It's a new year! Welcome to 2017, and all it holds for wellness and our pursuit of health. I've been making some interesting edits to my diet over the last 6-8 weeks, and took the holidays to reset and renew (so I haven't posted in a while.)
Maybe you agree with the power pantry philosophy (that if it's in our pantry we'll eat it...so if we want to improve our health, we should start by improving our pantries and what we eat). If you do, then you'll quickly realize that everything comes down to choices. Choices of what kinds of carbs and proteins we'll eat. Lots of dairy or limited dairy? Plenty of whole grain wheat breads, or gluten-free? Choices, choices, choices...
And the longer we work at our pantry and food choices, the more we realize that what works for some people does not work for all. While friends and workout buddies can be healthy on particular foods, those same foods can genuinely mess us up. What gives?
The truth is that all foods are not created equally, and just as no two people are alike, our nutritional needs and tolerances are just as varied. What might keep me fueled and revved up for a hard workout, might make others limp, headachy and unable to get through the day.
Individual food sensitivities and intolerances are real. Just because something is edible, doesn't mean your body will appreciate it. I've found numerous foods which cause me distress, and can turn on and off the distress simply by indulging in those foods or avoiding them. Simple... but not easy.
As we launch into 2017, if you find yourself with nagging challenges in your health, consider finding a naturopathic or holistic doctor who can speak to issues of food sensitivities and how possible food intolerances might be affecting your health. Taking that journey might make 2017 your best year ever.
By the Way
Pursuing wellness through significant food edits is not wifty mumbo-jumbo. There are whole areas of nutritional science devoted to understanding how nutrition varies between the metabolisms of different people, and how much of that comes down to genetic make up (known as nutrigenomics...). Tests for personal genetics and intestinal health of gut bacteria are also growing as options for optimizing our nutritional choices.
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