Infections or Methylation?

[ljimbo423]

idea is good though, to go very slow and see whether that works

I am learning how to not force myself into new changes with diet or supplements, because it usually backfires and I feel worse when I try to rush things, when my goal is to feel better!

It's only taken about 13 years to learn how to make changes slowly, so I might be a slow learner.

 

[Sundancer]

Making sure the mitochondria are protected from the toxins of the bacteria that are killed off in the gut first is incredibly important I think, before killing off the bacterial overgrowth with diet or herbs.

yes...but how to protect the mitochondria???

I think this diet is a very good one. I would just recommend if you switch to it, to do it over many weeks very slowly to avoid bacterial die-off and a flaring of symptoms from that.

I've been looking through those lists and see that many ' illegal' food is indeed what my gut ( and thus the rest of the body) reacts to negatively. I think I do not eat any of the offenders anymore, except for 75 grams of buckwheat and rice per day.

so I might start on that very slow road and wean myself of those grains very slowly. I remember when I first tried it I had not learned patience , I think I have now. I'm always very careful with supplements. This is like the story of the turtle and the hare. If anyone wins the race it will be the turtle

 

[ljimbo423]

yes...but how to protect the mitochondria???

Coq10, Alpha lipoic acid and Vitamin B-1 all improve mitochondrial function and help protect them.

so I might start on that very slow road and wean myself of those grains very slowly. I remember when I first tried it I had not learned patience , I think I have now. I'm always very careful with supplements. This is like the story of the turtle and the hare. If anyone wins the race it will be the turtle

It's funny that you mention the turtle and the hare. I often think about that story when I think about making changes to my supplements or diet.

I now know that if I make changes too fast, I will get sick. Then I often give up on that change, having had such a bad experience with it.

What if that change would have noticeably helped me improve my health? I would have missed it because I was trying to rush things.

I think in treating ME/CFS it really pays to be the hare!

 

[Sundancer]

Coq10, Alpha lipoic acid and Vitamin B-1 all improve mitochondrial function and help protect them.

Hm, ALA and B1 can be reintroduced, but Coq10 I cannot handle because of SIBO.

still, I think your hypothesis very worthwhile. I've been looking through the diet you advised and ticked off all alfabet. All thing I cannot handle are on the illegal list.

the only things left to quit are buckwheat and rice, a little goatsmilk and decaffeinated coffee.

I think I'll try to reduce these carbs very slowly and see whether I can stop grains that way. If my reaction indeed comes from dying of those baddies, the slow way will work.

thanks for the idea!

 

[ljimbo423]

@Sundancer - Great turtle and hare cartoon!