WHY I EAT PLANT BASED | Healing From Autoimmune Symptoms
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- I eat a plant based diet for my health. If you have autoimmune issues, you might want to consider listening to the many benefits a plant based diet can offer!
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Within a month, I had excruciating pain in every bone of my toes/feet/ankle and knees, literally being crippled. I also had pain and numbing of sensation in my fingers, wrists and elbows. They took X-rays of all joints as well as a blood test. Then I met the resident rheumatologist. He confirmed I had "good" arthritis, meaning osteo instead of rheumatoid arthritis in every joint. I asked what could I do to stop or lessen the pain that was keeping me awake at night and in agony every day. He said "nothing".... that it was 'normal wear and tear' of the joints. But, he could prescribe pain medications to help me. I spoke with my D.O. and she said I had signs of inflammation throughout my body. She suggested I try a plant based diet, giving up meats, processed foods, dairy, eggs, cheese, etc. I wondered what was left to eat??? Cardboard??? But, I tried it for 30 days. And ALL my symptoms and pain disappeared! She was right. And the Rheumatologist was a pill pushing fool who should go back to med school, FAST. (A year later, the cataract in my left eye, scheduled for replacement, cleared!!!) I hope what I learned might help some others reading this. (3+ years now!)
I am whole food plant based but not because of auto immune my story is slightly different from the Time I was 14 years old on I had severe stomach issues pain bloating and diarrhea was tested many times and told I had irritable bowel syndrome and there nothing I could do about it. I had 2 aunts,my grandmother, my sister and 1 brother with similar issues and thought this was just life. 25 years later my sister discovered she was lactose intolerant and suggested I should be tested sure enough I was lactose intolerant too but in addition to that they discovered I was allergic to eggs. During this same time I read a book called eat to live by Joel Furhrman and decided to follow his eating plan for six weeks listed in the book. It was a life changing event for me. I discovered After 6 weeks I no longer had stomach pains no longer gas pains and no diarrhea I couldn’t believe and in addition I lost 40 pounds after 6 months following this plan. I then convinced my sister to join me and we never looked back. I have never felt better and 10 years later I still eat this way
Good info, thanks for sharing 🙂!
I just found your videos today and share some similarities with you with auto-immune issues. Please avoid the chiropractor, especially neck adjustments. I had a stroke in 2018 caused by a chiropractic adjustment; it affected me severely for about 6 months, then slowly faded over the next year as my brain rewired. I have a good neurologist, and it was clear I was not the only chiropractic-induced stroke he’d seen. I’m still suffering from the damage to my neck muscles, 4 years later, even with PT, meditation, etc. but I’d say I’m 95% back to normal. But it’s been a life-changing experience. I share my story to alert others that this is a serious risk from chiropractors. I have experimented with my diet too, gaining good information on what works for me. I’m looking forward to learning more from your videos. Take care. And as my neurologist says: “No more chiropractors!”
Thank you so much for sharing. I’m already plant based but not WFPB and suffering from auto-immune symptoms. 😢 Desperate for relief and looking for others online who’ve healed their symptoms with diet. ❤
Thank you for the detailed video, it applies to me so much! I have Hashimoto's, Sjogrens, Psoriasis, joint pain, some lupus symptoms, histamine issues, and other mysterious symptoms as well. I got my Hashimoto's diagnosis 10 years ago, but have had some of my symptoms for much longer, thinking it was normal. For the past 5 years or so, I have really tried to eat healthy--organic, no seed oils, no processed foods, read every ingredient on every label etc., but have continued to get sicker and sicker. In January I finally decided that i needed to take drastic steps and have kind of diet hopped a little bit. Did a 3 day juice cleanse, WFPB helped me for a bit, but I got off the wagon on vacation, and then went back on it and didn't feel as good as before, so started AIP. Some of my symptoms got better on AIP--clear skin, more energy, lost some inflammation weight...but my Sjogrens symptoms got significantly worse. So I decided I should go big and do GAPS--bone broth only, and I got WORSE so i only did it for a week--I think i might have an issue with chicken because I was literally only eating chicken broth and salt.
Anyway, I needed my eyes to get less dry, so I cold turkey did raw vegan with no nightshades, seeds, or nuts for 1 week while camping and on day 5 my eyes felt totally fine after a month of dryness and redness! It is very hard for me to stick to, so when I got home I had some Siete chips (healthier than most, but has nightshades) and almost immediately, my eyes started being uncomfortable. So I am going to do raw and try to add in foods similar to how you did until I'm on a WFPB diet with grains and legumes and seeds and all. I also used to love making sourdough, but I definitely react to gluten as of now--your video gives me hope that maybe I'll be able to add it back in at some point soon--I hope so!
