Wed, Jan-14-15, 08:49
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,370
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Plan: AIP (autoimmune paleo)
Stats: 235/185/165
BF:
Progress: 71%
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Originally Posted by Verbena
ParisMama - I shall be watching this thread. I have lichen planopilaris, which causes hair loss, and destruction of follicles. I've been taking medication for this for several years - and all I can positively say about it is that perhaps it would be worse without the pills! I read a bit about autoimmune disorders early on - and quickly dismissed the idea. Nobody seemed to know for sure if this was, or not, and it seemed far too difficult, and my doctor had given me pills, after all. Of course, I haven't had much faith that doctors know anything about nutrition for a long time ... but Denial is a strong force, and I was willing to believe in this case. Something clicked though this morning when I read your post. I think I am ready to consider this. I'm not yet ready to implement it, for a number of reasons, but I have downloaded Sarah Ballentyne's book to my kindle, and will be doing a lot of reading. I am leaving, in a month, for a month away from home; even staying low carb will be chancy, I don't want to worry about sticking to a strict AI protocol. However, when I get home, my husband will be leaving for a trip of his own (I know - weird family dynamics; good reasons, but unimportant here), so I will have a couple of weeks to see if i can get a start on the protocol. I look forward to reading about your successes, and those of others.
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Her book is a great reference, but I agree with Janet, not easy reading. Complex, detailed, science-y (and I had no trouble with Gary Taubes, I find him fascinating, but she lost my interest a few times...) Plus, the book is really lousy in Kindle and much better in print. I started with Kindle and finally caved and bought the hard copy. But in fact the Cookbook is maybe better, it has a whole front section that explains the diet quite well, just not all the science behind it, and it's much more digestable.
I'm pretty good about reporting in to my own journal weekly, so to see how I'm doing you can always follow that - I'll try to post here but not sure I'll remember...
There are some good groups on FB around AIP and autoimmune conditions, you could likely find a tribe with your diagnosis.
Wise move to put off AIP until life is more settled.
I stumbled into it kinda blind last year (in support of a friend) - I had been "primal" for quite a while and had already decided to do a dairy-free trial, but AIP is much harder than just that. Basically so many restrictions that you're forced to eat almost everything at home & made from scratch. You can eat out, but it's not easy to be really 100% AIP and do it (oils, cross-contamination, etc).
The biggest factor that I hadn't taken into account was how long it takes (and that's why I'm doing it now) - not only do you have the full elimination period (minimum 30 days but really for an AI disease ideally until healed) then the re-introduction phase takes, literally, months. That's where I messed up in the Spring - I had a long-planned romantic trip centered around food and didn't have time for all the reintroductions so I had a few suspected reactions that were all messy trials. Intriguing enough, however, that I am willing to do another 6 of so months of AIP (and likely spend almost all of 2015 dairy and gluten free because of it!). I'm just really interested to learn more about my body and these subtle reactions it might have to nightshades, eggs, nuts & seeds (my suspected list - who knows what I'll really find...)
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