What do you think about chia seeds and ground flax on the NSD? Are you able to tolerate them? In small, large, or no amounts?
Chia seeds have 6.1g starch per 100 grams, which is higher than other foods I know I can't tolerate (like red grapes and carrots). But I find that with chia seeds you don't really eat them so much as you swallow them, and they seem to be fairly resistant to digestion, which leaves me wondering how much of that starch actually gets unlocked...
Flax seeds also have a small amount of starch - 2.9g per 100g. I used to consume about a TB a day for the fibre and the omega3 boost. At that amount the starch would be very, very low. But I'd also like to try making flax crackers, which would mean consuming more of it.
Would love to know how others have fared before I venture in to trying these foods again. I got a bit careless last month (popcorn! sushi! peanut butter banana sandwich!) and paid the price. I'm just getting back to normal after that silliness, so I'm reluctant to try anything risky without hearing what you guys think.
Suspected USpA. HLA B27, xray, u/sound, blood tests all -ve. Ancient history of plantar fasciitis, SI joint pain, knee arthritis. Recent history of tendinitis, neck pain, debilitating finger pain and stiffness (especially mornings). No diagnosis, no meds.
2010 - stopped eating dairy
2012 - stopped eating wheat
2014 - stopped eating all grains
Jan 2017 - discovered NSD - 98% improvement in symptoms, continually amazed by my results, wish I'd found kickAS sooner
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