Hey everyone!

I present to you a series of articles on food. Specifically, what we can eat to avoid or limit pro-inflammatory foods (i.e. foods that increase inflammation in the body when eaten). This is what I call my non-inflammatory diet.

You will find this series of articles under the NON-INFLAMMATORY DIET category by clicking on these words just above the title. Links are also embedded in blog posts. Just click on the underlined words. For the recipes, they are in the RECIPES category which you can see above the titles. Links with keywords are also at the bottom of each page to facilitate your research on the site.

I enjoy food so much. But at some point in my illness, I had to consider stopping eating certain foods or drinking beverage that are no longer good for me given the pain my pericardium is going through. 

This new series will focus on this specific diet:

-       No lectins

-       No sugar

-       No coffee or tea

-       No dairy

-       No gluten

So what do we eat when avoiding all these?

I’ll share my favorite recipes and new ways to eat that I’ve gleaned along the way. 

It was a long process. We cannot completely change our diet by switching instantly. Never forget that it takes time to change our habits, especially with food. It also takes energy and research. I had to venture in new grocery stores to find the right products or order them online.

A whole new world for me. But the stakes were raised by the pandemic…

To do this, as often, we have to keep moving forward through trial and error, tasting new foods (once or twice a week if you feel so inclined) and having fun learning new skills and knowledge for healthier eating.

KEEP GOING. KEEP FIGHTING.

Pericordially yours,

Vali