So today I'm starting this blog of my journey. It's been a long one already. I started looking at how foods impacted my health when I found out that migraines are sometimes triggered by certain foods. I found mine and eliminated them. That makes it sound easy, but it wasn't because what you have as triggers are those foods that you crave. Think chocolate! OMG NO!! But it's gone.
Then when I started into my Change and the bloating and middle aged spread caught up with me I started to look at how foods impacted my hormones and digestion. That one is still ongoing but I do know that wheat, particularly refined wheat (as in flour, bread, cakes, etc.) is a problem. According to my pendulum (don't roll your eyes, it works!) I also have a problem with rye and corn (ah, no, not the cornbread too!). That pretty much eliminates tortillas, cake, bread, and all those other good things until I can find something else to replace them with. Chickpea flour/gram/besun may be the answer. It is also more proteinaceous than grain flours.
As I find recipes that work I'll post them for you. My intent is that the recipes will not contain any weird foods that are hard to come by. You may occasionally need to go to a health food store or shop online (I've found Amazon has most things I'm looking for). Of course, if this is a new foray for you into healthy eating, there may be a lot of foods that you've never come across before. Hang in there and don't give up. Your health is worth it!
Then when I started into my Change and the bloating and middle aged spread caught up with me I started to look at how foods impacted my hormones and digestion. That one is still ongoing but I do know that wheat, particularly refined wheat (as in flour, bread, cakes, etc.) is a problem. According to my pendulum (don't roll your eyes, it works!) I also have a problem with rye and corn (ah, no, not the cornbread too!). That pretty much eliminates tortillas, cake, bread, and all those other good things until I can find something else to replace them with. Chickpea flour/gram/besun may be the answer. It is also more proteinaceous than grain flours.
As I find recipes that work I'll post them for you. My intent is that the recipes will not contain any weird foods that are hard to come by. You may occasionally need to go to a health food store or shop online (I've found Amazon has most things I'm looking for). Of course, if this is a new foray for you into healthy eating, there may be a lot of foods that you've never come across before. Hang in there and don't give up. Your health is worth it!