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u/bittybrains · 5 pointsr/Paleo

Yes, Paleo is absolutely right for you.

I'm also 21, also very underweight (weighing just 46kg), and living with an autoimmune disease. I've suffered anxiety most of my life, and think I can offer you some really useful tips.

Eliminating gluten 100% has done a lot for me (but was incredibly difficult at first), in fact I've eliminated a ridiculous amount of stuff due to my illness, I now avoid all nightshades, refined sugars, gluten, eggs, dairy, nuts, seeds, and high starch vegetables (I suffer from a leaky gut and have to follow the Paleo autoimmune-protocol).

An important question to ask yourself is, why are you underweight in the first place? I didn't used to be underweight, but as my gut health deteriorated, I developed food malabsorption, gut dysbiosis, and bacterial overgrowths, meaning I could barely tolerate any sugar, even from fruit, but especially not carbs. Being underweight - this was a big problem, I lost about 10kg, and I'm only just starting to recover and make sense of it all. It sounds like you're in a VERY similar situation to me, so perhaps we can help each-other out.

The most important thing is to accept that you're ill, and that things will only get worse unless you take action. However, no matter how hopeless you feel, just remember that by understanding the science behind your illness, you have the power to get better.

I strongly reccommend you buy this book: LINK

If you haven't yet been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease or leaky gut, chances are you are at high risk of developing one or the other. What you will find, is that by following some version of the Paleo diet, you will give your body everything it needs to recover back to it's natural state. Your gut is possibly the most important aspect of your health, once your gut is damaged, you don't digest food properly, and toxins are able to enter your blood stream, causing an immune response, leading to problems like allergies and a weakened immune system. This all has an affect on your hormone levels, and that is a very likely cause of your weight loss. I myself tested low for Testosterone levels.

Here are some quick tips:

  • Increase your protein intake (I have nearly 100g protein daily), don't worry about the myths of excess protein being harmful, as long as you get your protein from healthy sources such as Salmon, Grass fed Beef, Shellfish, Poultry, Insects, ect, you will be fine. If you plan on following a low-sugar, low-carb Paleo diet (which I highly recommend), increasing your protein intake is a must, otherwise you simply wont be getting enough calories necessary to gain weight.

  • Increasing your protein intake might cause you constipation at first, especially if you aren't digesting food properly, if this happens, there are several things I found which help. First, buy yourself some digestive enzymes, I recommend this brand LINK. Other things which help are stomach acid supplements LINK, and Ox-Bile LINK. I cannot stress how important it is that you properly digest your food, there's no point in eating if you aren't capable of digesting it. Always keep things moving, having a bowel movement at least every 1-2 days is important, so if constipation is an issue, don't be afraid to take supplements like magnesium 1-2 times a day LINK, or Glycerin suppositories. Also, it's important to have some vegetables with every meal, if you can tolerate starchy vegetables - great, if not, try and include plenty of food like broccoli & salad.

  • Increase the amount of fat in your diet. Try and ensure you maintain a healthy omega-3 to omega-6 fat ratio, this can be done by avoiding grain-fed meat, always choose grass-fed meat when possible. Try and eat a portion of grass fed beef every day, this will help with gaining weight. Salmon is also very high in protein, as well as omega-3 fats. Don't be afraid to drizzle oils over your food, I personally like Garlic infused olive oil, avocado oil, flax-seed oil, walnut oil, macadamia oil, etc..

  • Variety is important! Going on a restrictive diet can be really really stressful, especially when modern-day society shoves all these irresistible hyper-palatable foods in your face every minute of every day. It's super important to make sure that you ENJOY your food, otherwise you will be a slave to temptation. Plus, when you enjoy your food, you feel better, and you digest better. At first, going Paleo felt horribly restrictive to me, but after a while, I realised it has actually opened me up to a whole new world of wonderful foods. Eat like a king, enjoy the full variety that nature has to offer, here are some of the things I've learned to love since following the Paleo approach: King Prawns, Razor Clams, Frog legs, Octopus, Kangaroo, Offal (heart, liver, kidney, tongue, tail), Sardines, Sea Bass, Trout, Swordfish, Cod Roes, Crab, Lobster, Insects (dehydrated Crickets, Super-worms, Silk worms, Meal-worm), I could go on. Many of these things sound gross at first, but trust me - it's all completely natural, and tastes delicious!

