New, just read Gundry's book, questions
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 10:32 am
Hi, I just read Dr. Gundry's book in one sitting. My mom and aunt died of Alzheimer's and I am ApoE 3/4. I tried to search for answers to my questions on various threads here, but decided it would be more time efficient if I might just be allowed to ask a few specific ones and get some guidance. Or if anyone can direct me to a thread that discusses these topics, great. My searching around was unsuccessful.
Is there an actual list of specific foods to eat and not to eat? There is a very brief summary of those on pp. 277-278 in the book, but I'd like a very complete list of specific foods. And relating to foods, I did read that some people do eat some of the "not recommended" foods, but in moderation, and that others suggest finding out by your own gut reactions which foods you can tolerate and which you cannot. How exactly do you know what foods cause you problems when issues can arise any time of the day? It's not like you eat a food, along with nothing else in the meal, and as soon as you eat it, you experience upset or bloating or diarrhea or other symptoms. How do you isolate which food might have caused those symptoms? Would you recommend food allergy testing? Or is it mainly grains and dairy that are the culprits, along with perhaps, beans? What do those in the know here think of the new research on lectins, that I learned about through Dr. Gundry's online presentation touting his probiotic/prebiotic supplement. Does anyone here use that? And basically, the dietary recommendations are for optimal gut health, just one of the "holes" he talks about in his book, correct?
And on another topic, how does one go about getting all of the suggested tests in the book? Will your internist agree? Do you search for a doctor affiliated with Dr. Gundry?
Is there an actual list of specific foods to eat and not to eat? There is a very brief summary of those on pp. 277-278 in the book, but I'd like a very complete list of specific foods. And relating to foods, I did read that some people do eat some of the "not recommended" foods, but in moderation, and that others suggest finding out by your own gut reactions which foods you can tolerate and which you cannot. How exactly do you know what foods cause you problems when issues can arise any time of the day? It's not like you eat a food, along with nothing else in the meal, and as soon as you eat it, you experience upset or bloating or diarrhea or other symptoms. How do you isolate which food might have caused those symptoms? Would you recommend food allergy testing? Or is it mainly grains and dairy that are the culprits, along with perhaps, beans? What do those in the know here think of the new research on lectins, that I learned about through Dr. Gundry's online presentation touting his probiotic/prebiotic supplement. Does anyone here use that? And basically, the dietary recommendations are for optimal gut health, just one of the "holes" he talks about in his book, correct?
And on another topic, how does one go about getting all of the suggested tests in the book? Will your internist agree? Do you search for a doctor affiliated with Dr. Gundry?