Oh my goodness 😮 thank you for this comment. I also react to siete chips I didn’t realize that the Cassava root was a night shade !!! I thought it was maybe the coconut I was allergic to but I can use coconut oil . I’ve got this awful itch after I eat these chips it’s so much worse . I can’t eat night shades at alllike eggplant peppers etc . And yes my eyes are horrible after eating these ! I only eat four foods so it’s very easy to tell what I’m reacting to .
I went straight from your video to the Libby app to reserve copies of the books you recommended. As someone who has similar health issues, being able to borrow digital copies of books and magazines without leaving the bed has saved my sanity. Thank you for sharing this great advice and being a force for good in the world.
I’m so glad you made this video! I had chronic Lyme disease with debilitating health problems for almost a decade and have committed to a WFPB lifestyle as well. It is so good for me! I don’t know if I’ll ever be back to 100% again, but I am so grateful for the energy and vitality I do experience every day. I have been gluten free for almost ten years; so far my gut isn’t budging on that point, but I experiment with sourdough from time to time. It’s a good life! Thanks for sharing your story!
Hi Amy, I just found you on CZcams because I was looking for easy sourdough recipes for my daughter who lives in Georgia (I'm in PA). Your video is great. I had to chuckle at this video because I have the same thing with my husband. He's about 80% WFPB and I don't cook anything animal based in my kitchen. I love Jane & Ann Esselstyn and am subscribed to their CZcams channel. Wondering if you've seen the Well Your World channel. They are all about "simplicity" and have so many lovely cooking ideas and stress taking the "stress" out of cooking. I've been plant based about 10 years and would never go back!
Thank you so much for this video. I’m sorry you’ve gone through so much, but I appreciate you sharing your past experience. I’ve had some issues that have been hard to pinpoint. I’ve gone plans based before, but struggle staying on it long term. Please share some easy recipes if you have some. I’d love for my husband and family to get on board too. ❤️
You are adorable! Thank you so much for your video!!! Gave me so much hope to stick to it, and for my husband to also someday get on board. Blessings!!!!
Wow! Thank you so much! Sounds just like what happened to me but I’m already vegan so it’s extra scary and hard given that I didn’t think it was possible to develop while eating whole foods plant based but I had a lot of stress! This gives me hope! Thanks. I’ve been doing more greens and it helps so much with the “flare up” symptoms
I’m looking to get in a plant based diet. I have slowly cut out a lot of red meats. I had a lesion on my spine two years ago and as soon as I would fast and cut out certain stuff I would be better. I’m grateful it wasn’t M.S. but stress definitely led to my injury. Thank you for the video and guidance. I feel like so many people would benefit from learning how good effects their nervous system.
Thank you for sharing your story. I can relate to your story to an extent. How sweet of your parents to help you through your journey.
They were amazing and still are!
Thank God for such a GREAT Mom you have.
I absolutely agree 💕
Yes! Autoimmune disorders is definitely from stress. I strongly believe this!! I had the most painful excruciating tingling pains in every single part of my body. Nobody could touch me. I wanted to die. 😭😭😭 this went on for months. I tried everything. Nothing worked. I couldn't sleep. Felt like electricity throughout my body. I wanted to die!!! Idk if switching to plant based worked but I just did what I was told to do. Eventually I just accepted the pains and one day i realized omg I'm 90% better!!! I try to stay stress free, meditate, and keep my diet super clean.
Wishing you all success on your journey!!
Glad you’re feeling better ❤️
I’m going through this as we speak thank you for sharing ❤❤
I have an autoimmune disease (Hashimoto's) and keep switching between a WFPB diet and AIP. I have Dr. Esselstyn's book and Jane's new cookbook. I was actually googling plant based vs. AIP for autoimmune when I found your YT channel.So, like you when I eat certain things, like oatmeal, I get swelling in my fingers.I was having gut issues so I also cut out gluten and have felt better. I have been dairy free since reading Dr. E's book a couple of years ago. Also, as you know, there are so many things listed on AIP that we aren't supposed to eat because it can cause a flare up, but a lot is considered whole foods. Needless to say I am so confused, and I am so over the fatigue, brain fog and joint pain.I am a nurse and feel that a WFPB diet is healthier but I seem to feel bad on either one which is why I keep flip flopping. I appreciated your video and look forward to learning from your journey!
