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As with any endeavor, the better you pay attention the better the results.  Being chronically ill is no different.  Without being obsessive about it, establishing good routines and oberving how things affect you, can make a big difference.  Start with your daily routine and keenly watch how everything around you affects how you feel, is vital.  Many ailments are directly related to diet, especially those classified as auto-immune diseases.  Food sensitivities and hard to digest foods can significantly affect health, sleep and your mood. 

Starting from ground zero

I am a big believer in low carbohydrate diets for health.  I have personally observed and experienced healing following the SCD or Specific Carbohydrate diet. But wherever you are starting from you need to try to establish some baselines.  In search of better health people often make drastic changes and then quickly give up when their bodies react badly. The body reacting badly to major changes is no big surprise even if in the long run the changes made are good.  To put it in perspective walking is great exercise for most.  But going from ‘not walking’ to -> 5 miles a day, is probably over doing it and not going to work for most people. So whether it’s a new treatment(medication, herbal remedy), diet, excercise, etc. take it slow and don’t attempt to try to do too many different things at once, for if you do have a bad reaction you will not know what caused the problem! Keeping a diary of what you did on a given day and how you feel is a great way to dial in on what is and isn’t working for you. Back to diet and how this applies. Certain foods that you know are well tolerated are a good way to establish a baseline.  Soups, boiled and baked plain chicken or beef, well cooked vegatables might be good starting points.  If you feel well or start to feel better for a few days then slowly expand. If something causes upset then quickly take a step to what you know works!

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