Tuesday, November 3, 2009

breaking point

I have been sleeping with my mouth wide open for 3 weeks now. GROSS. I can't breathe because there is so much mucous in my head that even doing the neti pot 3 times a day isn't clearing it out. Know why? Cause the allergy attack I have been having all this time may not just be from ragweed as I had first thought. I am learning about internal allergies more and more. I didn't think I was allergic to soy, until I talked to my friend today who is also a doctor. She advised me to cut the gluten, soy, and sugar out until I can identify what is and has been making me nuts all these years. Cutting out dairy has definitely helped, but I want to feel even better. I want the fatigue to go away, all the snot, and aches that are caused by inflammation. So it has to start from what I'm putting in.

Luckily I hadn't grocery shopped in a good while, so there wasn't much to chuck out. The soy ice cream sandwiches had to go, as well as the Morningstar Farms products. They are full of soy, gluten, sugar, and gmo's. Well, they are made by Kellogg's after all, so I guess I should have looked more closely at the ingredients. Bye soy milk, hello almond milk. Goodbye pasta, hello quinoa. Peanut butter will be replaced by almond butter, sugar replaced with agave. My goal is to have optimal health, and if this is what needs to be done, then I'm ready. I have been vegan for almost a year, but I'm ready for the next step which is to push for raw. I still will have soups and pasta and the like, but will incorporate a high volume of raw (which is *I think* under 105 degrees) foods. I've had raw at a couple of restaurants and it is damn good. I can't wait to do some shopping tomorrow! I am going to finish my cucumber water and go to bed.

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