food and soap and PCOS

This past weekend I went to the Mother Earth News Fair (MENF)! It was absolutely amazing! It was at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania, so as uncomfortable as it was to be in "Steeler Country"...the beautiful mountain views made up for it! My mama graciously let me take her Honda Insight for the trip (the gas mileage is pure awesomeness) but "Little Buddy" had a rough time with the mountain air. He huffed and he puffed but never gave up. He truly is the Little Engine That Could. 

I loved being around people that cared as much about food, health and the earth as I do. I made several friends, including a 66-year-young man named Don. He was my favorite. He taught me about the history of Hawaii (I know it seems random but it was awesome) and he told me about his juice fast journey. So inspiring! He has lost 40 pounds in 28 days juicing. Way to go Don! With recent major health diagnoses, he decided he "might be getting old but didn't need to be fat, sick and nearly dead". The documentary "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" inspired him to make a change...and he did it! He definitely inspired me to put into action the changes I want to make for myself. And to care for myself and be okay with that. 

I got SO MUCH information at MENF; herbs that can heal, what supplements will help my body work in the way I need it to, what veggies really do for you...kind of overloaded but so pumped to making the best food decisions possible for me and my family. It really opened my eyes to see how God has provided us with everything we need on this earth to heal and be healthy. Plus, I learned how to make soap and salves...BONUS! So, now you know what you're getting for Christmas this year! :)

Coming off of this past weekend at MENF, I also just started my PCOS Diva Jumpstart program this past Monday, which is perfect timing. Because this is a paid program that Amy (PCOS Diva) has put her heart and soul into, I will not give out recipe information and/or program details but I will say that learning how to eat to correct my disorder is hard and awesome and a lot of work and delicious. I have always believed that food is medicine and learning which foods can regulate my body falls right into line with that. The fact that everything that Amy teaches from PCOS Diva is exactly what I learned from the holistic health coaches at MENF makes me feel very encouraged that I've made the right decision in joining her Jumpstart program. I need someone to hold my hand and tell me what I can and can't do and what I can and can't eat...and Amy does that. She rocks. And here's a yummy picture of my dinner last night:

Salmon dinner with roasted root veggies and kale

As Amy has warned will happen around day 3-4, today I have felt awful (flu-like symptoms, nausea, and fatigue). Removing certain foods from my diet has caused my body to release toxins which is a good thing once they pass through but until they do, it is just "ugh". I will get past this though, I will push through. It makes me realize how much crap I was still feeding my body even though I thought I was eating healthy. I'm going to bed early tonight and hope to feel better tomorrow. 

Anyway, I'll pick one of the subjects I learned about from MENF and share tomorrow. Night y'all...

~Joy
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