A few years ago I was coo coo for cocoa puffs.
Today I am coo coo for carrots. In the 80’s I was raised on sugar cereals, soda, McD’s, hot dogs, canned veggies, and I thought pancakes and bacon were a well balanced breakfast. Then one day someone blew my mind. They said that sugar was killing me!
I thought, how could sugar be killing me? I was thin, active, healthy or what I thought was healthy, and I felt great. Then I thought about things like my eczema. Why did I have that and why do I have to bathe in steroid cream every time I have a flair up. I also thought about my terrible menstrual cramps. Cramps so painful that when I had my first child I didn’t know I was having contractions because I was so accustomed to that level of misery. I thought about my acne. Could sugar be the cause? I Gotta Have My Pops but I don’t gotta have them on my face!
So I listened to this person and started slowly cutting sugar out of my diet – just to see if I could do it. That was so difficult because I didn’t realize how many things that I ate every day had some form of sugar in it. They gave me a book called “Sugar Blues” and “Lick The Sugar Habit” which set me on the path to a better way of eating to live. In these books I learned that my diet was the cause of my cramps, eczema, gingivitis, mood swings, fatigue, and a whole host of problems I thought were normal.
I told myself I didn’t want my children to inherit the same poor eating habits that most of us have in the United states. I vowed to become a healthier person for the future. In July 2008 I became pregnant with my first baby and immediately began doing research on all the vitamins and minerals needed for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy newborn.
I had such great results and peace of mind by changing my diet that I wanted to share it. I’m a regular person who had no idea what being healthy really meant and so I was eager to learn. Family members laughed in my face. I became an outcast at the dinner table and they even tried to tempt me with my favorite treats. Misery loves company.
Everyday is a new opportunity to be one healthy mom and to raise one healthy baby. This site will empower you to do the same and also give many families the encouragement they need to make a change for the better.
