A Regimen for Remission
This log tracks my regimen of attitude, exercise, stress management, and SCD foods. Since I started this regimen in 1997, I've been able to keep my Crohn's in a drug-free remission.

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Even though I may have experimented beyond the SCD from time to time, one must remember that everyone is different. Follow the intro diet for 3-5 days, and stick with the SCD until you are completely symptom free for at least one year before experimenting.

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Dinner: poached ruby red trout with butter and ground black pepper on the grill, sauteed carrots, and a tossed salad.
mhs@20:20

Lunch: leftover roasted chicken on a tossed salad, some fruit, nuts, and Jarlsberg cheese.

Breakfast: fruit and some dried figs.
mhs@14:43

Tuesday, May 30, 2000

Dinner: grilled eggplant in garlic and olive oil, monstrous tossed salad, and roasted chicken.

I read this morning about the dangerous chemical that is used to inflate driver air-bags. According to the article I read, "...if you accidentally ingest sodium azide, 1 or 2 grams of it could kill you. If you inhale enough of its vapors, severe toxicity, seizures, coma and even death can result." Damn. So now this toxic crap is getting into our junkyards, leaching into our drinking water. This stuff is a biocide--that means it kills every living thing it touches.

It seems odd to me that the auto insurance companies give us a discount on our premiums for cars with air bags, when they are simultaneously making life riskier for each of us, our progeny, and every living thing on this planet. I expect that the life insurance folks will start to charge more to those with auto airbags because of the added risks and shorter life expectancies.
mhs@20:29

Lunch: huge tossed salad and sliced turkey breast. Leftover stir-fried vegetables in a black bean and garlic sauce.
mhs@12:26

Munching on some pecans and raisins..
mhs@10:09

Monday, May 29, 2000

Amontillado is the big topic of the day on the SCD Listserve. Here's my perspective, as a big-time Spanglophile:

There are many types of sherry in Spain, known as "jerez". Amontillado is one of the most popular, perhaps thanks to Edgar Allan Poe. While most Spaniards prefer the "more aristocratic", dry "fino" (in my experience), Brits and Americans alike are more fond of the sweeter and creamier amontillado and the dulce oloroso dessert-ish varieties. We call is sherry while the Spanish call it (Heh-reth'), something our forefathers mispronounced but is now accepted worldwide. Fino is always served chilled; amontillado and oloroso are usually served at room temperature.

Sherry is basically a fortified wine. Overlysimplified, they just add a bit of "older wine" to the batch and it gets an added "kick". Interestingly, sherry is passed thru egg whites during the purification process, to remove particles and impurities. Sherry comes from the dry, harsh, and beautiful south of Spain.

I've been on the SCD for over 3 years and have a small glass of amontillado a couple times a week lately with or after dinner. While fino is seemingly SCD-legal, I sincerely doubt amontillado is completely SCD-legal, but in my case I have not experienced any problems. (People starting the SCD should follow the guidelines in Elaine's book, not mine!) As far as cooking with it goes, I'd suggest buying an inexpensive fino (the dry, non-sweet sherry) from Spain and cook with that. Cooks are really after the flavor of the sherry, as well as its properties in breaking down proteins and such. Try a fino and add some mezquite honey (not clover honey) if you think your dish needs more sweetness and depth.

For more reading about sherry, check out Jerez.org and especially environment.
mhs@08:01

Sunday, May 28, 2000

Dinner: grilled turkey sausages from TJ's, and a tossed salad.

Lunch: grilled Asian-style salmon salad @ Keaton's. Basically, a grilled fillet of salmon served on a bed of greens with a wasabi and sesame oil vinaigrette.

We saw M:I-2 this afternoon... Cruise is awesome!
mhs@20:38

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mhs@10:30

Breakfast: Fruit and scrambled eggs.

It is a lovely, hot, Sunday morning here. Mike and Laura just put up Birdfeeder.
mhs@10:17

Saturday, May 27, 2000

Lunch: tossed salad with some roasted turkey from TJ's.
mhs@15:47

Breakfast: fruit, dccc.
mhs@07:08

Friday, May 26, 2000

Lunch: salad, leftover chicken, and some pepper jack cheese.

Is anyone interested in a whole bunch of photo equipment? I am about to sell (or auction on e-bay) my Minolta XG-M, which has lovingly served me for 14 years. It has taken award-winning photos, been to over 20 countries, and never let me down. That said, I am more and more interested in having a digital camera so I can post sunset and sunrise photos to the web a bit more quickly.
Equipment list: Minolta XG-M, 50mm f/1.7, Sigma 28-85 zoom, Vivitar 85-205 zoom (not plastic!), autowinder, flash units, filters galore, reverse-mount filters (for simple macros), and the Minolta Bellows III unit (for high-end macros). Interested? e-mail me here: mike at glassbird dot com
mhs@12:17

Breakfast: the usual.

