Healing Without Deprivation

by Nichole Eliason, FNTP, CCHT 

Have you ever left a visit from your provider with a healing plan for your chronic symptoms feeling hopeful, only to soon find yourself feeling so restricted by the long lists of comforting foods you cannot eat and overwhelmed by all of the supplements to take? Did you find yourself feeling deprived and exhausted? Perhaps reacting poorly to the supplements? Was it difficult being in the present moment with a sense of calm as your thoughts anxiously circle back to “what am I going to eat next?” When is my next handful of supplements? Am I eating the right things? And Ugh! Why do I still feel awful? “Maybe I’m not being strict enough?” Sound familiar?

When a friend invited you out for dinner, did you feel like you couldn't go because there wouldn't be anything that was safe for you to eat?

If you watched a movie and saw the characters happily drinking wine and laughing, eating cheese and cake, did you feel a sense...

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