Hi, everyone! My name is Brea, and I write over at BreaGettingFit. I’m obsessed with everything healthy, and was talking to Carly about why pesticides scare the apples out of me (see what I did there?). So today, I wanted to share some interesting, disturbing facts with you about pesticides. Don’t worry. I’m not all doom and gloom. I’ve also included two awesome lists that you can use to help you save money at the grocery store.
Ten years ago, I would have told you that I thought this “gut health” fad was just that – a fad. (And I could absolutely not accept that everyone was suddenly coming down with “celiac” disease. As we advance medically, diseases should become less rampant, not more – right?)
We need to talk. We have a big problem. (The “we” here being those of us in the developed world, for the most part.) So many of us live in a constant state of searching for health. We feel overwhelmingly tired and achy. We have brain fog and blotchy skin. We have weight issues. We shell out big cash for supplements and shakes and gyms. All to little (or no) benefit.
When G was first diagnosed with colitis and given his strict grain free diet, we were stuck between a VERY big rock and VERY hard place. He works out of a truck. Sometimes he doesn’t even see a restaurant… but let’s face it. Even if he did, a restaurant meal a day (especially of the gluten free variety) is gonna get pretty expensive pretty quick.
It struck me today that we are nearly half way through 2016. HALF WAY. I know we all say this all the time, but wasn’t New Years like, 2 weeks ago? And now I’ve planted flowers already? O my. And how have I done with my resolution to improve my general health? Well.