No matter how well one eats, stress can affect Crohn's (even while on the SCD). Remember to keep things simple, get exercise, don't internalize events at work, and relax. :-)

Dinner yesterday: roasted chicken, sauteed zucchini, mushrooms, and red peppers, and a tossed salad.

Lunch yesterday with my wife @ Rosa's, one of my favorite places in Tucson. Awesome.
mhs@06:32

Thursday, May 25, 2000

Breakfast: apples, dccc.
mhs@08:17

Wednesday, May 24, 2000

Dinner: tossed salad, stuffed portabella mushroom, TJ's Mediterranean veggie burgers, and amontillado.
mhs@21:05

Lunch: leftover grilled sausages with some spinach and string beans.
mhs@12:06

Breakfast: the usual :-)
mhs@06:47

Tuesday, May 23, 2000

Lunch: Delicious, all-u-can-eat Mongolian grill, @ Rose Garden. Rose Garden is a fabulous place, that somehow got written up in USA Today as one of the best Chinese places in the country. I must say, I agree!
mhs@13:44

Breakfast: apples, dccc, mezquite honey, and some figs.
mhs@06:31

Monday, May 22, 2000

Dinner: Laura prepared a feast while I was at the gym! Grilled fillet of copper river salmon, grilled portabella mushroom, stir-fry of organic French string beans and garlic, and a tossed salad. I'm stuffed! :-)
mhs@20:17

Lunch: leftover chicken, tossed salad with turkey "pastrami" slices, and a banana.
mhs@12:23

Breakfast: apples, dccc, and some turkey "pastrami".
mhs@07:40

Sunday, May 21, 2000

Dinner: roasted/grilled chicken with some Old Bay seasonings' sample (came with the paper this morning?!), a tossed salad, and Spanish-style asparagus. And a glass of amontillado just before lying on our patio chairs while watching the stars come out.
mhs@20:36

Lunch: chicken in a Thai green curry sauce (from TJ's), and a strawberry/pineapple/peach smoothie (courtesy of Laura).
mhs@15:16

Snack: the last remaining turkey burger. Time to make more!
mhs@11:03

Breakfast: an apple, while watching two 12-inch collared lizards on my back wall. They were gorgeous! They were obviously sunning themselves, doing the obligatory territorial "push-ups"; one even ate a flower off a nearby plant--was it the flower it was after, or the insect(s) that might have been on the flower?

Dinner yesterday: veal fiorentino and a salad @ Gavi, a nice Italian place that opened nearby recently. Delicious! Afterwards: Laura and I finally saw Erin Brokovich--great film!
mhs@08:00

Saturday, May 20, 2000

Lunch: leftover ribeye and some string beans and spinach.
mhs@13:50

Snack: some leftover tossed salad. Just as delicious one day later..!
mhs@10:55

Breakfast: apples, bananas, and scrambled eggs. We're off to play some tennis this morning, so I'll need the energy-food!
mhs@07:41

Dinner: grilled ribeye steak, sauteed carrots in a butter glace, and a tossed salad. On the back patio, watching the sunset.

Hmm... the small amount of bread @ lunch was a bad move.. should've eaten that sandwich with a fork.
mhs@07:31

Friday, May 19, 2000

Lunch: turkey sandwich, taking the two halves and piling them onto one, and eating it that way.
mhs@12:40

Merienda: un plátano. Estoy escribiendo en español por ninguna razón más que Subte.com.
mhs@09:58

Breakfast: apples, dccc, mezquite honey.
mhs@06:58

Thursday, May 18, 2000

Dinner: Copper River Salmon season is upon us, and tonight we're grilling a slab of this. Just olive oil and pepper. That, and a tossed salad. Oh, and Laura made some awesome guacamole.
mhs@18:30

Kewl! The Connection's show today on NPR, with yours truly is archived in Real Audio. Check it out here! When the hosts and Ev discuss "what you have for lunch every day" they are talking about this Flog! :-) You can hear me babble about dietary regimens, remission, and the ease-of-use of Blogger's technology at 13 minutes into the show.
mhs@16:36

Lunch: carne asada burrito (green), enchilada style @ Rosa's.
mhs@13:03

Someone asked me the other day, "who is this Elaine Gottschall?". My reply: Elaine is to Inflammatory Bowel Disease what Rachel Carson is to the environmental awareness movement".

