Does anyone know what type of food that should be avoided, and what kind of food that might help or at least slow the progress?
I have been searching the internet for a while, but it seems like no one knows exactly what helps.
Have any of you experimented with a special diet, herbs, vitamins, healthy cream etc. etc.?
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I don't wish to sell a particular diet or any specific food but will at least address your question using my own personal choices in food. The things listed are widely available in different forms and many times contained within the same food. To me, this is the beauty. It's fun to try different foods. I believe variety is good when possible.
- Adequate cholesterol. Our own bodies do produce cholesterol. It is extremely vital. For example, cholesterol is necessary for the myelin sheath(nerve axon health). If you're a meat eater, dietary sources would include pork, red meat, wild game, etc. Poultry is lean so the skin on is a good choice. If you're a vegetarian or perhaps a lacto-ovo vegetarian, coconut/palm oil are good choices. Eggs as well. Dairy is also a good choice. However, the dairy must be unpasteurized. This is a problem in many geographical locations. There is virtually no benefit from pasteurized dairy. Cultured dairy products from the store are okay(yogurt, kefir, cheese, etc). Avoid highly processed oils/fats like most vegetable oils. Seafood is an outstanding choice as well.
- Sunlight is perhaps the most important component. Sunlight on the bare skin. There is a strong correlation between latitude and a number of ailments. Some include neurological diseases such as MS or cancer including breast/colon, etc. The amount of sunshine needed is directly related to the color of the skin. A light-skinned person needs very little sunlight. A darker-skinned person needs much more. One of the commonly known problems with lack of sunlight is of course vitamin D3 deficiency. Cholesterol is needed, along with sunlight, for vitamin d3 synthesis. Sulfur is needed for sulfation. If cholesterol is low and sulfur is low, skin cancer may be the result. If all components are present, vitamin D3 is produced and stored in the liver. Consuming supplements of vitamin D3 lowers the body's need to produce the vitamin and receptors decrease. If this is the case, taking vitamin D supplements ironically lower vitamin D levels in the long run.
- Sulfur. If food is grown or the the animal is consuming naturally grown food, the food likely contains adequate amounts of sulfur. The more pristine the food, the better. Seafood is an excellent source of sulfur. Plant foods grown in volcanic soils are excellent. Due to agricultural practices, much of the produce found in stores have low sulfur content.
- Deeply colored vegetables. This is perhaps the easiest to satisfy. The benefit is simply the color of the food itself. Cooked or not. Squash, brightly colored carrots, dark chocolate, strong coffee/tea, berries, deeply colored fruits, the list goes on. As far as green vegetables like the cruciferous, they are best fermented or cooked. Examples are sauerkraut, etc.
It is very easy to step into the weeds when discussing specific foods. There is nearly always argument and it seems there's always a certain degree of truth and a certain degree of untruth.
I believe the bottom line is to eat what you enjoy eating and eat plenty of it. The highest quality possible. In other words, the closest thing to real food there is. For example, if you enjoy red meat. Grassfed meat is the best. If you cannot afford grass fed or don't have access, then there is even a benefit to feedlot corn-fed sick beef. The benefit is much lower. However, there is benefit.
Thank you, again, for all your answers! Seems like there is many point of views regarding to what we should eat and not, but it seems like you guys know a thing or two :)
Agree. But don't forget that, currently, most vegetables are transgenic. Try organic. Avoid pesticides and hormone. Avoid farmed fish. Supplements are ok until you are able to have proper/healthy nutrition.
More at www.vitiligomap.com/protocol.html.
Agreed. There are a number of reasons including trauma, etc. When one of these single components are missing in diet/lifestyle, things begin to fall apart. Our bodies respond in order to overcome potential harm. In my opinion, it is never wise to override the response but to eliminate the need for the response(h2o2). For example, the need for deeply colored foods is due to the need for sulfur delivery. This of course includes a vast array of foods that are widely available. It is no small thing that the origin of mitochondria is purple bacteria. Anthocyanin, for example, is the organ of this type of bacteria. It's no surprise anthocyanin has been found to be beneficial. Gases including nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, etc are produced and are necessary for vascular flow. Through chemistry and the presence of sunlight, sulfation occurs and solubility improves. This allows a more gentle feeding. Thinking of the cell as an individual, force feeding leads to a problem. I believe this is one the reasons leading to insulin resistance. I would argue that the primary benefit of foods like blueberries, beets, dark chocolate, red wine, etc is this need.
When these components are missing, we have the potential to become allergic to our own shadow. Any type of trauma, etc becomes a major problem. Even vigorous exercise tearing down muscle fibers and requiring resources in order to strengthen. Gentle tweaks in diet and lifestyle are all that is necessary. This of course lowers mental stress. Doing our best to consume high quality food is key. There are never guarantees regarding are health(e.g. vitiligo). However, I believe the components I listed are the common denominators when it comes to human health. There are large differences in diet, etc and many seemingly different results. If all conditions are equal, and all inputs are the same, then the result will be consistent. The consistent result is a healthy body.
Healing food? In my own personal view, this is the only question. Safe delivery, through the cell membrane, is the objective. When insulin is present the cell begins pumping hydrogen peroxide in order to prepare for an assault. Cholesterol is needed in order to seed the lipid raft. Sunlight, adequate cholesterol, foods high in sulfur, and foods with deep color are needed.
Exellent approach!
Lipid Peroxidation (when fat membrane becomes rancid) plays a big role in vitiligo.
Hidrogen peroxide causes lipid peroxidation, mytochondrial mutation and DNA damage.
So: H2O2 >> L. Perox. >> Vitiligo
However, in my opinion, it's just one of the reasons since physical traumas and emotional stress can cause too.
Please also see figure below and more details at www.vitiligomap.com:
Is there a meal plan for vitiligo sufferers ?? i would like to see one, examples: breakfast, lunch and dinner
You have to do a food allergy test first. Then:
1- Avoid alergenic food according to the result;
2- Avoid nightshades ( http://www.livestrong.com/article/367949-list-of-nightshade-vegetab... );
3- Avoid citric food and spices;
4- Avoid hydroquinone (described above);
5- Eat organic and hormone-less;
6- Avoid farmed fish (it's usually contaminated).
If you can't do an allergy test, follow at least a dairy-free, gluten-free and have wild caught fish, hormone-less chicken and turkey.
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1-day diet plan suggestion (considering you are not allergic to these):
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Breakfast:
-Coconut milk
-Gluten-free free bread with organic honey or tahini
In between:
- Brazil nuts or pumpkin seeds and water. Also fruits like banana, papaya and apple.
Lunch:
-Hormone-less chicken cooked with olive oil (not soy oil)
-Gluten-free organic rice
-Gluten-free organic beans
-Organic carrots, lettuce, spinach, sweet potato, beetroot, green beans
In between:
- Dried organic apricot and water. Also fruits like banana, papaya and apple.
Dinner
- Wild caught fish with olive oil
-Gluten-free organic rice
-Organic carrots, lettuce, onion, sweet potato, beetroot, cucumber
Before bed:
-Coconut milk
Thankyou Flavio, you are a angel x
This is my plan for the new year, i will try and cut out the sugar.
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