10 Steps to Better Health in 2009

I would only add that people shouldn’t be overwhelmed by attempting all (or even multiple) changes at once. If your goal really is CHANGE, then it’s best to change one thing at a time and give yourself grace to break the other rules. After a week or two or three of making this change, you’ll be through the hard part. You’ll have learned what foods you can and can’t buy to facilitate that change. You’ll have learned what to look for (and what to look out for). Instead of requiring a lot of thought, it’ll become habitual. At that point, it’s safe to examine what other change you can prioritize next. Taking them one at a time ensures you’ll master each change until it becomes a regular part of your life. This steady but sure progress will also motivate and empower you to keep making these baby steps towards your ultimate goal.

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Wowser, I totally forgot to switch my feed over to your new site. Love it, btw. Looking forward to the low carb carnival tomorrow, as I am doing low carb now due to weight and blood sugar issues.

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Kelly,

I didn’t see where to email you directly, so I’m posting to this topic because it was the answer to my prayers.

Although I have suspected it for a long time now, my two children were recently diagnosed with ADHD. There was a sense of relief followed by a sense of being overwhelmed. The overwhelming feeling came after all the reading I did on ADHD which lead to reading about Food Allergies, Diet Changes, and a Natural Approach to ADHD. Between the ADHD information and ALL that goes with the allergies/diet changes/ natural approach there is SO much to sort through and make sense of. One reading about something prompted another direction/reading and another, and another. You know how that goes. Of course, this was all combined with my own sense of urgency and the need to fix it overnight even though we’ve obviously been dealing with it for years.
I started making lists and notes of good versus bad things, pulling things out of the closet and reading labels, pulling things out of the refrigerator and reading labels. Boy was that scary! I USE to think we ate fairly healthy….a good balance of fresh fruits, fresh/frozen veggies, protein (fish, chicken, meat), etc. What I didn’t realize was how much I still relied on boxed and canned things, how some of our healthy snacks really aren’t that healthy, how much of all that is processed, and how much bad stuff is in that processed stuff. What an eye opener! Most importantly I realized we needed to change our eating habits more then I thought, and that I REALLY needed to look into going organic. Needless to say it only helped to further my sense of urgency, BUT I realized that all these changes could not happen overnight as much as I’d like. (This would be a good time when the powers of Bewitched or a genie would come in handy. LOL!)

My head was (and still is) spinning………until I came upon your website today. It was like a light at the end of the tunnel for me. Like you I want my kids to appreciate healthy eating as a good thing, not a punishment, and to continue those habits long after they leave here and build their own lives. So, I came to the realization that things would have to be in steps – exactly like your steps above. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

I’ve only just begun reading your website, but I have already learned a wealth of information between you and your readers. I feel like I have a foundation, a small one now, but that’s a start isn’t it?!

MANY THANKS!!
Jen

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