Elaine is the author of Breaking the Vicious Cycle; Rachel is the author of Silent Spring (and others).
mhs@06:35

Hey! If your local NPR station gets The Connection, tune in right now to learn about other unique blogs, like Flog! I emailed the three folks that are going to be hosted: Ev, Rebecca, and Brad to ask if they will mention this Food Log. The show is called The Connection and the station/time list is here (you can also listen on their site). The discussion forum about the show is here. Listen in!
mhs@06:17

Breakfast: apples, dccc with mezquite honey, and some cheese. (I hope this keeps me going--I am leading a workshop on high performance team leadership today!)
mhs@06:15

Wednesday, May 17, 2000

And a glass of amontillado (not the full cask, of course).
mhs@20:25

Dinner: leftover turkey burgers, salad, and whatever else we decide to create.
mhs@19:17

Lunch: turkey burgers (fresh off the grill), leftover grilled veggies, and some punjab eggplant from TJ's.

Breakfast: scrambled eggs, an apple, and a banana.
mhs@13:25

Tuesday, May 16, 2000

Dinner: grilled zucchini and eggplant in a Thai peanut sauce, tossed salad, and leftover halibut in a curry simmer sauce. As it ends up, I should have grilled the veggies without the peanut sauce; the sauce was overpowering. A little olive oil, dash of soy, and some ground pepper would have been ideal.
mhs@20:29

Snacking on TJ's Tropical Monkey Mix.
mhs@14:11

Lunch: leftover grilled turkey sausages, chicken tandoori, and a tossed salad. Gazpacho and some Gouda cheese, too.
mhs@12:34

Breakfast: apples, figs, and dccc.
mhs@06:28

Monday, May 15, 2000

Awesome dinner! Tossed romaine salad, chicken tandoori on the grill, and sauteed mushrooms and onions. Perhaps the glass of amontillado was the finishing touch? Hmmm.. either way, another fine meal at Mike & Laura's!
mhs@20:49

Lunch: gazpacho, tossed salad, and leftover halibut in a curry simmer sauce (from TJ's).
mhs@13:10

Breakfast: apples, dccc with mezquite blossom honey (far better than clover honey!).
mhs@06:34

Sunday, May 14, 2000

Dinner: on the back patio, watching the moonrise and the sunset. The meal included halibut in a curry simmer sauce, Laura's sliced carrots in a butter glaze, and a tossed salad.
mhs@20:47

Lunchtime! A tossed salad of Asian greens, romaine lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, and sliced cold grilled turkey sausages. Mmmmm!
mhs@12:03

Breakfast: fried eggs, an apple, some pineapple juice, and some manchego cheese. Off to play some tennis this morning!
mhs@07:26

Yesterday, dinner: Delicious Thai melange with friends @ Char Thai. I devoured the play chu chee (fish in a curry sauce); and we shared curried vegetables, pad Thai, mee krob, yum yai salad, and a curried beef dish.

Yesterday, Lunch: grilled sausages, tossed salad.
mhs@07:10

Saturday, May 13, 2000

Breakfast: an apple, some dried figs, and then two fried eggs. Off to play some tennis on this glorious morning--probably the last of the "cold" sub-90 degree weather until November!!
mhs@07:24

Friday, May 12, 2000

Dinner: leftover roasted chicken, gazpacho, and a tossed salad of romaine and mixed Asian greens.
mhs@20:45

Golly gee, Mother's Day is coming! What to get Mom? How about the latest, new-fangled photo album! It's way better than a box of chocolates! Check out the Ceiva Internet-enabled Photo Frame!
mhs@15:34

Lunch: leftover grilled chicken sausages, cauliflower mashed "potatoes", and gazpacho.
mhs@13:06

Breakfast: cheddar cheese, turkey "pastrami", and an apple.

It is going to be a nice, cool Tucson day, topping out at 90 degrees :-)
mhs@06:38

Thursday, May 11, 2000

Dinner: grilled zucchini and eggplant, cauliflower "mashed potatoes", and some leftover roasted chicken. And a glass of merlot.

Cauliflower mashed potatoes, for the uninitiated, are simply a mashed potato substitute for SCDers. They are awesome. Here's how to make them:
cut a whole cauliflower into 1"-2" cubes. Microwave, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes (depending on how large the cauliflower is). Empty the cooked cubes into a food processor, and along with 3 pats of butter, a sprig of parsley (stems removed), and salt and pepper to taste, chop until everything is turned into small flakes. Enjoy!
mhs@20:49

It pisses me off when I hear that Crohn's and Colitis patients are told that "diet doesn't matter"! I got another email from a guy in California today. He's 29, just diagnosed with Crohn's.. and told that the SCD (and anything else for that matter that doesn't come as a prescriptive drug) will do nothing. The guy gave me his phone number, I called him, told him how it works, and he is going to try the diet for 30 days. Chris, good luck! :-)

Many people really are tired of not being able to take matters into their own hands. If you fall into this group, then try the SCD. :-)
mhs@15:39

Lunch: gazpacho, turkey sausages, and salad.

Breakfast: fruit, cheese, and turkey "pastrami".
mhs@12:12

Wednesday, May 10, 2000

Dinner: artichokes, caesar salad, and roasted chicken.

