At restaurants, quite often, I have been guilty of eves dropping on the conversation happening in tables beside me... and almost always there have been conversations about people complaining about their 'illness. It is always about how bad their thyroid levels are or how high their blood sugar levels are or how bad their knee and joints have begun aching. It is also why they are onto this new diet recommended by one of the renowned nutritionists in the city...or this new yoga class they have joint. Sometimes the conversations are almost as if each one of them is trying to beat the other person at how much more 'unwell' each one is...as if it were a competition. "Hey...you were only feeling tired...that is nothing...the other day, I almost fainted..." "I had to be rushed to the ER" another participant would push the illness bar up. Until somebody would hit the highest score..."I had to get a kidney transplant!" (that's right...now beat that!).
While heart conditions, diabetes, arthritis, join pains, hormonal issues, gastritis, heartburn, acidity and even weight gain challenges are openly discussed, it is very very rare that the condition of one's colon health (especially constipation or irritable bowl - the urge to want to rush to the rest room as soon as you have gulped food down) is shared in mixed company. (and if I happen to every hear such a discussion, I usually dare myself to walk up to the table and share my visiting card.)
So here's a terrific option to read up on what you would normally not want to share...perhaps even with your inner circle. Maybe in the lines below you might find some wisdom to address your
Gut Feeling!
We stuff food down our throat (quite literally - we barely chew) and then expect our system to break it down, filter out the essential nutrients, nourish us and then next morning eliminate what we don't need.
This story is from the April 2023 edition of PROVOKE Lifestyle.
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