Take the pits out of life and make something delicious....

It’s been a struggle- you know L-I-F-E! Let’s be honest- It’s hard. Trying to balance your personal needs with the needs of your family. The constant unrelenting juggling of work, family, money, extracurricular activities, household chores, and personal health. The list goes on and on. Something was bound to fall to the wayside. For me- it was my health; physical and mental health.

I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. 10 years ago, I successfully completed Gastric By Pass Surgery but managed to gain some of my weight back. Over the years, I became accustomed to feeling constantly exhausted, achy, headaches, weakness, bloating, kidney issues (infections) hair thinning and much more. It’s amazing how your body can accept physical pain on a daily basis- and power through.

In the past when I went to my Doctor- I was sent with a prescription treating the symptom and not the underlying issue. The final push to seek out the homeopath was when I went to my primary care physician for heart palpitations. She sent me for a blood test and suggested medication to “slow my heart down”. I was NOT impressed. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I was tired of feeling like I wasn’t heard by my doctor. When lab results came back- I was told they were in the “normal range”, there was nothing wrong. I knew better- my body was crying out for help.

I finally decided to seek out help from a Homeopathic Doctor who ran several tests and took my various symptoms puzzle pieces to make a complete picture of what was going on in my body. On the surface my lab results fall in the “normal range”. However, my “normal range” is on the lower end of the range.  My vitamin D and Iron levels barely make the charts. My thyroid is under preforming and my adrenal glands are working overtime. I am not absorbing proteins and by body essentially thinks that I am starving myself, therefore, holding on and storing all of my fat. I have high CRP-HS (C-reactive Protein) a sign of inflammation. And- I have Epstein-Barr which along with my tiredness and low vitamins levels puts be at higher risk for Lymphoma.

Leaving that consultation and armed with knowledge- I felt empowered! For the first time, a doctor laid out all of my complaints and matched them up with my lab results and validated that I wasn’t ‘crazy’ for feeling this way. The treatment- change my diet- and take some supplements. Yes! That simple. The biggest emphasis on nutrition.

I mean, come on, we all know that ‘eating healthy’ is important. We all have a picture in our minds what that looks like. Potato Chips à BAD! – Vegetables àGOOD! But- it’s more complex than that- there are foods that can cause inflammation in your body. It can get confusing. There are so many different diet fads out there right now. KETO- low carb, moderate protein and high fat. I tired KETO for 3 months- lost 10lbs- but my body was still screaming at me. I didn’t have great success that others have had.

Listen, I do not want to “dog” a diet that is working for you. More power to you. Stick with it. But there are some- like me- for whom it didn’t work. Like me, you need balance. This is me, taking the pits out of life and making something delicious out of it.