December 15, 2011- The first day of winter break, and I was looking forward to a great deal. My day started early with driving my mom to work and was followed by a day of running errands, to-do lists, and ending the day with an appointment with my chiropractor, complete with the likely cause of the headaches I've had every day for the last 2 years. At my previous appointment Dr. K had mentioned doing some allergy-type testing if the adjustments she did to my back weren't holding, and that meaning some possible dietary changes, but I was clearly unprepared for the extent of the changes that were in store.
I don't fully understand the process involved in the allergy/sensitivity testing she did, but in any event she found that I am intolerant to wheat and sugar, have an imbalance of hormones, an overabundance of yeast in my intestines, and unbalanced levels of iodine, zinc, and chlorine in my system. Throw all that in with a few lumbar vertebrae issues, a sacrum issue, and a backwards neck and voila.
The general gist of that information comes down to the following: My headaches for the last two years appear to be hormonally controlled. The lumbar section of your spine is also the hormonal control center, so put that out of alignment and I'll get a headache. Yeast also has a hormonal component to it, and feeds on wheat and sugar. Throw in an overabundance of yeast, complete with a wheat and sugar issue and my lumbar vertebrae are effected, giving me a headache. The mineral substance issue...I have no idea what that's really doing, but its contributing to the headaches. My neck being backwards...I have no idea how that came about, but I can tell you this: It HURTS. My first 2 sessions with Dr. K involved her working to realign my C1 and C2 vertebrae and Holy Moly did that one hurt. It actually ended up making my headaches worse, and I hadn't even thought that was possible. But we found out that by adjusting my lumbar vertebrae, and leaving my neck alone, it is actually correcting itself naturally. Weird, huh?
So, as a result of all this chaos, I am now in the midst of a frustrating attempt to eliminate wheat and a great deal (but not all) sugar from my diet. I say frustrating because at this current moment, I am discouraged, and underwhelmed by the "results" I have seen thus far. I am only 2 weeks into this, and I know it will take time.
My hope is to use this blog as a healthy way to manage my stress and frustrating as well as my triumphs. I hope to include recipes, pictures, and all sorts of personal touches as I go.
I hope you'll stay tuned, and thank you for your support.
xoxo
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