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Whole Day of Eating

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I've hit virtually all of my targets today. Only need to focus on getting a little bit of magnesium, potassium and zinc from some specific foods. Probably an additional serving of fruit. My macros are almost identical to that of the Japanese study as well. I've also hit all my targets minus one beverage for the "Daily Dozen". I'll keep this meal plan for at least a week.

The Beginning of a Journey

Last week my GP gave me my test results from my stool/urine/blood tests. The results weren't good, as expected. I didn't expect him to announce that he was certain it was Crohn's, though. I couldn't believe it, since I had no pain. Since then, I've had a little pain, and I'm hoping it will stay little while I wait for my appointment to get a colonoscopy. As soon as I came back home I started reading online. I was already watching Dr. Michael Greger's videos on nutritionfacts.org, but I decided to go look at the ones specifically for IBD and Crohn's. What I learned is that certain people manage to put their disease into remission thanks to a plant-based diet (though not exclusively plants). I am starting this blog to track what I do and what I eat so that it can help me (and perhaps others) in the process of healing from this rather awful disease. Right now, I have adopted the diet from the most successful study on diet and Crohn's so far . I a