Tuesday and its unpredictable to say the least

Today started as a normal day, did 1.5 hours of voluntary work at Dave's due to a visitor going there.  Got on really well and I said to her that great things will happen in April, and I truly believe that, and gave hope to another person which is a great feeling.

Then I did some of my coursework, as I am so excited about nutrition and how I am progressing its awesome to say the least, then out of no where I got a call.

The lady that viewed our flat has put in an offer of £118000, which is far to low we just can't except that what with all we need to do....

So I can only have faith in the last lady to view on Thursday coming, to see if anyone will pay what we actually need, Patience and Courage is what my cards read and I truly will stick to my guns x

I avoid Sugar, Wheat/Gluten and Dairy and this is why??

I have to avoid Gluten/ wheat - why - because it stops my body absorbing nutrients it irritates my colon and causes a host of complaints;

    * Diarrhea

    * Constipation

    * Chronic indigestion

    * Chronic bloating

    * Poor appetite

    * Abdominal cramping, pain, and distention

    * Mouth ulcers

    * Lactose Intollerant

Its also know as Celiacs disease, now many have the test and are told it comes out negative, even though they are displaying symptoms.  There is a form of this which is related but shown with eczema, dermatitis, and other skin rashes or symptoms along with the tummy troubles, which will not show up on a normal test given....an exclusion diet will solve this if worked hand in hand with a dairy exclusion diet as together dairy and Gluten/wheat causes lots of issues if you are indeed intolerant - candidates most likely to be prone to the intolerance, are those suffering with ME, CFS, FM, and Autism, ADHD and other illnesses of the same nature.

I also have to avoid Dairy but not Eggs, Dairy intolerent symptons;

    * cramping of the stomach

    * bloating and gas

    * diarrhea

    * nausea

    * headaches

    * constipation

    * asthma

    * skin rash or hives

    * eczema

    * nasal congestion

    * blood in urine or stools

    * rectal itching or fissures

    * anaphylactic shock

I have also got to avoid Sugar although Im not diabetic, it causes me a lot of issues.  Issues that can occur are;

    * May suppress the immune system.

    * Sugar may upsets the mineral relationships in the body.

    * Sugar may cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.

    * Sugar may produce a significant rise in triglycerides.

    * Sugar may contribute to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection

    * Sugar may cause a loss of tissue elasticity and function

    * Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.

    * Sugar may increase fasting levels of glucose.

    * Sugar may causes copper deficiency.

    * Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.

    * Sugar has been suggested to weaken eyesight.

    * Sugar may raise the level of a neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine.

    * Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.                               

    * Sugar has been suggested to produce an acidic digestive tract.

    * Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels.

    * Sugar malabsorption may be frequent in patients with functional bowel disease.

    * Sugar can cause tooth decay.

    * Sugar may contribute to obesity

    * High intake of sugar may increase the risk of Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis.

    * Sugar might cause changes frequently found in people with gastric or duodenal ulcers.

    * Sugar may lead to the start of arthritis.

    * Sugar may cause/worsen asthma.

    * Sugar greatly affects the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans as they feed of Sugar and of      high GI fruit/veg, products.

    * Sugar may contribute to saliva acidity.

    * Sugar may decrease growth hormone.

    * Sugar may be the cause food allergies.

    * Sugar maybe enemy #1 of the bowel movement.

    * Sugar may cause headaches, including migraine.

    * Sugar may adversely affect school children's grades and cause learning disorders..

    * Sugar may bring on depression.

    * Sugar may contribute to hormonal imbalance; some hormones become underactive and others  become overactive.

    * and many more

MEAL IDEA - BEEF STEAK IN MUSHROOM AND PEPER SAUCE

STEAK IN A MUSHROOM AND PEPPER SAUCE - WITH HOME MADE HEALTHY CHIPS OR BROWN RICE

PLACE THE STEAK IN THE OVEN DISH - THEN MIX GF FLOUR WITH PAPRIKA, CAYENNE PEPPER AND BLACK PEPPER AND GARLIC - CHOP MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS AND PLACE IN AND AROUND THE STEAK - THEN MIX WATER IN THE FLOUR MIX AND MAKE A RUNNYISH PASTE TO POUR OVER THE STEAK AND VEG - COOK FOR ABOUT 40 MINS AND SERVE - SO YUMMY I FORGOT TO TAKE A PIC OR IT SERVED UP OPPS!!

