Today's challenge topic is; I write about my health because… Reflect on why you write about your health for 15-20 minutes without stopping.
After I found out I was allergic to gluten, dairy, and eggs, just to name the big ones, I found it hard to find information and recipes with all of my allergies combined. I could find what sounded like a great recipe for gluten free muffins, but it was also filled with dairy and eggs. Or I would find a great recipe that was vegan but it was loaded with gluten. I had no idea where to even start with substituting ingredients (let alone even heard of ingredients like xanthan gum). So as I started to do research, learn tips, and experiment with recipes on my own, I thought about others who might be in the same boat as I was. How could I share what I had learned through my allergy journey? I can't count how many failed loafs of bread I have made! And how could I find others so I could learn from what they knew? Wouldn't it be nice if all this information was in one place? From those questions, and with a lot of encouragement from my husband, I was inspired to start my blog. I wanted to share what I had learned in order to help others adapt to living an allergen free life.
I'll be honest, when I first started writing this blog, I had no idea what I was doing; most of the time I still don't! I wasn't comfortable with sharing personal stories so I stuck mostly to the sharing recipes and information. As I have continued along my journey, Ive started to also write a little more about healthy, natural, whole living and why that is important to me. Now it's not as important to me to make that perfect gluten-free loaf of bread (in reality I don't eat it that often anyway and my health is probably better off without it), my focus has branched out beyond mastering a loaf of bread to overall healthy living.
I'm not a master at anything and I am still exploring and learning with cooking and baking allergen free. I still read something new I didn't know about allergies almost everyday. But that's a part of my journey and that is what I hope to share.
We all have different journeys when it comes to our health, but I hope writing my blog has helped others realize they are not alone. We are all in this together.
I can't imagine changing your entire diet and lifestyle to accomdoate so many allergies. Good on you for creating this blog to help others to do the same. I keep having a sneaking suspicion that I may need to cut out gluten but haven't a clue of where to start or if it is worth it for me. Health matters can be so complicated!
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In the beginning it is a bit overwhelming not to mention confusing to cut so many foods out, but overall I feel so much better and I am much healthier for doing it! Check out my post Gluten: Where to Find It, it might help you when you get started cutting out the gluten in your diet. Good luck!
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