Tag: diet
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Am I Crazy?: A Deeper Look into the Healthcare System and an Anxiety Diagnosis
In 2013, I had my first panic attack episode while on vacation with my parents for my birthday. It was one of those uncomfortably hot days that I couldn’t keep my body temperature regulated even if I wanted to but then to add these sudden thoughts of impending doom and having a moment where it…
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Melatonin: Should You Take This Popular Supplement to Improve Sleep Quality?
I remember when melatonin first became a big thing (or at least a big thing to me). It was probably somewhere in 2020 when I first heard of it; my friends suggested I try it after suffering from a long bout of insomnia. I had started taking Sucraid for CSID and quickly discovered my number…
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Demystifying Sucrose Intolerance with CSID Diagnosis
If you said to me five years ago that I wouldn’t be able to eat sugar without extreme GI symptoms I probably wouldn’t have believed a thing you were telling me. I have always been the kid with a hidden candy stash and any time we went to the grocery store I begged my mom…
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Apples & Oranges: A Deeper Dive into the Hard to Digest Fruit for CSID
When I was first diagnosed with CSID–I knew absolutely nothing about the food and nutrition world. I didn’t even know how to read a nutrition label and had to get a lot of assistance in those first few months of navigating the disease. I’ve always felt slightly embarrassed about asking for help, and that didn’t…
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Easter Basket Ideas for Food Allergies
I remember getting Easter baskets filled with chocolates and sweet treats as a kid that my mom put together with so much love and care, but I wouldn’t be able to consume an Easter basket like that today. Living with a food allergy has made me realize that creating Easter baskets for individuals with food…
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OMEGA-3 VS OMEGA-6: Why Should They Be in Balance?
I’ve always wished I could be one of those people who loves to eat seafood, but I live in Colorado, and seafood isn’t exactly easy to come by in a landlocked state. The more I learn about nutrition, the more I realize that a lot of what we eat depends on where we live. Even…
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Breakfast: Myth or Legend?
I love breakfast. I remember growing up loving the smell of maple syrup, bacon, eggs, and pancakes being cooked by my dad and grandpa on the weekends. There has always been a big nostalgia factor in my love of eating breakfast, but I also went through a phase where I absolutely hated breakfast and I…
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Fiber: What’s the Deal? And Why Should We Eat More?
If you aren’t following news of America’s “fiber-intake gap” then you might be living under a rock, just kidding, of course! I’ve been learning a lot in my nutrition coursework at CSU about the importance of fiber and all of the roles it can play in our digestive system and overall health. One of my…
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Understanding the Difference Between Food Allergies and Intolerances
What is the difference between food allergies and intolerances? Why do we need to know the difference to better understand our bodies?
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Blissful GF Cranberry Muffins
Since being diagnosed with CSID I felt like I had to give up quite a lot of treats I really loved, but I also found that I didn’t really have to give them up I just had to take the time to learn how to make things with ingredients that I could have. I started…
Sugar and Starch Free, No Problem 