diet

On April 12, 2009 we began a strict diet and almost immediately the cough diminished and energy levels soared.

We began by eliminating the following from our diet: alcohol, caffeine, dairy, eggs, gluten, meat, ocean fish, peanuts, processed foods, refined sugars, wheat, yeast.

We eat this instead: corn, fruit, herbal tea (without caffeine), herbs, olive oil, organic poultry once a week, purified water, raw honey, raw nuts, raw seeds, rice, river fish once a week, sesame oil, spices, tofu, vegetables.

Our theory is that our allergic response is out of control, so we want to stop eating all foods to which people are commonly allergic. Once the allergic response diminishes, we'll slowly introduce a food at a time and monitor reactions.

For a more severe initial cutback, eliminate all grains from the diet. Remember, we evolved eating raw or cooked fruits, vegetables, and meats. Those are the foods we are most likely not to be allergic to. In this diet we eliminate meat and fish because of pollutants introduced by current pastoral, agricultural, environmental, and packaging practices.