helps. I have

yeast overgrowth & should be avoiding fruits, so I'm not sure how to

balance his suggestion to eat fruit until 12pm, which I would love to

do! But, he has a point that we should be eating more live foods than

dead (cooked) foods. Does anyone have any experience eating fruit or

taking plant-based enzymes until 12pm, while trying to tackle Candida?

Does it do any good to take enzymes when you haven't eaten anything or

would it be better to fast to give our digestive system a break & let

it heal on its own? Since 12/15/08, I healed more when I avoided fruit

& nuts, in addition to all the other SCD/CED illegals.

I want to find out which of the nuts & produce that I purchase from

the grocery store (Trader Joe's) are pasteurized or irradiated,

because it was my understanding that I was making healthy

choices...*sigh*...we do buy organics. Fortunately, our farmers are

starting a CSA this year!

Also, when introducing lacto-fermented foods, why do they upset your

insides when eating a normal portion? Is this an indication of

toxicity levels? Good & bad bacteria & yeast competing for space? I

ate sauerkraut (cabbage, water, salt) recently & it didn't go over

well (bloating & gas) & that's not the first time I experienced that.

Sauerkraut is good for digestion, which is why I added it to my broth

soup, but I guess I added too much. I made fermented veggies (salsa

with tomatoes for my family & without tomatoes for me) this week & was

going to taste some soon. I used the Nourishing Traditions recipe that

includes sea salt & whey. Should I start slowly with fermented

veggies, just as I should do with yogurt?

Speaking of whey, what is the difference between whey that forms after

8 vs 24 hours of yogurt fermentation? I understand that the lactose &

casein are broken down after 24 hours. How does that affect using whey

to ferment veggies, grains, & legumes (the latter 2 for my family)?

Thanks for your insight!

GLJ

[Guest guest]

Fit For Life Not Fat For Life by Harvey Diamond

http://www.fitforlifetime.com/

Check your local library or to purchase, try Alibris or Amazon.

I'm reading it now & haven't put into action any of the

recommendations, but plan to try it soon to see if it helps. I have

yeast overgrowth & should be avoiding fruits, so I'm not sure how to

balance his suggestion to eat fruit until 12pm, which I would love to

do! But, he has a point that we should be eating more live foods than

dead (cooked) foods. Does anyone have any experience eating fruit or

taking plant-based enzymes until 12pm, while trying to tackle Candida?

Does it do any good to take enzymes when you haven't eaten anything or

would it be better to fast to give our digestive system a break & let

it heal on its own? Since 12/15/08, I healed more when I avoided fruit

& nuts, in addition to all the other SCD/CED illegals.

I want to find out which of the nuts & produce that I purchase from

the grocery store (Trader Joe's) are pasteurized or irradiated,

because it was my understanding that I was making healthy

choices...*sigh*...we do buy organics. Fortunately, our farmers are

starting a CSA this year!

Also, when introducing lacto-fermented foods, why do they upset your

insides when eating a normal portion? Is this an indication of

toxicity levels? Good & bad bacteria & yeast competing for space? I

ate sauerkraut (cabbage, water, salt) recently & it didn't go over

well (bloating & gas) & that's not the first time I experienced that.

Sauerkraut is good for digestion, which is why I added it to my broth

soup, but I guess I added too much. I made fermented veggies (salsa

with tomatoes for my family & without tomatoes for me) this week & was

going to taste some soon. I used the Nourishing Traditions recipe that

includes sea salt & whey. Should I start slowly with fermented

veggies, just as I should do with yogurt?

Speaking of whey, what is the difference between whey that forms after

8 vs 24 hours of yogurt fermentation? I understand that the lactose &

casein are broken down after 24 hours. How does that affect using whey

to ferment veggies, grains, & legumes (the latter 2 for my family)?

Thanks for your insight!

GLJ