Healthy Gut Routine


Diet
Breakfast:
Steel Cut Oatmeal with Kefir & Blueberries (Kefir is homemade from raw unpasteurized whole milk)
Lunch:
Kefir Smoothie (Usually made with frozen bananas, frozen strawberries, and frozen blueberries)
Scrambled Eggs (Microwave farmers’ market eggs in Pyrex dish.)
Avocado and mild salsa
Tortillas, Rice, or Farmers’ Market Sourdough Bread
Dinner:
Bison Burgers or Fish
Steamed Vegetables
Avocado and mild salsa
Tortillas, Rice, or Farmers’ market Sourdough Bread


Medicines and Supplements
Mesalamine 2.4 grams/day
Remicade/Inflectra infusions -Every 8 weeks
Vitamin D
Vitamin B
Multivitamin
Fish Oil
Organic Psyllium Husk Powder -mix with a large glass of filtered water. Drink in the afternoon
Chicken Bone Broth -Brodino brand, purchased at farmers’ market. Usually drink with dinner


Lifestyle
Install pur water filter in sink in garage. Store 2 Nalgene bottles of filtered water in refrigerator
Keep a Nalgene bottle with filtered water near me as much as possible
Drink large glass of filtered water first thing in the morning
Total body workout: 3 times/wk, 30 minutes. -But I take very few breaks. It’s a miserable 30 min
Exercise bike: 2 times/wk, 20 minutes. Alternate 90 sec fairly easy, 90 sec difficult, for 20 min
Sundays: Hike Mt Baldy from Manker Flats, Basketball, P90X2 Yoga, or 20 min of Flowfit
Sleep: Usually 7.5 – 8 hrs, and usually 20 min nap when I return home from work
No caffeine
1 or 2 glasses of wine per month maximum. No other alcohol
Go out to eat as little as possible. Usually 1 time per month


Interesting and Helpful Links
Wise advice from Tina Haupert, a veteran Ulcerative Colitis patient
Why kefir is vastly superior to probiotic pills
How to make your own homemade kefir from raw, unpasteurized whole milk
Harvard University Researcher who found success giving a chinese supplement, Qing Dai, to a young patient. (Skip ahead to 14 min)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for acute severe ulcerative colitis. Promising phase 3 trials at Northwestern University Hospital
IBD Survey: Ulcerative Colitis patients report which foods are helpful and harmful to them