So I get a daily email from Craig Ballantyne (info@turbulencetraining) which is health/fitness related. I dont always agree with everything he has in the email and it is a tool to market different programs, supplements etc, but this one had a lot of interesting info in it that I thought might be useful to you guys. I am cutting and pasting it in full. So I have two little health problems I need to fix. One is funny, the other, embarrassing. Both, like most health issues we have, can be fixed with diet. Lets start with the lighter of the two. Longtime readers will remember my diagnoses of Reynauds from last year. Reynauds is not a disease, but its a funky phenomenon. Know someone that has cold hands ALL the time? They probably have Reynauds, as I do. For me, it was no big deal...until 3 years ago. Two of my fingers started swelling up come mid-November, and stayed that way until March. I thought I had an infection...so after ICING my fingers for a few days (thats the WORST thing you could do, ha!), I went to the doctor. Within literally two seconds he said, Oh, you have Reynauds. Its a problem with the blood vessels in your fingers. Because you dont have good blood flow in the cold, your fingers try to compensate by getting more blood to the area, and they swell up. My first thought. Wow, Im 37 years old and already need to retire to Florida! And it really does help. Heres proof. At Christmas, after 2 weeks in the Canadian cold, it looked like someone had broken my two fingers. They were that swollen. But a week in Florida brings them back to normal. Thats one reason why I spend so much of Jan and February with my friend Joel Marion in Tampa and Miami. The second thought was, How does nutrition influence this? After talking with a few doctors, I realized that eliminating wheat (gluten) and possibly dairy would help, as would eating more beets (they are a natural vaso-dilator - meaning they help with blood flow). I was also told to supplement with arginine and magnesium. My diet is almost entirely gluten-free (although these days, with all the added fillers in foods and hidden ingredients in products like lip balm and toothpaste, its almost impossible to be truly gluten-free. I also limit my dairy intake. Fortunately I found something called Paleo Protein Powder to replace whey protein. I like the Ancient Cacao flavor. Ive also made some remarkable changes to my diet in the last few years. Growing up, I was an incredibly picky eater. Foods were not allowed to touch, let alone mingle on my plate. Hey peas, you keep away from those potatoes! Everybody stay in their well-carved out areas on my plate. Do NOT touch one another! Back then I also avoided so many vegetables that are now part of my daily meal plan, such as beets, brussel sprouts, onions and garlic. And believe it or not, I had sauerkraut for the first time - thats right, the FIRST time ever - in my life last month. I was a sauerkraut version. Now Im a huge fan, and I even eat Kimchi. Whats that? Read below... I know, I know. Im weird. ;) But...Now Im weird and a better eater! This weekend I moved into a new apartment in Toronto. On Saturday morning it was time to load up on groceries. I love going to Whole Foods and buying exotic things, so I threw on my ratty old jeans, sneakers, and sweatshirt (except for food, Im pretty frugal), and rode the subway up to Yorkville, one of the wealthiest parts of town. Heres what I bought at Whole Foods, starting with produce... - organic apples - organic blueberries - organic broccoli - organic brussel sprouts - organic mushrooms - organic spinach - onions - pickled beet kimchi
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 12:41:35 +0000
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