5 Foods

About a decade ago, I was restricted to being able to eat a few things. I was able to get my limitations down to 5 basic categories: noodle soups (Ramen and chicken noodle soup), Vietnamese, Thai & Indian food, curry, Pad Kee Mao, and green beans. These days, the restrictions are even worse than they were back then. Why? Because the older you get, your body changes. What you can eat changes dramatically.

The key thing I’ve learned, especially if you are trying to lose weight or get healthy, is to listen to your body. Your body knows exactly what it needs in order to survive. For me, my body wants tomatoes and cucumbers every single day. If I don’t have that every single day, I feel off. Believe it or not, the science behind that is because I have anemia and I am dehydrated due to perimenopause/menopause.

It’s little discoveries like that