When Sabrina Nelson was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called “relapsing polychondritis”, things only got worse for her
by taking powerful steroids and other drugs.
Then one day she read Dr. John McDougall’s work. She learned the information that Dr. McDougall teaches, such as the nutrition information in this video.
Even though already a vegetarian, when Sabrina removed milk from her diet, her autoimmune disease quickly went into remission. That was over 15 years ago, and Sabrina, co-fouder of VegSource, is still in remission.
Watch this short excerpt from a longer presentation regarding dairy, animal protein, casein, your diet, and autoimmune disease.
For more on dairy, click HERE: Perils of Dairy
For more on autoimmune disease and diet, click HERE: Overcoming rheumatoid arthritis with diet: Phyllis Heaphy’s story
[...] The 52 grams of protein calculated with the food list above equals a caloric load of 208 (52 x 4 calories per gram). 208 divided by 1160 = .17, which for our purposes means that actually protein comprises 17% of the calories from these food choices. Filling in the rest of the day’s calorie requirements with fruits, vegetables, possibly more starchy vegetables and whole grains, nuts, and seeds easily tips one into the balance of more protein than required. The point is, see how easy it is to get adequate protein on a diet that includes none from meat, fish, eggs, or dairy products? [...]