Ugh. I've been learning about nutrition for about 18 months. My interest came after a Crohn's Disease diagnosis at the age of 62! The medical profession says there is no known cause or cure, but I'm not buying that. I started research nutrition and diet after a doctor asked me if I heard of the DASH diet. Dietary approach to stopping hypertension (DASH). I started to listen to podcasts on nutrition and I joined whole food plant based Facebook groups. Through one of the groups I was referred to the Crohn's Colitis Dietitians. I worked with a dietian for 6 months to learn all about my microbiome and what foods support health and what foods feed my microbiome. I think of my microbiome as my pets. I'm responsible for their well being and in return they will help me be healthy. But working with a dietian didn't seem like enough to achieve good health. So I kept reading and listening to podcasts.

It was through podcast I learned about functional medicine. It's not a completing discipline to our traditional medical approach but a complementary approach. I started working with a holistic doctor only months before being discharged with cancer.

My doctor has me following a metabolic syndrome diet. It's low on carbohydrates. It's packed with vegetables and protein comes from animal products. It's very prescriptive.

I have followed that diet through out chemotherapy. I feel amazing. Even though the drugs are poisoning me every 3 weeks. I feel better than I have felt in years. I am all in on nutrition. I'm also all in on functional/ holistic medicine.