  • Although adopting a low sugar diet is important, it's also important to consume some sugar/carbs with each meal, in order for your body to produce insulin for storing that energy as fat. Having some ripe banana or pineapple with each meal is best.

  • Space out your meals. Allow yourself to feel hungry before each meal, this will make you enjoy your meals more, and help with hormone regulation.

  • Focus on sleeping more. I always leave myself at least 10 hours, in case I have a bad night. Sleep is when your body recovers and grows, even if you have the perfect diet, gaining weight will be impossible without adequate sleep.

  • Go for walks in nature. Nature is a wonderful way to clear your mind and bring you back to your roots, it's wonderfully calming and healthy, it will do wonders for your anxiety. Listen to some calm music during your walks and try to meditate and allow yourself to absorb into your surroundings. Use this time to connect with yourself and make important life decisions. Walking also stimulates the digestive system, relieves stress, anxiety, and regulates your hormones. Try and go for at least one 30 minute walk per day, or two if possible.

  • Try and connect with someone. I started seeing a nutritional therapist, and she did wonders for my self-esteem and is still helping me get my life back on track. Feel free to message me any time if you have or questions, or simply want to chat. :)

    Hope this helps, best of luck! Enjoy the journey to good health!

    Edit: Oh, and I recommend taking L-Glutamine every day, it will help you gain weight, and it's extremely good for healing your gut. Also, home-made bone broth will do wonders for health, I can't recommend it enough.
u/foxevv · 3 pointsr/Frugal

I've devoted the last several years to healing my autoimmune condition and have made some great progress without medication. The downside is the journey is very challenging. Your SO's condition hasn't progressed too far if he is able to work a physically demanding job, he may be able to heal quickly which is a great upside! It is awesome to catch this early, autoimmune disease can have a cascading effect on the body causing a chain reaction of illness if left untreated for a long time (my case).

A helpful [reference] written by Dr. Ballantyne, Medical Biophysics Ph.D. She also suffered from autoimmune illness.

Please don't hesitate to ask if you have questions at all.

u/TertiaryPumpkin · 2 pointsr/Paleo

In short, it's a result of the varying life cycles of memory and regulatory t-cells. At length, it's a textbook. The most approachable guide through the impact of paleo-type eating on immune response is probably this book. It's still sort of a textbook... but it has more helpful pictures.

u/sleepymoose88 · 2 pointsr/ankylosingspondylitis

https://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Approach-Reverse-Autoimmune-Disease/dp/1936608391/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=stop+autoimmuntity&qid=1555264988&s=gateway&sr=8-3-spell

She was one of the founders of the diet. I tried it for about 2 weeks and found my energy levels up and day to day pain was better, but I still flared a couple times. I just stopped it because my
Rheumatologist finally ordered an MRI of my SI to get a clinical diagnosis, so I don’t want to influence the results. I’ll start it back up once the MRI is done because it was starting to help and I had already lost 10 lbs (did 2 weeks grain free before AIP).

u/shiroshippo · 2 pointsr/Paleo

The section on gluten in this book is amazing and where I got most of my information: The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body

The book is specifically about autoimmune disease, not about food allergies, but since autoimmune disease is just another type of allergy, I feel like it is very relevant. The author has clearly read a lot of the scientific literature and she goes over in the book what her interpretation of the research is. I've read a lot of the same research and I agree with her interpretation most of time.

u/Lereas · 2 pointsr/Paleo

As /u/nihilisticpunchline suggested, you may want to start with the auto-immune protocol.

In combination with "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" which explains the SCD diet (similar to Paleo in practice), I suggest this book which has a TON of great information about the suggested mechanism of action by which these changes will benefit your body: http://www.amazon.com/The-Paleo-Approach-Reverse-Autoimmune/dp/1936608391/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406570528&sr=8-1&keywords=paleo+autoimmune+protocol

u/jamiebuschmd · 2 pointsr/ibs

I think The Paleo Approach is the definitive guide.

u/Taome · 1 pointr/glutenfree

I'll second the paleo suggestion. Sara Ballantyne has a new book - The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body - that is very well researched and comprehensive (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936608391/). She has a PhD in medical biophysics and really did her homework while writing the book. She also blogs at http://www.thepaleomom.com/.

u/nomtown · 1 pointr/AskDocs

*I'm not a doctor

The "comfort food" advice was terrible. I got this book for my own autoimmune issues and it is the best route in terms of a fix through diet. I'll be honest though, Auto Immune Paleo (AIP) is really overwhelming and i don't stick to it very strictly. The book has a lot of good scientific info though and might be a good starting point for figuring out which foods would be best for him to avoid.

