I don’t know what your diet is like – but, this is the place to start. I have found diet to be extremely important in my healing journey. Following are some changes to gradually get you started:

1. Intermittent fasting.  This isn’t as hard or scary as it sounds.  Try to ensure that you don’t eat after dinner and don’t eat an early breakfast – so have at least a 12 – 14 hour window that you fast to let the body reset. This helps to manage and reset blood sugar and weight.

2. Avoid refined sugars and refined carbohydrates.  These metabolize quickly which cause the blood sugar to peak and then fall.  Instead, eat organic, whole grains such as oats – but also limit these to no more than 1-2 servings daily. 

3. Eat good fats like avocado – this helps to also cause the food to digest more slowly.  I cut up avocado, tomato and add a bit of Greek yogurt with some lemon juice and a touch of Old Bay or seasoned sea salt.  If I can’t get fresh avocado, I use guacamole.  Sometimes I just mix  guacamole and Greek yogurt. 

4. Use only extra virgin olive oil and butter and use sparingly. 

5. Eat plenty of vegetables and salads – vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, kale – and mushrooms of all kinds. 

6. Eat fruit first or alone.  Berries are excellent  – blueberries, raspberries, strawberries – and watermelon is good. 

7. Don’t eat bread or potatoes and meat together – they’re very hard to digest and create an acidic condition.  Eat with vegetables instead. You want to eat an alkaline diet.

8. Eat organic.  It’s twice as nutritious and you don’t have to detox the pesticides.

I hope this helps to get you started!