Do I have to Change My Diet?
A Talk by Isabel Smith, MS, RD, CDN (CEO & Founder, Isabel Smith Nutrition)
About this Talk
Learn about elimination diets and strategies for improving gut health and why this is important.
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Key takeaways (consult with your doctor before making any changes):
-Elimination diets should be done for as little time as possible
-Most people don't react to every food on a list of things to avoid
-Starting with supporting the gut microbiome and nutrients is a good place to start
-Focusing on the nervous system can help with food intolerance
Timestamps:
00:50 Isabel Smith’s training and personal health background
03:15 What are elimination diets and how do they work?
04:00 Who are candidates and who are not candidates?
05:08 Should be a short period of time only
05:55 What should the typical timeline be?
06:26 Don’t remove foods you’re not sensitive to
08:12 Use a symptom log so you know which you are really sensitive to
08:48 Do you eliminate entire classes of foods or individual foods?
09:25 What is on histamine list that can be reintroduced most easily?
10:42 Citrus, peppers, spices can be most problematic
11:00 What about dairy and gluten?
12:47 Probably everyone should stay away from processed gluten
13:23 Recommend imported cheeses, raw dairy might be better for some
14:23 What does the client care most about trying to prioritize?
15:18 Approaches to patients who present with vestibular symptoms
16:17 Start keeping a food symptom log to understand inputs
18:00 Look at known mold or gut disorders or other environmental exposures
19:45 What are the standard tests that might be used? Often tox burden, GI maps, blood panel and micronutrient panels.
20:49 What about food sensitivity tests?
22:01 Gut is more important to look at
22:40 Pooping is key to health
23:20 Histamine issues need support of histamine pathways
23:55 If you’re not pooping what are the recommendations? Juicing for soluble fiber, general hydration, electrolytes, coconut water in some cases, magnesium citrate, pectin, aloe, eating at best times of day
25:51 Why is there such a wide range food reactions in patients?
28:42 What about when there is a reaction before you actually eat the food?
31:42 Being over-informed might be a detriment to progress
32:08 What is the protocol for reintroducing food?
34:11 Start introducing small amounts one time, then move to the next
35:25 Can you build momentum in reintroducing foods?
36:48 What do you do when people are reactive to all foods and supplements?
37:30 Use of DAO, diamine oxidate, for gut health
39:15 What is one actionable step for people on elimination diets for a long period?
41:15 Coffee is inflammatory
42:22 Let go of focusing on specific food items and pay attention to nervous system as a whole
43:42 Where you find and work with Isabel Smith?
