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Food Culture

It is very healthy to glance at diet trends and meal plans occasionally. Advertised diets, detoxes and 21 day fixes are about what worked for someone. There is a reason that we are so enticed to click on it to begin with. Drawing inspiration from new sources is very healthy.

However for passionate and creative people, a one size fits all plan is probably not ever going to be the answer.

Our food culture can not be given to us by someone else. We simply can’t take their culture and wear it as our own for very long with any success. And that’s what “dieting” essentially is, an attempt to wear someone else’s experiences or successes as your own.

I crave new things and strive to live better not because life is undesirable but because I desire TO LIVE and that is what inspires me.

Food is an outlet for me and I choose to view it as a creative one. I can relieve my stress through cooking and creating.

If you study diet and nutrition then you will hear a lot of references made regarding a balanced diet. A balanced diet is achieved through self respect. It doesn’t mean that you control everything until it becomes a habit or a lifestyle. You already have habits and you already have a lifestyle. Your habits exist in order to hold you up when you’ve needed them. Rather suggest that maybe for a new time in your life, you’ll need some new habits.

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The “endo-belly” shame

Shedding my fear of discussing Endometriosis and the related infertility was not an easy thing to do.

All of my life I have heard that bloated bellies come from bad diet. To some extent, this is very true but there may be other causes as well. I always felt very judged about my belly. Because I didn’t talk about my disease or my problems and everyone just assumed that I must consistently eat a poor diet.

Over the years I tried a number of different ways to shed belly fat including (but not limited to):

• Ultrasonic Fat Cavitation

• Paleo Diet

• Water Fasting

• Carb cycling

Some of these methods worked a little better than others. But mostly I found myself upset again when 2 weeks before my period the bloating and inflammation were back. An adjusted diet, that eliminates caffeine, sugar, alcohol and gluten does help. However it wasn’t practical for me to live that way all of the time. So how do I do it?

ONE: Start telling everyone what is going on with you. Being honest with yourself as well as other people is crucial to healing.

STOP saying things like “yeah I really shouldn’t be eating this.” “Oh yeah, I heard that works.” and instead say “I have Endometriosis and lately my symptoms have been pretty bad. It’s not easy but I’m trying to make some modifications to see if it helps.” When you do that you will find that you instantly have a community of support.

TWO: Find a diet that matches your consciousness. I tried out so many things before I finally settled on what works for me.

THREE: Learn to meditate. I am a huge fan of Dr. Joe Dispenza. If you just want to try out some of the advice he gives, google Dr. Joe Dispenza on Youtube and you will get some great interviews of him without spending a penny.

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