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Is the Wahls diet paleo?

cloudsintheysky
cloudsintheysky
from what I can gather the Wahls diet if essentially 9 cups of veggies, organic grain fed meat and fish, nuts, seeds, and seaweed. NO dairy, gluten, legumes, potatoes - how about grains like quinoa, millet, rice? is the Wahls diet essentially Paleo?

I am considering doing the diet, but am apprehensive about eating a lot of meat and no grains. I only weigh about 110lbs and find it difficult to gain any weight - I think I might fly away without any grains to keep me on the ground.

any thoughts, recommendations or suggestiongs would be greatly appreciated :-)
lillyrose
lillyrose
sounds really interesting to me, never heard of it before, but i will research it for sure, sounds really healthy to me. xo
deleted_user
deleted_user
I follow a modified Wahls diet. Not had a relapse in almost 2 yrs, symptoms have improved considerably, and at 51 am in the best shape of my life. The diet is Paleo so recommends grass fed meat bc of the better omega 3 content over grain fed meat. I only eat red meat 1-2 a week, and eat fish & poultry the rest of my meals. I 1st stopped gluten grains and saw a SIGNIFICANT improvement in symptoms, and a year ago stopped all grains (except an occasional white rice). I believe grains contribute to/cause "leaky gut", are inflammatory, and contribute to the autoimmune response. I also have always had problems gaining weight (good weight), so now I have 3 sweet potatoes a day for the carbs. A great overview of the Wahls diet is in her 18 minute TedX talk from Iowa City ...easy to find on YouTube (search Dr. Terry Wahls TedXIowaCity). I also have a link to it along witha lot of other info on my blog "Fighting, and Beating, Multiple Sclerosis," at jim829.tumblr.com. Hope it helps. Worth a try IMO.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wahls and Paleo are two different tigers.

Wahl uses grain. rice, quinona, Teff...She relies pretty heavy on veggie and vegan style stuff.

Paleo is GRAIN FREE. They use coconut flours, almond flour, arrow root starch and tapioca flour if you want to bake. its meat, veggies, and NO GRAIN. no rice, no corn, no peanuts (which are a legume) no legumes or beans, and most dont use potato.

I am on the paleo diet for the last 8 weeks and the difference has been amazing! my gut is working. I am pooping normally, I am no longer bloated. I have more energy. less headaches, and while I am in the early phases of this lifestyle it has already provided many good things for me. I have lost 15 pounds! I NEVER lose weight no matter what I try. My inflammation markets are falling.

I have not cut out potatoes and find with cook books and some inventiveness I am doing great! Many great cook books out there. I have no word on relapses, but so far so good! My walking is more stable, I am less off balance, and feel better.

Either way, its a great way of living and healing our battle scarred guts.