Page 10 - Scleroderma Support Group NZ Newsletter Autumn 2017 - Issue 31

If you have a moment darling?

If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, can you reach scleroderma the
same way? Support group, member, Rob Tomkies thinks you can.

First, he had to convince his wife.

"I have been researching food relationship with scleroderma.
I think a change in food regime for 4 weeks will give some
relief.”

“Ok, good idea to try anything that will help”

“The regime is basically a Paleo diet with some additions. I will
list them for you:

• No dairy which includes cheese, yoghurt, milk and the like.

• No gluten: Bread or anything made with wheat or barley.

• No sugar. Limit juice intake to maybe 1 glass per day.

• No alcohol.

• No nightshade plants - potato, tomato, chilli, eggplant,
tobacco and capsicum.

• No processed meat.

• Only one coffee per day.

• Add fermented food, such as gherkins, olives and pickled
cabbage.”

“You know what the outcome of this restrictive diet will be ...
no wife! Also, why no nightshade they are recognised as good
antioxidants?”

“Antioxidants in normal people but toxic to auto-immune-
affected people.”

So, we did it and I think it is a huge success, so much so that
we are basically sticking to the regime. I lost the steroid fat
and we both trimmed down. Our energy levels picked up, we
slept better and funny as it might seem our memory improved.
On the web the diet is referred to as a kidney and liver detox
regime.

Yes, still got the same wife.

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