November 2022 – The Autoimmune Spectrum refers to the progression in which an autoimmune disease takes place, this progresses from “Reactive” to “Disease” over MANY years!
- Silent – Beginning stages of process where antibodies begin to develop. Cell/tissue damage begins, but still asymptomatic.
- Reactive – Enough cell/tissue damage has happened to begin causing symptoms, but not enough that diagnostic labs show disease.
- Disease – So much tissue damage as happened that one can now be diagnosed with a full-blown disease state.
Sadly, the progression from “Reactive” to “Disease”, can be years. This leaves so many people without answers and being told over and over, “everything is normal.” This is the period of time they struggle to function and begin to question their own sanity as doctors insist there is nothing wrong. Their families often begin to side with the doctors and imply their family member who is suffering is a hypochondriac.
Often these patients are prescribed medications for depression and anxiety, or with women, often told they just need to take birth control pills. They are not being listened to; they are being pushed off as “not sick”. They are trying every little thing they find, their friends, their families find, in hopes of simply being able to function.
My “non diagnosed” clients, have all come to me at the “Silent stage”, “Reactive stage” and “Disease stage”. Some I have been able to help with no medications to get back on track, some I have referred to doctors for more testing and medications, as they had hit the “Disease” state.
ALL of my clients are heard, and often for the very first time in their lives. It can be emotional for both of us when this happens. I too was not heard, for about 33 years.
It is such a simple thing when you have the tools to help people, to listen. To truly hear them and sympathize with their suffering. THEN take what they said and find the answers to the issues. ANYBODY can say “It’s all in your head” that requires literally ZERO schooling or skill!
I am always further educating myself, currently I am studying Functional Blood Chemistry, and will be able to offer that to my clients in the new year. That along with being a Certified AIP Coach, an HTMA Practitioner and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner allows me many ways to help my clients, alongside the most important one, the part where I HEAR you and make sure you FEEL heard!
This month’s recipe has been a favorite of mine since I was a child! I have adapted it to be gluten free (it is naturally dairy free and egg free).
Beef and Broccoli in Oyster Sauce
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 cup of brown rice, soaked 24 hours in non-fluoridated or chlorinated water to remove 96% of phytates, before cooking
3⁄4 lb. flank steak
1 tablespoon coconut aminos
1 tablespoon rice wine
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon corn starch
1⁄8 cup organic toasted sesame oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons fresh ginger root, grated
6 green onions/scallions. chopped
1⁄3 cup water
1 lb. broccoli, cut into florets
Sauce:
2 tablespoons gluten free oyster sauce
1 tablespoon coconut aminos
1 tablespoon rice wine
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Directions:
Cut meat across the grain into very thin slices.
Place in a bowl and combine with soy sauce, rice wine, water and cornstarch.
Allow to marinate at least 10 minutes (I sometimes do this in the morning, then cook when I get home).
Meanwhile prepare remaining ingredients and stir together sauce mixture.
Heat oil in a wok or large skillet.
Add meat and cook, stirring constantly, until meat is about 75 percent cooked.
Remove and reserve.
Scrape out pan if necessary and return to heat. Add another 2 tablespoons oil if needed and heat.
Add garlic, ginger and green onions and cook 30 to 60 seconds until fragrant.
Stir in cut-up broccoli and add water. Cover and cook 3 minutes.
Re-add beef to pan and combine well. Add sauce to mixture and bring to boil.
Cook until thickened and beef and broccoli are cooked through.
Serve with steamed brown rice. When soaking rice for 24 hours to remove the phytates, the amount of water to cook is lessened by a little bit, you may need to play with this a few times to get the rice not too wet! If you are diabetic or Insulin Resistant, the Oyster Sauce has sugar.
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