Before you commence a new diet, see your medical or health care professional for qualified guidance about what foods and supplements are best for your body.
During the early stages of a new diet, you may experience symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, or body aches, which may occur because your body is detoxifying. However, if you are unsure about a symptom at any time, check immediately with your medical or health care professional.
Avoid blood sugar spikes and hypoglycemia
- Eat small meals regularly and consider glycemic load
- Make sure you get medical guidance for diabetes and pre diabetes
Consider a diet based on organic food as affordable
Consider reducing Glutamate in your diet they can be a excitotoxin
Dr. Kathleen Holton’s research examines the negative effects of dietary excitotoxins on neurological symptoms, as well as the positive protective effects of certain micronutrients on the brain. The most common dietary excitotoxin exposures in the US are from food additives used as flavor enhancers and artificial sweeteners.
Remember, what we eat is crucial to our overall health, and Dr. Holton will show you how to optimize your diet for optimal brain health. Stay tuned!https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26184606/height/128/theme/modern/size/standard/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/ffffff/time-start/00:00:00/hide-playlist/yes
In this episode, you will discover:
- The association between food additive (glutamate) and chronic disease, the goldilocks effect, effect of dysregulation on the nervous system and chronic disease
- Signs and symptoms that you may be sensitive to glutamate (headaches, chronic pain, fatigue with no reason/brain is awake/need to lay down/brain over-excited/can’t sit up/mood dysregulation/trouble concentration/memory, cognitive dysfunction)
- Common foods that are high in glutamate (soy sauce, fish sauce, coconut aminos, tomatoes, mushroom, aged cheeses, long-marination >1 hour)
- Top 3 micronutrients that are protective to brain health (Magnesium sleep/anxiety, Vitamin C)
- Best sources of magnesium (nuts, pumpkin seeds, beans, buckwheat, salmon), vitamin C (5 servings of colourful fruits and vegetables),antioxidants (chocolate, coffee, tea, herbs and spices), fat-soluble vitamin E (nuts, seeds, avocados), omega 3 fatty acids/iron including animal protein (fish, quality grass-fed beef, lamb)
- 3 rules when reading food labels (look for ingredients list that are short, easy to read, things you can add to your food when you’re cooking)
- A day on a plate of a nutritional neuroscientist (colourful fruit, herbs, vegetable, protein) and how kids can play their part
- Decrease inflammatory foods (red), but when you decrease or cut out dairy make sure you are getting other sources of calcium. Any dairy free alternative should be calcium fortified.
- As able and tolerated increase the green anti inflammatory foods. (given allergies, gluten sensitivity, food intolerance)
- Consider a mediterranean diet
- Consider a leaky gut diet
Some people with central or peripheral sensitisation (and neurogenic inflammation) may find they experience substantial symptom relief by following recommendations made by the RPAH Allergy Unit for food intolerance. Particularly when not getting substantial relief from symptoms in other ways, or when they have DNA predisposition.
Eating a diet to help with gut health may help with stress due to the gut brain axis. For some people who are experiencing stress and IBS a low fodmap diet, or simply avoiding gut irritants, may be beneficial.
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