SOUP OF THE DAY!!

THIS IS MY VEGETABLE BROTH/SOUP

I BOIL VEG LIKE SWEDE, ONIONS, TOMATOES, PEPPERS, CARROTS OR WHAT EVER I HAVE IN THE KITCHEN, AND WHEN DONE I PUT THE WATER IN THE SLOW COOKER FOR THE NUTRIENTS AND THEN PUREE THE VEG - I THEN ADD IT INTO THE WATER AND ADD MORE VEG LIKE SWEETCORN, BROCCOLI, PEAS CAULIFLOWER ECT ADD SOME GARLIC, MIXED SPICE, PAPRIKA AND CAYENNE CHILLI AND LET IT COOK - WARMING AND LOVELY X

Meal Ideas - My take on Hunters chicken x

BBq chicken with non dairy cheese and Brown Rice

BASICALLY THIS IS CHICKEN WHICH IS STARTED OF COOK IN THE OVEN TO BROWN THEN IN A WORK I ADDED MUSHROOMS PEAS PEPPERS ONIONS SWEETCORN AND GARLIC THEN BALSAMIC VINEGAR, AND BLENDED TOMATOES, SOME FENNEL, AND SOME CUMIN, I THEN PUT CHOPPED CARROTS AND BROCCOLI IN WITH THE CHICKEN AND POURED THE MIXTURE ON TOP AND OVEN COOKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINS - BOILED RICE AND GRATED CHEEZLY - I HAD MEANT TO COOK SOME BACON BUT FORGOT DOH HEHEHE WAS REALLY TASTY X

gosh Monday again wowsers!!

So I have left it a few days to post again as I dont want to be boring!! I am back to feeling tip top and had another lovely weekend.  I have been advising my mother in law about Adrenal burn out, as she described some symtoms to me which clearly ring alarm bells that this is the case and of course if this is left I fear she may suffer with ME/CFS in ten years time.  I can see the decent towards bad health, I spelt it out clear as day as to what to do to help I feel she partly took it in and may make some changes so fingers crossed we can start to reverse the affects.  In this day and age we forget all that is really important, all that our bodies need to maintain health and vitality.  We are easily led via the big glossy adverts and stars telling us what is good for our bodies when in fact they are actually selling stuff that damages, and even poisons our bodies.  Obviously they are misinformed as well, most people do not know what is good for them and what is bad for them and who are we going to believe, the NHS arn't really making a fuss about our diet, the government does just enough with the jelly baby plaster-cine people to get us thinking a little about what we are doing...but it still is not enough information to help us help ourselves.

Fizzy drinks leave us poisoned and dehydrated - dehydration leaves us with the promise of illness and disease

Sugar - messes with our hormals, helps to burn out our adrenal and thyroid organs/glands, messes with our blood leaving us with the promise of illness and disease.

Pesticides and preservatives - upset and disregulate out bodily systems/functions, poison us, and causes the organs to get stressed and damaged....

And why is this, which is only a few items I could have mentioned, allowed to continue, like always it so do with greed, MONEY talks people, it means more to some people then our health and our environment.  We, like our planet is dying due to these actions....think about what you are putting into your bodies, healthy food = healthy you = healthy mind and good ideas, thoughts = more energy = make better decisions = treat the earth better = better foods with nutrients = healthier foods = healthiery you!!

Monday again but off to see mum x

I have had a better weekend, I seem to have conquered my stress although I really suffered from indigestion in my heart area and down my left arm scary I know but sometimes I get it there and have to wind myself geez 31yrs old and having to be winded like a baby but hey the body needs to do what it needs to do have done a lot on rest Sunday, and Saturday was a town visit in which I had an awesome time in Lush Colchester as there were having a club themed day with DJ and everything.  We both had a minty cocktail alcohol free which was Divine and got some free toothy tabs which are great must get more.

I also went into a health shop in Colchester which was next to the dollhouse shop, I have an idea that it would be good to work in a shop like that to learn about the products I may be interested in when I qualify!!! Well I have never been treated so badly in all my life this shop, were so rude to me I did not realise people could be so unprofessional.  Now I'm a very respectable clean looking woman, I use Lush for goodness sakes and have a polite bob newly cut and this woman looked at my CV looked at me and said I don't think I will keep this there is nothing suitable, their are no vacancies.

