Using food as medicine is not just about what you eat, but also about how you eat, when you eat and why you eat. Ignoring these crucial factors can lead to the top three mistakes people make when trying to use food as medicine.
While food is an extremely part of the healing process, I don’t believe that dietary restriction is the most effective way to improve autoimmune symptoms.
Changing our diet is necessary to give our bodies the nutrients that it needs to restore balance and function. But we need to be careful with our approach.
A lack of support and guidance is a huge stumbling block for most people dealing with chronic illnesses. They are left on their own trying to figure out what steps they need to take and in which order, and struggle with low levels of motivation when they hit an inevitable roadblock
If you take the view that you are being deprived of these foods then that’s what it will feel like. And even if you get plenty of substitutes or alternative options, you will not be able to enjoy your trip.
I help my clients uncover their own reasons for change. This empowers my clients to take charge of their own diet and their overall healing process
“What if the diet plan is too rigid and too hard for me to follow?” This is one of the most common concerns that I have come across in my practice.
If we treat “food as medicine” we can change the way our genes are stimulated and respond, thus creating health through changes in our biological functioning.
Your autoimmune disease diagnosis does not have to control your life. You don’t have to feel constantly sick, in pain and deal with extreme fatigue for the rest of your life. There is much you can do to take charge of your health and get your life back.
More than ever before, there are more and more of us who are eager to improve our health and are already spending time, money, and effort in doing so but we are not seeing the results. But the problem is that modern day plague of chronic diseases that we are grappling with are beyond our body’s capabilities of keeping us healthy.
Eating foods that are “healthy” really depends on the current state of your body when you are dealing with a chronic condition and will usually change over time. The good news is that once you understand what your body’s requirements are you can start to eat foods that are healthy for YOU and help your body to deal with your health issues much better.