So I’m 29, I live in my parents basement at the moment, I’m on disability . . . and I’m the happiest I’ve ever been? If you would have asked me 5 or 10 years ago, I’m prrrrreeettty sure I wouldn’t have told you that. In fact, I know exactly what I imagined. When I …
Some of you may read this and completely relate, others may read it and think I’m completely off my rocker. There was a point in my health care journey where I would cry myself to sleep, wishing I was in the hospital, rather than at home. I didn’t really understand why I’d do this, but …
I’ve been on a anti-GMO kick lately… and for good reason! According to our government, there is nothing wrong with genetically modified foods, but there are SO many studies that show that’s ABSOLUTELY NOT the case at all. Here are 5 reasons why you shouldn’t eat GMOs (ESPECIALLY if you have an autoimmune or chronic …
Throughout my life I always could be caught saying “Oh I have bad knees!” “Doctors say I’ll probably have a knee replacement before I’m 30!” “I have the worst immune system. . . “ “I definitely could lose some weight. Look how fat my face is!” “My arms are fat, I hate my arms.” I …
OMGGGGGGGGGG OMG OMG OMG This stuff is seriously the bomb.com I’m obsessed! I’ve already made it several times since finding the recipe about a month ago. I’ve even sautéed some green veggies and mixed it in with the ‘pasta’ to make it more nutritious. Either way, it’s delicious. If you have kids and need to …
I’ve been steering clear of grains and legumes since October. During the holidays I did eat some gluten free grains (pumpkin bread is the shit, ok?), but since the holidays ended I’ve gone back to being strict about removing them. I’ve wavered between paleo and autoimmune paleo. The reason is because doing an elimination diet last …
I’ve found one of the things that has been the hardest to accept is the fact of where I am in life. That the future I HAD envisioned is going to be nothing like the one that I will experience. Not that it will be any less amazing, but just that my life has changed …
Hey Everybody! I’m working on a new project that will help share the wealth of knowledge our health journeys generate with other spoonies! From now until the end of January, I’ll be collecting responses to a spoonie survey that I’ve created. Don’t worry, if you don’t want your information shared – IT WON’T BE! If …
This post is a follow up to this previous post Benefit of Grass Fed, Organic Meat? Part 1 So Why Does All Of That Matter? Many researchers now are verifying that a lot of diseases are caused by ‘leaky gut’. Leaky gut is a syndrome where damage to your intestinal wall creates gaps in the lining, allowing food …
If you asked me if I was a positive or negative person, I would respond by saying that I’ve always been positive. And I truly believe that. BUT, once you start looking at my daily life, you’ll see that so many times I blocked positivity with negativity! For instance, – I think about where I …