Have you tried eliminating oils?? That is something that helps me tremendously even when eating meat. I tried to avoid fat except omega 3s such as flax, walnuts and chia..low salt too. Good luck
Thanks for sharing with us today 💋💖. Right up until the drinking lots of milk part, you were recounting a story which also belongs to me. Except all the twitching and pain predominantly in my legs, I think of as painful ' spiders' dancing up and down. Me too with the thumbs/fingers, base of the neck, shoulders, wrists 😩. I shall be sure to view more from your channel. Thanks once more
Thank you! Hopefully you have found relief ❤️
Yes the itch that never stops it feels like ants 🐜 under my skin . I am currently eating mostly ruminant meat . Feel awful toxic and extra autoimmune responses
Love the video. Great information and I’m mostly grateful for your sharing of your faith as well. Such a blessing. Thank you. I just purchased Dr B’s Fiber Fueled Cookbook. It’s so good Thank you for a video that also made my heart smile. 💛💛💛
Thanks! You will love his cookbook 💕
Your mom sounds so amazing ❤
She is ❤️
Hello from Germany, I am a 55 years old wife and I have waited for my diagnosis with Spondylitis ankylosing (also an autoimmune desease)for over 22 years full of pain. Some times I could'nt walk one step or get my kids up. Last year ( !) I got my diagnosis and I change my "normal" diet to 99 % vegetarian, often vegan, too. And my next step is to go full plant based. Fortunately I am a big gardener and we have most of our veggies growing in our garden. That's a big blessing. I am not medical free but I am working on it. I wish you all the best. Your channel is really nice, I found it today.
May God’s comfort and healing penetrate your body and give you relief ❤️ God bless!
@@homemaker.on.a.budget Thank you😊😊😊
@@lilalavendel3951 i am also suffering from AS age 24 please tell me about diet and daily ruitine of diet
@@power3433 Now I am 95 % vegetarian/vegan. Maybe once a month I eat a little bit chicken. And twice a month I eat fish, two eggs a week, no milk, but a little bit butter on my bread and a little bit cheese. I never eat red meat, like pork or beef, also I never eat peanuts, because this is inflammatory for my body. What I also do is I do my exercises every day before my breakfast. I do not do intermittent fasting because I am a small person and I loose weight very quickly. And yes, I eat some sweets after my dinner, some dark chocolate, some cookies what ever. I hope this will be answer your question.😊
@@lilalavendel3951 ok.. I am indian and am also totally vegetarian but this disease killing me everyday.. I don't know what mistake I done in my childhood and any age of my life... Will you eat dark chocolate made by coffeee? I don't know why but whenever I take cofee my pain get low for some time only. I am also not eat beef Or any red meat from childhood because in india such food not get easily... Yes I drink milk daily so i think drinking milk dangerous for mr
I'm so sorry you went through this! I had something similar from chronic stress. By body just collapsed....literally. then i got diagnosed with POTS and chronic hives. The only diet that has helped has been a WFPB diet. I just sometimes cheat and have a bit of dairy or occasional egg. So I need to be much stricter! I know it's worth it! Thanks for sharing your story.
Bone broth, eggs, ghee, and other high-quality organic sustainably sourced animal products are essential for healing auto immune
@@Emily21134 that definitely hasn't worked for me, animal products just make me feel worse. I've tried to reintroduce them several times and it doesn't work. But i acknowledge that everyone is different and may need different diets to help them.
I’m sorry about what you have gone through. I don’t think I have autoimmune but I’m so stiff in the morning. Somedays I feel I can hardly walk. My body aches. Also I have family history. My dad had heart disease and just passed in September. My Mom has Severe rheumatoid arthritis as well as severe vascular disease. I want to prevent this from happening to me. I’m about to retire in a few years and would like to enjoy my life. I’ve tried eating beans and veggies and while I can do some, most veggies just irritate my stomach so that I quit. I eat chicken, not a lot of red meat at all except for a hamburger. It’s the chips and crackers that I have a hard time with. How to start and maintain? Thank you for all your info. ❤️
Some people do a few days of water fasting and then re introduce one new food at a time say one thing every two days to see how they react .
Do you experience hair fall this is the only downfall when I went plant based (a lot of hair fall lots). How much protein do you take in a day?
I have been very sick for years, how do you get others in your family to help. I find myself fixing food for my son more than myself
What about how nutritionally dense foods are crucial for autoimmune diseases, and there are a host of vitamins ranging from carnitine, carnosine, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, Coq10, that are best absorbed through animal based foods, as well as lectins/phytates in many of the most crucial protein sources for vegans/vegetarians being somewhat antinutritious? Do you have any evidence against Dr. Sarah Ballantyne's insistence on animal foods as the cornerstone (albeit complementary to many and diverse servings of vegetables) of autoimmune protocols? I am a vegan myself and would prefer not to eat animal products, but I am concerned the vegan/vegetarian approach for autoimmune diseases are not nutritionally complete in most cases.
What is it about sourdough? I simply can’t tolerate gluten but I can handle a slice of sourdough here and there.
Thank you for sharing your story. I know you said over time you were able to add grains back in. How did you do it? Try a little then wait a certain number of days? If you had a flair up, how long did you wait to try again? Did you find a difference if you ate organic vs non-organic? Any info would be helpful. Thank you!
