Catrina has been following my recommendations for 3 weeks now and I’m very impressed by her commitment to the programme. She has stuck solidly to the programme and genuinely “gets” that this is about life styles changes and health and NOT dieting.
A week ago she cut out the last of her food intolerance foods and so is now avoiding all 5. We spread out the cutting out of each food, partly to help Catrina adjust to what would now be off the menu but mainly to prevent a healing crisis.
This can come about when too many changes are made too quickly for the body to handle and can be very uncomfortable. Some therapists feel that this proves the treatment is working. I see it as a sign of a badly managed therapy. If someone feels ill they are likely to give up all together and return to bad habits.
I have noticed some key changes in Catrina already:
She is much calmer. Previously all her thoughts would come tumbling out one after the other at breakneck speed and I would have to slow her down and take her back to the question I’d asked a few minutes before which she’d answer then move on to 10 more things without drawing breath. Now without being aware of it she talks in a much more measured way, although it’s still fast I no longer get breathless listening to her!
The nasty rash on her foot has dried and the skin is looking much healthier although still very red. The nature of the itch has changed and she needs to remove far less dead skin from the area than previously.
The bags under her eyes have decreased, her sleeping pattern continues to improve and she isn’t as hungry all the time.
1 week ago I decided to introduce a chromium supplement. Her blood sugar is still erratic and she gets cravings for sweet things. This GTF Chromium (glucose tolerance factor) will help regulate her blood sugar and reduce cravings. Not all chromium is helpful so if you’re shopping for a supplement makes sure it is the GTF form.
She was feeling queasy on the lemon water I asked her to start her day with – an indication of just how toxic her gall bladder/liver is. She now adds some fresh ginger and this has abated the queasiness.
One of the products she was worried about missing was bread – as bread contains sugar to make the yeast rise. She has solved this by swapping a teaspoon of agave nectar for sugar with her easy yeast in her home made bread and was thrilled with the results.
Her diet contains very little in the way of essential fatty acids – she’s not a fan of oily fish but will eat salmon so as well as encouraging her to have salmon twice a week i’ve suggested a tablespoon of hemp oil a day. It has the perfect blend of omegas 3, 6 and 9 for the human brain.
Also I’ve asked her to begin to support her liver for detox by eating a “super greens” mix taken from Patrick Holford’s 9 day liver detox plan.
Super Greens mix
1 big handful watercress
1 big handful young spinach leaves
1 handful basil
1 handful parsley
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil or hemp or flax oil
lemon juice to taste.
This should all be blended together to make a pesto like sauce and eaten on or with a meal every day.
I also want to increase her sulphur intake for the same reason – in the form of 1 clove garlic OR 1 red onion OR 2 shallots OR 4 spring onions daily – preferably raw as this ensures the active enymes are not destroyed by cooking.
Her food/mood diary shows she is generally much calmer in herself but also that the day she chooses eggs rather than porridge for breakfast she is hungrier through the day proving that a good low GL breakfast is a good start to the day.
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