My midsection is in a fairly decent amount of pain. I believe it has to do with inflammation in my bowels. (YAY! more bowel talk!) It is referring into mainly my right hip and lower back, but lately my whole leg and into my left side too. My joints hurt. My mom has been going through something similar (but more complex I think) A major change in her diet helped a lot.
I've been thinking about going off refined sugar (yea, I said I was, I didn't!), and grains. A lot has to do with random bits of information gleaned for different places, including my moms success. There is This article about the sun and avoiding sunburn. (I'm planning on not wearing sunscreen this year! maybe I'll write about that soon)
SO I want to go for the paleo diet.
Basically, the Paleo Diet consists of eating meats, veggies, healthy fats (coconut oil, avocados, nuts, eggs), and fruit. It eliminates grains (especially ones that contain gluten, but also rice and corn), refined sugars, dairy, vegetable oils, legumes (including peanuts), potatoes, and soy. The diet encourages organic foods as much as possible and grass-fed meats that are antibiotic and hormone-free.
(This woman is a wee bit...Christian-preachy for my taste, but it doesn't come through in her blog posts/recipes)
*deep breath* I always seem to FAIL at these kind of things. I'm *hoping* that I can stick it out long enough to see the benefits. Ms. Unrefined (from above link) talks about the benefits she sees:
Here are some of the things I have noticed in my life as a result of switching to the Paleo Diet:
1. Hormonal stability/balance
2. More energy
3. More motivation
4. Clarity of thought/less spacey
5. Increased memory
6. Less sleepy
7. Less headaches
8. Increased circulation (I’m not as cold as I used to be though this winter will be an excellent test for that.)
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE for all that to happen for me. She doesn't talk about her guts, but a lot of other stuff I've read talks about it helping with that too.
J pointed out that I need to up my abdominal strength too. They aid in digestion as well. This will help with back stability.
I need to start my weekly menu planning again. That is always a help.
I'm so tired of feeling like shit! I want to talk more about my mental health too, but that is for another day.
I must say, its very gratifying and affirming to read your blog, Becca. You have a lot of guts to be so open about your guts, struggles with food, emotionality. Trust me. You're not alone. sooooo not alone in your struggles. If you ever feel that you're the only one who is struggling with food, guts, emotionality, just say hello to me and tell me you want to hear an earful of someone else's struggles ;-> If you think that will help ;->. thanks. Oh, and one more thing...so touching the tears about Rizzo, admitting to yourself and to us that you're not 'over' it. I still feel tears about the one that got away too. hugs from a virtual stranger. arno
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