Technology and the art of listening to your body
How ironic that I recently wrote about why I don’t go to the doctor, and now I’m writing about why it’s necessary to go to the doctor.
I doubt anyone likes going to the doctor, but I have almost a phobia about it. I will take supplements every day, but I absolutely hate taking prescription medication for many reasons. The main reason is that I don’t want to be dependent on any drugs. I also believe in holistic healing and functional medicine. Getting to the root cause of the issue, not medicating symptoms.
I want to go to the doctor now to get bloodwork done and get prescribed a continuous blood glucose monitor (CGM). I wish we could do those things without going to a doctor!
I have dealt with edema for over a decade and obesity most of my life. I went to a functional medicine doctor about five years ago. He wanted me to get on a CPAP and told me I need to stop eating sugar and processed foods.
Instead of stopping eating food I love like spaghetti, mac & cheese, pizza, chips, pies, cookies, chocolate, and sweet tea, I stopped going to the doctor!
You can guess what that did to my body. That’s right, it made my condition worse. Now, if I eat processed foods, I get cramps and diarrhea or feel nauseous and weak…
