june  2011

So a wife’s intuition can sometimes be spot-on…and sometimes not…but in this case, I was grateful for Jarom listening to me.

He just seemed a little more tired lately, exercising and eating better, with no weight-loss, and honestly I would tease that he must have more estrogen than me because he was unusually moody.

Thank heavens for a good doctor, natural internist, treats the body as a whole, and tries to find out why your body is doing something, not just prescribing a medicine for it.

So, let’s cut to the chase…we are BOTH allergic to gluten, milk, and eggs.  Gluten has been a change for me for a year or two, but milk and eggs were a shock!  And then for both of us to be allergic!!!  My husband who can drink a whole gallon of milk in a day…NOT ANYMORE! 

So, from what I’ve read or been told, most americans are allergic to gluten, around 80%, and don’t know it.  The allergic reaction that happens without an outward manifestation can sometimes be worse, causing long-term damage and other effects.  Also, 60% of autistic children have been found to act “normal” on a gluten-free diet.  So, as I once read, our food is our medicine, our medicine is our food!

So, this is what we have found to be good:  Authentic Foods has the best gluten free flours and mixes.  Do NOT buy frozen gluten-free bread, gross!  The best milk we have liked is Silk Almond Milk, and their Dark Chocolate Almond Milk is delicious…I let the kids eat that with Rice Krispies or Chex. 

We are adjusting pretty well, and the girls are now on a gluten-free diet as well…their bloodwork was done, and awaiting results, but we’ll be a gluten-free family.  And for the record…Jarom’s estrogen was double mine…so we’re working on that and other things like our thyroid…naturally, teaching the body to learn to do it on it’s own, and detoxing the bad stuff, instead of popping pills for the rest of our lives.  

We are grateful, hopeful.  We want to live a long life with good health.