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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The New York Times and Associated Press reported on February 25th that "Men as well as women need bone tests". For those who have been diagnosed with osteopenia, we've been told to increase load-bearing exercise and calcium intake. Some are even told to take Fosamax or other products to try to stem the loss of bone density. For those with IBD, this is typically due to having taken Prednisone, but in my case also because my body is skinnier than the "standard" for Americans of my age and height.

As part of their research The World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases at the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom) has created an online "FRAX" tool that you can use to see what risk(s) you face in ten years.
mhs@09:39

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy Valentine's Day!
It's a cloudy, windy day here in sunny Tucson, just right for some comfort food. I decided to make an oven-fried chicken for my first time. I modified the recipe from The Joy of Cooking, using all SCD-yogurt and no sour cream. I managed to lose hold of the SCD yogurt container and it fell on the floor but luckily only a little was lost!

Otherwise, the recipe is pretty much straight from the book. Delicious! Served with sauteed collard greens and steamed yellow squash, and a a nice glass of 2004 Mad Dogs & Englishmen (a dry red wine from the hot, parched region of Jumilla in the south of Spain).
mhs@19:55

Raman Prasad is at it again with another wonderful SCD book: Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. Here's my short review:

"People following a restrictive diet often lament the loss of foods and flavors they love. Raman Prasad's subtle modifications of delicious recipes from around the globe bring international flavor and zest to your home's SCD kitchen. There is no passport required for this delicious quest for a healthy gut!"
--Mike Simons, Co-webmaster, www.scdiet.org
mhs@19:51

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Happy 2008 everyone! It’s a new year, and time to seize the opportunity to make necessary positive changes in one’s life. It has been over 11 years since I started the SCD on 1/1/1997. I’ve done so well that in 2007 I started to add previously disallowed foods—carefully. I have had no issues and am glad to report I gained some weight (in conjunction with going to the gym).

My two changes for 2008 are as follows. First, my tonsils started really bothering me over the past summer. Two rounds of antibiotics did not resolve the issue, so I had them removed on 12/31/07. No singing on New Year’s this year. The recovery was just as painful as promised (not fun for anyone over the age of 14) but I’m mostly better now and will be fine in another week.

The second change for 2008 is an exciting career change: I have joined the team at Scottsdale's Advanced Strategy Center as Project Director for Tucson and Southern Arizona. We use advanced tools and techniques to enable organizational change, primarily through facilitated electronic brainstorming, strategic planning, and other types of group intelligence and innovation sessions.
mhs@09:17

Monday, September 10, 2007

Check out "The Dietary Adventures of Jilluck", an SCD food log with recipes and more.
mhs@06:46

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Dinner: steamed yellow squash; sauteed eggplant and red peppers with middle-eastern spices; pan-fried fresh grouper with almonds. Yum!

Lunch: leftover roasted chicken and vegetables.

Breakfast: homemade yogurt, fresh fruit. Happy Bastille Day!

All this, and lots more research on my Simons and Waddingtong family tree.
mhs@19:08

Sunday, June 03, 2007

Raman @ scdrecipe.com has done some great research compiling the names of drug companies and the different web sites they work with in promoting their products for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Check out the "colitis and crohns marketing web sites" (click the "web marketing link" to interact with the graphic presentation of Raman's findings).
mhs@08:49

Friday, March 23, 2007

For those of you who think following the SCD is a dramatic lifestyle change, check out the site of "No Impact Man".

mhs@08:08

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