AHH! This condition I have is so confusing. I actually though was feeling fine until I went to the doctor to have my thyroid examined. Then for the next few days I had a tightness in my throat. Today my fingers on my right arm went numb for a few minutes. I also had a coughing fit where I feel like I cleared my lungs of phlegm. I don\u2019t fell sick but I don\u2019t feel well. I feel like I need to work out as my body does not feel strong yet I also can\u2019t figure out what to eat. I keep looking up diets on line, and not to lose weight. Most people with this disease gain weight but I have lost so much. <\/p>\n
I have figured out I need to eat more protein. I refuse however to stop being vegan. I would go so far as being Vegetarian but I apparently according to some sites can\u2019t have cheese or milk. I also can or can\u2019t have eggs. I am allergic to yeast though so that leaves out most aged cheeses. In fact the only cheese I found on line I could have is certain types of goat cheese. After much research I have come to the conclusion I need to do an alkaline diet with no foods that might aggravate my yeast allergies and limit the impact to my thyroid. I am staying vegan and animal cruelty free. I tried eating an egg, and I wanted to fall asleep. Not a good sign. I am also though researching food combinations which is part of an alkaline diet. <\/p>\n
I am going to eliminate all night shades even though some sites keep telling me tomatoes are OK. Apparently though you should not combine them with starchy food. there goes pizza and pasta. Nightshades include tomatoes, egg plants, potatoes (not sweet potatoes), bell peppers, goji berries, Ashwagandha, bush tomatoes, cocona. garden huckleberry, hot peppers. kutjera, Naranjillas, Paprika, Pepinos, Pimentos. Tamarillos. and Tomatillos. Now I know why I rarely crave potatoes. I also have had a love hate relationship with eggplant. I love tomatoes but they often upset my stomach. I have tried just eating them raw and even that makes my tummy get acidic. <\/p>\n
This morning I had yogurt with some frozen cranberries. I had some muffins I made where I used a combination of oat flour and sorghum. I need to eliminate sorghum I think as it seems to be too acidic. I don\u2019t want to waste it. I added hemp powder to my chia oat flour muffin recipe to add some protein. I had some brazil nuts. I craved them all day. I had to restrain myself. I\u2019m worried about overloading my stomach with hard to digest fat. I find my body likes carrot sticks so I had some baby organic ones. (Cheap at $1.50 at TJs a bad.) I also had some celery sticks. I ate some almond butter on my muffins. <\/p>\n
For dinner I made amaranth with a combination of raw spinach cooked and frozen green beans. Apparently frozen green beans are actually low in carbohydrates so they are not acidic. I used Teriyaki coconut amino sauce to flavor my dish. Not sure if I should continue to use it. I also made a dressing with tahini, lemon juice, water, and some coconut amino to put over the dish and to also use to dip celery sticks.<\/p>\n