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The search for healthy delicious foods

I have been in a life long search to find healthy delicious foods that work for my health and my body. Always seeking to find the latest and greatest in foods and flavors that work best for me and my health. I am working to keep my body energetic and fit while overcoming health obstacles that I never imagined would be on my journey in this lifetime.

I am writing this blog in the hopes to help others who are on the same journey. Busy women who are on a health quest for themselves and their families. Women who need to keep their energy high and their emotions on track daily so they can be a Proverbs 31 woman. (More to come about that later.)

I am by no means an expert. Just a layperson who has taken advice from others (professionals, friends and others) and found that I have discovered more along the way than I ever could have imagined and I am sure to learn so much more.

My new discovery; A gluten-free diet is amaz-mo. Food tastes better! You have more energy! You feel satisfied and full faster!

I have been eating gluten-free for two weeks. So far, it is amazingly easy. Probably due to the fact that I have always tried to watch what I eat and  I love fruits and vegetables.

I really don't think I have Celiac disease, but I do think after these two weeks that I have a sensitivity to gluten. I have not had a change in migraine headache patterns, but I do have more energy throughout the day, including waking up.

My entire life, most days it has taken me 1-3 hours to feel awake. I do not eat breakfast right away and then I will eat a breakfast of cereal made of a wheat product and almond milk and a half hour later my tummy feels funny. The last two weeks with no gluten, I am waking up, my brain is up within a half-hour and I am ready to get on with my day. I am actually hungry and eat a quick breakfast of gluten-free flakes with almond milk and a banana and I am feeling great in a half-hour.


On this blog, I will share different foods and little tips that I have find
 
makes a difference in my health and hopefully will make a difference to others too. The plan is soon to incorporate juicing. Because I am allergic to mango, I have been afraid to get a smoothy from any business because they always have mango on the menu. I do not want to take a chance of what my husband calls "cross-contamination".  If I try juicing at home I may get an amazing result. Stay tuned for next Sunday's blog.

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