The Lighter Side of Medicine

Let me preface this by saying that my current 'diet' has nothing to do with diet trends. It has nothing to do with a list of recomm…

Things are starting to move in the right direction!  On November 20, 2022, I reduced to a mostly liquid and soft-food diet. Every 2-3 weeks…

Having had Inflammatory Bowel Disease for 20 years as of this coming November, diet is always a massive obstacle and an ever-changing part …

For a long time, most fruits and vegetables were simply 'off the table' when it came to my diet. The truth is that my IBD was beyon…

Greasy. Fast-food. Indulgent. Fatty. Huge portions.  How many of us indulgent meat-a-tarians, though, don't love a good Peters oversize…

I used to try extremely strict diets and believe that if I stuck to it perfectly, with no slips, no cheat days, no junk, that I would becom…

Our perspective on food seems to shift on a regular basis. Foods and ingredients that were once considered healthy are now considered pote…

I think I have talked about cravings quite a bit on this blog. Cravings are usually a symptom of an underlying deficiency. Usually . Of c…

Intestinal diseases usually require a change in diet. While every person has a different experience, one basic truth is that our intestine…

Seriously. Why is it that fruits and vegetables are hell bent on trying to kill me?? The ironic part is that I totally LOVE fruits and ve…

I hate it when I am watching a show where someone has an odd intolerance to food and other people don't believe them - and make it very…

During my latest 'Ask Me Anything' post, someone asked me what the best diet for Ankylosing Spondylitis would be. This is a compli…

Nausea is a fairly prominent part of my every day life. With the help of various foods, a couple of heavy-hitter anti-nauseates, and a gen…

We were watching tv tonight and we heard this phrase: "Anything we use on or feed to our dogs is plant-based so it is completely 100%…

So I was contemplating restricting my diet more for a while. You hear so many success stories about various different diets that it has bee…

There is a common misconception about diet and chronic illness. Many people, even with chronic illnesses of the digestive system, can ofte…

It seems, fairly often, that there is this divide among chronic illness patients. I know that I have written lots about some of these very…

So yesterday I had planned to eat bland food that is easy to digest, and even thought about ONLY having Boost the entire day. By the aftern…

Alright - I have to admit that I have fallen victim to a modern advertising campaign. First let me say that I actually like cream of wheat…

For whatever reason, back in September my Crohn's started to reeeeeally act up. I had to completely limit my diet to full fluids and Bo…