Simply put, eat slower. Easy to say but this can be a challenging – yet very impactful – habit to practice. First, simply be aware of how you eating today. Did you practically inhale that meal? Did you finish your plate without any recollection or awareness of actually eating? This […]
Movement can be complicated if we want it to be. We want to simplify it so we keep removing the unnecessary pieces to find the essential prerequisite for better movement. We are left with breathing. It becomes very difficult to move well, if at all, when you are not breathing […]
Here are some helpful tools I’ve used to assess and measure progress throughout my recovery and health management with my IBD. Stay present – we can really only work with here and now Empathize and connect – remember “Habit #3”? Listen and observe carefully – our bodies send us signals […]
Habit 46: Breathing practice Movement can be complicated if we want it to be. We want to simplify it so we keep removing the unnecessary pieces to find the essential prerequisite for better movement. We are left with breathing. It becomes very difficult to move well, if at all when […]
Habit 36: IBD diets: More same than different Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) The Specific Carbohydrate Diet™ is predicated on the understanding that Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and gluten therapy resistant Celiac are the consequence of an overgrowth and imbalance of intestinal microbial flora. By altering the nutrition […]
I understand your fears, worries, and anxiety towards food while you live with your IBD. My goal is to arm you in your journey and help strengthen your resolve as your find improved health through good nutrition. Practicing good nutrition with IBD can be challenging, frustrating, and so difficult that […]
After my diagnosis with ulcerative colitis in 2008 I felt a lot of different emotions that I didn’t know how to properly manage. Feelings of anger, confusion, sadness, frustration, guilt, and shame made living a full life difficult. I knew that I wanted to live a fuller life and that […]
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Being patient seems like a difficult characteristic to master for many of my friends. I’ve been asked, “how do you stay so calm and patient?” It’s not some divine gift. Part of it comes from: my mom (she’s one of the most patient people you’d meet) and, school (Catholic grade […]
