Ageing is learning

As I continue to go on my journey, I find out more and more. I have many food sensibilities and need to watch everything I eat. Living my life suffering in pain most of the time didn't leave me much time to explore new things, now I'm loving it. I can finally lead a normal life at this stage.

I used to love eating all kinds of beans because I know that they stabilize sugar. But I started having so many attacks with migraines after I would eat them so I decided to do a test on myself. I finally realized the only beans I could have were green beans. Mariola, my naturopath I’ve mentioned in my previous posts, told me the reason I can eat green beans with no problem is because they have less protein. Too much protein is a problem since I cannot digest a lot at the same time.

I love eggs and therefore was also eating lots of them but I eliminated them and feel much better. No wonder I needed to take digestive enzymes. Every time I did tests in the hospital, they saw nothing even though I felt so sick to the point that I would get pancreatitis. I thought it was the tiny bit of alcohol that I had with my hubby on the weekend but as I understand, too much protein in my system at the same time is a disaster for me! I need to eat small amounts all day. Which is hard to do because I need to have my food with me, but I make the effort because it is worth it!

The other day, I did an ultrasound at my doctor’s office to check my liver and gallbladder; everything was great. Now everything is ruled out and I know it's my digestion and portions. I did tests about five years ago, and I don't have celiac but if I continued to eat they way I used to with gluten and chemicals I would end up with it. I have a sensitive digestive system and as long as I follow the rules with a cheat day once in a while, I'm great.

These are my rules:

• No gluten
• Only eat sugar in natural form
• Lots of greens
• As much organic as possible
• Digestive enzymes and probiotics
• Proper food combining (don’t mix carbs with protein)
• Toxic free skincare and make up
• Toxic free cleaning products
• Stress management

Following these rules, I can live life like I never before!

Cheers to ageing!

The Poison in Sugar

I feel good and I sleep great but yet I still feel something is not right. I eat healthy but yet I still feel bloated. I take my probiotics, my digestive enzymes and hydrochloride acid with my meals and am still bloated.

I have my gluten free toast in the morning with my coffee. For snacks I have my humus with veggies or gluten free crackers as well as kale chips. For dinner I have a protein with brown rice and veggies.

Sugar is in many forms. It's not only the white sugar we put in our coffees, it's pasta, rice, bread, potatoes and even boiled carrots. They all convert into sugar. So many people eat cereal in the morning loaded with sugar.

I then realized the only thing left I didn't cut out mostly was sugar. I love my gluten free muffin my daughter first showed me how to make. I decided one day not to eat my toast in the morning and gluten free muffin in the afternoon. For lunch I tried just having a veggie soup or humus with sweet snap peas, yellow and red peppers. It worked! No bloating! For dinner I started having any protein with veggies as long as not starchy along with a spinach salad and wow no bloating again!

Again, it was time to change my diet. My amazing naturopath Mariola did say my muffin (even healthy one) in afternoon would raise my blood sugar (she is my life saver) My headaches seem to be less and I don't feel tired like before

I was so shocked to discover the impact of all the sugary foods we eat (and may not even know contain sugar) sugar can be poison!

I ended up in the ER with acute pancreatitis when I ate the old way and had just one glass of Chardonnay (which I love). My cells were filling up with sugar and wouldn't accept anymore. That's why in the ER, they told me, after tests and scans that my case was idiopathic, meaning they couldn't figure out why this was happening. My system is very sensitive! I had my body telling me: stop what you are doing, we can't take it anymore!

If your cells are filled with sugar and will not accept any more, the insulin will send the sugar to be stored as fat for later use and that's why women and men over forty get thick around the middle! Doesn't this make sense?

I have to keep my pancreas from over secreting insulin, which will keep my blood sugar and hormones balanced. Alcohol is sugar too I choose to have my Chardonnay only on Saturday nights with my love. I wonder if I did nothing about it, would I be pre diabetic? My mom is diabetic but she chose to eat her way (mostly bread, rice, pasta, and sweets) and on medication.

Don't wait till it's too late, change your diet now! I realized when one thing goes wrong in your system, you are more prone to end up with other problems, with your heart, brain and liver. Remember everything functions well when we are in our twenties and thirties, it's only a matter of time before the shift begins in your body. Treat your body well, you only have one life to live, live it healthy!

Check out this glycemic index to find out ways to slowly make better choices with what you eat. Start with small manageable steps.