Deep Well Nutrition

04/07/2024

Hey Everyone! I hope you're all having a great week!

Personal share, but it's important. If you're facing major or minor surgery, I hope this list is helpful!

I had abdominal surgery a week ago for endometriosis and cyst removal. I went undiagnosed for 30 years, despite incredible pain every month, sometimes to the point of almost fainting, often vomiting, and landing in the hospital multiple times in my 20s. All they did was keep giving me stronger pain killers. In my mid-30s it went largely silent and my pain got better. I had intermittent fatigue and other GI symptoms, but nothing consistent. I had already changed my diet significantly and I'm sure that's why my symptoms improved.

I finally had an episode 2 years ago that they thought may have been an ovarian torsion (it was the worst pain of my life), which got the ball rolling for testing. The ER Doc I saw a week after my episode was the first Doctor in my life who actually listened and immediately thought he might know what was going on. Testing ensued, I was scheduled for surgery, and when they got in there they realized I was in stage 4 endometriosis with dermoid cysts and endometriomas. My routine surgery became exploratory and passed on to a specialist. I was diagnosed with frozen pelvis with talk of hysterectomy.

Fast forward to last Monday, and I have finally had surgery. They removed a bunch of adhesions to my bowel, removed cysts, one o***y, fallopian tubes, and freed up some surrounding tissue. I didn't have a hysterectomy 🎉 It was a 4 hour surgery, and I'm really thankful it all went according to plan!

My pre-surgery prep food was very similar to my recovery, and other than being sore and needing to take it easy, I'm feeling great! I'm eating the above list every day, and feeling better each day. My sleep gets better daily as well. I didn't need to take anything stronger than Advil and Tylenol. I don't like taking anything, but it was necessary in this case. I'm resting a lot, walking around the house and getting the courage up for an outside walk, doing red light therapy, and watching a lot of good YouTube videos!

What would you add to the list?

04/06/2024

Why is everyone going wild for Chickpeas? Claiming they are high in protein!

Not in my opinion!

Do not be fooled into thinking chickpeas can replace animal protein for a good source of amino acids.

Chickpeas are high in Phytic Acid which blocks the absorption of essential minerals.

Phytic acid also inhibits the digestive enzymes called amylase, trypsin and pepsin.

Amylase breaks down starch, while trypsin & pepsin break down proteins into usable material.

Ruminant animals are not harmful to the environment. In fact, they are essential to a proper ecosystem!

If we decided to tell the truth about health and people could get off prescription drugs, that is what would really help the ecosystem as drug companies are one of the biggest polluting industries!

Tag friends who need to know the facts 🙌

04/05/2024

Hey Friends! This is my new page as I change course after almost 3.5 years working as a nutrition consultant with another company. If you know me, You know I love to geek out about Nutrition, Biology, Theology, and how it all works together!

I'm just like you. I've had health issues, weight issues, energy issues, hormone issues, food sensitivities, etcetera, and it wasn't until I started educating myself that I found the answers that put me on the path to health. I still have lots of work to do, but I'm here to provide practical nutrition information that helps us understand how food works in our bodies to either help or hurt us, and to help us see how God's good design in creation has been a good plan all along.

Our food system has become pretty messed up by a number of factors over the past 150 years, (war, greed, pride, ignorance, and bad science to name a few), but we don't have to be held hostage by the food and pharma industries. The great thing is that we have better options available to us, and we can buck the trends so we don't end up as another statistic!

I'm passionate about helping people get to the root of their health issues so they can have a lifetime of good health. My goal is to equip you to be your own best advocate for your health and to help you navigate the confusing and crazy amount of nutrition info out there.

I'm more than a little biased towards the low-carb world, but I'm not loyal to any particular tribe. We're all unique and have different needs. Metabolic health is my favourite subject, because it's at the root of so much of the diseases of civilization, so don't be surprised if you see a lot of information about that! If you've read this far, congratulations! Thanks for being here, and I look forward to pursuing good health together!

Love, Peace, and Chicken Grease ❤️✌️🍗
~Meghan

04/05/2024

This is an easy watch that explains the history of vegetable oils, the rise of heart disease, and why they're one of the worst things in our diets. Want to live better and longer? Ditch industrial seed oils which are waste products turned into $$, and get back to natural fats. Ghee, butter, lard, tallow, coconut, avocado, and olive oils are where the health is!

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04/05/2024

Not long ago, many people in the medical and nutrition professions thought giving people cavities was the worst consequence of overeating sugar. We now know that cavities are a walk in the park (or maybe a trip to the dentist’s office) compared to the other problems that result from consuming excessive sugar. Wrecking your teeth is only the beginning of the havoc sugar wreaks.

There are no organs or tissues in the body that excessive sugar intake doesn’t negatively impact – none. If you’re living with type 2 diabetes or you’ve watched a loved one suffer the ravages of this disease, then you know the destruction chronically high blood sugar leaves in its wake. It affects the liver, kidneys, eyes, heart and blood vessels, brain, nerves, skin, and even the prostate, p***s, and ovaries. Nothing is spared.

(End Your Carb Confusion, page 22)

04/04/2024

Hey friends! I'm here to advocate for optimal health, understanding our bodies and how food either helps or hurts us, and to help you equip yourself with simple, easy to understand information so you can be in the best health of your life. This kind of information changed my life, and it can change yours too.

The food industry doesn't exist to help you be healthy, it exists to sell you food and food-like products. Big Pharma also has a vested interest in keeping you sick and tired, and too preoccupied with surviving to get out of the vicious cycle of medicating your medications, without ever getting to the root of your issues. Are you sick and tired of it yet?

If you want to take the first step to better health, start with this short documentary. Your best health could start right now! https://youtu.be/xyNHvogMFDI?si=9ksvAFc8WeAmr20T

Leading health experts examine the history of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines and question decades of dietary advice insisting that saturated fats are bad for us...