Re: Re: If fruit is legal why does it have to be introduced with caution?

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> Some people don't tolerate the chicken soup. You can try beef roast. > (That's what Marilyn ate at first.) Here is how I prepare it and it's > perfect every time.>> You will need:> 12" cast iron skillet> Large oval shaped crock pot> A 4 - 5 pound beef roast (I buy whatever's on sale and is the right > shape to fit in my crock pot.)> 2 lbs of carrots> 1 large or 2 small onions> 4 - 6 ribs of celery> 4 - 6 cloves garlic> A 2/3 full coffee cup of water>> Set your roast out about 20-30 minutes to come to room temp.> Heat a cast iron skillet on medium high heat (yes, it has to be cast > iron. Wal Mart now sells pre seasoned cast iron skillets.)> Rub your roast down with olive oil (or other tolerated oil)> Coat all sides of the roast in salt and pepper (if tolerated).> Place roast in the cast iron skillet for about 3 - 5 minutes per side > searing it (this includes the sides of the roast). You want the outside > flesh of the roast to be browned but not burned.> While your roast is cooking, peel and chop all the veggies. When I was > really sick, I would buy prechopped veggies and baby carrots (which are > not the best choice). I'm sure frozen would work just fine.> Place a bed of the veggie mixture on the bottom of your crock pot.> Turn the burner off and remove the roast from the pan and put it > directly into the crock pot.> Add the cup of water to the cast iron skillet.> Arrange the rest of the veggies between the roast and the sides of the > crock pot.> Using a metal spatula, scrape the bottom of the skillet and add that > water to the crock pot.> Turn it on low heat and cook 10 - 12 hours.>> I start mine in the afternoon when I get home and when I wake up in the > morning it's done. I stick it in the fridge and I have > breakfast/lunch/dinner for several days.>> Depending on your size crock pot, you will have to play around with the > amount of veggies. I have a large oval shaped one. The smaller round one > will not cook a very big roast at all. I usually cook a 4 - 5 pound > roast.And if all of that is too much work for you, just put the roast directly into the crock pot (after you've drizzled a bit of olive oil into the bottom of the pot), season it with whatever you like, throw in th chopped vegetables, add a little water (or red wine is better, if you can tolerate it), put the lid on, turn it on high, and forget about it for the rest of the day. It'll get nice and brown and done and will taste great. And you'll have great broth which you can simply reduce to make fabulous gravy.n-- Now available. A fine gift for cat lovers:Confessions of a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addictionby n Van Tilwww.wordpowerpublishing.com ; signed copies; free shipping in U.S., reduced shipping elsewhere

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Misty,

Did your doctor take you off the meds or did you do it yourself?

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> To all of you who posted in reply to my question, thanks a lot. I will > try to do the beef roast - although I don't know what a crock pot is but > I will find out (I am in the UK).> However, my lovely people, I still don't have an answer to why you have > to introduce fruits with caution and/or slowly? And if they don't give > me any grief do I need to worry about them?> Steve> SCD - 3.5mths> Constant nausea and stomach discomfort - 18mths> Mirtazapine - 30mgs>A crock pot is a fairly deep, electric oval or round pan that slow-cooks whatever you put in it. (They're also called slow cookers.) Google "crock pot" and you'll see pictures, etc.Re: introducing fruit slowly. Because fruits are carbohydrate-heavy, some more than others; and if you have yeast (Candid) problems, fruit -- especially the very sweet ones -- can exacerbate the problem. You may need to get rid of the yeast first, and experience some healing before adding one type of fruit, then another, etc., to see how it goes. If fruit isn't giving you a problem then I wouldn't worry about it. Are you aware that Mirtazapine can cause nausea? Maybe it's that. n   ______________________________A funny, touching gift book for cat lovers. Signed copies, free shipping (U.S., reduced elsewhere): Confessions of  a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addiction by n Van Til www.wordpowerpublishing.com  

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> n - thanks a lot for the info, much appreciated.

> I don't think I have any yeast but how would I know?

> I had the nausea long before I started on Mirtazapine. I took the

> Mirtazapine to get rid of the nausea as this is one of the things that

> it is supposed to be good for.

> Steve

> Constant nausea and stomach discomfort 18mths

> SCD 3.5mths

> Mirtazapine 30mgs

Yeast causes gas, bloating, " stomach discomfort " and can cause diarrhea.

If it's bad, you'll also see a white coating on your tongue.

I'm no doctor, but I'm surprised about you taking Mirtazapine for nausea,

since it can cause nausea (rather like taking some of the Crohn's/colitis

drugs which can cause the very symptoms they're supposed to help).

Mirtazapine is an antidepressant and a fairly heavy-duty drug. I guess if

it were me, I'd try to look into some alternative to alleviate the nausea.

There are natural approaches, such as:

Ayurveda

Relieve nausea with two pinches of cardamom and ½ teaspoon of honey mixed

into ½ cup of plain yogurt, says Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., director

of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Or, suggests Dr.

Lad, you could try stirring a pinch each of nutmeg and cardamom into ½ cup

of warm milk and slowly sipping this beverage. And he offers a third

option: a tea made from 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds and a pinch of ground

nutmeg steeped in 1 cup of boiling water for ten minutes. Strain the tea

to remove the seeds, then drink it.

Herbal Therapy

For mild nausea, drink ginger tea, says Varro E. Tyler, Ph.D., professor

of pharmacognosy at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. To make

the tea, slice a piece of fresh ginger and put a few shavings or slivers

of it in a tea ball. Pour a cup of boiling water over it, steep for ten

minutes, then allow it to cool before drinking.

When nausea is more intense, Dr. Tyler suggests trying a stronger dose of

ginger, available in gelatin capsules of 500 milligrams in most health

food stores. Take one or two capsules every four hours, or follow label

instructions for dosage, he says.

Homeopathy

If you feel nauseated and don’t know why, the first thing to try is a dose

of Ipecacuanha 6X every 15 minutes until you begin to feel better—but take

no more than four doses, says Maesimund Panos, M.D., a homeopathic

physician in Tipp City, Ohio, and co-author with Jane Heimlich of

Homeopathic Medicine at Home.

Ipecacuanha is available in many health food stores.

Hydrotherapy

For anyone in gastric distress, Agatha Thrash, M.D., a medical pathologist

and co-founder and co-director of Uchee Pines Institute, a natural healing

center in Seale, Alabama, recommends this water-and-charcoal cocktail: Put

two to three tablespoons of activated charcoal powder in the bottom of a

large glass and add a small amount of water (bottled may be best if you’re

traveling). Stir slowly with a long-handled spoon to keep the fine powder

from flying everywhere, suggests Dr. Thrash. Fill the glass the rest of

the way with water and drink with a straw. Available in most health food

stores and some pharmacies, activated charcoal doesn’t taste very good,

she says, but it’s cheap, effective and safe for everyone.

(from mothernature.com)

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>> A crock pot is a fairly deep, electric oval or round pan that slow-cooks

>> whatever you put in it. (They're also called slow cookers.) Google

>> " crock

>> pot " and you'll see pictures, etc.

>>

>> Re: introducing fruit slowly. Because fruits are carbohydrate-heavy,

>> some

>> more than others; and if you have yeast (Candid) problems, fruit --

>> especially the very sweet ones -- can exacerbate the problem. You may

>> need

>> to get rid of the yeast first, and experience some healing before adding

>> one type of fruit, then another, etc., to see how it goes.

>> If fruit isn't giving you a problem then I wouldn't worry about it.

>>

>> Are you aware that Mirtazapine can cause nausea? Maybe it's that.

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>> n

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