When Food is Not a Friend

[Guest guest]

This is interesting, Tea Cozy.

I am vegan gluten - free for mental health reasons.

I have a diagnosis of Schizophrenia.

I had read several times online about the benefits (real or

imaginary) of a gluten and dairy free diet for Schizophrenia and

decided to give it a try.

I have to say that it has helped enormously and that everyone

around me agrees.

I came off the diet for a while and within a fortnight my friends

and support workers were telling me to get back on it as my behaviour

had deteriorated noticably.

The main benefits are clearer thinking, a reduction in intrusive

thoughts and vastly improved sleep.

I know that this diet is not officially recognised as having any

benefit to people like myself but I also know that the incidence of

Schizophrenia in Coeliacs.

There is another contentious theory regarding Schizophrenia which

says that great benefits can be obtained from the consumption of fish

oils in order to increase levels of GLA.

I know that in Coeliacs, one of the problems is very poor uptake of

nutrients, especially from fats and oils.

I guess what I'm saying is that there is more to this than either

being alergic to a substance or not.Poor uptake of nutrients over

time can have catastrophic mental AND physical results.

Lots of love,

Mikey xx

[Guest guest]

Hi Deborah,

I can't tell you how nice it was to read your welcoming

and supportive post.

It's a difficult enough illness to cope with at the best of times

but a kind word goes a long, long way, so thank you!

So, what do I do with these flax seeds?

I make a mix of various seeds (pumpkin. sunflower etc) that I grind

up in an old coffee grinder and sprinkle on food.

Would I be able to add the flax to that?

I've seen this in health food shops but never tried it - they have

golden or brown seeds if I remember.Is there a difference?

Question time over lol!

Thanks again

Mikey :-) x

[Guest guest]

Hi Brenda-Lee,

Thanks for sharing this with me and please give my regards to your

husband.

My neighbour is bipolar (i live in a block for peple with mental

illnesses) and he's having none of this so I'll maybe mention it

again in the light of your good news.

I hadn't heard of a problem with soya.Do you have any more info?

Does this spell the end of my gluten - free cornflakes in the

morning? Oh well, if they've got to go.....;-)

Yes, I take a high dose of vitamin B.

Luckily there is a mental health group here in britain who provide

free vitamins and nutritional info to people suffering with

schizophrenia.

Mikey

PS Can you suggest a vegan, gluten-free soy free inexpensive

breakfast? I'm gettin kind of hungry out here.......! xxxxx

[Guest guest]

Mickey-

 

We also take a digestive emzyme mix that has helped our family to absorb

more nutrients. I am not sure if you are doing this or not. We also

rotate our milk, between soy and almond. My daughter will mix the two

together sometimes so she gets half and half and really likes it. I am

not sure about breakfast ideas. I make up waffles and then freeze them,

we really like those. They are easy to toast and make a nice breakfast.

We also make hashbrowns. I buy the frozen kind and then they are easy

to fry up in the morning. I hope this helps.

 

Amy Lovelace

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Mikey;

 

I grind my flax seed (any colour!) up in an old coffee grinder too! ... and

then put it into a blender with a banana, a cup of blueberries and a cup of some

other berries. That makes a delicious " shake " , a quick easy breakfast, and a

good way to eat a whole tablespoon of the ground flax seed each day.

 

I've heard rumours about the different colours of flax seed being different in

various ways.... and I suppose there probably are some differences, but in

general, my understanding is that they are all good. You may prefer the flavour

of one over the other though.

 

Wishing you continuing success...

 

Deborah

 

 

>Hi Deborah,

> I can't tell you how nice it was to read your welcoming

>and supportive post.

> It's a difficult enough illness to cope with at the best of times

>but a kind word goes a long, long way, so thank you!

> So, what do I do with these flax seeds?

> I make a mix of various seeds (pumpkin. sunflower etc) that I grind

>up in an old coffee grinder and sprinkle on food.

> Would I be able to add the flax to that?

>I've seen this in health food shops but never tried it - they have

>golden or brown seeds if I remember.Is there a difference?

> Question time over lol!

> Thanks again

> Mikey :-) x

 

 

[Guest guest]

Mikey,

Try hot cereals - rice, buckwheat or quinoa with grain milk and vegan margerine.

Can sweeten with stevia or brown rice syrup if you choose. Adding berries is

good.

Roy

[Guest guest]

Hey Mikey!

welcome to the group.. there are tons of recipes in the BREAKFAST

file!!!!

 

=)

jenni

[Guest guest]

Mikey

 

I would suggest a good grain (rice, quinoa, millet, flax, sesame seeds, even the

Scottish oats like McCann's) in a blend along with fresh fruit for one meal. It

is also possible to make a homemade granola of trail mix type blend. These

require very little in the way of portion size, but are high protein so they

will last until your next meal (ideally mid-morning snack).

 

Polenta with a nut butter

 

rice crisps and hummus or babghanouj

 

Anything that you would typically eat throughout the day can be breakfast just

as well as any other meal.

 

And, if you are near any of the oriental markets, look to buying some rice

noodles. These are great for cold salads and even for pasta pies which work

great for breakfast.

 

BL

 

PS Can you suggest a vegan, gluten-free soy free inexpensive

breakfast? I'm gettin kind of hungry out here.......!