Well this week has been hell, I went into last weekend feeling confident on my progress with the ‘No Starch Diet’ (NSD) and decided to have a few beers and as normal red wine with my steak. The trouble is I got the taste and I had a few more beers on the Saturday and by Sunday … [Read more…]
I am now into my fourth week of what has now gone from a low starch diet (LSD) to a virtually no starch diet (NSD) and while the meals have become somewhat repetitive I have started to form a routine or dare I say it even a habit! The Ankylosing Spondolitis is still ever present, however the symptoms … [Read more…]
Now into the middle of the third week on my low starch diet (LSD) to manage my Ankylosing Spondolitis and things have been going reasonably well. When I say well what I mean is that my joints have eased up and while my neck is still stiff it is somewhat more bearable, until yesterday that … [Read more…]
I am now fourteen days into my diet change to try and manage Ankylosing Spondoloitis, the first five days I juiced which I now think was a mistake as I have since learned that this can actually be worse for AS; although I still think that there is benefits to be had in taking on board nutrients. The last seven days … [Read more…]
This morning I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) which is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the joints in your spine. Spondylitis simply means inflammation of the spine. As part of the body’s reaction to inflammation, calcium is laid down where the ligaments attach to the bones that make up the spine (vertebrae). This … [Read more…]
Well it has been a while since I posted anything on here and this is mainly due to the fact that once I completed the C2C in 1D, I pretty much decided to take a short break from cycling to not only recover but get stuck into my new company. I did not expect that … [Read more…]