a Poisonous Ingredient for me
It was like I needed a test to make me loose my sanity and that I had when I decided to eat a common ingredient in many processed foods - Tartrazine (yellow #5). The junk - Kraft Dinner (Sharp Cheddar) which also contains MSG and phosphates *sigh*. This mistake caused me to wake up in the middle of the night with EXTREME AGITATION, headache and cystitis. I have had trouble in the past with this additive. I have felt so good lately but this was the complete opposite. Mentally I even felt like I was not even myself. This shit should be banned from all food. There is not need for it. No wonder kids are becoming more and more mental. Hmmm, let’s add some more chemical additives to food and call it nutritious. I am just mad because I am usually good with saying no to these junk foods, but I thought a little should be ok. I was so aggitiated I thought all kinds of negative things. Shall not go into detail *sigh* This trash may not affect all, OF COURSE, but is it affecting you or your loved ones?
Just a quickie here, but I had to share. What does your body say about the foods you eat? I am going to be lot more intelligent with my food choices this week. Conscious eating and awareness…..
http://www.ic-network.com/bev/march00.html - wanted to read this later…..
What did I do to make the cystitis bearable? Drank plenty of water and took certain vitamins, a little allopathic medicine (I was desperate!) to assist it’s exit and help relieve the discomfort. I CAN NOT BELIEVE that I use to go through this for weeks and weeks and doctors could tell me nothing. Oh my new fave show, House. Too bad doctors like this do not grow on trees. But then again we might rely on the medical system a little too much when I think the time has come for us to take our health in our own hands and try very very hard to remember what Stupid is. Stupid was I then, but thankfully today and tomorrow are mine for Good Living.
Off to do some weights/activity…. a natural way to detox the body.
Wow! That is scary! We all need to watch those additives for sure. Hope you feel better soon!
Well, take it from me, one of the smartest dumb people there is, over the last year, since I’ve found buddyslim, I have learned the hard way that the more additives in the food, the less good it is for me. Don’t get me wrong, I still eat plenty of it, but I am so much more AWARE now of what it does to me and how it makes me feel, and it leads me to eat healthier more whole foods more times than not. And of course, I learned from one of the best, that being YOU my dear. You are the one that taught me to be more in tune with my physical body and to pay attention to how certain foods make me feel. But we still tend to transgress every so often, eh? It’s almost like we go back just to get the point across one more time, a little bit stronger.
Stupid. If there was ever a word that would describe you Jennifer, that one is NOT it. Silly silly girl… *sending you whole grain macaroni with REAL cheese melted in* We shall call it CYBERONI. HA!
Huggggggggggggggggggs sweetie, and I LOVVVVVVVE your new Ahhhh Light pic!
Shan
Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer….STUPID….NOT!!!!!!!! one of the smartest girls I’m blessed to know here at BuddySlim!! Like Shanna said, I’ve learned soooooooooo much from you!!!
I’m so sorry you became so sick. Not fair. And it angers me as well. I watch as my little grandson packs on the pounds from all the processed foods he’s been fed. This society is going in the wrong direction. Thank you for all the information you share with us.
Sure hope you feeling better soon. Love ya!!
wow, I read about this on the board last night, I’m just happy your feeling better.
I had been reading yesterday how they are trying to make corn syrup (I think thats what it was) seem natural and healthy…and then add it to foods. When it is actually not natural and very unhealthy, leading to obesity and other diseases.
Guess I’ll have to watch what ingredients are in my foods…
Anyways, just wanted to clarify that the allopathic med. I took was NOT anything like a diuretic or anything. No. It was Ibruprophen which did help along with my chamomile tea for the irritation/inflammation.
OH Jen, I just ended THREE DAY GRAND BINGE AND NO EXERCISE.
I feel so bad. I can relate to a feeling of knowing that it is not good for you and eat it anyway. And being the other person mentally. While a real sane person observes and tries to stop me.
Is there a need to punish our bodies? Is there a hidden desire to feel bad from time to time? What else could it be? Like alcoholics who know that drinking is death, we still make choices to eat more or wrong foods KNOWING that it’s not good, KNOWING the end result.
It think it’s deeper than just poor choices. I am afraid that it’s poor choices with a payoff. What is it?
Hey that wass me last night with the Cheezits. Usually if i go to “junk” food it’s the stuff without all the additive crap in it but nope, yesterday it was the reall crappy thing. And i have been suffering since 4 am this morning…UGH! I’m with you - let’s not do this again!