Just a little background on the blog:
I never imagined I would end up here.
I haven't eaten red meat since third grade. I have completely vegetarian since sixth grade. I have been wheat and gluten free for a while. And going back a few months I decided to become completely vegan.
All of these changes were well thought out and due to my extremely health- conscious lifestyle. However....as healthy as I was physically, emotionally I was on a steady decline.
Though I won't go into detail, the past few months have not been a piece of cake. I have dealt with mood swings and hormonal periods of depression that have been completely exhausting me emotional and physically. Somedays, I literally couldn't do anything but lay in bed, hold my stomach and cry. With a wacked out hormone level and digestive system, I decided to start searching for some answers.
Of course I started with the medicinal approach...but every doctor told me the same thing: all the blood tests came back fine and I am healthy.
Great...but I needed more help. So being the homeopathic remedy-believing naturalist that I am, I went to the Valencia Wellness Center where I was first turned on to the blood type diet. Of course I was skeptical...but I was willing to try anything. Not to mention, these were the first people who actually listened to me and agreed that something was not in alignment. I started on some supplements and herbal teas and slowly eased onto the new diet regime. The only problem: I was a vegetarian and the diet was a MAJORLY based on protein (specifically animal protein). So for a while I tried the 0+ diet vegetarian style...but it was hard considering I had to give up dairy and I still wasn't getting enough protein. So I was vegan for a while until a voice kept telling me something was wrong. After many discussions ( and a TON of praying) I decided I was going to slowly introduce animal proteins into my diet.
SO I started eating fish which I had never done before (besides sushi). It was traumatic at first, but now I am eating it almost everyday! It will be a looooooonnnggg while before I add any other meat though. baby steps.
I am not setting goals with this diet, nor am approaching it skeptically. I have heard the success stories and I am ready and willing to add to that list. This blog is to keep myself accountable as well as inform others of how my endeavors are going.
So enjoy the recipes and updates and feel free to email me any questions if you are curious about the diet yourself:-)
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