Stuck n the Exhaustin Merry G Rund? My Tp 3 Tips t Get Off Fast S Yu Can Regain Yur Health and Sanity!
Figuring ut the real reasn yu re exhausted, irritable and fggy is like trying t put tgether a jigsaw puzzle- with a blindfld n. Yu ve cut ut gluten. Yu dn t d dairy. Yu clean with vinegar and ditched the Lysl. Maybe yu ve been n the dctr merry-g-rund fr years, ging frm ne practitiner t the next in an effrt t find the slutin t yur never ending health prblems. Add t that the fact that there any number f supplements n the market that claim t eradicate yur symptms and we re talking abut sme majr cnfusin. Shuld yu take fish il? Maca? Ashwaganda? (Or maybe yu dn t even knw what thse supplements are and yu re wndering if I just started speaking a different language!) It s exhausting and discuraging when there are s many ptins and yu dn t knw where t start (r yu ve tried everything and still dn t knw what t d). I ve been there. I suffered frm the fatigue, jint pain, hair lss, and brain fg fr t many years, befre I finally was given a diagnsis: Hashimt s Thyridtitis. And things didn t get better just because I knew what was causing my chrnic health issues. I cntinued t struggle fr years, lking fr the next missing piece t the puzzle as t why I culd never seem t fully regain my health. It tk me a lng time t feel better, but it desn t have t take yu years t turn yur health arund and start feeling amazing. Here are my tp 3 ways t find the rt f yur health issues fast s yu can start feeling alive again. GET ON THE RIGHT DIET This ne can be s tricky. Yu culd g raw. Or pale. What abut juicing? D yu d smthies r shuld yu pt fr bne brth? The truth is, if there was ne perfect diet, then everybdy wuld be eating that way and enjy perfect health. Sme peple d have great success with a raw fds diet, fr example, while, fr thers it s a recipe fr disaster. S, hw d yu find the right diet fr YOU? Even if yu ve tried every dietary interventin ut there t manage yur health issues, it s time t g back t the drawing bard and start frm scratch. The best answer t that questin is t begin a basic eliminatin diet that remves any ptential ffenders frm the diet. These are the fds that irritate the gut lining, cause inflammatin in the bdy and turn n the autimmune respnse. Let s lk at the wrst ffenders. FOODS THAT HURT Grains- While gluten cntaining grains, such as wheat, are the wrst ffenders in this categry, gluten isn t the nly prblem with grains. All grains cntain anti-nutrients: lectins and phytates that bind t nutrients in the gut, s that the bdy is unable t prperly absrb them. When I eliminated grains frm my diet, issues like jint pain, acne and diarrhea all but disappeared. Nuts and Seeds- Same prblem here. Anti-nutrients can bind t vitamins and minerals in the gut and make nuts and seeds difficult t digest.
Dairy prducts- Many peple have a difficult time digesting dairy prducts, and lactse intlerance isn t the nly reasn why. The prteins in dairy prducts (whey and casein) are ften difficult t digest and can cause an inflammatry respnse in the bdy. Eggs- Enzymes present in egg whites can bind t prteins in the digestive tract and trigger inflammatin fr many individuals as well. Prcessed fds- Mst prcessed fds are made with hydrgenated ils; tran-fats that turn up inflammatin in the bdy and cntribute t all kinds f illness. Nt nly that, yu will be hard pressed t find prcessed fds that dn t cntain at least ne ther fd that we ve already discussed plus a plethra f ther gut damaging ingredients including artificial clrs and flavrs, GMOs and artificial sweeteners. FOODS THAT HEAL That list f ptentially gut irritating fds might lk pretty lng right abut nw. S what d yu eat when yu are wrking n healing the gut and resetting yur hrmnes? Let s take a lk at sme f the tp fds that heal. Bne brth- full f healing prteins like cllagen and glycine, bne brth is great fr gut health. Vegetables- Lad up n veggies fr a mega dse f nutrients, anti-xidants and healthy fiber. Berries- Chck full f antixidants and phytnutrients, berries are lw n the glycemic index s they wn t wreak havc n yur insulin levels like ther fruits can. Clean prtein- Grass fed beef, bisn, wild caught salmn, free range rganic chicken and turkey are all great chices fr prtein that help t build and repair the bdy. Ccnut il- The fatty acids in ccnut il actually prmte weight lss as well as a healthy gut micrbime. Fermented fds- The prbitics fund in fermented fds help t restre the natural gut flra and edge ut the bad bugs that are ften dminating the gut scene in thse dealing with autimmunity. KEEP A FOOD JOURNAL This is the piece f the puzzle that many peple miss when n an eliminatin diet. They fllw the recmmendatins f whatever expert they are fllwing at the time and eat x grams f prtein r avid smthies like the plague- all because smene tld them they were suppsed t. Recmmendatins are a great place t start, but dn t frget t listen t yur bdy. A great way t d this is t keep a fd jurnal where yu can recrd hw yu re feeling after cnsuming different fds. Really tune int yur bdy and find ut what s ging n. One friend recently tld me that she quit fllwing the Aut Immune Pale diet after her inflammatin levels cntinued t rise. She went back t a mstly raw fds diet and felt better. Fr thers, hwever, the AIP diet has been their glden ticket t dialing dwn the autimmune respnse.
