Shame on me! It's been about 2 years since I've last blogged. I went into the idea of blogging thinking that I would be consistent. Alas, life is chaotic, and unpredictable and can get in the way sometimes...so here I am, at it again!
If you will allow me, I'd love to share with you my experiences about a new adventure I am about to embark upon. (que the suspenseful music) I am going to attempt to give up SUGAR! Do not adjust your screens, you've read that correctly. Start praying for me...and my family!
Let me explain why: In 2010 I had a total hysterectomy at the age of 32. I had fibroids, cysts, endometriosis and cancer cells in my uterine lining. I am stubborn, and a bit of an idiot, and I opted to not do any form of hormone replacement therapy. I felt the risks were too great, and with my own history and my family's history with various cancers, HRT just wasn't for me.
For some reason I thought that I could just tough it out and go through menopause at a such a young age all on my own. After all, weren't there menopausal women of generations past? They didn't have access to synthetic hormone treatments right? I mean, what about Eve? I'm sure at some point she started to take that turn in life, and she got through it right?
WRONG! Well kinda. Yes, women since the dawn of time have been going through what I've been through and they haven't had the luxury of prescription medications to help ease them through this hellish transition. But what they did have was the earth, and all the medicinal goodness in the forms of herbs and oils. Things I had not even considered until a couple months ago.
I came to a point just a little while ago where I got completely fed up with feeling like crap. (and that was on a GOOD day.) It was becoming torturous. I was sluggish, foggy minded, anxiety ridden, emotional, moody, depressed and extremely fatigued. I suspected that I was experiencing side effects of my hysterectomy and going through menopause. I began to research my symptoms and do lots of reading on hysterectomies. I spoke to many women in different forums who were all suffering from the same issues as me.
What I discovered is that it was a terrible idea to just be all "lone wolf" with my recovery after my hysterectomy. My body had just been through a major trauma and everything was unbalanced and out of whack. I should have helped to ease my body's transition into menopause with something, even it was all natural. (herbs, creams, supplements.)
So here I am, typing away with my essential oil diffuser necklace on, smelling like ylang ylang and clary sage. Taking my supplements, and getting through day #2 with no sugar. I decided to try this because everything I've read suggests that sugar has a serious effect on our bodies ability to heal. Sugar turns into toxins in our liver. When we ingest sugar there is a part of the brain that lights up like a Christmas tree- the feeling it gives us mimics what happens to someone when they take cocaine. Cutting sugar out of our diets can eliminate brain fog, anxiety and fatigue. It can't hurt me to try this, so I'm giving it a shot.
I really expected day 1 and 2 to be incredibly difficult, but it isn't at all. I noticed that I have not needed or craved my mid day nap that has plague me for the past several months. Giving up sugar does force you to read labels, and holy cow, sugar is in practically everything!
I am excited to see where this takes me. I can only get healthier from here!
Love first, love always, love more!
Angy
