Ideal Breakfast for Lupus Diet
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July 9, 2009, last updated June 18, 2012
By Susan M. Callahan, Associate Editor and Featured Columnist
Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) is an autoimmune
disease in which the body's immune system turns its attack on
the body itself. According to the Centers for Disease Control,
an estimated 2 million Americans suffer from lupus. As is the
case with other auto-immune diseases such as Celiac's and
diabetes Type I, dietary changes can profoundly affect the
quality of your life with lupus. Is there a single best breakfast
for lupus sufferers? In other words, can we identify an ideal
breakfast for lupus from current medical research?
Research has identified general lupus diet recommendations.
These foods essentially are either anti-inflammatory or
anti-oxidant, meaning they either reduce internal inflammation
and swelling or slow the aging process in general. It should
not surprise you to learn the classic American diet is highly
inflammatory. Animal fats, refined sugar, white flour are all
extremely inflammatory. So pancakes and bacon--out.
Sausages and waffles --out? But what's in? What should
someone with lupus eat for breakfast?
Best Breakfast to Reduce Lupus Inflammation and Lupus Pain
1. Flaxseed Cereal. As we have noted in our lupus diet
recommendations, flaxseed tops the list of foods which
research has identified as helpful in reducing the inflammation
and pain of lupus. Fortunately, there are many different
brands of flax seed cereal available in the market today.
However, you must study the labels to ensure that absolutely
no wheat is included in the cereals. Avoid generic "mixed
grain" labels, which often are a code for predominantly wheat
cereals. Wheat and gluten are grains which causes flares in
many lupus sufferers. Wheat is a common culprit in the causes
of auto-immune diseases. In fact, maintaining a gluten-free
diet is the established treatment for Celiac's disease. Reducing
gluten in your diet is likely to help to reduce the recurrence of
mouth ulcers, a common symptom of lupus.
As between cold and hot preparations for flaxseed cereal,
choose hot preparations similar to the way you prepare
oatmeal. Cold preparations often encourage the use of milk or
soy, both of which are foods problematic for lupus suffers.
2. Lox on Rye Crisp Bread or Crackers. Salmon lox
contain high concentrations of omega-3 acids which are on
our list of recommended lupus foods. Omega-3 fatty acids are
generally anti-inflammatory, working to reduce not only pain
and swelling but also benefiting your overall cardiovascular
health.
3. Blueberries. Top your flaxseed cereal with a handful of
blueberries, rich in phytochemicals and anti-oxidants which
reduce inflammation.
Of course, as with all recommended lupus diets, you should
leave out all sugar and refined carbohydrates.
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