Almost everyone deals with some kind of annoying condition, whether it’s a medical condition, back or neck pain, stomach issues, or skin or hair issues. Thankfully, there is a way to reduce your symptoms by changing your diet, but first you need to find out which foods or beverages are causing your body to react a certain way.
If you suffer from stomach issues, you probably have several food intolerances. The common food intolerances are dairy, wheat, soy, corn, peanuts, eggs, fish, shellfish, or fruit. Thankfully, there is a way to reduce or even eliminate all of your symptoms by learning what your triggers are and avoiding them. The best way to do this before putting any money into it is by creating a food journal and tracking each and every thing you eat or drink.
When you keep a food journal, you can track which foods you are eating at all hours of the day. When you eat something, even a snack or a handful of chips, you should record it in the food journal. It’s helpful to record the time that you eat and keep notes as to how you feel each day. If you have a headache, a stomachache, or your skin is drier, you should write it down.
Before resulting to medications to mask your symptoms, it’s best to get to the root of the problem. A food journal can help you to discover which foods you eat the most of, what time of the day you are eating at, how you feel after eating, and if you get a good night’s rest. The food that you eat could be causing you to feel great or it could be causing you pain and frustration.
Some people like keeping a hard copy of their food journal with them at all times, maybe in a notebook or a journal. Others keep an electronic copy so it’s easy to read. However you choose, the important thing is that you start logging your food intake today.
If you notice a pattern in a certain type of food making you feel sick, eliminate it for several weeks to see how you feel. An elimination diet is the only way to be sure that you are intolerant to a certain type of food, unless of course you have Celiac Disease and you tested positive for gluten intolerance. Many blood tests are not as accurate as they may seem. However, you can still be gluten intolerant even if you do not have Celiac Disease, which means that gluten could be causing that annoying dry skin or dandruff that you’ve been hoping to get rid of.
After you’ve started your food log, bring it in to Premier Health Chiropractors and let us help! Our licensed and experienced Chiropractors can help you to create a nutritional plan perfect for you and your needs. Chiropractic care may also be an option and can do wonders for people dealing with a wide variety of medical conditions. Call us today!