The Cooking Inn : Special Diets

Special Diets
Health & Nutrition

This section will cover areas for people with special dietary needs also a range of health and nutrition needs. If you have an ailment you would like covered, let me know. I still need books and materials on these ailments. Go to Support the Inn for more details.

Do not use any of the information here as a replacement for your doctor's advice. I myself cannot stand doctors or hospitals, but they have a place in life just as food does. If I hadn't gone to the doctor when I first became ill, I would not be here today.

Now remember, Diabetic Recipes are generally considered a Low-Fat, Low-Cal and Low-Cholesterol Diet. Check the Diabetic section along with the Veggie section for recipes. Also, you can alter a regular recipe to be Low-Fat, Low-Cal or Low Cholesterol. Reducing or removing fat and salt or subsituting lite cheese, dressing, and milk will reduce the fat and calories in any recipe. As I have stressed experiment on your own, there are books you can read that deal with these diets. The books will help you to better understand how you can make simple changes to live a happy and healthier life.

Something that will help everyone is to limit the intake of white breads and things that have corn syrup in them. Removing these from our diets, has helped us and others. If you can't remove them from your diet, limit the use of these products.

January 5th, 2005 it has been a while since I have added anything to this section. I thought I would pass on a warning to those who have sugar problems. This new splenda that everyone is now using, it is more sweet than regular sugar. I had a diet soft drink that had this splenda in it, this drink about knocked me on my butt. I got the shakes, a cold sweet and I felt like passing out. I had to eat some food to help counter the effect the pop gave me. Be careful with these new additives, as always they say things are good for you, but it's usually the opposite. Before buying a case of any new formulated drink, try just one to make sure you have no ill effects from it. I tried another diet drink from another company with no problems. I can't say which companies, all that legal crap. Be careful.
John

May 17th, 2006 I am still in need of books and information for this section. However I have received word that what is here now has been of great help to others, which makes me feel good.
Recently we had to move, this has done some negative things for me and sleeping in pain is greater now than when it was before the move. However, since we have no yard I have had to walk the dogs as does my wife, I have discovered that since I am walking more that I am not as winded as I used to be. Excercise wise, this will be a good thing I thought I was walking enough before. Every day I walk the property twice and it's a big area. I hope the pain will subside from the move soon and they are finally going to allow me to go back to my chiropractor after months of no adjustments. We will see if this helps.
John

So, get out there and walk in the mornings and or evenings. Walking is generally the least impact that you can do and it's benifits are great. If you can't walk by yourself, see if someone can walk with you. Many places now have volunteers who are waiting to walk with you. Or, maybe you can go out and meet your neighbors. Do not rely on your family for help, you will discover that they cannot be there when you need them. This is where you need to take the chance and get to know those who are around you. I know first hand how hard it is to trust people, but sometimes you have to in order to continue or to start to lead a healthy and free life. A church might also be a good place to look for help, the bigger the church, the better your chances are that someone can assist you. Be careful with anything that you do.
John

Alzheimer's

Cholesterol

Conversions of Foods into Grams

Diabetes

Low-Fat and Low-Cal Diets

Macrobiotic Way

This section examines the Macrobiotic Diet.

Menopause

Multiple Sclerosis

Parkinson's

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

Salt Free - Low Sodium Recipes

Aspartame Toxicity Information Center
(Aspartame, NutraSweet, Equal, Neotame)