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Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet

 
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Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Anyone recently made the transition to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle?

Is there a difference?

Obviously, it doesn't happen overnight...blink

After reading her story below, I'm inspired to change my diet. I'm not as sick as she was but I do have my autoimmune issues that have plagued me for too long.
I must get her app!


Here's her site:

[link to deliciouslyella.com]


Bed-ridden by a rare illness, this 22-year-old cured herself with healthy eating - and now her recipe app is number one on iTunes

- Ella Woodward diagnosed with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome in 2011
- Breaks down autonomic nervous system and left her 95% bed-bound
- Embraced a vegan lifestyle and hasn't had to take her tablets since
- Launched app, Deliciously Ella, which went to number one on iTunes
- Now writing a book and her doctors want to test her diet on other patients


A self-confessed 'sugar monster' who was struck down with a rare illness that attacked her nervous system and left her bed-bound cured herself through healthy eating.

In an effort to turn her life around, Ella Woodward, 22, embraced a fully vegan lifestyle and managed to beat her illness and launch her own successful business.

In 2011 Ella was diagnosed with a relatively rare illness called Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS.


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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
It isnt easy if you dont start young but definitely worth it in my view. Raw vegetables, seads and fruit.Raw honey raw nuts etc..
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I think cooked food is a waste of time, sure it can taste nice but nutritiously void I think and thats not even touching the subject of meat damned
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It isnt easy if you dont start young but definitely worth it in my view. Raw vegetables, seads and fruit.Raw honey raw nuts etc..
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 9739208


Yes that's true. I'm willing to try it at this point in my life! I'm tired of being tired all the time. If the veggies can fill me up like meat and dairy can, why not hf!
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You can cure many diseases and prevent many others just by going to a raw, vegan diet.

And it doesn't even have to be 100%. Integrate organic raw veggies into your diet whenever you can.

"Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food."
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Anyone recently made the transition to a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle?

Is there a difference?

Obviously, it doesn't happen overnight...blink

After reading her story below, I'm inspired to change my diet. I'm not as sick as she was but I do have my autoimmune issues that have plagued me for too long.
I must get her app!


Here's her site:

[link to deliciouslyella.com]


Bed-ridden by a rare illness, this 22-year-old cured herself with healthy eating - and now her recipe app is number one on iTunes

- Ella Woodward diagnosed with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome in 2011
- Breaks down autonomic nervous system and left her 95% bed-bound
- Embraced a vegan lifestyle and hasn't had to take her tablets since
- Launched app, Deliciously Ella, which went to number one on iTunes
- Now writing a book and her doctors want to test her diet on other patients


A self-confessed 'sugar monster' who was struck down with a rare illness that attacked her nervous system and left her bed-bound cured herself through healthy eating.

In an effort to turn her life around, Ella Woodward, 22, embraced a fully vegan lifestyle and managed to beat her illness and launch her own successful business.

In 2011 Ella was diagnosed with a relatively rare illness called Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS.


[link to www.dailymail.co.uk]
 Quoting: BetteDavisEyes


Vegetarian for a year and a half now........I wish I had made the transition LONG ago. Yep, my body is much happier with my present meal choices..
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Last Edited by If You Only Knew on 02/24/2014 01:14 PM
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
I think cooked food is a waste of time, sure it can taste nice but nutritiously void I think and thats not even touching the subject of meat damned
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I don't think I can do all raw foods. I haven't looked at all her recipes but I think some of the dishes are grilled maybe...at least I hope so lol!
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I've never been diagnosed as having anything other than AFIB, but I get AFIB and/or tachycardia after eating MEAT or some oils. It's been a struggle finding out what I can and can't eat. I had some delicious pancit for breakfast. I love rice noodles. I have to work hard to get protein. I am retirement age and it's hard to change a lifetime of eating meat.
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Vegetarian for a year and a half now........I wish I had made the transition LONG ago. Yep, my body is much happier with my present meal choices..
 Quoting: Shamar



 Quoting: Shamar


Very cool! Vegetarian but not a vegan...do you think it's the same?

WOW she looks incredible!!

Thanks Shamar for this video hf
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
1. Read "The Vegetarian Myth".

2. Eat Paleo.
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I was about to post that link!





I have been vegetarian for 10 years soon :)
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Vegetarian for a year and a half now........I wish I had made the transition LONG ago. Yep, my body is much happier with my present meal choices..
 Quoting: Shamar



 Quoting: Shamar


Very cool! Vegetarian but not a vegan...do you think it's the same?

WOW she looks incredible!!

Thanks Shamar for this video hf
 Quoting: BetteDavisEyes


I don't think it is the same in that being vegan you eat no dairy products at all.....I personally feel that animal products are beneficial for us and should not be cut out. For instance you can still get B-12 through animal products. Butter is good for you. Etc.

But a raw diet appears to be very good too.
Love is like light. It is never constrained to its source; it shines on everything and tends to spread spontaneously, unless we block it! ~ Cosmic Swami
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I've never been diagnosed as having anything other than AFIB, but I get AFIB and/or tachycardia after eating MEAT or some oils. It's been a struggle finding out what I can and can't eat. I had some delicious pancit for breakfast. I love rice noodles. I have to work hard to get protein. I am retirement age and it's hard to change a lifetime of eating meat.
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I can imagine the struggle...I'm still dealing with what to eat or not too. Having MCTD...with lupus, sjorgen's syndrome, arthritis and scleroderma, it's been difficult to say the least.

Lifetime indeed! I slowed down a lot over the past few years but to stop completely...hmm!
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You may enjoy this thread..... I have it personally pinned so I can glance through it now and then, it has some yummy recipes.

