I am setting out on a journey towards better health. Intuitively, I think that making these lifestyle changes will have a positive effect on me. I have endured migraine headaches since 1978. Unfortunately, unlike other members of my family who may have them once or twice a year, I have them three or four times a week. Additionally, I have several autoimmune issues, I battle insomnia, asthma, joint pain, focus issues, depression, and fatigue. Recently, I was diagnosed with Celiac.
The laundry list of symptoms means that most days I feel crummy at best and some days I feel just plain rotten. My mission: To answer a "How are you?" question with "Great!" and mean it!
This blog entry is meant to be my inspirational post to myself so that when the going gets tough along the way, I remember why I started down this path in the first place.
After reading a lot about candida and leaky gut, I think my symptoms all point to the same problem: my gut. It is called our second brain and it controls way more than we have thought previously! When something bad happens, and it makes you feel sick to your stomach, it really IS having an effect on your stomach! I am learning that my migraines and serotonin levels are connected to my stomach/gut. I am learning that my stress levels affect my stomach/gut. So, fixing my gut may fix my other issues as well.
Is that cup of coffee or piece of candy worth a migraine? No way. Would I be willing to eat on this limited diet plan for the rest of my life if these symptoms went away? Yes, I really would. And you, dear reader heard me say it.
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