Friday 3 October 2014

Know Better. Do Better.

Recently I listened to an interview with Cynthia Pasquella, Nutritionist, Author and Founder and Director of the Institute of Transformational Nutrition.  I'd like to mention two statements that she made:

1.  That she believes that the biggest problem with people's health these days is misinformation; and

2.  If we knew better, we'd do better.

It's two years ago this month since I embarked on the detox program that changed my life and re-trained my whole view of food.  The program promised to help with all sorts of health issues and I was becoming a bit desperate due to regular migraines I was experiencing. To my amazement, within the first week of the program, the severity of those migraines was reduced.  I knew then that I was on to something!  So I followed through and completed the program (4 weeks) and afterwards continued to avoid certain foods.

The next thing that I did was that I began to do my own research.

I got on the internet and started googling and reading articles about vitamins and minerals, why our bodies need them, what their unique qualities and benefits are, and what foods to eat to obtain them.

To try to ensure credibility I made a point of comparing information from various sources.  In the process I came across stories of people who have overcome health issues like chronic fatigue syndrome, thyroid issues, autoimmune disorders, Hashimoto's, tumours, cancers etc, through making changes to their diet.  I gravitated towards these blogs and read with interest what these people were doing with their diet.

With this information, and some trial and error with my own diet, I have begun to discover what really works for me.  I have beaten the migraines - I don't get them anymore, and in fact I barely get any sort of headache anymore, and I have learned a lot about which foods make me feel good - vibrant and energetic, and which foods don't.  Armed with this knowledge and experience, doing without certain foods, and eating lots of the good stuff, is really not hard.

Many of the links that I have posted at my "Inspiration Spot" page are websites and blogs by people who have had their own health issues which they have corrected or manage through diet.  A number of these people have gained formal qualifications as part of their own journey to find answers to their health issues.

I am still learning and continue to devour health information from articles, blogs, books and online interviews. In fact I cannot keep up with all the information I've found that I want to explore, so it will keep me busy for some time!

So this is me, getting a whole lot better informed, and doing better because now I know better.



~ take every opportunity to put the good stuff in ~
 
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