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I love your energy attitude. Andrea. So full of life and , and busy with your passions.
Eating live food , instead of dead stuff,processed products,is what our bodies need.
BTW, could you or anyone recommend something to replace the coconut oil I gag down in the morning?
I want a quick energy source, when Im on the go? weird, I like the coconut flour used for baking but not the oil...

does anyone have a problem with tomatoes? i have grown tomatoes in my garden for many years. every year i have a spike in pain from mid august till october it settles for a month and comes back with the arrival of winter. that spike of pain in the fall i thought was from the change of seasons. now i know about as i wonder if my tomato harvest is to blame. that would be a shame cause theres nothing like a home grown tomato. mike

I love homegrown tomatoes,but I personaly have decided to
give all nightshades a pass until I have a better handle on what foods are a problem.Have you tried the iodine test? G

no this is all new to me how do you test with iodine? that is a test for starch? mike

Tomatoes = Kryptonite.

They cause me hell. Make my insides all flamed up! I avoid tomatoes like crazy. Recently realized bell peppers maybe starting to do the same thing (ate a bunch the other night, and didn't feel so great afterwards) - so I pretty much avoid nightshades for the time being, though I still seem okay using some of my homemade hot siracha sauce on occasion.

I often refer to tomatoes at those "poisonous red berries".

I do have a great cherry BBQ sauce which is anti-inflammatory and super savory to use instead of tomatoes.

You are so sweet!! As far as replacing your morning coconut oil, here is what I do each morning:

For a super quick source of energy, I make a morning smoothie with:

1/2 tsp+ matcha (finely ground green tea leaves, Japan origin)
1 cup almond milk (I make mine from scratch)
1 handful spinach
1 TBS honey

Blend in high speed blender (vitamix) pour over ice. This is a really great get-up-and-go drink, without the caffienne gitters & tummy ache coffee gives me. Also, this is an awesome appetite supressant, you won't be hungry til well after lunch time. I often sneak by forgetting lunch, and then eat something super simple and feel satisfied easily.

I also really like raw cacao powder. It has tons of magnesium & antioxidants, and some caffienne too. It has get-up-and-go, and the boost of magnesium makes me feel good!

My cacao drink:
1 cup almond or sesame milk
1 TBS raw cacao (raw cocoa powder)
1/2+ tsp cinnamon
2 medjool dates or maple syrup
Blend in high speed blender with ice added at the end to create a "milkshake".

thanks for the information this year there will be a lot less tomatoes in my garden and i will see if i can avoid my mid august flair. im going to miss tomato soup,sauce, chili and sliced with salt. thanks again mike

Kleb_Slayer: glad i could help.

Poster: even when I'm not flaring, a lot of motions / activities will flare my SI. I'm assuming its now also mechanical damage causing that? I can't do anything that pivots the hips (sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, raking, etc). I can't bend at the hips and stay in that position for any period of time (like if i'm bending over to do something, can't do it). I can't pick up something like a chair and bend at the hips to set it down. I can't swim. Those things all cause my muscles around the SI to go into spasm, for my SI to become inflamed.

Hi KlebSlayer,
Can you elaborate on the autoimmune protocol you mention? Sorry, I am new to this forum and researching where to start with diet etc.
thank you
Jul

Also, what is LDN?
Thanks