To: Permaculturist Health <pchealth@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [pchealth] Better health through better nutrition with improved diet.
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:16:10 -0500
Try changing your diet, less processed food, no junk food, less sweets,
less salt, less fat. Getting adequate probiotics and dietary fiber is
critical to good GI health. A simple Asian diet can help: rice, tofu,
fish, miso soup, vegetable soup, salads and PROBIOTICS like kim chee
and/or other fermented foods such as unpasteurized pickles and
sauerkraut. Additional dietary fiber and probiobiotics could possibly
reduce or eliminate your problem. I know ZERO about Helicobacter pylori
but it is not something I worry about as I feel proper diet will keep me
healthy. The main message I am sending is about the regular use of
probiotics and eating adequate dietary fiber. You can take a probiotic
supplement or you can get it in food (much cheaper and it works); foods
include: (unpasteurized) yoghurt, miso, kim chee, pickles, sauerkraut,
kefir, kombucha, anything with lactobacillus in it, i.e. fermented
foods. If you can tolerate it, ginger and garlic, raw are very
beneficial, eaten raw or added to soup, stir fry, stew, other dishes;
much kim chee has garlic in it. You may have allergies to such foods as
wheat and cow dairy. Eliminating these foods from your diet may help but
always use probiotics. I had very bad acid reflux then figured out my
problem was diet related, food allergies, not enough fiber and no intake
of probiotics. I made the necessary changes and now I am in good shape.
Koreans eat kim chee at least once a day if not more often. Good
sources of fiber include: natural grains, unpolished rice, raw and dried
fruits and vegetables, corn grits, brown rice, oats, oat bran, flax
seed meal (one of the best), nuts, seeds, barley and beans. Avoid
processed foods and bread and pastry products made with refined flour.
Go for a simpler, more spartan diet. You can get plenty of protein from
vegetarian sources but meat is fine in moderation, fish and other
seafood is excellent, poultry is also quality protein source. LFLondon