What is the Walhs – Paleo diet.

According to dr. Terry Walhs, one of the best ways to treat MS is with 9 cups of vegetables per day (3 cups each of greens, sulfure rich, and coloured veggies) and some healthy grass fed organic free range hormone&nitrate free protein. She is way more technical but the idea is that if I give my body the nutrients it needs it will function better. That is the Walhs part of the diet. If you were to pour juice into your car, or cola into your garden, they wouldn’t function or grow properly. The same goes for the human body. So I can’t put grains, legumes, dairy, sugar, or processed foods into my body. That is the paleo part of the diet.

Is she right, I don’t know but it makes sense.

The lifestyle is annoying to follow. I would much rather not have to worry about what I’m eating. (Wouldn’t we all like that). But the lifestyle has been helping. It’s increased my energy, helped with nausea and stomach issues, I’ve lost weight, the dry patch I had on my hand is gone, I feel more clear headed, and I even sleep better.

Unfortunately I spend most of my new found energy preparing food. Also, I’m the only one eating this way in our household so I occasionally have to prepare multiple dishes. YES! I’m aware it could be beneficial for the rest of the family to follow this lifestyle. I encourage them to eat well, I teach them about food, about making healthy decisions, that too much of a good thing can be bad (they’ve all heard about my peach story), and the rest I leave up to them. If they feel fine after eating a bowl of cereal, then they can go right on ahead and do it. For me, it’s all about feeling better.

I use the term “ish” (see title) because YES sometimes I stray. I get tired of making my own mayo and dressing. I have MS, two small kids, and a husband who doesn’t know how to sauté anything (he thinks sauté means slap it). I cook a lot, and I get tired. So I use store bought mayo on occasion. On vacation I ate the local cuisine, and on my birthday I ordered an entree of breaded shrimp and a dessert. (None of which follow the rules). In some chat rooms I would of gotten the third degree and a reminder about the rules. I KNOW THE RULES! MY rule is if I’m on vacation or if it’s my birthday I can do whatever I want. I know how I feel afterwards so I don’t do it often. But in general, I follow the rules.

I’ve been following this lifestyle on & off for the past 5 years. On-“ish” for 7 months now.  I recommend it for anyone with health issues, but I won’t try to shove it down your throats. I know the difficulties it comes with. But if anyone wants to learn more you can check out dr. Terry Walhs’s video at: https://youtu.be/KLjgBLwH3Wc or read her book: https://www.amazon.ca/Wahls-Protocol-Radical-Autoimmune-Conditions/dp/1583335544/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500824088&sr=1-1&keywords=the+wahls+protocol.

I’m posting this because I may on occasion post pictures of my meals in order to help those in the same boat who may be running out of meal ideas. Also, I want to show I’m making efforts to try to get better. Like this 100% homemade lovely paleo breakfast of coconut waffle topped with a pâté made of chicken livers and hearts, garlic, and onions (It looks like poop and taste like it too). Served with fresh fruit to mask the taste. Mmmm?

So in the end I would like to say “Bon Appétit”, what ever you may be eating….