The pain is dissipating Yesterday was the start of Week 7, and it’s becoming more of an ingrained habit for me. I feel great. My body is trimming down significantly. The pain in my neck, arms, thumbs, and back are lessening, so long as I stick to the eating plan. I’ve been eating sourdough bread…
Health Journey
Week 6 of the Plant Paradox Program
I’ve been on a health rollercoaster this week. My body has been going through periodic purging sessions after I’ve eaten something it didn’t like. How do I know? I feel my innards gurgling after I eat, and then I get gas and some degree of discomfort until my body purges itself.
Week 5 of the Plant Paradox Program
Two days into Week 5, I awoke at 2 am with my heart beating really hard, a pulse of 125, and feeling fatigued, like I had run a marathon. When I tested my blood pressure at 5:47 am, it was really low, 98/55 with a pulse of 130.
Week 4 of Plant Paradox Program
This week I’ve started week four of the 6-week Phase 2 part of the Plant Paradox eating plan. My biggest challenge is that my husband continues to eat the foods we’ve always eaten, non-organic chicken, pork, and farm-raised shrimp, and sometimes grass-fed beef burgers. The spices he uses smell wonderful!
Weeks 2-3 of Plant Paradox Program
After reading Dr. Gundry’s book, I’ve learned that not all gluten-free flours are good for the gut because the grains, including brown rice, are processed with the hull where the lectins live. He explains that Asians have always removed the hull and only cooked white rice for the reason that white rice was nicer on the digestive system.
Week 1 of Plant Paradox Program
Eight days ago, I started a new eating plan based on Dr. Steven Gundry’s book, The Plant Paradox. After reading the first several chapters that explain plant biology and how plants with seeds produce a type of poison called “lectin” to protect their seeds, I decided to try his suggested eating program. In each chapter…
My Health and Weight Loss Journey
I’ve been on a health and weight loss jouney since January 2023. The primary goal has been to rid my body of the inflammation causing all the joint and muscle pain. The side effect has been significant weight loss without taking special supplements or eating pre-packaged meals. I started at 249 pounds. Today I’m 181…
Your Body Has Two Brains
You know about the one in your head, of course, but there’s also one in your gut. This one decides what’s considered food and what isn’t. It knows what you need for nutrition. Your “gut brain” processes the antigens (molecules recognized by your system) and has a memory of what it’s supposed to digest, what…
Having Good and Bad Days
Spiritual Growth at the Pace of Guidance
Equilibrium and Muscle Strength Are Better 8/15/2025 I’m better this morning in terms of my equilibrium and muscle strength. I’m walking more independently, but my muscles weaken if I try to walk too long around the house. Yesterday I had the MRI on the sacral/coccyx area. For me, it was 25 minutes of total relaxation…