10 years

In just under an hour I'll be celebrating my birthday. I use this as a marker of time since I discovered my wheat intolerance. 10 years. Amazing to think of the things I've had to explain and the people I've been able to meet because of it.

At that time I was obviously not very sure of why I was sick or what to do about it. I recall a school nurse recommending Bananas Rice Apples Tea Toast... Which is fucking ridiculous. That's a great way of eliminating all nutrients and minerals from your diet and a guarantee of getting sicker. It might work if you have constant acid reflux but I can't imagine any situation in which that would be useful otherwise.

Anyway, at some point after a lot of shits and tests as paperwork we figured out that I was sick for no measurable or quantifiable reason.

I went to a special GI doctor and that guy knew what was up. He had a wheat intolerance and had found out in much the same way I had... So he said "get rid of the wheat, take probiotics and meditate"

All three of those things have changed my perspective on where food comes from, what we eat and how it's made.

Meditation has been one of the most significant ways in which I have conquered my ADD and mastered my food reactions. Probiotics brought me back to health and back to life. Eliminating wheat has given me perspective and Empowered me to make informed decisions about what my biology is compatible with.

I am truly grateful to be unable to digest wheat. It has been one of the single most influential and positive changes in my life... But also messy!