Trust your gut...Trust your instincts

Trust your gut...Trust your instincts....What happens when your gut is telling you are sick but no one can help you. What happens when your instincts tell you that something is seriously wrong and all you hear is that "this" will pass its stress. Why don't doctors evaluate the basics: where you work, where you live and WHAT you eat. Why does it take someone to fight for the right to live. Well I am glad I trusted my gut because my gut gave me my life back.

I knew something was wrong but couldn't place my finger on it. I was tired and just didn't feel myself all the time. I would also get moody, but unlike the normal moody person I had really good days and really bad days and just couldn't understand why. I had been on a "search" for an answer for over 10 years now and then after googling, reading homeopathic books, and talking to others, I thought maybe I had a problem with processing wheat. I was clued in of my problem early on in college when I like so many others decided to try Atkins. I loved the energy I felt but when I went back to normal eating I would feel bad again. And then I had a life changing surgery and I refused to just continue to "get by in life" meaning I refused to just have enough energy to go to work and come home. I wanted more out of life. I started an elimination diet and I felt better and that is how I began my road to recovery.

One year after I eliminated gluten, I was diagnosed with sjogens syndrome, which is an autoimmune illness which attacks the moisture producing glands, to manage this illness it is recommended that gluten is removed from the diet. I had found my answer to living.

This is not a common ailment for African Americans, so I find many raised eye brows when I tell people what I battle, but instead of it being a curse it is my blessed condition. I know how to love myself by feeding myself the food it needs and I love that I know myself so well and I finally listened to my gut instincts.

Lesson Learned: The lesson in this post is that you must know your body, mind and soul and you must be your GREATEST advocate, doctor and supporter. Once you know your body, you can love your body and make decisions that benefit you and can lead to a more fufilling life.