*X-posted* TF diet for curing asthma

[Bri'sgirl]

I x-posted this here.

We went to an asthma class tonight to learn more about helping get our son's asthma under control. He was on Prednisone for 8 days in the last 2 weeks of June and has had 4 overnight stays in the hospital since he was 18 months old...and he's only 4 1/2, now. I read somewhere (not on MDC) that someone had cured their asthma with a TF diet. Has anyone else been able to cure their asthma (or a loved ones)?

I know that asthma medicines can either be bronchiolators (sp?), which are the quick-acting, rescue inhalers, or anti-inflammatory, which are the long term inhaled steroids. Since the anti-inflammatory ones are supposed to control things, wouldn't it be possible to eat an anti-inflammatory diet and keep things under control?

I'm trying to come up with a list of anti-inflammatory foods, as well as a list of inflammatory foods. These foods are easily incorporated into a TF diet, some even fundamental. Here is what I have so far. Please help me add to this. My plan is to incorporate as many of the first list into our diets as possible. I'll report back with any successes or failures. I'm sure it will take a few months to really notice changes, and hopefully get my son off of his daily dose of Flovent and Zyrtec. And hopefully, he'll NEVER have to use Albuterol or Predisone again!!

Top Anti-inflammatory Foods
Salmon
Olive Oil
Grass fed Animal foods
Dark green lettuce
Spinach
Tomatoes
Cruciferous veggies
Cherries
Blueberries
Turmeric
Ginger
Garlic
Green tea
Kelp
Shiitake mushrooms
Papaya
Sweet potatoes

Inflammatory Foods
Sugar
Common Cooking Oils
Trans Fats
Dairy Products (pasteurized)
Feed-lot raised meats
Red meat and processed meats (I'm not sure I agree with red meat??)


Thanks!!

[Theloose]

Have you looked at food chemicals?
http://fedupwithfoodadditives.info/f...Factasthma.htm

[JaneS]

Top TF supplements to fight inflammation would be:

High vitamin cod liver oil (Blue Ice) to supply omega 3 fatty acids and vit A/D

And cut out omega 6 inflammatory oils that the SAD diet contains such huge amounts of: corn, cottonseed, soy, safflower, sunflower. Also grain fed animal products and farmed fish are high in O6.

Healthy fats are: Bacon, lard, tallow, eggs, ghee and butter from pastured animals. And palm, olive and coconut oil. These are omega 3/6 neutral. Grass fed animal foods and wild fish are O3 positive.

Whole Foods vitamin C (acerola powder from Mountain Rose Herbs, camu powder, or amla capsules) is also very highly rec for asthma because it contains bioflavonoids to help the C circulate in the system longer. Ascorbic acid and sodium ascorbate and other chemical forms of C wash out quickly.

Probiotics might be important because the lactobacillus is what lines our mucus membranes all over the body and protects them from inflammation.

Ditto WhoMe's suggestion to investigate salicylate sensitivity. Artificial chemicals such as preservatives (BHA, BHT, sodium benzoate) and colors (FD&C food colors) and other additives (nitrates and nitrites in deli meats/hot dogs, proprionates, sulfites) in pretty much ALL conventional foods ... and lowfat milk, the vitamin A added has BHA preservative not on label ... are the worst for reactions.

But natural foods can trigger an oversensitive person or an already overloaded body. One serving of almonds/almond butter has the equivalent in the food chemical salicylate as an aspirin does.

[foodymama]

I believe tomatoes are an inflammatory food. I think all night shades are known to be inflammatory foods (peppers, tomatoes, white potatoes, eggplant). Peanuts are also an inflammatory food. I have rheumatoid arthritis and allergy induced asthma and my homeopath actually gave me an anti-inflammatory diet to follow with the above mentioned foods as foods that weren't allowed.

[Bri'sgirl]

whoMe, thanks for the link. We already avoid food dyes and most packaged foods, in general. Mostly, the only canned foods I buy are tomatoes and tuna packed in olive oil. All sausages, bacon and other types of processed meats that I buy are nitrate and nitrite free. But, I'll have to look at the web site to see what else I should be avoiding for him.

Jane, thanks for your suggestions. We are already eating a mostly TF diet (we're still transitioning). With our budget, I'm concentrating mostly on buying grassfed/pastured meats, eggs and milk, and only buying wild caught fish. Our main cooking fats are butter, olive oil and coconut oil.

I definitely need to be more consistent on giving the CLO, vit. A/C/D, and more high probiotic foods. We drink kefir, but am not currently making it, so we buy organic from the store. I know it's not as good, but when I try to make kefir, it doesn't seem to work out so well. I'll have to give it another try.

[Bri'sgirl]

foodymama, all of those, except eggplant, are in a lot of the dishes I make.

[kjbrown92]

inflammatory foods: dairy, gluten, soy, corn, nightshades