| Darryl Lenko 2005-03-26, 10:13 am |
| Elgoog
Can you give me the low down on your DASH Diet. Thank a lot
Darryl
"elgoog" <bjdefend-newsgroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Some of you know that I have been implementing the DASH diet with
> special emphasis on natural sources of antioxidants (e.g. citrus, nuts,
> tea, celery, garlic, onion) and flavonoids (e.g. tea, dark leaf
> veggies, blueberries, dark chocolate, almonds). I am also eating well
> for digestive flora, i.e. l.acidophilus low-fat yogurt, whole natural
> whey and wheat germ). I am not paying particular attention to raw v.
> cooked, just natural and unprocessed foods - some assembly required.
> Processed foods contain unbelievable quantities of salt. I am trying to
> cut my sodium intake down to less than 2000mg daily.
>
> I started my project of eating better on 1/11/2005. I am cautiously
> reporting my condition. My face is clear. My scalp is significantly
> improved. My ears are much better, but still something of a problem. My
> elbows have the purplish appearance of thin skin that is steroid
> damaged, though I haven't touched the steroids for months, no scaling.
> My back is healed. I have one dime sized and one nickel sized patch of
> scale on my knee that used to be the size of my hand. This is way too
> early to say that the diet is working, but not only do I note an
> improvement, but my skin is also healthier in general.
>
> Psoriasis can be tricky. I've been here before only to be punished by a
> rebound. The difference here is that these are lifestyle changes I am
> making not for the P specifically, but for better health. It sounds a
> little strange to me because I have always been healthy except for the
> P and a little bit of weight that I considered normal for my
> middle-aged body.
>
> I would be interested in other people's diet experiences and comments.
>
> - elgoog (fomerly known here as "scabwolf")
>
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