Newbee don't know who to ask?????

[LadyDi]

Please tell me where to go for quick responce to my questions.
waiting for my books and want to start with some obvious changes.
on the way to the store soon can pick up what I need.

1. what foods are known to act as antinflamitories

2. started a meal last night and hubby said "can't get home for dinner" this is what I have started ( in the frig)

pinto beans, blackbeans,onion,red & green pepper mixed in a bowl.
brown rice
chopped (7 different) veggie salad

for tonight..... What do I add to the beans to give them a warm comforting sausy texter that will satisfy.
and I like a little sweetness in dressing for my salad (alway use Catalina dressing in the past)

Thanks
LadyDi

[Lesliec1]

I'll just answer one of those: For a quickie, I like the 3-2-1 style basic dressing I found on this discussion board.

3 parts vinegar (I used balsamic)
2 parts mustard (I used dijon)
1 part sweetener (I used agave. Could be maple syrup, sugar, etc)

[Katydid]

Salsa

Kate

[LadyDi]

Thanks Ladies.... Sounds great!!!!!

[Lesliec1]

Also, I too am trying to nail down which foods have the best anti-inflammatory properties so I hope someone shares a short list of the best ones.

[LadyDi]

I'm thinking that maybe the reason i haven't had a answer to that is because there may not be any.
more importantly we need to stop putting inflamitory foods in our system like meat, refined foods,preservatives, artifical additive and such.
I have Lupus and have found some info on supliments but have'nt had much luck with them. I'm hoping this way of eating will lend much better results.
I have more questions than answers right now but I have been dealing with this for many years so hopefully I'm narrowing it down as I go. If I can help in any way, let me know

[Norm]

I'm thinking that maybe the reason i haven't had a answer to that is because there may not be any.
more importantly we need to stop putting inflamitory foods in our system like meat, refined foods,preservatives, artifical additive and such.

I think this is the most important thing! I've heard for years about foods that are anti-inflammatory in nature.... only after getting here did I learn what foods were actually causing the inflammation. Dairy, meat, and refined/processed foods are high on the list. Some people may have issues with gluten as well.

-Norm

[Katydid]

Dr. McDougall has posted an excellent video on diet and MS that applies equally well to lupus, RA, and many other autoimmune disease.

http://www.drmcdougall.com/video/diet_ms.html

Watch it and it will answer your questions.

Kate

[LadyDi]

Katydid,
Someday I will take the time to tell my story, but for today let me just say that this presentation from Dr McD represents the frustration and cynicism I have had for Doctors for many years. While I spent years incapable of being the vibrant productive woman that had always taken on the world, doctors fed me pill after pill while constantly telling me "we don't know why" BUT "try this pill"
My anger in this reaches even further than my own suffering to my loving and compassionate husband who fell in love with that vital woman who within months after marriage took a physical downward spiral into a listless, disabled abyss. Not to mention the financial strains.
He found Dr McD for me and is committed to the same life changes this new diet will bring.
Fortunately I am now "well" enough to put forth the effort to make these changes and look forward to getting back to living again.
Thank you sooooooo much for the link. As I head to the store today I am filled with enthusiasm. One step closer to the life I (WE) once had.
I have many more questions...... but first things first.....Getting started.
Thanks for being here to guide me quickly and poignantly!!!!!