Green Tea good for weggies.

[maria garcia]

Wow, my daughter really got me by surprise She asked to have a meeting with her father and me.
Well she has been reading about Wegs and vasculities. She had a whole page of food she could eat that are good for inflammation and others that she should not eat bcse it promotes inflammation. She also wants to walk ,she says she needs to stay healthy and walking is a way. I don't know if this is a good idea I feel she should be resting. Then she also said she should be drinking Green Tea. I have never heard of that especially with the prednisone. She went on with wanting a second oppinion and more. I agreed with everything except the walking and the Green Tea. I really don't know much about this. Im not trusting the internet lately. So I come to you my friends. Is Green Tea good for wegs? I have heard so many supplements that are bad. And what about walking? And I thought she was in denial she new alot more than I thought. She mentioned how rare this disease is and she said "why Me".

[elephant]

I walk 15 to 20 miles a week and drink green decaff tea.

[Dirty Don]

I drink green tea, walk, stretch, and play golf, and am on pred and mtx...your daughter is headed in the right direction...let her go there, follow her, as long as she's making good decisions about her self and her condition. Green tea is good for a lot of things...and if it makes you 'feel' better then that alone is worth it. As she learns to listen, and now it sounds as if she is interested in learning about WG and herself, she will start to make better informed and more fact based decisions which can only help her. As for 'why me'...we've all been there...which stage is it? I forget! LOL!

[Al]

Good, Maria--you and your daughter are talking seriously--a great sign!

Green tea is excellent, unless you have a certain kind of kidney stone or have an allergy to tea, which I am sure does not apply to Christina. Walking is very good as well. It is a non-stressful form of exercise. Rest is fine, but the human body needs to move as well. So I would encourage walking. Why don't you walk with her? This can be a wonderful time to share your hopes, concerns, dreams, and visions for the future.

Al

[NicShaf]

my doctors all incourage me to walk as long as I feel good enough to do so. I don't walk fast, or run, i take it easy. I've read a lot about light walking and yoga are both good for fighting inflammation in the body.
That's great that your daughter is being proactive about her health.

[pberggren1]

This is a very good sign!!!!

[maria garcia]

my doctors all incourage me to walk as long as I feel good enough to do so. I don't walk fast, or run, i take it easy. I've read a lot about light walking and yoga are both good for fighting inflammation in the body.
That's great that your daughter is being proactive about her health.

Oh yes she also wants me to get her a Yoga CD.

[annekat]

Sounds like your daughter has the right attitude, if she can follow through on it. That's my problem, I know I could and should get out and walk, but I'm busy and other things get in the way. It would be so easy, just go out the door and start walking. My body would tell me if I needed to rest. I wouldn't overdo it... she might walk too far and then find it more difficult to make it back. This happened to me the one time I went out and walked. So she should start out slow and gradually increase the time. Also, if I overexert myself, even though it feels OK at the time, Wegs will let me know later. Also, I need to watch the caffeine in the form of coffee, and since green tea has a lot less and has the added anti-inflammatory benefit, that is a great way to go. Coffee tends to drag me down after awhile, while neither black nor green tea really do that. Your family photo is great... it is a little hard to tell which of you is the mama, or all those all your daughters?

Anne

[NicShaf]

Oh yes she also wants me to get her a Yoga CD.

That's awesome. Yoga is low impact. I used to be a runner, but my doc said no running while in Pred, body is more fragile and prone to injury, that's when I got back into Yoga...and I LOVE it. Glad to hear your daughter has a good attitude, it is a hard hurdle to jump over. We all have "why me" moments, i think that just comes with the territory, but it sounds like she is doing well. That is always nice to hear

[Sangye]

Maria, big kudos to your daughter for doing her research and taking control of her health. Wow. I am really impressed.

Please don't hold her back. I cannot express how negatively that sort of thing impacts a person--like a bird trying to fly and someone keeps holding onto it! Let her research things and formulate her plans. She can take any questions to her doctor. Walking and green tea are perfectly fine. If she wants to do a lot of nutritional supplements it's best to see a holistic doctor for guidance.