It's a real shame that weed isn't legal in your state. My old roommate had Crohns and it was completely managed through the use of marijuana.

u/squeakstar · 1 pointr/CrohnsDisease

If you're really interested in how diet can affect auto-immune disease, I've been reading this great book called The Paleo Approach by Sarah Ballantyne http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paleo-Approach-The-Sarah-Ballantyne/dp/1936608391 She has a great website too, called The Paleo Mom http://www.thepaleomom.com/ and you can get a good flavour of what her book is about from there.

I originally came from SCD to try and manage my symptoms and had good success, but didn't stick to it longterm enough, and reverted back to normal diet, but then flared up again funnily enough. I'm following it again but with the bonus knowledge I've gained from The Paleo Approach so I've learned what foods are particularly vicious towards auto-immune disease and what encourages heeling. Bone broth being particularly great as you've found doing the intro, and boosting vit D3 and Omega3 foods as much as poss through food mainly, with a wee top up of multi -vitamins each day.

When you haven't got bone broth to hand, as its a bit if chore to make continuously, I have a couple of glasses of hot fruit juice with a spoonful of gelatine in. Gelatine has been proven to aid digestion, and is supposedly quite good at helping babies cope with consuming milk, so may help if you are finding issues with dairy related products. I only have hard cheeses myself and cope well with the SCD yogurt anyway, but the bonus effect of it suppisedly helping to heal the mucosal lining jn your intestine makes it worth a punt. This is gelatine made from animals products by the way.

On the idea of Paleo diet, there is also what's called the auto-immune protocol which is a bit like the SCD starter diet in a way, give that a google for more info.

u/notarascal · 1 pointr/toastme

I was diagnosed with Crohn’s at 16, too. I’m now 37. You can do it. My best advice to you is focus on living better and taking care of yourself.

I wish I could tell you all of the things I wish someone would’ve told me 20 years ago. The one thing I’ll say is that changing your diet can completely change your life.

the Paleo Approach changed my life. I recommend buying a copy. If you can’t afford it, DM me and I’ll buy you a copy.

You can find support at r/autoimmuneprotocol

u/CausticSofa · 1 pointr/BipolarReddit

Any time, buddy :)

The book that helped change my attitude towards sleep and how to do it correctly is a fun look at tons of large-, small- and anecdotal-scale studies on sleep called Night School by Richard Wiseman

The one that helped me understand how my digestive system works and how to eat so that it functions properly is the massive, zombie-bludgeoning tome The Paleo Approach by Sarah Ballantyne Don’t let the cover and title scare you, it’s not a cliche, upper-middle class fad diet book. She deep dives into how the whole digestive system works in the larger system of your body and makes it very understandable. I was eating a food pyramid + junk food Canadian diet before and now that I’m not constantly full of inflammatory food my bp symptoms are so much better. I am still bipolar; it’s not a cure, but diet is massively linked to mental illness.

As to the weed: cut back, friend. I was an almost every day smoker. Told myself all the same stuff, it’s not physically addictive, it’s helping take the edge off my mood, etc. Seriously, I tracked my mood, diet, sleep and habits meticulously for 2 years. Weed was the biggest factor in mood swings. Always 2 days later. I enjoy it maybe twice a month now when I want to do something nice for myself like a happy sativa and a beach stroll or to make housework more fun. I save so much money I now use for cooler, far more memorable experiences and it takes so little bud now to get a nice toasty high going. A wise pothead once said to me: weed should be used to enhance life, not avoid it.

Good luck!

u/Greystorms · 1 pointr/Paleo
u/ilovebirch · 1 pointr/rheumatoid

If you are now on Metho I'm sure your aware that alcohol should be limited. But I have since cut it out completely. Once I really started listening to my body I noticed that even one drink would put me in a world of hurt.

And like others, I am on an anti-inflammation diet. I do feel healthier overall making dietary changes. It has been slow small improvements but I hope over time to notice greater change.

My biggest guide for nutrition is The Paleo Approach by Sarah Ballantyne It is very informative and thorough.

