“Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.” ~Hippocrates
No other phrase can be as powerful since everything that we eat, drink or ingest in one way or another affects our bodies. The study of how food affects us is the science of Nutrition.
If we look at food as fuel, then it would make sense to use the best fuel possible to keep our machines (bodies) running their best. If you put soda in your car’s gas tank, how would you expect it to run? Not well, that’s for certain! Our bodies react similarly to fuels that are not what our bodies need to run.
If you feed your body fuels it neither is designed to use nor is able to use effectively, then your body ceases to function properly… if at all. Sugars (real or fake) in excess can lead to Type II Diabetes. Alcohol in excess can lead to liver dysfunction. Too much fat can lead to arterial disease. A Goiter is the result of an iodine deficiency.
Many of today’s diseases are the result of poor nutritional habits and lack of good nutritional education. At Lakota Wellness, our goal is to ensure your understanding of basic nutrition, how what you are eating and drinking regularly is affecting your body, and what, if any, changes may be necessary to get your body functioning better.
Improper nutrition can lead to inflammation and ultimately a disease. By adding certain quality foods and deleting others you can change your biochemistry and overcome the dis-ease process. We offer Nutritional Counseling in addition to Lifestyle Coaching and Nutritional Supplementation as a part of your journey to optimal health.
Metabolic Detoxification Programs
When we make a habit of eating foods that our bodies have difficulty using and breaking down, we manufacture toxins as a bi-product of regular metabolism. Since our bodies have not been developed to use chemicals like Red Dye #5, High-Fructose Corn Syrup, or any number of food-additives not found in nature but very popular in processed foods, the disposal of the wastes they produce can be difficult.
This triggers our bodies to store them in places (like fat cells) around our bodies (like landfills store our external garbage). The trouble comes when our bodies now have a toxic buildup and is poorly ridding toxins ourselves.
A Metabolic Detoxification Program with the help of nutraceuticals, lifestyle and dietary changes, ionization, infrared and coaching, will help rid the body of toxic overload. By reducing the toxic load, our bodies will begin to function optimally.
Dr. Elyse Saltalamachia has had great success helping patients get rid of their toxic overload and helping them go get back on a path of optimal health and wellness.
Anti-Inflammatory Dietary Guidelines
| Foods to Include | Foods to Exclude | |
|---|---|---|
| Fruits | Fresh; unsweetened; dried; frozen; or canned, water-packed fruits Eat- DO NOT DRINK |
Oranges, orange juice, tomato sauce (fresh tomatoes are OK) |
| Vegetables | All fresh raw, steamed, sautéed, juiced, or roasted vegetables | Corn; any creamed vegetables |
| Starch | Rice, oats, millet, quinoa, amaranth, teff, tapioca, buckwheat | Wheat, corn, barley, spelt, kamut, rye; all gluten-containing products |
| Bread/Cereal | Products made from rice, oat, buckwheat, millet, potato flour, tapioca, arrowroot, amaranth, or quinoa | Products made from wheat, spelt, kamut, rye, or barley |
| Legumes (vegetable protein) | All Legumes including peas and Lentils (except soybeans) | Tofu, tempeh, soybeans, soy milk; other soy products |
| Nuts and Seeds | Almonds, cashews, walnuts, sesame (tahini), sunflower, pumpkin; nut butters (except peanut) | Peanuts, peanut butter |
| Meat and Fish (animal protein) | All fresh or frozen fish (that swim in the sea), chicken, turkey, wild game, Lamb; canned, water-packed fish, flank steak | Beef, pork, cold cuts, frankfurters, sausage, canned meats (other than water-packed fish), shellfish |
| Dairy Products and Milk Substitutes | Milk substitutes such as rice milk, almond milk, oat milk, coconut milk, or other nut milks; eggs (free range, hormone free) | Milk, cheese, cottage cheese, cream, yogurt, butter, ice cream, frozen yogurt, non-dairy creamers, soy milk |
| Fats | Oils: cold-pressed olive, flaxseed, canola, safflower, sunflower, sesame, walnut, pumpkin, or almond | Margarine, butter, shortening, processed and hydrogenated oils, mayonnaise, spreads |
| Beverages | Filtered or distilled water, decaffeinated herbal tea, green teas, seltzer or mineral water | Soda pop or soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, coffee, Black tea, other caffeinated beverages |
| Spices and Condiments | Apple cider vinegar; all spices including celtic sea salt, pepper, cinnamon, cumin, dill, garlic, ginger, carob, oregano, parsley, rosemary, tarragon, thyme, turmeric and dark chocolate | Milk chocolate, ketchup, relish, chutney, soy sauce, BBQ sauce, other condiments |
| Sweeteners | Brown rice syrup, fruit sweeteners, blackstrap molasses, Stevia | White or brown refined sugar, honey, maple syrup, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup (all candies or deserts made with these sweeteners) |
Hidden sources of food allergens or ingredients that may cause a sensitivity reaction:
- corn starch in baking powder and processed foods
- corn syrup solids or maltodextrin (corn derivative) used as a sweetener
- grain vinegar in ketchup and mustard
- amaranth and millet flake cereals may also contain oats or corn
