What foods are good for autoimmune diseases?

[Berry]

Originally Posted by vecta3

i avoid night shade, they make me ill. i believe they can be a problem if you have a compromised immune system...i saw on one forum somewhere once where they all had skin probs and they mostly avoid night shade. steiener said that potatoes make you very materialistic and that they were necessary to get us where we are now but as we move forward they should consumed less. sweet potatoes and yams both make excellent main course staples for an immune diet. low allergy foods, most folk can take them.

very naughty with the fruit juices! *tutts* you know mercola did a great article on them and how you might as well nearly drink cans of cola cos a sugar spike is a sugar spike no matter where it comes from.

quinoa's a goodie as is amaranth. fennels, courgettes...great healing veggies..sprouted mung and sprouted lentils great cleanser. sprouted fenugreek is gold dust in my book; kidney, blood and lymph cleaner and tonic,,,makes you slippy inside lol.

I grew up on sweet potatoesand yams. My grandparents would cook rice with them and my relatives enjoyed roasting or baking them. I'll be buying some yams this week.

Fruit juices are a bit better than sodas. At least they contain some nutrients. I've been decreasing the juice intakes and adding plenty of water. It's already making a huge difference!

As for the rest of the foods, it'll be fun to try them. Thank you so much Vecta3!

[Berry]

Originally Posted by LadyTerra

I was a vegetarian (w/ vegan tendencies) for (8) years--then I became severely anemic--even though I ate eggs and legumes--some form of protein and iron with every meal.

Lean meats and fish are the way to go.

Tumeric should be taken once per day--one capsule will be more than enough.

Juice should be watered down with no sugar added--diet cranberry juice and water will aid proper kidney function.

The astringent will burn--but it will heal your lesions and help to prevent scarring.

(Note: you can purchase herbs on-line at azuregreen.com--if you have difficulty finding them--or try amoveablefeast.com--they were willing to ship herbs to me.)

Astringent

Materials: a large, clear, glass jar; as many containers of 70% green rubbing alcohol as it takes to fill that jar within one inch of the (tight-fitting) lid; a sunny spot...

1 Tbsp. of Pau d' Arco (wound healer)

1 Tbsp. of Rosemary (anti-fungal)

1 Tbsp. of Thyme (anthelmentic)

1 Tbsp. of Marshmallow Root (mucilage)

1 Tbsp. of Corn Silk (mucilage)

1 Tbsp of Slippery Elm (mucilage)

1 Tbsp. of Lavender (anti-septic)

1 Tbsp. of Plantain (wound healer)

1 Tbsp. of Burdock Root (wound cleanser)

Place all of the herbs in the jar and fill the jar with alcohol--then place in a Sunny spot. Every day (for 21 days) take your jar and shake it vigorously for a good 2 minutes.

Day 21--strain the herbs and give them back to the Mother (dump them outside )--then store in a dark container (I use a prune juice container) --but I guess you could just put your jar in a dark cabinet.

I use it (externally) as many times a day as I need to--it even helps the hives.

Thank you! I've changed my diet as you suggested and it's already making an impact!

That's a lot of ingredients for the astringent. I plan on trying it out.

Originally Posted by Berry

Thank you! I've changed my diet as you suggested and it's already making an impact!

That's a lot of ingredients for the astringent. I plan on trying it out.

LOL--good--it will help your skin! Oh--I forgot to mention that using make-up when you are in flare is a mistake--it can cause the lesions to become infected and actually cause scaring.

Use the astringent and some real aloe vera (afterwards) will help to reduce scaring.