Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Cycle
Well I've gotten my second Aunt Flow after going off all the prescription pills. The PMS symptoms were better than last time. Fewer breakouts, less emotional responses and fewer cramps. It was almost right on time as well, maybe a week late. I'm in my second month of Insulite and its going well. The pills are easy for me to remember, I use a pill organizer daily.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Natruopath
I had my first visit with Marie Winters, my naturopath. It was amazing and very informative. It was wonderful to meet with someone who understood my journey through our medical system and who will help me further my care in a healing way. The main thing we did was add more beans into my diet, come to find out dried beans really are healthier and I certainly need a new pressure cooker to make them. So that is my next goal. Also we added an oil regime to help regulate my periods as well.
For all of those out there covering up your PCOS symptoms with medications such as birthcontrol and metformin I strongly urge you to do it through diet, exercise and supplements. It is safer for your body and it can actually reverse the problem rather than act as the bandaid like the medications do. The medications may seem to help but everything they do can be done more effectively with a glycemic load diet full or veggies, lentils/beans, nuts and essential fatty acids along with some important vitamins, minerals and other goodies like Saw Palmetto to name just one. I really urge you to check out Insulite after you have your diet under control. I also think a naturopath is very effective to help you use diet and lifestyle to heal your body. Naturopaths are not some voodoo crystal healers in case you were wondering. They are amazing, here is some information about what they do American Association of Naturpathic Physicians I used their Find a Doctor page to find Marie Winters.
This is a lifelong process and I can say I feel amazing. Now that I live my life this way I could never go back to anything resembling our American lifestyle of fast food and easy fixes through medication. I am not advocating that all medication is bad, there are many issues out there that needs medication, but diet, exercise and lifestyle changes can be crucial for many health problems, reproductive issues being one of them.
For all of those out there covering up your PCOS symptoms with medications such as birthcontrol and metformin I strongly urge you to do it through diet, exercise and supplements. It is safer for your body and it can actually reverse the problem rather than act as the bandaid like the medications do. The medications may seem to help but everything they do can be done more effectively with a glycemic load diet full or veggies, lentils/beans, nuts and essential fatty acids along with some important vitamins, minerals and other goodies like Saw Palmetto to name just one. I really urge you to check out Insulite after you have your diet under control. I also think a naturopath is very effective to help you use diet and lifestyle to heal your body. Naturopaths are not some voodoo crystal healers in case you were wondering. They are amazing, here is some information about what they do American Association of Naturpathic Physicians I used their Find a Doctor page to find Marie Winters.
This is a lifelong process and I can say I feel amazing. Now that I live my life this way I could never go back to anything resembling our American lifestyle of fast food and easy fixes through medication. I am not advocating that all medication is bad, there are many issues out there that needs medication, but diet, exercise and lifestyle changes can be crucial for many health problems, reproductive issues being one of them.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Dairy Blues
I've decided to get off of dairy. I've had persistent low grade, much less than when I was eating wheat, fuzzy head, some headaches (not migraines), some acne and some stomach cramps. Simply not eating dairy for a few days has made a big change. No stomach cramps in the morning, after my dairy and fruit smoothie, no foggy head, no headaches and the acne is getting better. I can do butter but that's about it and I have been replacing it with vegan butter.
Here is what I take daily. The Insulite system, Acidophilus, Puritan Pride's Hair Skin and Nails (3x per day) and Purtitan Pride's Zinc for acne (2x per day), which alone has done wonders for my skin, celiacs are often vitamin and mineral deprived due to malabsorption before the wheat is taken out of the diet.
A word about what I eat. I avoid carbs, gluten and follow the glycemic load diet the book The Glycemic Load Diet was very helpful I found a FREE GOOGLE COPY, which is basically the glycemic index just better . Once in a while I will have some wheat free pasta, the higher the fiber the better. I like the Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) pasta , it is more like actual pasta, the Rice pasta is slimy and kinda gross in my opinion, it is very unlike wheat based pastas. Occasionally I'll have some chips or something but not daily.
Most days I eat:
Breakfast: coffee with ginger, cinnamon and cayanne pepper for their health benefits. Here is some info on the health benefits of cayenne pepper and cinnamon and an apple with almond butter.
I use cayenne pepper exclusively now instead of black pepper for almost everything I season.
For lunch and dinner I usuallly eat roasted veggies like brussel sprouts, brocolli and cauliflower, sweet potatoe, beets, kale, zuchinni, etc. I also often have lentils and beans in some form. I don't eat much meat, when I do it is usually eggs, salmon or shrimp. Occasionally beef, chicken or pork but not often.
For snacks it is usually pecans or almonds raw and/or fruit.
My carb and sugar cravings have been greatly reduced. If all this sounds like too much at once ease into it. I did. I started loosing weight even while easing into this new way of life, and that is exactly what it is a new relationship with food, a new way to live. I feel amazing.
Here is what I take daily. The Insulite system, Acidophilus, Puritan Pride's Hair Skin and Nails (3x per day) and Purtitan Pride's Zinc for acne (2x per day), which alone has done wonders for my skin, celiacs are often vitamin and mineral deprived due to malabsorption before the wheat is taken out of the diet.
A word about what I eat. I avoid carbs, gluten and follow the glycemic load diet the book The Glycemic Load Diet was very helpful I found a FREE GOOGLE COPY, which is basically the glycemic index just better . Once in a while I will have some wheat free pasta, the higher the fiber the better. I like the Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) pasta , it is more like actual pasta, the Rice pasta is slimy and kinda gross in my opinion, it is very unlike wheat based pastas. Occasionally I'll have some chips or something but not daily.
Most days I eat:
Breakfast: coffee with ginger, cinnamon and cayanne pepper for their health benefits. Here is some info on the health benefits of cayenne pepper and cinnamon and an apple with almond butter.
I use cayenne pepper exclusively now instead of black pepper for almost everything I season.
For lunch and dinner I usuallly eat roasted veggies like brussel sprouts, brocolli and cauliflower, sweet potatoe, beets, kale, zuchinni, etc. I also often have lentils and beans in some form. I don't eat much meat, when I do it is usually eggs, salmon or shrimp. Occasionally beef, chicken or pork but not often.
For snacks it is usually pecans or almonds raw and/or fruit.
My carb and sugar cravings have been greatly reduced. If all this sounds like too much at once ease into it. I did. I started loosing weight even while easing into this new way of life, and that is exactly what it is a new relationship with food, a new way to live. I feel amazing.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Day 8 Insulite
One interesting things I have noticed since going off the medication and going strictly gluten free with very little sugar or carb replacements is my constant carb and sugar cravings are finally gone. I don't find myself wanting bread, cookies, cake, candy etc. all the time. This is a very interesting feeling as I craved these carb and sugar foods so much if there was candy in the house I couldn't stop thinking about it. Now that I'm not eating it and have been off of it for awhile it is no longer hard to say no.