Hot Mess Express

I am on the hot mess express and I know nothing about nothing. Let’s get real for a moment, all I have eaten this week is: white bread, Country Crock, and applesauce. It is super ironic because I was ready to jump on the AIP bandwagon. Now, I have been sick for 7 weeks, am repulsed by everything, and could care less about AIP.

Epiphany

I just had an epiphany. I have been eating a modified paleo diet for months (before my bread and butter situation this week), and I am sicker than ever. What is the point?

I can tell that eating nutrient dense food helps my energy- like when I started eating smoothies for breakfast. But, I can’t help but wonder if I’m wasting my time with paleo and transitioning to AIP. Sure, there’s tons of anecdotal evidence, but I could also find anecdotal evidence to suggest that lemur left nuts cure cancer.

Further confusion

I saw a doctor at urgent care for the sinus infection this week. He asked a lot of questions and took an interest in my chronic situation, which was unexpected. Long story short, he suggested that I try a plant-based diet. A plant-based diet has been currently off my radar, but I have read The China Study and am aware of the studies. It is compelling. So is paleo and AIP. So is everything, except the asinine “mucus free” diet where you eat raw plants, don’t drink water, and fast yourself into oblivion. Yes, that is a real thing and the people who preach this method prey upon chronically ill people. Don’t even get me started.

I feel like I should at least consider what the doctor told me. After all, he is a doctor and his only motivation was to help. I feel silly for continually changing my nutritional “tune”. My husband teases me about the fact that I jump on every nutritional bandwagon I am currently reading about, and he is 100% accurate.

A side-note on being gullible

Raise your hand if you have watched a documentary and are completely persuaded by it. Me! Every time. Making a Murderer- yo, those guys are innocent. Icarus- yo, there’s a huge Russian conspiracy in athletics. Actually, that one is pretty straight forward. The Game Changers- yo, a plant-based diet is the way to go. Unidentified- yo, UFO’s are legit.

I’m pretty sure they could make a documentary about the fact the the moon is made of cheese and I would believe it.

Now what

I am going to have to take a step back and evaluate what I am going to do next with my diet. In the meantime, I will stick to what I know for sure- avoid sugar and processed foods and rely heavily on fruit and vegetables.

Who else is on the hot mess express?

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. Statements on this site are not meant to be taken as medical advice. These statements reflect my personal experiences having mild-ish post-viral POTS and ME. Due to the wide spectrum of these diseases, comorbidities, and everyone being different, your experiences may be very different than mine.

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