My son has always had eczema and it got worse as he got older. When he was 11 I finally had some allergy tests done, fearing it would be a food or dairy issue and ugh! I didn't want to deal with it. The Allergist did some tests and it only came back as pollen and tree allergies.
Yay!
But his eczema was pretty bad and no medications or creams (when he let me use them) seemed to work. When he was 12 we moved across the country and I met a neighbor and we started talking about allergies and she gave me the name of a doctor to go who would run a much more comprehensive blood test.
Well, not only did he have a sensitivity to dairy and gluten, he had a list of about 30 foods he should be staying away from! We learned he had Intestinal Impermeability aka Leaky Gut. After freaking out and doing research, I realized I had some symptoms so I got myself tested too. Yep. We both had it. He also has ADHD and once we started being vigilant with his diet, his skin cleared up, his brain fog went away (I never even heard of it before this) and his personality came back!
The first week I cleared up my diet I realized how much better I felt. I never knew I felt poorly, it was just how I was. I had digestion issues, afternoon sleepiness and dry, itchy skin. I will discuss Leaky Gut in future posts.
But let me back up. Now with a list of foods that we needed to stay away from, I didn't know how to cook for my family. I went to the health food store but everything I picked up had a forbidden ingredient on it. The store-people tried to help me but they didn't know how so they told me to just eat fruit, vegetables and meat.
But how was I supposed to prepare it??
I eventually found a Health Coach through Facebook and she really helped me. We worked together for a year. She gave me suggestions for foods I never thought of, she listened when I complained or got confused. We came up with goals. She helped me see this wasn't as hard as I thought. I needed to think more and prepare more; no more quickie meals. No more foods from a box.
After living like this for almost a year, I wanted to share my knowledge and help others the way she helped me. I knew this was something I could do so I enrolled at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I will be done with my course at the end of the month and I want to help people achieve their health and wellness goals; whether someone wants to lose weight, battle leaky gut or Celiac or just feel good about themselves in the body they have. It isn't just about the food we eat, it is about living your best life possible.
Since my late teens I have always had a big interest in health and fitness. During my graduate studies days when I was earning a degree in Public Health, I had to take a nutrition class and I was hooked. Fast forward to starting a family and eventually moving across the country, I finally found what I was looking for; a program to take what I know, learn even more and now be able to help people not only look better but FEEL better.
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