Diet books

Hello @nanniepie, One of the better health and diet books I found when I started research better eating for my PMR and Neuropathy conditions was The Wahls Protocol by Dr. Terry Wahls. She has a great story that you can read about on her website - https://terrywahls.com/about/#DrTerryWahls.

While you wait for other members to respond you might want to scan through similar discussions started by other members:
-- Diet & PMR: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/diet-pmr/
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-- Summer anti-inflammatory menu ideas: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/summer-anti-inflammatory-menu-ideas/

John, I listened to Dr. Wahl's story and was impressed. I do think that there is a lot to be said for the Paleo diet, although I consider myself more of a Pegan (Paleo Vegan), with a little oats and a sweet after dinner. I avoid most processed foods and grains (especially bread) and usually buy organic. I do think it helped in my speedy recovery from PMR. As you may recall, I am a registered dietitian and had a very mild case to begin with and was able to taper off a low dose of Prednisone after about a year or so. I had been eating like this for about 15 years and only succumbed to PMR after my second COVID vaccination. It also helps to maintain my ideal body weight easily without hunger--I do think that fiber is key to this, as well as focusing on anti-inflammatory foods.

Hi, I did reply to John's response regarding a Paleo diet, but I thought I should also mention this very good resource for evidenced-based recommendations on diet: http://www.nutritionfacts.org Dr. Greger has also written a few books on the subject, including "How Not to Die Cookbook," and "How Not to Diet". He promotes Veganism, which I don't totally follow, but he has very sound and researched advice on many diet-related subjects.

I have PMR & on 7-5 mg of Prednisone, Methotrexate daily, but am still having discomfort. I have been wanting to try the Paleo Diet, with the hope it wold reduce my inflammation.
I also have Colitis & IBD and can't eat many of the vegetable suggested on the diet.
Any suggestions, would be helpful!
Debbie

Hi Debbie, Sorry you are having to deal with Colitis and IBD along with the PMR. That has to make it even more difficult to manage the symptoms while tapering dosages. Have you looked at any anti-inflammatory diets for IBD? Just wondering if it might give you more choices on what to try. Here's some information that might be helpful if you haven't already seen it.

-- Anti-Inflammatory Diet for IBD: https://www.nutritionaltherapyforibd.org/dietary-options/anti-inflammatory-diet-for-ibd

As a registered dietitian, I have been learning a lot about how our gut microbiome affects our overall health and it seems to be tied to most chronic diseases, as well as autoimmune diseases. I found this link from Stanford that might be of some help to you: https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-clinics/inflammatory-bowel-disease-ibd-program.html?s_kwcid=AL!18384!3!703944178929!p!!g!!inflammatory%20bowel%20disease%20treatment&cid=mcc-clinics|srch|google&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAm-67BhBlEiwAEVftNqjpGSOZc7wOVbgS52XcLdtjA9D42zSUMFnp8RW7nhiOpY5l8CfUXhoCwd4QAvD_BwE#treatments
PS I have also heard of some remarkable recoveries using fecal transplants from a person with a healthy gut. This is common practice for c-Diff. I know it sound disgusting, but it is being used more and more in our medical community and has some sound research behind it. Because of our low-fiber, highly processed food diet in America, coupled with our overuse of antibiotics, our gut flora is often in a state of dysbiosis and needs balancing again.