Yes! I would take a bite, chew, and spit out. I totally reacted the first few times. The next week I swallowed it. It took 1 month to not react at all. It just takes time for the gut to adjust.
I am vegan and hope to convince my husband of the benefits not only for him, but the planet and, of course, animal welfare. I do have to take issue with your comments on wheat. I have celiac and have to avoid gluten. I have tried things like sprouted grains and sourdough, but still have a bad reaction. Wheat and gluten are not my friends. BTW I love Jane and Ann Esselstyn, too!
Celiacs should never be played with. Hopefully you can find a gluten free bread you love! If you tolerate gluten free oats, I have several oat flour recipes on my website 💕
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I was just diagnosed with MCTD (Mixed Connective Tissue Disease) and I just feel so overwhelmed. I have 5 kids and the thought of having to prepare 2 different kinds of meals all day long for me and my family is daunting. How did you do it feeling the way you did?
It was very hard at first. That is where I took my mom‘s advice and meal planned for two weeks. I was so overwhelmed with what to do that the only thing I could do was make a plan. And the plan worked! If you’re able to go to your local library and check out cookbooks for inspiration I have loved that, or just search the web for ideas. Pick three breakfasts that your family loves that you can make over and over. Make leftovers so that you don’t have to think about what to eat for lunch. It is possible and you can do it!
@@homemaker.on.a.budget Thank you so much 🤗
Can I ask what autoimmune disease, specifically, that you have? I was DX with Hashimoto’s 2 years ago, so I still have lots to learn.
Lupus, but thankfully I did not test positive for it because of my diet change.
@@homemaker.on.a.budget Oh I missed that part, that’s so awesome!!! I wish conventional doctors knew how to properly test for Hashi’s, mine might have been caught early enough as well. Anyway, I’m so glad to hear that for you! ❤️
@@homemaker.on.a.budget how do you know you have lupus if the test was negative?
I have a lot of autoimmune issues. But I have been told by my holistic doctor to stay away from grains. I’m so torn!
Organic grains are best and have been a vital food to mankind since the beginning. Grains are an essential food group ❤️
I think my autoimmune disease is a result of overwhelming stress.
Of course it is.
I cannot eat most plants, no fruit, no pulses, no high-fructose vegetables or vegetables that create gas. I also cannot eat dairy products either. IBS
I highly recommend reading the book Fiber Fueled by Dr. B. Even with IBS I believe in food freedom ❤️
Bone broth, eggs, ghee, and other quality, organic and sustainably sourced animal products are essential for healing auto immune.
I would have to gracefully disagree, but would say eating those would be better than the typical American diet ❤️
I'm sure it helps some people, but I have many autoimmune conditions for the past 10 years+. I spent the last 5 years or so eating plenty of homemade bone broth, eggs, and grass-fed dairy. I ate all local dairy, butter, eggs, and meat, and always pasture raised, grass fed and finished. I also ate only whole grains or sourdough. I read every label in the supermarket and only buy clean brands and organic. I continued to get worse. I cut out gluten--no difference (though I now know that i do react to it once I tried to add it back in and got crazy itchy). So I took out dairy, I've even tried raw grass-fed dairy and I cannot tolerate it and it is my biggest trigger for mental health issues. I also cannot eat eggs, not even just egg yolks. I went full AIP (no dairy, eggs, seeds, nuts, nightshade vegetables, grains, legumes) and I started eating organ meat for healing, and while my skin got clearer and my bloating went down, my autoimmune symptoms got worse and my eyes were extremely inflamed and dry to the point of having blurry vision (Sjogrens). So I figured, I must be reacting to something that's allowed on AIP. So I went FULL GAPS and only drank homemade meat stock for a week (again, pasture raised organic and local) and my eyes CONTINUED. TO. GET. WORSE. So I switched gears, consumed only raw fruits and vegetables and within FIVE DAYS, my eyes were 100% better.
Anyway, I am only sharing this with you to help you understand that autoimmune conditions are really not as simple as people make it seem, and I'm not sure if you healed your own autoimmune issues with those foods (if so, I am very happy for you!), but that does not work for everyone. And eggs in particular are veeerrrryyy common allergens for people with autoimmune. I know the instagram health community wants to make it seem that plants are toxic and that you need tons of animal foods for healing, but for me and many others, taking out the animal products and consuming high amounts of plants has been the only thing that has helped. That said, I would love it if one day I can eat a more mediterranean style diet, which does include moderate amounts of dairy, plenty of fish, and meat on occasion. But I do not believe it's healthy to consume it for every meal as us Americans are accustomed to.
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I can’t tolerate anything on this list as of now 😢 it’s awful .
They say soy is the worst food to ever consume im so confused 🫤