Lunch: gazpacho, grilled turkey sausages, and a big, juicy salad.
mhs@20:03

Mood meter: I'm having a really nice day. I just took a break from html to make gazpacho. It is chilling in the fridge, and will be just perfect, just in time for lunch! I'm listening to Ketama, a jazzy flamenco beat which just adds to the ambiance.
mhs@09:37

Breakfast: some fresh fruit. I'll be working from home today, taking a "comp day", and expect to get some major work done on scdiet.org's site. Hope so, anyway.

Yesterday:
Dinner on Delta..a piece of processed turkey and some cheese. Ug.
Lunch: another sandwich (that I had to remove from the bread).
mhs@08:46

Monday, May 08, 2000

Dinner: fried walleye, tossed salad, and onion rings @ some bar/pub in Lansing, MI. Whatever. Pretty tasty stuff!

Lunch: sandwiches, so I piled everything onto one half of the sandwich and ate it anyway.

Breakfast: an apple, and some cubed fruit @ the meeting I co-facilitated.

Yesterday: airplane food. Lousy, non-SCD stuff, so I was pretty much starving all day.
mhs@17:38

Sunday, May 07, 2000

Snack: cold leftover turkey burger, gazpacho, and manchego cheese.
mhs@09:28

Breakfast: fruit cocktail and dccc.
I'm off to Lansing, MI for a few days. A friend suggests "bring your camera if you like green".
mhs@08:01

Saturday, May 06, 2000

Dinner: Appetizer - stuffed portabello mushroom. Entree - string beans and garlic, grilled turkey burgers, and gazpacho.
mhs@20:26

Lunch: TJ's chicken masala, with spinach.

I also prepared a gazpacho, using fresh, organic tomatoes from our garden. It is chilling in the refrigerator and will be part of dinner!

Breakfast: fruit, figs, dccc, and cheese.
mhs@12:33

Dinner (yesterday): the last of the leftover chicken cacciatore (awesome), and Penelope Casas' recipe for asparagus, Spanish-style. Basically, some olive oil in a pan, two cloves of garlic (whole, not chopped), and the asparagus. Cook over low flame for 20 minutes, or until asparagus are soft. Remove to serving platter, add coarse salt to taste.
mhs@06:43

Friday, May 05, 2000

It is only May 5th, and it is already 100 degrees in Tucson. It is going to be a nice, long, hot summer.

Last summer I made a fruit shake almost every day. They are so nice and cool, and very refreshing. I simply blended some chopped ice with fresh berries, bananas, kiwi, orange.. whatever. This summer, though, I have my eye on the Cuisinart ICE-20, a frozen yogurt, icecream, and sorbet maker. I want one!
mhs@16:16

Lunch: cheeseburger, sans bun, with extra lettuce.

Breakfast: fruit

Dinner (yesterday): Malee on Main, in Scottsdale. A nice Thai restaurant--the curried fish was quite good!
mhs@15:52

Thursday, May 04, 2000

Breakfast: scrambled egg and bacon burrito. I sliced the plump burrito lenthwise and enjoyed its contents. Sliced melon, and orange juice on the side.
mhs@06:51

YESTERDAY, May 3:
Too busy working in Scottsdale to fill in the Flog until this morning.

Dinner: awesome dinner @ Havana Cafe Patio. Chowed on awesome Cuban food. Appetizer: black bean fritters. Entree: pulled pork, with black beans and rice. Didn't eat much rice, of course :-) Washed it all down with a Negra Modelo.
mhs@06:49

Tuesday, May 02, 2000

Dinner: leftover chicken cattiatore! There was an segment on NPR during the drive home from work, about a guy (David Lehman) that wrote a poem a day for a year. He published his material as a book called The Daily Mirror: A Journal in Poetry. Perhaps this Flog will someday be published? Any suggestions for a title..email them to me (I'll send you a signed copy of the book when it is published).
mhs@19:42

Lunch: leftover sausages and yellow squash, tossed salad.

Breakfast: apples and dccc.
mhs@14:19

Monday, May 01, 2000

Dinner: leftover artichokes, with grilled hot turkey sausages from Wild Oats, and a grilled leek. I cut the leek lengthwise, washed it, and put some oil on it. I grilled it for 20 minutes (on aluminum foil), and served it with a "sauce" of softened butter, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and fresh ground pepper.
mhs@20:59

Lunch: leftover chicken cacciatore, tossed salad. Laura's cacciatore is absolutely awesome! If the web had scratch-n-sniff, you'd be drooling on your keyboard right about now :-)
mhs@13:32

Breakfast: apple and dccc, with some of TJ's 100% pure, raw, wild and unblended desert mezquite honey--way better than the clover stuff!
mhs@06:41

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