Friday, October 3, 2014
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes (Dairy Free!)
My girls and I love this recipe! It's easy and a perfect breakfast treat for Fall, my favorite season. Makes 12 pancakes!
4 eggs
1 banana, mashed
1/2 cup pumpkin
2 T. coconut oil
pinch cardamom
pinch ginger
1 t. cinnamon
2 T. coconut flour
handful of Enjoy Life dairy-free chocolate chips
1. Heat large skillet on medium heat.
2. Add coconut oil (I use the coconut oil spray from Trader Joe's).
3. Mix together wet ingredients.
4. Then add cardamon, ginger, cinnamon, coconut flour to the wet ingredients. Continue to mix well.
5. Pour batter onto skillet. Sprinkle chocolate chips onto each pancake. Let sit for a minute or two, until batter becomes bubbly, and flip.
6. Serve and enjoy!
Thursday, October 2, 2014
My Journey
I have created this blog as a journal into my new diet. Here, I will document everything I have eaten daily and keep track of it to find out what is making me sick. I will share recipes that work for me, mostly from my favorite blogs and authors who eat paleo and gluten-free.
My journey began in July 2014 when I became extremely sick - nausea, chills, shakes, fever, fatigue, joint pain, and migrane headaches. These symptoms could mean anything. After multiple trips to the ER, having an ambulance called to my house, various visits with doctors, and finally, a GI doctor who scheduled a colonoscopy and endoscopy - it was concluded that I am suffering from IBS and acid reflux.
The IBS is what causes me to put my life on hold on any given day. I still haven't been able to predict the triggers, and what I have learned to call "episodes". However, after a month of enduring endless headaches, nausea, fatigue, I decided to take my health into my own hands and change my diet completely. I first went gluten free -- and within two days I felt better. Then, after reading and researching online, I made the decision to try the paleo diet. Again, within days, I continued to feel better.
It is now Oct. 3rd 2014 -- and while I remain mostly on a paleo diet, I still add gluten-free grains from time to time, at the advice of my doctor, who says I really need fiber to get my stomach back into gear. I have had a few set-backs with my "episodes", and I realized I need to begin documenting my food journey to find out what triggers could be causing it.
I am prescribed two different medications at this time -- one for acid reflux which I take every morning, and one for IBS which I take at night. My goal is to get myself completely off all medications, and be able to live the healthy, full of energy life I once lived before I became sick.
I know I am not alone in this journey. There are millions of people who suffer from IBS and other digestive issues on a daily basis. My hope is that by sharing my story, that anyone suffering from a digestive disorder or the like will find the courage to take the steps to feel better. If I have learned anything in these past few months it is that I am in charge of what I consume, and I know that the food I eat is directly related to my health and well-being!
My journey began in July 2014 when I became extremely sick - nausea, chills, shakes, fever, fatigue, joint pain, and migrane headaches. These symptoms could mean anything. After multiple trips to the ER, having an ambulance called to my house, various visits with doctors, and finally, a GI doctor who scheduled a colonoscopy and endoscopy - it was concluded that I am suffering from IBS and acid reflux.
The IBS is what causes me to put my life on hold on any given day. I still haven't been able to predict the triggers, and what I have learned to call "episodes". However, after a month of enduring endless headaches, nausea, fatigue, I decided to take my health into my own hands and change my diet completely. I first went gluten free -- and within two days I felt better. Then, after reading and researching online, I made the decision to try the paleo diet. Again, within days, I continued to feel better.
It is now Oct. 3rd 2014 -- and while I remain mostly on a paleo diet, I still add gluten-free grains from time to time, at the advice of my doctor, who says I really need fiber to get my stomach back into gear. I have had a few set-backs with my "episodes", and I realized I need to begin documenting my food journey to find out what triggers could be causing it.
I am prescribed two different medications at this time -- one for acid reflux which I take every morning, and one for IBS which I take at night. My goal is to get myself completely off all medications, and be able to live the healthy, full of energy life I once lived before I became sick.
I know I am not alone in this journey. There are millions of people who suffer from IBS and other digestive issues on a daily basis. My hope is that by sharing my story, that anyone suffering from a digestive disorder or the like will find the courage to take the steps to feel better. If I have learned anything in these past few months it is that I am in charge of what I consume, and I know that the food I eat is directly related to my health and well-being!
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