My eyes are 70% better thanks to nutrition and detox programme!

[sazy123]

Hi Fourchimneys,

I did not have mercury fillings. But I just found out the other day that contact lense solution contains, drum roll...... Thimerosal, which is a mercury containing compound! I wore contacts for a few years and my eyes started becoming dry while wearing them at the age of 17. Coincidence? I never had dry eye before contact lenses. I will do a blog post on this.

Mercury is not the only heavy metal that people can have toxicity too. Copper, aluminium, nickel (I wore braces when I was younger and a retainer until I recently had it taken out), arsenic, lead, even iron! These heavy metals accumulate from the environment, i.e. most deodorants contain aluminium!

I have been on holiday in the US, new blog post: http://naturalbornfoodie.com/2015/09...nce=50dbe730b6

I plan to do a post on my diet soon, sorry its taking so long!

Sara

[Faith1989]

On a scale of 1-10, what would you say your eye pain is at on most days? I'm gunna say mine is 5, and 8 when I'm flaring bad.

[LaDiva]

Canned fish is very high in histamines, so if tuna doesn't bother you, you probably don't have a histamine problem. Almonds and pecans aren't too bad, but the other nuts are more problematic. I am able to eat almond and pecan products in moderation. Coconut is a histamine liberator. It doesn't contain much histamine, but causes histamine stored in the body to be released. I can't tolerate much of that either.
Foods on the Rosacea list: http://www.rosacea.org/patients/materials/triggers.php
Foods on the histamine list & histamine liberators: http://www.michiganallergy.com/food_and_histamine.shtml

[Faith1989]

I have just recently cut out nuts to see if they bother me, I know they are high in histamine. I do actually think they were a great contributer to my redness. I was eating them a lot (including nut butter and milks) because I didn't have any snacks really. Now instead I am eating canned tuna in olive oil and plantain chips as my snack. I am feeling somewhat better.. I just need to be following some sort of protocol so im trying the autoimmune paleo diet as I have other weird symptoms. I have joint pain in my knees, chronic canker sores (not cold sores), the rosacea/dry eye, fatigue, anxiety ect. I've started higher doses of probiotics and coconut oil. I never to stick to anything but I'm REALLY trying this time. I even cut out coffee (still drink tea with coconut milk) but that has helped as well.

Maybe there really is something to this.....i'll update in a few weeks.

[eye_allergy-kids]

Hi guys i've been waiting a while to post on here because I wanted to make sure that I was really getting better, but I cant leave it any longer as I want to give people hope!

I cant believe that im finely posting here! as many of you who know me on here know I tried EVERYTHING with no improvement. I tried: restasis, IPL, compresses, various diets in the past.... nothing worked!!! I had one a VERY severe case of DRY EYE, if you look back at my posts you will see my plight!
I started doing the GAPS diet along with 2 coffee enemas, two months on this diet my eyes were feeling great!

I now don't do GAPS anymore but I EAT lOTS of green veg, LUNCH AND DINNER (this is good for raising Glutathione levels which helps detoxification), I eat lots of fibre as I have always been prone to constipation (if you are constipated, you reabsorb toxins in the colon!).
Don't give up hope guys it took me 8 YEARS to figure this out, my body was sick, not just my eyes, DRY EYE IS JUST A SYMPTOM of a deeper underlying cause! The body is amazing at self healing. I hope this helps people!!

I gone trough your tread and find very interesting. Great and keep continue this. I agree that enema is the key for great success.

well done great. my congrats.. beat all eye drops!

[LaDiva]

Hi Faith,
Pretty much everything on the Rosacea and histamine food lists bother me.

[Faith1989]

What foods bother you?

[LaDiva]

Sazy, I suspect that I have histamine intolerance, as I've been getting hives. I was tested for food allergies several years ago, and have none, but I really need to watch what I eat or things go downhill fast. To JJdryeye, my TBUT was 3, so I had severe dry eye. Not sure what it is now, but I am quadra plugged and much better although not great. I have Ocular Rosacea (which is diet controlled), MGD and tear deficiency. My oil quality is still quite bad. Thinking about going back to the allergist or to a naturopathic doctor. Glad you are so much better Sazy!

[fourchimneys]

Hi sazy

Do you know what caused your high Mercury level? I don't have any fillings myself


I have fond someone who can do the urine and hair tests.

Did the Mercury cause any other symptoms?