Now I have always know that if there is not a vacancy the polite thing to do is say we will keep this on file even if they throw it when you leave.  It was insulting and I got to thinking if they can treat me like this and I have been there a few times previously and I believe this other lady that I have been served by may be her daughter, seemed a bit rude so maybe they have no people skills, and do not actually care about the people that walk in there shop for advice and hope.  The other girl made me feel she was judging me when I explained about my ME and my journey to here, she seem cold, maybe they are only after the money there expensive products brings them. 

Now round the corner there is another health shop and my nan by marriage even recommended them and said how nice, friendly, helpful like they really care and want to help, were a complete opposite and I shall be buying my bits and pieces from there from now onwards x

We had a meal for Lisa, my sister in law's birthday in which I had ham egg and fries, as I just fancied it and seemed to fit as close to my diet as I could get it x

Wednesday but not feeling very me ish!!

So anyhoooo...I have left it a few days to blog, as I didn't want to churn out the same old same old.  I had an eventful weekend off to northamptonshire to see my sister and my nephew, things are tough as my sister has separated from her husband just this Sunday gone.  Its sad but if its getting heated then separating and not subjecting the boy to it is best.  Sometimes relationships drift apart, people can become like ships in the night just passing by honking at each other as they pass through the rippling water.  Even though someone may love the other person, that person may need more then they can give them emotionally, or the love just dies....its not any ones fault really if you start to dissect a relationship there is usually signs on both sides as to why the damage has been done and how long for.  Sometimes a person needs to be alone to realise what mistakes they have continued making in life, and addressing the cycle and reversing the affects and learning who they are what scares them and to confront that fear and move forward.  This is an area I have been in myself before, I took time out to remember who I was, who I wanted to be and how to make changes to get there also learning new things about me along the way - so yes I have experience and can have an opinion.


On Saturday we went sledding in the dome at Milton Keynes OMG!! its great for the kids and adults who can free themselves of there inhibitions...at first this was not me ...I started down the slope not moving much trying to push my self off when it catapulted me out of the round flat sledge, hence me not impressed!! then I whooshed of and fell out of it again...but the reason I'm actually promoting this rather then saying negative things is it was due to my fear that stopped me enjoying and relaxing into it..I was so rigid no wonder I slomped out twice lol everyone got a giggle anyways.  At the bottom of the hill I stood for a while collecting myself while the others whizzed by me with joy and delight on their happy little faces, and lees big face hehehe!! I then decided who do I want to be a quitter scared of anything that I'm not in control off?? or give things a general chance and feel OK with the freedom of it all, its OK not to be in control all of the time and this appears to be an issue I have stumbled across with myself.  Yes I got up that slope again and again and boy would my physio be proud of that GET session I gave myself, hard to believe a year ago no chance any of this happening unless some one dragged me up there, of let me use a ski lift! In fact last year I went down one in the real snow on a small slope but it was that I was at the top anyway and hubby had to drag me back up!! oh and I fell out side our flat in the snow and slid down involuntary on my ass!! but that's a whole other story now.


So yes we did chains and we down in twos and fours, we had lots of fun in the snow within the dome, it was great.  We looked around the shops and restaurants and many other activities it had there, so yes I will go again and I do recommend it, maybe one day I will learn how to ski there hehehe!!


Sunday I went to a wedding fayre to hold a stall for our uncles business, it was great I was please by the way I was handling all this activity it was a long day but I held it together.  In the evening we were treated to a Toby carvery, which I really do enjoy there veg I have tons of it with turkey and gammon always.  This is where I let myself down though I had a small white wine and a Ice cream, hence my moods have be chaotic these last few days and its only today I realised why.  So yes I'm not perfect but I still learning even now thankfully I have not had fatigue but have been sleepy by 9pm, so I am playing it by ear.  Mainly my stress levels have gone up due to JSA, and trying to sell the home, 1) I hate being on JSA and truly hope it stops soon, going into that building is soul destroying, demeaning and gives you a complete sense of hopelessness I dread it each two weeks I have to sign on, so fingers crossed I am giving a job soon, a proper job. 2) my neighbour stitched us up and now it looks we could wait a while to sell and quite frankly I'm ready to move on now - I know I'm impatient I tried for ages to go with it but now I'm fed up and getting quite down about it!!


At  least now I have been back to my normal routine and hopefully the moods will even out today, I can now say Lee has a new brilliant job which will help us and I hope that my time will follow and the flat will sell, so we can have that great house with prospects galore..OK this is me signing of today peeps have a good one x