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Baby Steps to Better Health Through Real Food: Symptoms

Before we begin our journey, let’s get a snapshot of how you feel today. Write down a list of what you are experiencing. Throughout this week, keep a pen and paper with you (or your handy dandy electronic device) and note any symptoms as you experience or remember them.

Having such a list is invaluable during healing. It allows you to look back to see where you have made improvements and helps determine what areas still need work. Changes are often subtle and you may not notice symptoms have disappeared until something jogs your memory. When you feel discouraged or don’t feel like you have seen any improvement, look over your list and note the symptoms that no longer plague you.

Here is a list of possible symptoms to get your hamster running:

headaches
PMS
indigestion
acid reflux
allergies
high blood pressure
restless leg syndrome
tendinitis/carpal tunnel syndrome
joint pain
back pain
water retention (edema)
insomnia
fatigue
anxiety or depression
high cholesterol
intense food cravings

If you have already shrugged off this task and are chomping at the bit to get started, it may be time to sit down and have a talk with yourself. Explore the issue before you make a commitment. Do you want this to be permanent or are you looking for a quick fix? Do you want to live better over the long term or do you feel like you have to do ‘something’ now for the sake of your health?

This will be a slowly evolving life change. It’s not the usual clean-out-your-cupboards-and-eat-only-salads-for-lunch-and-dinner-until-you-drop-some-weight approach to wellness. This is meant to be sustainable.

The next step will be our first Baby Step. Are you excited?!

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Welcome! I'm Jennifer, the owner & founder of Healing Redefined Holistic Wellness Center, holistic practitioner, and head nutrition nerd here at Healing Redefined.

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Medical Disclaimer: The information contained in this blog is not intended as a substitute for medical advice. Please consult a physician in matters relating to serious illness and particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention.

Medications – You should work closely with your physician to adjust medications as your body heals. Many of you will be able to say goodbye to “maintenance” medication forever but some will not.

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jess says:

August 7, 2012 at 1:19 pm

Here are some more ideas. Some of these I’ve had and overcome and it is only after they go away you realize they were there.

Redness in the face
Oily face/hair
Need for caffeene to get through the day/wake up
irritability
body acne
pealing/weak nails
constipation/irregularity
lack of sex drive
inability to concentrate
hyperactivity
dry skin

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1. Shannon says:
  
  August 8, 2012 at 12:34 am
  
  Thanks ladies, I’ve got a lot of the allergies & symptoms that you listed. I can also add: dermatitis, extreme sweating, cystic acne, cysts in my breasts, mid-cycle bleeding, mid-cycle migraines, thick ‘gunk’ on my tongue in the mornings, sugar addiction & brain fog that leads to social anxiety. And I’m doing so much better now than I was 6 months ago! Lol. I’ve just started on GAPS (2 weeks in) and from today I am incorporating Jennifer’s advice about rotating foods. So it’s even more onwards and upwards now! 🙂 My 4 year old son also has a lot of food sensitivities so I’m interested to see how we both go with making these changes.
  
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Lauren @ Empowered Sustenance says:

August 8, 2012 at 10:35 am

I’m looking forward to this series, Jennifer! Another thing to add to the list might be dizziness. That was something I struggled with before starting GAPS. It really is amazing that how proper diet is a cure-all!

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Jennifer says:

August 8, 2012 at 12:36 pm

Thank you so much for adding more symptoms. I was going to create a list of the most common symptoms, but the list would have been ridiculously long. I chose just a few examples, but I’m really glad you are elaborating on the personal ones you’ve experienced. Everyone can benefit, so keep ’em coming!

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