I have had my thyroid checked and also tested for sogrens and no issues found.

It's almost sometimes my eyes feel so sore but are moist and other days it's like my eye lids are dry and too tight. 😔

[sazy123]

I'm still on the fence about nuts and nut butters. I can't figure out if they are causing me problems! In your opinion, they are good to eat?!

Hi Faith, nuts are generally a healthy food, almonds are high in B2, Biotin, vit E, magnesium and other nutrients. It depends how well you are digesting them, have you noticed symptoms when eating them? Have you tried eliminating them for a month to see if you feel any better and then reintroduce them and monitor for reactions? Everyone is different, some people get on very well with certain foods and others don't. For instance, I started doing the GAPs diet and I avoided grains because I thought they were 'bad', there is a camp (i.e Paleo diet followers) that say you should eliminate them. I did not get on with this diet at all (or GAPs), I was constipated and lost to much weight. My nutritionist put me back on gluten free grains such as quinoa and brown rice and I felt much better! So my point is that there is no one size fits all approach with diet, only guidelines- you have to see what works for you. That's why a diet tailored to you with the help of a naturopath etc is recommended. Once digestion improves people can often add back in foods and find that they can tolerate them.

Nuts are high in omega 6 though, most people need more omega 3 (especially if you have dry eye). Chia seeds are very high in omega 3, I like to eat chia seeds (as well as sardines 4x a week) along with nuts to keep my ratio of omega 6 and 3 closer to the ideal ratio of 4:1.

[Faith1989]

I'm still on the fence about nuts and nut butters. I can't figure out if they are causing me problems! In your opinion, they are good to eat?!

[sazy123]

I'm sorry you did not have a good experience with an NT. I can't believe she wouldn't see you because you wouldn't buy her supplements, that's awful! My lecturers always refer the client to the natural dispensary or nutricentre to get supplements.

BANT and CNHC are the main registering bodies for nutritional therapists that have qualified from a reputable establishment so all NTs qualified with accredited qualifications will be on there. My nutritionist is on there and she is very good. She helped me get to where I am with my recovery. I would recommend her.

Like with any profession there are good practitioners and bad. There are good doctors and bad ones. There are good dentists and bad ones. I agree that recommendation is the best way to find a good one.


TC Sara

[lizlou29]

Hi four chimneys,

You can find registered nutritional therapists/naturopaths here:

http://bant.org.uk/bant/jsp/practitionerSearch.faces

I would look for one who specialises in functional medicine, with the letters after their names of ION, CNM or Westminster. Most do skype consultations so if you find one that's not in your area, that is an option. I skyped with mine who lives in london, she is very good, I can give you her name if you like, but she's quite expensive at £60 for 1/2 an hour.

Tc Sara

The naturopath I saw is on there and a very questionable local nutritionist. I would recommend people try and get word of mouth recommendations if possible. I'm not saying a lot of them don't have good intentions. Obviously dependending on the severity of digestive problems it may be necessary to see a Dietitian or Gastroenterologist and I hope a naturopath or nutritionist would refer accordingly.

[sazy123]

HI Sazy: I did the IV chelation EDTA and DMPS 40 sessions so far. I do the DMPS challenge and it is sent off for analysis and then after 10 every sessions I do it again. I did not have any detox symptoms, no smelly sweat, no healing crisis nothing like you describe. I have never had the omega levels checked that I am aware of, at least no one is telling me that I need to take them, I just always have but for the last 2 years have taken the PRN brand because there is something about the way they are processed that is supposed to be superior but I can't remember what it was.

I have done a lot of things in the past re detox,colon cleanses, liver cleanses, colonics, etc and for the last 10 years or so have felt really great. I just have this darned Sjogren's but I am making headway.

Keep up the good work, sounds like you are almost there...cheers...F/G

Hi farmgirl,

Are you able to update us on your programme to chelate heavy metals. Did it help you?

Thanks Sara

[sazy123]

Hi four chimneys,

You can find registered nutritional therapists/naturopaths here:

http://bant.org.uk/bant/jsp/practitionerSearch.faces

I would look for one who specialises in functional medicine, with the letters after their names of ION, CNM or Westminster. Most do skype consultations so if you find one that's not in your area, that is an option. I skyped with mine who lives in london, she is very good, I can give you her name if you like, but she's quite expensive at £60 for 1/2 an hour.

Tc Sara