Also, the wedding is rapidly approaching and I wanted to be able to have a few less restrictions on what I can eat by then. (No eggs and no nuts makes it hard to make a good cupcake.)
A couple of weeks ago, we had some wonderful fresh eggs (from my aunt's chickens and from Ray and Rebecca's chickens). I didn't really notice any issues after eating those delicious eggs. (I'm not sure if you've ever done a side by side comparison of pastured hen eggs and grocery store eggs, but the difference in color is AMAZING.)
Last weekend, we went to dinner at a friend's house and they were gracious enough to try to accommodate my dietary restrictions (The whole meal was amazing). Rod and Judy bought an assortment of raw goat and cow milk cheeses and raw cream to make whipped cream for dessert.
That was the first time I had dairy other than butter since November. OMG! It was divine. I did not have any noticeable reaction to the cheese or cream, which gives me hope!
They also made an amazing hummus from zucchini (I'm still not eating legumes) and tahini. It was AWESOME. I have some zucchini in the fridge now. I just need a bit of down time to make it!
I wanted to do some baking to see if I could at least work out some combination of coconut flour/tapioca flour cupcakes since I haven't reintroduced nuts (I usually use almond flour for cupcakes), so I picked up some organic eggs at Costco the other day.
I was excited at the prospect of bacon and eggs for breakfast. That did not work out so well.
I have been sneezy and runny nosed (and have had terrible sinus pressure) for several days now. The only difference in anything has been the eggs.
Time to reset. No eggs until my symptoms go away again and then try to get some eggs from Ray (or some other pastured eggs).
Its amazing how much food effects us. It's also amazing how much food effects our food.
It's also amazing how long it took for me to realize that the way I felt was not normal, even though it was normal for me (at least adult life normal for me). I never had allergies as a kid. I hit my 20's and fell apart. I was discussing this with my chiropractor and a lot of it started after developing an allergy to latex as an EMT. It was an interesting correlation, but I also look back at several other factors that may have played a part.
I was on low dose antibiotics for years as a teenager to try to clear up my acne. It didn't help my acne very much, but that whole time it WAS killing off all of my good bacteria in my gut. Then I was switched to the pill to help with my acne. Again, messing with my gut. I also have been on and off of NSAIDS and various anti-inflammatory medications since about the age of 20.
All of those things can destroy your gut, resulting in permeability of the intestines, which allows microscopic food particles into the bloodstream. Those microscopic particles are seen as invaders and your body tries to fight them off. The end result - a variety of symptoms that include allergic reactions and inflammation.
While my diet has been a pain in the ass, I can see marked differences in how I feel. A big part of healing is to remove the "offending foods" (which may seem like EVERYTHING at first) and getting a good amount of bone broth (which soothes and heals the gut lining) and ferments (living food - kombucha, sauerkraut, fermented veggies) to rebuild.
Some people say they've reversed their food allergies through these changes and can now enjoy most foods they thought they would never be able to again. I haven't reached that point, but I have changed how I feel.