S grab a jurnal, and start tuning int yur wn bdy s needs by becming aware f hw certain fds affect yu when yu eat them. Yu ll gain valuable insight int yur health. Realize, hwever, that the fds yu eating are nly ne piece f the puzzle when it cmes t slving the exhaustin riddle. If yu have tried a basic eliminatin diet and yu still dn t feel better, dn t give up! It s time t mve n t the next piece f the puzzle. It s time t find smene wh can help yu. FIND THE RIGHT PRACTITIONER When yu are dealing with a chrnic health issue, it s imprtant t d everything yu can t take charge f yur wn health. But smetimes yu need help. Reaching ut t a practitiner wh knws hw t tackle the challenges restring gut health can shave years ff f yur struggle. Unfrtunately, finding a practitiner wh is willing t help yu find the rt cause f yur struggle can be like lking fr the prverbial needle in a haystack. I saw a dctr fr years wh never did anything t find the rt cause f my inexplicable health issues, ther than manage the disease with medicatin. I finally gt smart and fund smene wh helped me dial dwn the inflammatin within a few weeks by shwing me hw t eliminate the fds that were causing inflammatin and teaching me which fds wuld help get my bdy back n track. Nt nly that, he was able t help me pinpint a nasty gut infectin that was cntributing t my prblems. Finding a gd practitiner is wrth it. Here s hw t d it. DO YOUR HOMEWORK Assuming yu want a practitiner wh knws hw t address the rt issues f yur fatigue, yu ll want t d a little hmewrk befre yu make yur first appintment. Find ut where they received their training frm. This will be a gd clue int what types f interventins and recmmendatins they will make. Practitiners wh are certified in Functinal Medicine are a gd place t start. Find ut their philsphy. Any decent hlistic practitiner wrth their salt will make it n secret that they use nutritin and ther natural interventins t help yu get t the rt cause f yur issues. Check ut their website r Facebk page fr clues int hw they practice. ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS Whether yu are lking fr a health cach wh can help yu create a system t reach yur health gals, r yu need t find a dctr wh can run the right bld tests fr yu, think f hiring a practitiner in the same way yu wuld hire an emplyee. Be sure t ask the right questins t make sure he r she is a gd fit fr yu. Here are few great questins t ask:
D yu have experience with X health issues? If yu need help with a specific issuethyrid disease r Lyme s fr example, then make sure the practitiner is well versed in hw t deal with the particular nuances f yur health. What is yur philsphy fr restring health? Make sure yu and yur practitiner agree n hw best t deal with yur particular health issues s yu re nt disappinted by their recmmendatins. Hw d yu structure yur sessins? It will be wrth it t find ut hw much time yur practitiner allts t yur needs and hw they g abut addressing yur cncerns. Sme practitiners are willing t cnsult ver the phne, which can be cnvenient if yu are unable t find a qualified practitiner in yur area. ADOPT THE RIGHT MINDSET Wait! Dn t rll yur eyes and stp reading yet. This just may be the mst imprtant piece f the puzzle. Yep, even mre imprtant than yur diet. I m sure yu ve heard the stry by nw that sme 90% f disease is caused my stress. That s a whle lt f anguish caused by the way we think! Fr whatever reasn, we tend t write ff the pwer f ur thughts and beliefs t transfrm ur lives, giving mre attentin t things like prescriptin medicatin. That s a shame since we tend t leave ur mst pwerful weapn n the table- ur mind. FOCUS ON THE TRUTH Knw beynd a shadw f a dubt that yu are meant t live in a state f great health- healed, strng and whle! Stp identifying with yur disease and begin t identify with that Truth. One f the best ways t d this is t keep the truth in frnt f yu Write ut yur healing beliefs- Fr example- I am in perfect health, and feel great! Use healing scriptures- Read these every day alng with yur wn written beliefs. They reveal withut a dubt that Gd s best fr yu is perfect health and whleness. CREATE A HEALING MINDSET ROUTINE Dn t be willy nilly abut fcusing yur attentin n the truth f whle health fr yurself. I read my beliefs and scriptures every mrning after I get up t get my mind n the truth befre my day begins. I want yu t be really intentinal abut this. Read yu healing beliefs like they are true fr yu nw. Dn t just read them- feel them. D it every day. Set aside a specific time each day (I like the mrning but pick what wrks best fr yu) and g thrugh yur rutine in a specific way. This will create a habit that facilitates healing. DON T GIVE UP Nt n yur visin fr a healthy life- and nt n yur mindset practice either! I want t stress this because when yu begin t change the way yu think and believe, it s just like changing yur diet. It feels really hard at first. It will prbably get uncmfrtable, yu ll wnder if it s even wrking and yu ll definitely be tempted t quit. Here s ne f the mst transfrmative tidbits
in this guide- Cnsistency is the key! Decide right nw that yu are ging t make yur healing mindset practice a pririty every day and stick with it. Yu may have nticed smething abut these three quick ways t amp up yur health- they require a certain amunt f persnal respnsibility. Sure, ppping a pill is easier than eliminating grains, eggs and sy frm yur diet (I mean, they re in everything, aren t they?) I want t challenge yu t keep searching fr answers and g fr it! Yu gt this! Need Help Implementing These Steps? As a Health Cach Certified by Institute f Transfrmatinal Nutritin, I m here t help yu reach fr yur best versin f yurself and get t the rt f yur health cncerns. Schedule yur free 30 minute Discvery Call with me here. I lk frward t helping yu reach yur gals! Michelle :) Overcmingaut.cm Find me n Facebk