Where did you find such a good doctor? I want his name and address!! (But
alas, of course, he or she will be far away.)

On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 4:42 PM, kat <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> After many years of illness and trying to overcome my Celiac Disease as
> well
> as recent diagnoses of Lymphocitic Colitis & Chronic Apthuous Ulcers(so
> serious, I was hospitalized!), as well as a myriad of other health issues
> (I
> even had swine flu in June!), I am back on PALEO -  very nearly 100%  - and
> feeling better than I have felt in a very long time.  I was probably 60%
> paleo before, but it wasn't enough.  On top of my diagnoses of all these
> auto-immmune diseases, my new doc just found that I had Low omega 3, Low
> iodine, High lipid peroxide, Low magnesium, Vitamin d is adequate but not
> optimal (it has gone from 20 last year to 40 now),  Iron is low, DHEA is
> low, Strong Food allergies to yeast, wheat, kidney beans, tomatoes and Low
> B-12 level.  I did an IV of B vitamins, vitamin C and Magnesium on Monday
> at
> his office and felt much better by Tuesday.  He prescribed lots of
> supplements, as well as B-12 shots and low-dose naltrexone for the
> auto-immune disease (which I am not sure I can tolerate; I tried it one
> night and it knocked me out). He also asked me to follow strict paleo diet
> and also cut all sugars for a while to calm down the yeast allergy issue.
>  I
> am bouncing with energy and feel much better already.  I can't wait to see
> how much better I can feel.  It's been a long road of feeling awful.
>
> So, the cravings for sugar have pretty much subsided after 10 strong days
> of
> PALEO.  I have lost 7 pounds. (I gained 25-30 on the high-dose prednisone
> and entocort I have been taking.)  I am looking forward to getting back to
> optimal health with my supplements and the Diet.  I wish I could do it with
> diet alone, but my body isn't absorbing because of the intestinal disease,
> but I am hoping that as it heals, the food will be enough.
>
> I get all of my veggies and some fruits from a local organic farm
> cooperative (CSA), where I have been a member for a couple years.  I find
> myself having to avoid lots of the non-paleo foods now, as beautiful as
> they
> seem!
>
> I saw in some of the threads that some of you 'cheat' on the diet when
> you're out of the house or at parties, but because of my gluten and wheat
> allergies, I have found that any cheating yields very bad results.  I cook
> ALL meals in my own kitchen. So, I would like to be able to cook something
> with a nut flour. Do any of you cook with nut flours, like almond flour?  I
> am interesting in trying to bake a few things again, but have only used
> almond flour a couple times in the past.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> K
>