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Michael Thorn's post May 29th about the therapeudic sorghum
http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A1=ind0705E&L=celiac
inspired this whole inflammation & diet theme for me. I just had to try
sorghum and to my surprize I have found that I do feel much better since
I've been eating those muffins I posted about last week. I've been able to
reduce the amount of allergy medication I depend on to get me through the
day.
[Muffin recipe posted Tuesday 12th of June. Don't dare ask me for the
recipe! ha ha ha! :o) It's in the archives:
http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?A1=ind0706B&L=celiac ]
However, I can't give total credit to the sorghum muffins alone. One of the
reasons I feel better, I'm sure, is that I've replaced my usual corn based
breakfast cereal and my lunch time sesame rice crackers with sorghum
muffins. Removing two highly inflammatory foods & substituting an
anti-inflammatory food has resulted in significantly less overall pain for
me. (I have mold allergies that make me feel rotten in the spring, summer &
fall... looking forward to retiring to a dryer climate!)
Anyway ... that said, I don't want to give anyone the idea that I believe
corn & sesame are BAD foods. They are not. But for me, with my propensity
towards inflammation, I need to reduce their intake to be more comfortable.
If I were as diet & supplement savvy as our dear Selena, I could probably
handle more sesame & corn. But, this is the best I can do for now, so I'm
trying to stay away from sesame & reduce my corn intake.
I did some searching for more information on controlling inflammation with
diet & supplements. I've come up with some items I think some of you may
find interesting.:
STRONG WOMEN & MEN BEAT ARTHRITIS by Miriam Nelson - a book my friend used
to get his arthritis pain under control. A year ago, he was hobbling the
pain was so severe. He's now enjoying life again w/o using arthritis
medications. This book contains recommendations for diet changes,
supplements and lifestyle changes that really work.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/ This website is pretty cool. It has a
rating scale of foods for IF (inflammatory factor). You can type in almost
any food & it will rate it according to a certain nutritionist's opinion of
it's ability to contribute to inflammation.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/help/inflammation - explanation of IF
(inflammatory factor) on the ND website above (Keep in mind, however, that
this rating is based upon a Monica Reinagel's interpretation of facts plus
her opinions. It's not solely based in imperical evidence such a glycemic
index or caloric content of foods.)
http://www.inflammationfactor.com/ - Monica Reinagel's website (author of
The Inflammation Free Diet Plan) The Inflammation Free Diet Plan contains
the complete listings of IF ratings for over 1600 foods. I haven't read
this book, so I can't recommend it. It sounds pretty interesting & I plan
on buying it.
Valerie in Tacoma, WA
Below are some comments I got along this topic:
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In a round about way, I've been avoiding sesame, but it's because of the
high oxalate content... and of course, high ox can cause inflammation. Nice
to know about the Omega 3's vs. the 6's. ...JJ
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I haven't noticed this issue, but have rheumatoid arthritis, so probably
just accept inflammation from any source as part of the disease. However, I
just read an article the past day or two (sorry, I can't even remember where
from - I think the local newspaper) that stated that we get lots of Omega 6
with foods that are enriched with it, but we don't get enough Omega 3. When
the balance gets too far in favor of Omega 6, it has an adverse affect on
our bodies. Basically the same thing you're
saying, except you notice it with sesame. It also said that a 4-1 ratio of
Omega 6 to Omega 3 was the maximum we should be at, but most Americans are
now at 20-1. I guess we need to increase Omega 3 in our diets. It was
touting fish oil as a good source, but I find I can't tolerate that or very
much flax seed, so I guess I'll have to get mine from leafy greens. Hope
you continue to feel better by avoiding it. Janet
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Thanks for your recipe. I really like sorghum. I tried your muffins last
night and they are very tasty. I modified them with hemp seeds and hemp
mile--something I got at the local heath food store. They have a nutty
taste and are supposed to be loaded with the omegas. I also substituted
grape seed oil because I recently learned this is supposed to be helpful for
inflammation... Here is a link to the webpage of the product. I found it
at Ray's Supermarket-one of our mainstream markets here. It has a nutty
flavor. I recently read that it could be used on painful muscles and joints
(i.e. arthritic) so I tried it. It is very light and absorbant and I found
that it was a great moisturizer for my skin. Not sure if it reduced pain or
not. It is made by "International Collection" and I noticed they produce a
bunch of other unique cooking oils like almond oil, etc. The website is
www.aarhusunited.com/uk then click on personal care. Maren
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