Dear Brady, Nadia & Fran:

Thanks so much for your detailed responses. Fran, it's nice to know
someone can relate to what I'm experiencing. I have added more
veggies only...no pasta, rice or bread or the obvious simple carbs.
The good news is I've always been a veggie fan so it's not hard to
do...and I like them barely cooked and crisp and not loaded with
extras (butter or cheese or whatever) so that's not a problem
either. I'm sure I'll feel better soon. I'm determined to win this
battle. I spent a long time on the net reading today, and found a
couple of examples of people who have experienced the same things
(dizziness, etc.) when going on the Atkins diet, which is similar to
the Rosacea diet...so I guess what is happening to me may be
uncommon, but not unheard of.

Thanks again. What a great forum and a great support everyone is. I
look forward to the day when I can add to helping others myself.

Sincerely, Beth :-)

--- In rosacea-diet-users-support-group@yahoogroups.com, "nadevel"
<nadia.mclaren@...> wrote:
>
> --- In rosacea-diet-users-support-
group@yahoogroups.com, "myboy.spike"
> <myboy.spike@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all:
> >
> > I'm about a month long lurker, but first time poster....
>
>
> Dear Beth,
>
> It sounds like you are probably approaching a change in diet more
> drastically than you body can take. You are no doubt suffering
from
> the withdrawal from carbs, whilst your body (re)learns that it can
get
> its energy in other ways. That the causes lassitude, dizziness
etc.
>
> In my view, you should get rid of the simple carbohydrates (sugar,
> simple starches like flour and most fruit, for sure), as you are
doing
> on the diet, but make the transition more gently and maintain a
good
> intake of complex carbohydrates. Complex carbs are long-release
carbs
> and provide stamina.
>
> I stress that vegetables are an excellent source of both complex
> carbohydrates and fibre. (The fibre is inert food-wise but
invariably
> counts as carbohydrates in analyses You can safely ignore at least
> one-third of stated vegetable carbs because they are inert fibre.)
>
> Why fibre? Your body is doing a lot of adjusting right now. As
well
> as adjusting its metabolism it is probably also releasing stored up
> toxins from the cells and from the gut. The headache suggests you
> could be experiencing Herxheimer reaction, also known as a healing
> crisis, or the effect of getting worse by getting better as you
> release pollutants from the body. Fibre keeps your bowel moving
and
> eliminating whatever is released. If you want to help further I
would
> add extra dietary fibre. Psyllium husks are a good choice. And
drink
> lots of water. More than you normally would. That also helps the
> cleansing process.
>
> Your excretory organs are working overtime, as well as your
bowel. So
> supplements to support functions of liver and kidneys are probably
a
> good idea.
>
> In conclusion I'd recommend taking it a little easier, eating lots
of
> vegetables (virtually without limit exempting starchy ones like
> potatoes) and meat and fish. The more natural (organic and lightly
> cooked) the better. Imagine salads with virgin olive oil and
balsamic
> vinegar dressing, avocados, steak, grilled fresh trout, mackerel
and
> other fish, nuts, asparagus dripping with butter (probably not the
> season but you know what I mean) etc. If you are a breakfast
person,
> have eggs, yogurt and a little oat porridge. Also try tofu
dishes. A
> little rice and beans in moderation, but no wheat bread (think of
> white bread as equivalent to white sugar).
>
> Also don't stint on sleep (at least 8 hours) and exercise your
body.
> Just a walk around the block every few hours is sufficient. I
know
> it's hard when you are self-employed with deadlines to take this
time
> for yourself, but you will work better and more intensely when you
are
> rested and alert.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nadia
>