Dr. Donielle Wilson's Blog

What's For Breakfast?

Breakfast is key to starting your day feeling healthy and energetic. Whether you are focused on balancing your blood sugar, lowering cholesterol, losing weight, avoiding gluten and dairy, fighting off yeast or improving your mood and focus...the breakfast recommendations are basically the same!

1. Make sure to include protein.
2. Minimize carbohydrates.
3. Include healthy fat and fiber if possible.

Ok, with those three points in mind, let's build a breakfast for you. I would like to encourage you to think outside the breakfast box! Forget about cereals, pancakes, waffles and the like. They are simply too high in carbohydrates, have a high glycemic index and, furthermore, tend to contain gluten (an all too common grain that many people can't eat).

Set aside American breakfast concepts, and those advertised on TV and start thinking of breakfast in a whole new way. How about wild salmon for breakfast? (that is one of my favorites) Or left over chicken and roasted vegetables.

Here are my favorite breakfast choices:

1. Protein shake (Metagenics Sustain or Thorne Mediclear Plus) with flax seed oil, ground flax seeds and ProBerry

2. Turkey Bacon (hormone and antibiotic free)

3. Frozen turkey sausage (hormone and antibiotic free)

4. Wild Salmon, sauteed with onions

5. Turkey Bologna (hormone and antibiotic free)

6. Whole, Organic egg (if you are not intolerant to eggs) poached or sauteed with arugula and goat cheese

How much you ask?
My recommendation is to eat half. Eat half as much as you think you need or half as much as you usually have. What is the worst possibility? You might feel hungry in an hour or two? Great, then eat a second breakfast.

It is better to spread out the calories and eat every 3 to 4 hours throughout the day, so for those of you like me, who love breakfast, I don't think it will take much convincing to switch to breakfast twice! That is right, eat half, and eat the other half (or something else) in a couple hours.

To drink? Stay away from juices. They are basically sugar, adding to your carbohydrate load and making a tasty breakfast for yeast, encouraging them to stay instead of go away. A much healthier option is green tea. It helps regulate blood sugar and metabolism, and prevents cancer at the same time.

Otherwise water, filtered of course, is a great place to start your day, especially if you consume caffeine, which is a diuretic. Minimize the caffeine, but at the same time I think you will find that the longer you stick to these breakfast items, you won't be needing that caffeine to boost your energy so much anymore.

By following these recommendations, you will likely notice a difference in how you feel even the very first day you try it. From then on, I bet you won't look back!

Cookbooks I Recommend

My Favorites, especially for eating gluten and dairy free!

1. Coping With Food Intolerances: Fourth Edition, by Dr. Dick Thom.
http://www.amazon.com/Coping-Food-Intolerances-Dick-Thom/dp/0806997923

2. The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book: Protect Yourself and Your Family from Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies - and More, By Dr. Jessica Black.
http://www.amazon.com/Anti-Inflammation-Diet-Recipe-Book-Arthritis/dp/0897934857

3. Eating Clean, By Lisa Allen.
http://www.eating-clean.com/index.html

Defensive (Conscious) Driving

I recently attended a defensive driving class and I am so glad I did!

For all the times I drove faster in order to get somewhere sooner...I learned that I only saved 1 minute! And at what risk?

Did you know that by the time you realize you need to stop, and actually stop your car, it takes 355 feet when going 55 mph?

This was a perfect reminder to me that the faster I drive, the longer it takes to respond and to stop.

And what better to do in order to prevent injuries? Where a seat belt to prevent 50-60% of traffic fatalities and 60-70% of injuries.

Not only that but lock your doors (while driving too), use two hands on the steering wheel, don't hang items on your rear view mirror, check your tire pressure (unique to car and tire location), keep up on car maintenance, and stay out of blind spots.

These were all great reminders for me...I mean what better to do for one's health but to keep yourself safe while driving.

And as tempting as it can be, don't text or email while driving. As I say it, it sounds obvious, but many of us do it.

After all, if I am not aware while driving, then by default, my safety is in the hands of other drivers. The instructor made this point so clear that I feel a better name for the class and concept is "conscious driving."

Important things to do as conscious drivers:

Check your owner's manual to find out how far to sit away from the air bag, how to stop your car if the accelerator gets stuck AND what is the correct tire pressure for your car.

Pull over if you are drowsy (13% of driving fatalities are from driving while tired).

Get a taxi or a hotel if you have been drinking alcohol.

When you get in the car, focus on driving first. Everything else can wait until you arrive safely.

See you soon!

