Psoriasis journey: Day 3

It is the end of day three, and I am tired of apples. And, I am tired of raw food, although I will be continuing that for the next few months to some degree, so I will have to get used to it.

I am at the end of the three day cleanse and now move onto the next phase. The main part of this phase is eating an 80-20 alkaline-acid diet. This is the part I struggle with. It entails a diet comprised of eighty percent alkaline forming foods and twenty percent acidic forming foods. If you are wondering what that means, so was I. I had to do some research and what I found is most fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, legumes, and all meats produce an acidic state in the body when eaten. All vegetables, a few seeds and nuts and a couple fruits produce an alkaline state in the body when eaten. And, dairy is generally accepted to be neutral.

On top of this, there is the do not eat list. No peppers (except black), no tomatoes, no potatoes, no eggplant, and no paprika. There just went all of my Mexican inspired recipes, eliminated completely from my recipe book. And of course my all time favorote food - the potato, means no chips, no fries, no baked, roasted or grilled potatoes. Boom! Nearly three quarters of my side dish recipes eliminated.

Could it get harder? Yes. Yes, it can. Little to no caffeine with a strong emphasis on no. Tea is my go to drink. I live in England where a cuppa tea is a must have. Thankfully there is decaffeinated, but it's just not as good. And true to my American roots, I love a nice glass of iced tea in the summer, but I can't find any caffeine free tea for making it.

So here I am, having to completely adjust my cooking and eating habits, just to get rid of this dreadful psoriasis. I know it will be beneficial for my health and the health of my family to follow this diet. The hard part is to change. I have been cooking the same meals for years, and now I have to change it up and get my family to go along with it. I am refusing to cook separate meals, so everyone will have to eat the same thing, and I can already foresee this being hard for my hubby and kiddos. My hope is in God for the will power and support to go on. After all, I have made it three days so far, only one hundred and eighty more to go, give or take a few.  

Almost forgot here is today's menu breakdown:
Breakfast - slippery elm bark tea, apple No snack as we woke up a bit late and had a late breakfast. Lunch - sauteed cabbage, carrots, zucchini and a couple cubes of cheese.
Afternoon snack - banana and some cucumber slices.
Dinner - fresh salad of spinach, rocket, lettuce, cucumber, carrot, black olives, mushrooms, and broccoli with a lemon juice-olive oil dressing.
Evening beverage - chamomile tea.

Thanks for stopping by and may God bless your day.