RIP Food Diaries

What do you do when keeping a food diary DOESN’T solve all of your autoimmune problems? 

If you’re like me, at some point on your chronic health journey you were encouraged to keep a food diary.  

Compared to the diaries from adolescence which were all about the drama surrounding your “crush”, THIS type of diary focuses on a different type of drama - how you tolerated (or didn’t tolerate) a certain food, supplement, or experienced a symptom flare.  Not fun.

As a Ph.D. trained scientist, I was ALL IN when it came to keeping a food diary.  It was basically like keeping another lab notebook!  

Dutifully, every morning (while I was eating the few foods I could tolerate), I would record what I ate the day before.  I was hoping that if I could “catch” the problematic foods, and remove them from my diet, then my health issues would be solved - just like that!

And, I kept this up for THREE and a HALF YEARS!

Well, guess what? 

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Keeping a food diary wasn’t the magic fix for my severe autoimmune issues. 

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Sure, it helped me identify some problematic foods, but because my body was stuck in the high stress Fight/Flight or Freeze state, documenting my “perfect” diet had only a minimal positive impact on my health.

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It wasn’t until I addressed the Big 3: the Brain, Nervous System, and Mindset that my body ACTUALLY started healing.

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So, RIP food diaries! I'm going to continue to focus my energy on what has been MOST impactful for my healing!

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If you're interested in learning MORE about how I made peace with all the autoimmune diets, check out my course, The Autoimmune Reset. In this course, you'll learn the exact framework I used to heal my body and what has also helped my clients regain their health.

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Click this link to get started.

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Wishing you the best on your health journey,

Elisha