Thread: 1,000 Vegan Recipes with Step-By-Step Pictures

forgot the thread, doy.

Last Edited by If You Only Knew on 02/24/2014 01:43 PM
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Lots of people recommend changing diet gradually..but I changed at once
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Six months ago at a physical my BP was like 195/170. The nurses recoiled, screamed for the doctor, and started yelling "are you okay!!??" at me. I was like bitches chill, I'm fine. The doc wanted me to go straight to the emergency room. I said screw that and walked out.

I skipped eating the next three days. Except water. Since then I have eaten nothing but vegetables, nuts, berries, fruits, and some other things. Lots of eggs. Some chicken and beaf but very little. Maybe twice a week in small portions. All of it 100% organic. If I couldn't find organic then I simply did not eat.

I also started walking then eventually jogging. Exercise was the key to it all.

I lost 50 pounds. BP is healthy.
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
It isnt easy if you dont start young but definitely worth it in my view. Raw vegetables, seads and fruit.Raw honey raw nuts etc..
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 9739208


Yes that's true. I'm willing to try it at this point in my life! I'm tired of being tired all the time. If the veggies can fill me up like meat and dairy can, why not hf!
 Quoting: BetteDavisEyes


Its not oshouldnt be just veggies but nuts etc..

It doesnt fillyou up it nourishes you so you wont feel or shouldnt feel as hungry and will need less food because the body is more nourished and you should feel more eneregy as it takes Little energy to digest and if freshly picked are fullof life forcé themselves
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7th day adventists are big into vegetarianism and many churches have a potluck after services. They go to church on Saturday BTW
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It's possible she had an undiagnosed allergy to meat, or to something that she ate with meat. It's not common, but often overlooked by idiot doctors who are only looking to proscribe more medications instead of truly investigating why someone is sick.

By not eating meat, she was able to 'cure' her symptoms. Her allergy would still be there an ready to manifest should she return to her former ways of eating.
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
I've never been diagnosed as having anything other than AFIB, but I get AFIB and/or tachycardia after eating MEAT or some oils. It's been a struggle finding out what I can and can't eat. I had some delicious pancit for breakfast. I love rice noodles. I have to work hard to get protein. I am retirement age and it's hard to change a lifetime of eating meat.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 44911719


I can imagine the struggle...I'm still dealing with what to eat or not too. Having MCTD...with lupus, sjorgen's syndrome, arthritis and scleroderma, it's been difficult to say the least.

Lifetime indeed! I slowed down a lot over the past few years but to stop completely...hmm!
 Quoting: BetteDavisEyes


You also need to alkalize your body. Drink water with lemon juice and take alfalfa tabs.
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 Quoting: Shamar


I was about to post that link!





I have been vegetarian for 10 years soon :)
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Congrats! Thanks for the vids...just amazing hf
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Vegetarian for a year and a half now........I wish I had made the transition LONG ago. Yep, my body is much happier with my present meal choices..
 Quoting: Shamar



 Quoting: Shamar


Very cool! Vegetarian but not a vegan...do you think it's the same?

WOW she looks incredible!!

Thanks Shamar for this video hf
 Quoting: BetteDavisEyes


I don't think it is the same in that being vegan you eat no dairy products at all.....I personally feel that animal products are beneficial for us and should not be cut out. For instance you can still get B-12 through animal products. Butter is good for you. Etc.

But a raw diet appears to be very good too.
 Quoting: Shamar


Now I get it...thanks. I don't think I will ever go vegan but it would be ideal to make the fruit/veggie combo go up at least 60/40 over everything else!
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You may enjoy this thread..... I have it personally pinned so I can glance through it now and then, it has some yummy recipes.

Thread: 1,000 Vegan Recipes with Step-By-Step Pictures

forgot the thread, doy.
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Thank you! Bumping now hf
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Add cooked starches to replace your meat. Eliminate oils and fats

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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
Six months ago at a physical my BP was like 195/170. The nurses recoiled, screamed for the doctor, and started yelling "are you okay!!??" at me. I was like bitches chill, I'm fine. The doc wanted me to go straight to the emergency room. I said screw that and walked out.

I skipped eating the next three days. Except water. Since then I have eaten nothing but vegetables, nuts, berries, fruits, and some other things. Lots of eggs. Some chicken and beaf but very little. Maybe twice a week in small portions. All of it 100% organic. If I couldn't find organic then I simply did not eat.

I also started walking then eventually jogging. Exercise was the key to it all.

I lost 50 pounds. BP is healthy.
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Great story...nothing like getting motivated when we hear the letters ER!

Thank you hf
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
I hope others follow your example for possible:

spiritual reasons

health benefits

for love of life and animals

to slow ageing if started young enough

to be part of the future trend
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
It's possible she had an undiagnosed allergy to meat, or to something that she ate with meat. It's not common, but often overlooked by idiot doctors who are only looking to proscribe more medications instead of truly investigating why someone is sick.

By not eating meat, she was able to 'cure' her symptoms. Her allergy would still be there an ready to manifest should she return to her former ways of eating.
 Quoting: samanthasunflower


I think so too...at least she didn't waste time to find out!

It was very brave of her to change just like that. Now she's helping others who suffered like her. At least now the doctors are paying attention!
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
People have also done the opposite OP.
Not with such a severe disease, but vegans that were ill switched to eating meat and all of a sudden they are cured and feeling much better..
It all depends on your genetics and ancestory, as to what diet should suit you.
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Re: Going Vegan (or Vegetarian?)...22-year old woman bed-ridden with rare illness cured herself by changing diet
You can't just generalize the whole thing and imagine its the same for everyone you see.
We're all different.
Life is a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves.





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