SICKLE CELL AND HEALING FOODS
One thing you can do to help yourself if your suffer from Sickle Cell is to eat well. By that I mean, eating food that have a lot of nutrients and will help boost your immunity.
- Decreases Inflammation – Most diseases today are due to inflammation. By reducing inflammation your body is better able to heal from any disease.
- Alkalizes body – Your body should have an average pH of 7.36. Green vegetable juices like wheat grass and spinach help restore the body’s proper pH. All diseases including infections, Osteoporosis and Cancer thrive in an acidic environment. By alkalizing your body your cells can heal and regenerate at the highest level.
- Eliminates Toxins – Toxicity has become epidemic in or society today and is a major cause of our increase in hormonal imbalance and autoimmune diseases.
- Optimum Nutrients – Many of today’s illnesses are due to nutritional deficiencies. Most of the foods we eat today are processed and stripped of all vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and enzymes. This diet slows the aging process, improves mental capacity, and increases energy levels.
I have compiled a list below, if you don’t already eat most of this, then do include them in your daily diet.
HEALING FOODS: all nuts, all beans, fruits in general, goat milk, butter, coconut oil, olive oil, sesame oil, grapeseed oil, fish oil, all vegetables, eggs, fish, chicken, turkey, lamb, beef, venison, wild game, brown rice, millet, oats, sweet potato, yam, sea salt, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, herbs and spices, soy sauce (wheat free), honey, mayple syrup, purified water, raw fruit juice, raw lemonade, herbal teas and fermented drinks.
The Healing Foods consists of eating equal amounts (33% each) of clean protein sources, healthy fats, and low glycemic carbohydrates in the forms of fruits and vegetables.
