Just when I thought I was doing really well with my emotional eating, my food allergy results came in from the lab.
It was from a simple blood test to show which of the 22 most common food allergies could be culprits.
I had no idea the highest allergens on the list would be:
- EGG WHITES
- DAIRY
And to think of the Jay Robb’s {EGG white} protein powder that I have every in my rice milk smoothie every morning. I thought I was being healthful but instead I was feeding my body what it was rejecting as toxins. Creating antibodies against what I thought was healthful!
Also moderately high was Bakers Yeast and Brewer’s Yeast… and lower soybeans, kidney beans, peanuts… oats… (and beef and pork which I haven’t had in years.)
Change of Eating Plans | photo by Jessica Maher
Shhheesh.
I asked my doctor a couple of times as if I didn’t hear him correctly.
When the news came that I likely had Candida, and he began writing herbs and oils down on a piece of paper that I should add in, I initially thought, well great, eating a little less sugar would do me some good. He said I needed to be strict about it for at least 90 days.
Over the next couple days, the reality hit — eggs OR milk/dairy/butter/casein OR sugar is virtually in every packaged food in our food system!
I was puzzled gluten or wheat didn’t come up when I swore it was affecting me adversely. Since he said these results showed no allergy to wheat (but another blood test might show a different adverse affect, like Celiac for instance) I tested it by savoring some Manna Bread — the one without yeast, and packed with rich moist wheat-y whole grains, nuts and fruit. It was such a treat in the moment, trying to satiate this new-found change I was faced with, looking for more sources to satisfy the cravings.
The change really emotionally hit me the next day {or maybe it was that wheat allowing me to crash into a depression}. I wrote about bringing compassion to that.
I’ll be writing about self-care options when what you thought nourished you becomes personally toxic and you find it hard to not eat the foods that you loved.
Bringing your inner compassion to the transformational process can be beneficial in the shift and emotions.
Cultivate inner empathy with yourself when the big changes hit home.
