Showing posts with label nutrition-related. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nutrition-related. Show all posts

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Time to try again???

Lately, I have been really tired. I mean REALLY tired. I could probably take a nap during the day and go to bed early and get up at 9 in the morning and still complain that I'm tired. So I'm doing what I know helps. Taking vitamins. I stopped taking them back in the spring when I was trying the MMS and I've only been taking them sporadically. So I'm going to start taking them regularly. Another thing I've been having trouble with is stomach pains. I think I need to try being gluten free again. My last attempt lasted what? A week? Hopefully this attempt will be lasting. I know that my body has an antibody response whether I notice it or not, and I would probably be doing myself a favor to start learning how to live with a gluten allergy. I can't work and go to school and be this tired. The world doesn't need a sleepy driver. Plus, I feel like right now I just don't have the energy to do things I enjoy or want to do. I'm not trying to sound like I'm complaining. I'm just trying to find a way to be healthy. And who knows? Maybe I'll learn to cook through the whole process. I guess I can cook, but I want to cook healthy foods. I think I may try to follow a protocol for a diabetic diet too because I really want to drop a few (okay, a lot of) pounds and try to control my blood sugar and stuff. Better to do it while I'm younger I guess. Right? So there may be some blog posts about this if I am able to do it. If anyone wants to look at a gluten-free help site check out

http://www.celiac.com/
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So far every website I've checked for diabetic diets recommends that you talk to a nutritionist. I don't have one, but I have a nutrition course so maybe this will help to motivate me to finish it!

Thursday, June 12, 2008

"Frankenfoods"...

What do you all know about genetically engineered or modified foods?
In my nutrition course they have a section about them and they're pretty scary! Makes me want to grow and make all my own food, only that would be really hard to do right now. Still, it does inspire you to know what is in your food and pay closer attention when you are shopping to buying organic and natural foods. And if you are going to plant a garden, make sure you buy organic seeds.
In my book they gave a website to look at that tells you which foods are genetically modified. You can check it out here at http://www.truefoodsnow.com/.
The course has been really interesting. A lot more interesting since I finished the anatomy and physiology section of the book. Well, I still have to finish the coloring book and quiz, but I finished reading the material.
I want to try and boycott these foods to the best of my ability not just because I don't support the companies that are doing these experiments and all, but because the foods they are tampering with can cause serious health problems.