The Barneys formula Diet

We know that for many, some foods can act as triggers which result in flaring or more inflammation. A small short term diet change may help. If the formula is effective..the flaring will slowly stop but a small diet change can speed this up.

Often it is very hard to know or pin down what foods are the triggers because inflammation can be very subtle especially when you are already inflamed or have other health issues.
Trigger foods causing inflammation often involve the things we crave or eat most often.....wheat gluten is a common offender and gluten intolerance so common avoidance should be considered by most with flaring . The cause could be a single food or a general diet which might have large amounts of meat, high fat and fewer vegetables or anti-inflammatory foods.

A high fat, meat or junk food diet may worsen the situation as evidenced by a picture of my knees at the top of the page. If you suspect this effect from some foods or diet , then I would just go on a very bland diet for a week or two to see if a change can dampen your inflammation or flare.

The Barneys formula Diet

I found my best response with what i call Barneys diet. Once you get remission then you can eat a wider variety of foods.

You might try this for a week or two and see if it helps.

Oatmeal for breakfast, with a little milk and maple syrup or sugar, coffee or tea is fine, main meals are brown rice, most vegetables, salads..vinegar and olive oil for dressing tuna in olive oil, salmon, stir fry (olive oil) , some lean meat(chicken,beef or pork etc) in smaller amounts . A little butter is ok
You can eat larger amounts of rice, and vegetables, on lean meat simply keep the quantity down.

Absolutely no breads, gluten or wheat products, including cakes,cookies,candy, no fats,margerine, little fruit, less meat, and lean, no pizza, no tomatoes, potatoes or dairy ,including cheese, ice cream, junk food, chips, pop, or anything which might cause an inflammatory response..
So, its a more fish, lean meat in smaller quantities, brown rice, most vegetables. and salads.... cut out the heavy fat fill meals or the snacking on chips and junk food.

I have a severe case of P, if your case is moderate then you may not have to go to extremes and some small adjustments may be effective and once you heal up a bit..then you can eat just about anything but not for days in a row. Try a change in diet for a few weeks and look for a response...it works for me.

We are attempting to reduce the inflammation from three different directions

1) increasing sunlight or uv light (produces vitamin D, destroys tcells, inhibits angiogenesis)
2) increasing supplemental Vitamin D, omega3's (fish and flax oil) and the rest of the formula including ibuprofen which reduce the amount of inflammatory prostaglandins
3) diet changes which can limit immune response.

I took the knee pictures at the top of this page to show the results of poor diet and the effectiveness of the barneys formula and a little april sun....they were taken after two months off the formula while eating largely junk food, ice cream, preserved meats, hotdogs, sausage, bread, candy. cookies.pizza, nachos,chips potatoes, gravy, pork chops...(the american diet)

It was fun, but for those two months I gained 12 lbs and developed a severe sinus infection and gout. The second picture was taken after a month on the formula with sun and the dalai lama diet. While on the formula, I have not had an illness for three years including colds, the flu or infections of any kind .

email me with any questions bj@barneysformula.net