May 2010
I had an interesting conversation the other day where someone asked me why so many people eat so horribly and seem to do fine with it. But, "do they?" I asked. The general population eats horribly and the general population also suffers from being overweight, allergies, high cholesterol, poor energy, arthritis, painful menstrual cycles, depression, headaches, and the list of other common ailments goes on.
Often in treatment, especially with newcomers, there is worry that their condition is a hormone problem.
There is no doubt that the pain is in synch with hormonal fluctuations. But, this is not due to a hormone problem, but rather, the condition of the IC responding to those hormonal ebbs and flows.
.....is a trap that people fall into easily and often. "Sugar Free" is code for either toxic chemicals to sweeten, like splenda, or other poor quality "natural" sweeteners like malitol or xylitol-plant based sugar alcohol that is not
It can cause you intestinal pain, bloating, and gas and hence bladder symptoms and allergic/immune responses such as classical allergies (food and airborne) or asthma.
If you want to enjoy sweets naturally, get sweets sweetened with ingredients such as fruit, fruit juice, agave, maple syrup-these are among the best.
....that touches on so many subjects. Do not miss one word!
I found some new products for those of you a little further down the line-probably around list 3 or further:
Jane Carter Solutions shampoo and conditioner-these are so moisturizing for your hair that you dont even need a gel or creme to use to blow dry or straighten your hair. And, I imagine if your hair is curly it will work really nicely as well. She has a sculpting solution that is also very nice, but, I dont think you will even need it. IT has a lot more essential oils in it, so this would be more list #4 or more.
Next Support Group Meeting will be Friday June 11th at 4:00 Pacific. I am sorry to delay it until June, but May has been an incredibly busy month.
I look forward to speaking to all of you then!
Dr. B
I didnt realize the link wasn't working to my previous post. Here are a couple interesting websites:
http://www.robinsonfarm.org/FactsRawMilk.html
http://www.examiner.com/x-8543-SF-Health-News-Examiner~y2010m5d7-Raw-mil...
The subject of anti-red meat is another one that keeps coming up. I just heard from a patient that I converted from vegetarianism who is doing well in treatment after a long run and recently found a book called The Vegetarian Myth. She said she felt like so much in that book applied to her and her illness and she felt that it would be very relevant to other ICers. I have not read the book myself, but, I am sure this must be a good recommendation coming from this patient.
The subject of detoxification is a common conversation. I have had many conversations it seems this week regarding this subject and would like to take the opportunity to reiterate a few of my opinions. And, they are opinions.
