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Posted 9/16/2019 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Has anyone done this and has it helped at all?

One thing I've never done is a super clean diet. I decided to spend some time meal prepping yesterday with what energy I had.

I feel terrible and figured I need to use these 30 days to eat healthy and lower the inflammation to help my body heal.

Has anyone else tried this and had good results? I'm nervous that it's going to make me feel absolutely terrible.
Posted 9/17/2019 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
I'm on a keto diet which is similar if you don't eat inflammatory foods like dairy and preserved meats while on it. It's helped me a bundle. I can walk again. You have to adhere to it though. If you start eating crappy foods again on a regular basis you're back to square one.
Posted 9/17/2019 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
Yes , but for 6 months vs 30 days. Its similar to Paleo, which I also did for 1.5 years (Im now on a tailored/tested to my blood anti-cytokin diet).

Whole 30 is pretty much a marketing sceme of 30 days of paleo complete with a trademarked website. They made money of branding it and having it only 30 days LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They sell the whole 30 name on food products for a price ect.

Clean eating is good for any all body inflammation or gut and or immune issues.

The immune sys starts in the gut. Bad gut health = poor immune health.

Will this cure lyme ? of course not.

Will it help all body immune? yes.

Will you be able to tell? yes if you currently have any gut issues. Some immune lab tests might improve too, but not to many people do/did these (I did).

C4a went from 55,000 to 1400 (normal). was prob candida, since it lingers at higher levels in my past and will trigger c4a , its not always mold, but yeast and mold are close cousins that might react to similar testing.

This lowered one autoimmune thyroid test too (good).

Going 100% G/F one year ago then normalized that antibody for a whole year so far. And a ten year old thyroid tumor dissolved per imaging. Gluten is highly inflammatory to some people, don't need to be a celiac for its consequences. . Tumors are inflammation that was not controlled. So is cancer.
Posted 9/17/2019 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
Whole 30 is a good start, but I eventually committed to food thats good for myself. This post was not asking about long term, just a simple 30 days. For thirty days, do your homework first, checking out all that is available in your food shopping area. Whole foods are easy to prepare, no mixing ect, Just cook , grill ect and eat.

That said - people who decide to commit long term to any diet without testing are playing a guessing game, why commit to something health-wise if you might not be getting the full benefits? They could be (and some are) eating some natural foods that are inflammatory to them, not everyone. So that erases some advancements they made.
Posted 9/18/2019 4:46 PM (GMT 0)
One of the things about Whole 30 that is good is that it is your basic elimination diet. By re-introducing foods systematically after 30 or more days, you can tell which foods or food groups give you issues. It's definitely a commitment but I needed something in writing to stick to so I would quit cheating on my other wise "clean diet" and like Paleo and others there is so much out there that makes it easy to plan, shop and cook. It can get a little pricey. I also did feel considerably better - clear headed, less joint, muscle pain and fatigue. I did about 40 days and went back to clean eating.
Posted 9/19/2019 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
"you can tell which foods or food groups give you issues."

- partially yes. Completely? No.

This diet is marketed like its obvious, and its not always that easy to tell.

You can feel foods that make you bloat, but you cannot "feel" cytokin release by the immune system.

That why I say whole thirty is a good start. Because thats just the beginning. Its like taking a shower without soap or shampoo.
Posted 9/20/2019 2:08 AM (GMT 0)
Gluten free definitely helps in regards to my bloating issues but I react much stronger to other foods than gluten. I do think it causes low-grade inflammation in me though but I love my bread...
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