Even for those of us with “no time to cook.” And it offers inspiration and motivation by making healthy home-cooked meals simple, delicious and attainable. This blog is about reducing the overwhelm that often comes with making healthy lifestyle changes by giving ourselves permission to make mistakes and get back up again. But that doesn’t mean our health has to deteriorate because of it. Because lord knows it’s nearly impossible not to have a busy lifestyle in the 21st century. So far, this blog has been about attaining health by gradually incorporating healthy habits and quick, easy, healthy meals into our busy lifestyles. But again, they are symptoms many people struggle with on a daily basis, and are similar to my celiac symptoms: exhaustion sleeping 9+ hours per night and still not feeling rested insomnia dry skin depression anxiety brain fog thinning hair and digestive discomfort. My symptoms for Hashimoto’s are much more subtle. Now, nearly six months after my celiac diagnosis, I’ve been diagnosed with another autoimmune disease – Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Find a doctor who wants to get to the root of your problems and help you fix them! Another autoimmune diagnosis If you’re dealing with weird, unexplainable symptoms that you’ve been attributing to “stress” or some other excuse, please find a doctor who doesn’t dismiss you. Side note: I’m just now realizing how silly I was to assume all of these symptoms were just due to stress. So who knows how long I had been dealing with celiac, without realizing it! Sometimes, my hands and feet would swell so much and be so painful that I’d have to stay home from work because I couldn’t walk.īut my rash and swollen hands and feet would eventually clear up and I’d continue on with my life, assuming it was all just due to being overly stressed. I now assume it was dermatitis herpetiformis). I developed a recurring rash on my hands, knees and feet, which my doctor attributed to scabies, despite my insistence that it wasn’t scabies (it wasn’t scabies. My face began to produce painful, cystic acne that only a dangerous prescription drug could clear up (but it still later returned). I struggled with dry, flaky skin around my eyes that no amount of eye cream could soothe. That’s when my allergies were so bad I literally couldn’t think straight. The pinnacle of my symptoms was when I was in college – sleeping 2-6 hours per night eating (not gluten free) oatmeal, pasta, granola bars (aka candy bars), cookie dough and flavored lattes on a daily basis stressed to the high heavens and just not taking good care of myself at all. But most of my symptoms were not things the average person would attribute to celiac. On the other hand, most of my celiac symptoms were things many people deal with every day – seasonal allergies exhaustion dark under-eye circles waking exhausted despite sleeping 7-8 hours brain fog acid reflux. But I just attributed it to the fact that no one feels great after eating those foods! It was only on the weekends, when I’d be out with friends eating not-so-good-for-you foods like pizza, beer, and burgers that I’d feel crappy. Yes, I had digestive discomfort, stomach pains, gas and bloating – but who doesn’t, after eating take-out or pizza?įor years before my diagnosis, the majority of my diet was inherently gluten-free already, because I filled it with whole foods, vegetables and pasture-raised meats. My symptoms were not what you typically think of when it comes to celiac. In November of last year, I was diagnosed with celiac disease. And they store well for great leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch!īut we’ll get back to this delectable cabbage-roll-in-a-bowl in a moment… A diagnosis of celiac disease Join our recycling program at Easy Cabbage Roll Bowls (AIP, Paleo, Whole30) pack all the flavor of traditional cabbage rolls, without the gluten, grains, eggs or nightshades – or the time commitment! They’re also AIP, Paleo and Whole30 compliant, so you can feel good about what you’re eating. We offset 100% of the energy we use in our bakeries with renewable wind energy, continue to reduce the amount of plastic in our bags, and use 380 bread delivery trucks powered by alternative fuels that release less smog into the environment. No hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils. Delicious, good nutrition for a balanced life! Freshly baked with real ingredients. The diversity of grains in our breads leads to the nutritional benefits found in each of our varieties. Baking with real ingredients, such as whole wheat grown by North American farmers, all of our Whole Grains loaves are free from artificial preservatives, colors and flavors. We are working hard to reduce our carbon footprint in bringing you this delicious, freshly baked bread. From the sun-kissed fields where our wheat is grown, to your home where our bread is enjoyed, our goal is to make a positive impact every day.
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