A New Prescription

Bipolar - I'm just learning about all of this but so far I know I need to increase my omega 3 and magnesium intake. Reduce alcohol and processed foods, limit but not cut out salt, reduce sugar intake.

Autism - eliminate gluten and caseins, increase vitamin C and magnesium.

Anxiety - increase tryptophan rich foods such as Whole grains like brown rice, legumes like lentils and chickpeas, protein foods such as chicken, fruits such as mangoes, bananas and dates. Decrease fried foods and dairy products, increase magnesium rich and omega 3 rich foods.

Borderline personality disorder - eliminate white sugar and flour, ketogenic diet (high in fats and protein but low in carbs)

Allergies - Soy and CMPI

So what can't we eat?

Soy

Dairy

Gluten

Processed foods 

What can we eat?

Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables

Omega 3 rich foods

Magnesium rich foods

Protein rich foods

This will take some learning and experimenting in the kitchen. I think regular blood tests for a while too to make sure the balance is right in our diet though this will hopefully be evident in behaviours and moods.

Welcome to The Expanding Table

A new blog for a new venture. I'm a little bit of a blog addict I have to admit and in trying to organise my life I'm trying to organise my blogging. One for each "topic" so here is everything food and home decor related.
For those of you who haven't visited my pages on Facebook or blogs before here is a little about me.

My name is Nicole and I live in Victoria, Australia but I am originally from West Yorkshire, England.
I have 4 amazing children. 2 girls and twin boys.
I work as a doula (birth, postpartum and bereavement ),  a childbirth educator,  breastfeeding counsellor and placenta encapsulation specialist. I'm about to begin studying again to expand my knowledge and assist my clients better.
I am also married to a wonderful man. We have our moments but I love him and I'm pretty certain he loves me!

Our house is full of adventure, my oldest had anxiety and PTSD from trauma in her early years, my second daughter has aspergers, my twins are asthmatic, have allergies/intolerance to dairy and soy and one of them has sleep apnea. Now onto me, I'm a whole bucket of fun, I have PTSD, Bipolar and borderline personality disorder.  Because of my medications I am also struggling with weight gain.

So why is our table expanding? No I'm not pregnant. Our table is expanding as we gain knowledge about better health and food choices and grow as a family.

So enjoy as we discover a better life for ourselves and share it with you.