Notes on life, philosophy, and medicine

I have never done any sort of "diet" before, and though I don't count Whole 30 as a diet, I am certainin some ways it is...but I love it and if you're interested and want to find out more check out  Whole30 Downloads - The Whole30® Program . This is where I print out the basic information for my patients for free! A few things that helped me:  1) it's easier to do along with at least one other friend. Along with Melissa's text messaging service which I did pay for (not sure it's totally worth it for me but it did keep me on track and helped with the day count), I texted with two other friends doing the program with me.  2) announce your intentions with your family and let them be there to encourage and celebrate each day with you, "what day are you on?" "...how great you have completed another day". I much prefer this than holding you accountable which might sound like this "you can't eat..." or "why are you eating...

Search no more - why is the fight for healthy eating so difficult! Because so many things on supermarket shelves are high processed and it seems like everything has added sugar. This month, as part of whole 30, I attempted to eliminate among other things any added sugar to my diet. I'm not at an unhealthy weight but I hated the fatigue and the joint pain. This is one experiment I highly recommend doing because it's about getting to know yourself and knowing what foods do to your body so that you can make good decisions. So - I'm just going to start this list but plan to continue to add to it as I find products that are delicious without the added sugar. 1. essentially anything whole/unprocessed fruits, vegetables, meats, fish etc. 2. organic dried mango - I've found great bags of these at trader joes and Costco 3. organic peanut/almond butter from Costco 4. RAO's tomato sauce. YUMMY. 5. Mixed Nuts from Costco. 6. Traders Joe's Kale Gnocci 7. C