Anti-Yeast Diet

Many of you are working to eliminate yeast from your body (or at least to eliminate the symptoms caused by yeast).  It can be quite a process!  I would like you to know that success is possible.

First we want to kill yeast, using natural therapies.  Then we need to restore the healthy bacteria in your digestive tract so that yeast are no longer welcome to grow there.  We can do both these things at the same time, and if you experience vaginal symptoms, we'll address yeast there too.  

While on products to get rid of yeast and reestablish healthy bacteria, it can help to avoid foods that yeast love.  That means anything that looks like, sounds like, or is basically sugar (or broken down into sugar).  

Avoid fruit juices

Avoid sugar and anything that contains sugar (sugar on the label)

Avoid corn syrup, fructose, lactose, maltose, and any other ingredient that ends with "ose"

Avoid fruits with a high glycemic index (banana, papaya, melon, kiwi and dried fruit)

(it can be helpful to avoid all fruit for a month to start)

Avoid vinegar

Avoid alcohol

Avoid fermented foods

Minimize carbohydrates in general: 1 small serving, 1 to 2 times per day

(brown rice, quinoa, corn, potato, millet, or other gluten free grains)

Keep your blood sugar balanced and prevent carb cravings:

Eat every 3 to 4 hours

Include protein and healthy fats every time you eat

Here is a website that has developed a Candida Diet that I think can be helpful for you: http://www.wholeapproach.com/diet/foodlist.php

You can do it!  And it will be SO worth it.  Let me know how I can support you. 

Dr. Doni

Cinco Vidas Blog: The Beauty of Cancer Survival

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Dr. Wilson serves on the Advisory Board of Cinco Vidas.

Skin Flaking? Energy Drooping? Look to Your Diet! Advice from a Naturopath

Dr. Wilson addresses the topic of your diet's influence on your skin health and overall energy.

Read the full article here: http://blog.cincovidas.com/skin-flaking-energy-drooping-look-to-your-diet-advice-from-a-naturopath

Foods for Nursing Moms

Do you have recommendations as to foods I should not be eating while nursing? (I've heard peanut butter is a no-no)

Great question about food during nursing....first I would reassure you by saying that you don't have to worry too much about it. Then I would say, eat well for yourself, and it will be good for baby.

I don't recommend peanuts for anyone! Because the fats in peanuts are not so healthy. Better to choose other sorts of nuts.

In terms of preventing allergies...best is to take probiotics (mom and baby). Then, if you think your baby is reacting to foods you are eating, then eliminate them.

And...when you start introducing foods to your baby (6 months or so) then we want to be VERY careful. I have a handout to help you and we can talk at that point so you know what and how to introduce foods.

NeuroScience Seminar

Donielle Wilson, ND and
Bradley Bush, ND

How Can NeuroScience, Inc, Improve Patient Outcomes?

Utilizing Your Patients Neurotransmitter Data to Achieve Homeostatic Balance.

May 9th, 2009
Cos Cob, CT
8 am to 4 pm

Greenwich Water Club
49 River Road
Cos Cob, CT 06807

Case reviews and seminar are complimentary and include meals.

Seating is limited so email or call to hold your spot for the event : ann.ricciardi@neurorelief.com or 978.618.7362.

www.Neurorelief.com

Tummy Trouble

Doctor Doni is quoted in this great article entitled "Tummy Trouble" by Cynthia Ramnarace, printed in Kiwi Magazine. Natural remedies can help reset your child's upset stomach.

Download the full article (in PDF format): Tummy Trouble

We also encourage you to visit Kiwi Magazine online

Food Allergies Workshop April 23rd

The Center For Health Renewal

April Workshop & Discussion

What: " Food Allergies: How undetected allergies can cause chronic ailments, inflammations and ultimately cancer," a discussion led by The Center For Health Renewal’s Naturopathic Family Physician, Dr. Doni Wilson, followed by Q & A.

Where: The Center For Health Renewal, 30 Myano Lane, Suite 26, Stamford, CT

When: Thursday, April 23, 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

How: Please call (203) 708-9299 or email askdoctorwhyte@gmail.com to reserve a spot. Dress comfortably and bring a friend. A $10 donation is suggested and will be given to The American Institute for Cancer Research.

Why Attend: You may have a food allergy or sensitivities causing common symptoms such as fatigue, sinusitis, eczema, digestive issues and weight gain. The good news is by detecting what foods you may be sensitive to will immediately help relive these symptoms. The bad news is that years of eating foods that you are allergic to can set you up for more severe immune disturbances such as cancer and autoimmunity.

Let's talk about what you can do to determine any food allergies you may have and how to change your diet help you feel better right away and decrease your risk of cancer.