Ok. Now it’s just us. So basically, I had a yeast infection that wouldn’t go away. I won’t go into all the details, but needless to say, I was very uncomfortable for quite a while. I had gone to the doctor several times and they loaded me up with creams and pills to no avail. So I started looking at more natural methods. The good news is I found something that worked! (What would we ever do without the internet?) Apple cider vinegar is a godsend and basically a home remedy for just about anything. (Seriously, look it up.) My vinegar baths (I smelled like salad!) were able to get rid of the symptoms, but the bigger problem was that I didn’t want the infection to come back- EVER. After more internet research, I found the “anti candida” diet. You can look that up too, but I’ll sum it up for you- lots of green vegetables and plain yogurt, and not a whole lot else. The point was to starve the yeast of anything it finds tasty, which unfortunately is also most of the things I find tasty. It’s pretty much the most boring diet ever, but I was determined to get rid of this thing once and for all. I stuck to most of the diet most of the time (weekends are hard) and I’m pretty sure it helped and I feel almost as good as new.
So what’s the point of this story? Well I learned a few things about myself that I wanted to share.
1. I have more willpower than I give myself credit for. It was surprisingly easy to give up things like bread and cheese that had become almost staples of my diet. A little less easy to give up sugar, but most of the time I’m ok. When faced with, say, a cookie, I would think, I could either eat this cookie and feel good for a few minutes, or I could skip the cookie and avoid the itching. When faced with those options, you find you have more strength and willpower than you ever imagined.
2. I think the most important thing I’ve taken away from this experience is I’ve started to look at the food I eat a little differently. I’m usually pretty healthy, but this has made me look at food as not just something you eat because you’re hungry. The food you eat can also act as medicine. It’s meant to nourish every part of you. Food is fuel. So now instead of thinking of taste first and health second, I’ve been approaching eating from the viewpoint of finding the best thing possible I could put into my body. And believe it or not, I’ve found ways to make this incredibly boring diet actually taste good too. I gotta say, I kinda like it. I feel so clean and light- and way less itchy too!
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