How Do You Feel?

I have to talk this morning about, well, how we generally feel. For a long time I was really convinced I had cancer or some other terrible disease because I just felt terrible. I was overweight, sluggish, my back hurt, no energy what so ever. Just felt terrible. But after going to the doctor, and checking out 100% healthy, I had to question why do I still feel so bad? Now when I say overweight, I mean probably by only 15 pounds. Not too much and certainly not obese. Even so I'm sure I needed more exercise  So after exercising, taking walks in the park, going to the gym, and STILL feeling bad, I had to do more research.

It never occurred to me that it was the food I was eating that was causing me to feel so bad. My diet pretty much consisted of juice, tea, coffee, frozen boxed food, box food in the cupboard, and a lot of dairy. After some research, I learned everything I was eating was processed! And everything I was drinking was loaded with sugar! I watched a documentary on Netflix entitled, Food Inc. and it changed my life forever. I began to walk down the isle at the grocery store and instead of seeing food as I would be before, I only saw cardboard.

So I began eating natural, healthy food. Now granted, because it's easier to get our hands on processed food, it's a challenge and I still eat some processed food, but it's mostly a bowl of cereal and not nearly as much as I would before. I noticed that when I drank filtered water and ate fruits and vegetables, organic meats, I felt sooooo much better. It was almost like the living food I was consuming made me feel more alive!

So my tip for you today is if you are feeling bad and your doctor keeps telling you he/she doesn't see anything wrong, maybe you need to reevaluate what you are eating. Visit your local farmers market in the summer and stock up on fruits and veggies that are in season and freeze them. Or can them. Try to stick with organic as it won't have any genetically modified organisms that could affect your health as well. And try to cook at home instead of eating fast food which is really not good for you at all.

Hope you feel better!
E.