I hope you find what works for you :)

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/Vitiligo

Autoimmune diseases are all associated with inflammation, and inflammation starts in the gut..many neurotransmitters are created by gut microbiota and most of our immune system actually resides in the gut:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/research/advancements-in-research/fundamentals/in-depth/the-gut-where-bacteria-and-immune-system-meet

The latest research also shows that the brain and gut communicate through the gut-brain axis so the state of your gut health has an effect on mood disorders and behavior.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5772764/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-find-possible-link-between-gut-bacteria-and-depression-180971411/

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/gut-bacteria-on-the-brain/395918/

I have been able to partially re-pigment my vitiligo (I'm about 50% repigmented after a year) by eating a Paleo AIP diet with particular focus on my gut microbiome. I also completely reversed my Crohn's symptoms and depression during this time period. Though it's entirely possible to heal on your own (if you have the time and energy to devote to a lot of reading & research) the alternative is to find a good functional medicine doctor, preferably one that has an understanding of ancestral health with a track record of treating people with autoimmune conditions. If you can't find someone who fits that criteria locally many work remotely and can order tests and bloodwork without an in office visit.

Conventional medicine doctors have no training in health, only in acute care and managing the symptoms of disease. They prescribe medications and refer to specialists but will never help you get to the root cause of your problem (s) because that is not what they are trained to do. Shocking but most doctors take one class in nutritional science and that is the scope of their knowledge on the subject. Our acute care medical system is great for broken limbs, surgeries, or treating life threatening infections but completely useless when it comes to healing long term, chronic conditions.

There is a lot of great information online but books are often a more condensed and targeted source of information that help you avoid the needle in the haystack frustration. I found a lot of help and useful information in these books in particular:

"The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body"

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936608391/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

"Healthy Gut Healthy You"

https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Gut-You-Personalized-Transform-ebook/dp/B078ZLMRCL/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=PCPP1FTBX938&keywords=healthy+gut+healthy+you+dr.+michael+ruscio&qid=1567106821&s=books&sprefix=healthy+gut+hea%2Cstripbooks%2C292&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyMjJYN0JJNlEzMVQyJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMTU2MTQ2M0xCU1dFSUlTUURZOCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzQ1NTg4M0Y0U01EOEo3RUZaJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

"The Paleo Cure"

https://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Cure-Personal-Prevent-Effortlessly/dp/031632292X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=A1SA2UEUD0OP&keywords=chris+kresser&qid=1567106847&s=books&sprefix=chris+kr%2Cstripbooks%2C241&sr=1-2

u/rem1313 · 1 pointr/Psoriasis

So, what is your diet then? Only no lactose, everything else allowed?

I have also found that diet is critical for psoriasis. I used to be sensitive to complex carbohydrates, which would always cause a flare-up. Since they are everywhere, the diet was very restrictive to say the least. But then I came across a condition called SIBO (Small intestinal bacteria overgrowth), which basically is colon bacteria living in small intestine and consuming those carbohydrates and causing gastro-intestinal symptoms and producing byproducts, which cause intestinal inflammation ("leaky gut") and trigger a flare-up. I successfully treated SIBO with antibiotics (Rifaximin + Neomycin - see dosage info at http://www.siboinfo.com) and now the difference is night and day. I can eat any carbohydrates with no problem, but I have found some foods to be problematic though:

  • nightshades (tomatoes, probably potatoes as well)
  • alcohol (any amount)

    Whenever I stay away, everything heals up nicely. But when I'm not careful and eat something with tomatoes in it (such as burger with tomato-based dressing), I get a flare up.

    Book that helped me on my research: The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease and Heal Your Body
u/damaged_but_whole · 1 pointr/Hashimotos

I think diet is the most important part for that based on my whirlwind research in the past few days.

I also found this page: https://www.restartmed.com/tpo-antibodies/

I think besides eliminating gluten, dairy, sugar, and alcohol from your diet (and probably some other things, too), the next important step are these nutrients that repeatedly come up like Selenium, Zinc, etc. I found this supplement that has 4,000+ positive reviews on Amazon. I ran it through fakespot and review meta to make sure the reviews are not fake. It got an A grade, passed with flying colors. Searching through the reviews, I found a lot of references to "hashimoto's," "anxiety," and "hair" regrowth. If you search for these quoted terms, you will find the reviews yourself. It appears to be a very good supplement that really helps. I've just ordered it yesterday, so I haven't actually tried it yet.

As far as diet and explanation goes for auto immune diseases like Hashimoto's, this book came highly recommended along with this cookbook. I will probably only get the first book because I never use cookbooks. Just tell me what I can eat and I will make my own meal no problem.