So we can't eat carbs, but what about gluten-free?

I'm trying to limit carbs, but if I eat gluten-free bread, is that such a bad thing?

What types of carbs does the Lyme/Co's feed on?


Also, what are your thoughts regarding Rice?

If you're going to eat rice, it should be brown, rice (whole grain), not white rice - that is just starch (simple carbs)

Quinoa is very healthy, so is oats - especially the large flake oats.

If you don't eat carbs, then you'd just be eating protein and fat?

You want to cut down on the carbs, and eat the complex carbs insted of simple carbs. Vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, kale, are also good examples of complex carbs that are healthy.

Whole grain rice has the entire grain whereas white rice has the good stuff removed...and it converts quickly to sugar in your body.

Please don't stop eating carbs. The source of carbs is important. Yeast isn't there because you eat carbs, it's there because your immune system isn't strong enough to prevent it. Work on strengthening your immune system and that requires eating many varieties of good carbs. I'll use an analogy with obese people. Obese people didn't get obese over night, it took a long time at a calorie surplus. They won't get thin over night either, it will take time. The same applies for yeast. It may take some time to get your immune system functioning better. Detox is the key to getting it stronger.

On a side note, we need some yeast in our GI tract to function properly. Saccharomyces is a yeast that we need and many Lyme patients don't have it because it gets choked out by other yeast. I've recommended the probiotic Ortho Biotic before and it contains Saccharomyces with other good ingredients.

Gluten free doesn't mean carb free.
My son has celiac disease and he doesn't have a problem keeping his weight on.
Gluten free carbs: You can eat rice, potatoes, all veggies and fruits,meat, eggs, dairy.
As Gardenpeace mentioned - buckwheat flour - even though it's got wheat in it's name - it is gluten free...
So you could bake with the buckwheat flour (or pancakes). I like to use a mix of buckwheat flour, brown rice flour, coconut flour when I cook/bake gluten free.
Pancakes and muffins are very easy to make gluten free.

Most rice is no better than bread. In tests, we have found arsenic in the worlds rice supplies. But like bread, you can get heirloom varieties like Madagascar red and forbidden rice that are so much healthier for you. But that said gluten free products often have twice as many additives to preserve or bind the product. Those ingredients have been linked to inflammation and tumor growth in lab tests. If you are going to be gluten free it is good to educate yourself about the added ingredients that are relatively new to our food world and buy from a company that uses binders and fillers that are healthy.
I feel a million times better without any processed carb. A lot of people claim we shouldn't eat fruit because of the sugar but that led me to a discovery. Whether a food creates an alkaline environment or an acidic one is far more important than any other diet advice for myself. For instance, I don't not eat fruit I just eat alkaline fruit. Instead of an orange, very acidic, I eat a lemon, alkaline. Or instead of an apple, I have a melon. Instead of wheat pasta, I eat a yam, both more acidic on a ph scale, but the yam is more alkaline and has nutrient density, and is not processed, so I don't have to worry about the additives causing problems of their own. I greatly encourage everyone to try it. Eat everything alkaline when you can and you will see a huge difference in a matter of weeks.
Gardeb Peace, coconut oil has been a lifesaver for me. Do you use Ghee? I have been really enjoying ghee lately.

No, I don't use ghee, but some day I will. I need less calories for now.

I think the gums used in gluten free breads stand a chance of being a problem some day. That's just my guess though.

Supposedly the rice grown in the US isn't contaminated. I hope they're right on that.

gingeranne8 said...
georgiahunter-what kind of carbs do you suggest? I have lost almost 12 lbs on this gluten free diet and am always hungry-I miss my carbs!!

Carbs I eat that may or not be good for you are sweet potatoes, wild rice, organic corn, lots of organic veggies, sometimes oatmeal, blue berries, and Ezekiel bread.

I pretty much don't eat carbs. When I add potatoes and gluten free bread back in, I feel like crap within a few days. I'm ok with some squash here and there, it seems to be the safest for me. Rice and oats are the worst. I was completely unable to digest any carbs for several months last year before I calmed my system down. I buy coconut flour and make this sort of cream of wheat stuff from it and it gets rid of any carb cravings.