Thank God, I do not eat a lot of the bad foods, but bread is my one weakness,but at least it is 12 grain.
I like the article and will return when I do my next shopping.
Thanks for the help!

Thank you! I admit I give in to flour waay to much myself, but have been switching to whole grains and it's still very satisfying. The idea of giving up gluten is tough for me...I'm not sure whether or not its adding to my pain. It may be and I just need to get down to cutting it out for awhile... I'm glad you liked the article! Feel free to join and share any tips you might have for your own diet!

OMG! I frequently eat EVERY ITEM on the no-no list! No wonder I'm a mess!

I just mentioned in a discussion about burning feet, that eliminating sugar had stopped my feet from completely hurting.....just stopping sugar, high fructose corn syrup and high sugar fruits!!! Amazing. The inflammation is gone and I have lost about 30 pounds by eating low carb veggies, fruits and lean meats. Occasionally I eat a low carb, whole grain pasta by Dreamfield(can't tell the difference in regular pasta, but cost more, but still cheap). So, I don't eat much processed food and no wheat except the low carb pasta on occasion. I am thinking about cutting out cheese(and other dairy) since I am actually allergic to yeast. I feel so much better following this eating lifestyle that I do not want to ever go back to eating like before. My fatigue is still bad, so maybe cutting out dairy will help...don't know. Bread is not my weakness, no not much sacrifice there. I have found that anything that you would normally put on bread can be put on lettuce or make into a sald. This makes it very easy to eat out in restaurants. This may not be the best plan for everyone, but I know that it works for me.

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/curing-our-symptoms/discussions/messages/7183846

I posted this over a year ago (check out #5). You might want to look into D3, fishoil, probiotics, R-ALA, turmeric, onions, garlic, rosemary & garlic all reduce inflammation too.

Best wishes,
EP

So I would just like to say that I did go to the post that EPAgain put up, and that along with some other odeas really helped me alot.

I eat one clove of garlic roasted with olive oil eery day, and then some parsley, LOL. I also have stepped up the D3 quite a bit, several forms of probiotics, turmeric, but for the omegas, I actually use more of the liquid flax seed oil.

Big difference, along with the elimination of gluten, which I would absolutely recommend.

Thank you all so much for the thoughtful replies! This diet is a daily struggle, but the more I learn and the greater the community we gather, the easier it will be for us all to get to a point of more health/less pain! I hope!!

Mahlja, oh no!! The easiest thing for me to cut first was sugar--soda, candy, junk like that. Pick one group of foods on the list that you don't like much anyway--and get rid of it. Once you eliminate one thing, start to feel better, it will spur you on to keep cutting things out. Not that you CANT have those things--just to get creative and eat those things a different way! For instance, like MSKC said--eat lettuce instead of bread!

MSKC--great ideas!! I'm going to try a lot harder to eliminate gluten--see if it takes my pain down more. I'm still struggling a lot with it. I agree with you about sugar--cut it first and WAY less pain and fatigue. Dairy is something I've also cut WAY down. I don't eliminate it entirely, but when I do eat dairy it's tiny amounts and low fat. Like 2 tablespoons of no fat Greek yogurt with my smoothie in the morning. Otherwise, I abstain. It has helped me become more active! I can now walk for a little bit 6 days out of the week!

EPagain--thank you so much for that link! You are a paragon of wisdom in this!! Can I use your article in my group? OR, better yet, can you come on over and post some wisdom for us?? You rock! I do eat a TON of garlic, rosemary, onions, and turmeric. I have to get better about taking D3, probiotics, and fish oil. I'm trying to get pregnant so I agree with the flax oil option! I just need to find some taht's not also mixed with fish. I DO take ALA and man it has made a difference!! I have WAY less headaches. I take it in conjunction with acetyl-L-carnitine and evening primrose oil. Thanks so much!!

Nikki, thanks for your reply! I am going to try harder to be non-gluten! I really want to do the best I can at this diet before I throw in the towel and go back to tons of meds... YOu sound like you have a lot of your own diet tricks! PLease feel free to join and share them! Thanks!

Summer salsa, spinach artichoke dip, hummus (chick peas, garlic, lemon, salt pepper and olive oil all blended together and put on corn chips) Frozen fruit smoothies are all tasty and good gluten free and anti-inflammatory foods. Make a batch up on SUnday and have something to snack on during the week after work.

All my best to you,
EP

Do yourself a favor and ask your doc for omega 3 & 6, palmitic, nervoinc, stearic (fatty ) acids testing ...think you may be surprised by results. Are you in the bottom 20% of the population for these fats? Fats you need for thyroid and sex hormones, store vitamin D and myelin...gee isn't this what a lot of you have an issue with? GET TESTED!