After I finished the Marine Corps Marathon, I was given the opportunity to review the book, “Grain Brain” and also participate in a 4 week challenge where I focused on:
* Eating healthy fats along with taking supplements (Omega 3 Fish oil, Resvida, DHA, Vitamin D)
to fuel my brain
* Avoiding his Glycemic Index foods such as high sugar fruits and vegetables (carrots, sweet potato)
* Avoiding all foods containing gluten
* Healthy amounts of sleep each night for rest and recovery
* Exercise to keep my brain and heart healthy
So, how’d I do?
Surprisingly well – but no one’s perfect 😉
In regards to EAT: I learned to enjoy some new foods that I wouldn’t normally try to eat as healthy carbs:
for me this way of eating is PERFECTION.
Im energetic.
I can THINK more clearly.
I dont think it is for everyone–but it is definitely for me.
and the husband 🙂
if only he’d realize.
I try with my hubby too but he’s taking baby steps lol
I may have to give this a try! Thanks for sharing your experience Kat!
It’s worth a shot after the first week of adjusting Mindy!
Glad you got such positive results! I bet it was tough to stick with it in Vegas! Can you have alcohol during the challenge? That was the hardest part about the Whole30. No wine!!!
I saw that red wine and gluten free beer with low sugar was allowed after the 4 weeks so I’m golden 😉
I practice many of these principles day to day. It makes me feel good overall 🙂
You definitely do! It’s tough to go back to the other way!
Grain Brain is on my list of upcoming reads… I have quite a few right now but I’m working on catching up 🙂
You’d love it Cori!
Great review! I have been reading the book and I am thinking of giving it a try!
It’s great after the adjustment period for sure!
I wasn’t perfect either, but I do find myself continuing to eat a bit more along these lines than I used to… it definitely made my stomach happy!
I know some people don’t like this, but I am definitely interested in trying this out! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Glad to hear your experience with this was a good one! I am still stunned by how much my body liked this.
I know I could not do this because my husband would never go along with it I fully admit to loving sweet potatoes, red wine, chocolate. Congrats for giving it a try. I think moderation is the key to healthy living and I try to keep my cheats to a minimum every day.
I’m always up for trying anything just to see how I feel. It definitely sounds interesting!
WAHOO! I am glad you had a good experience! 😀 Grain is such a pain – LOL see what I did there?
I know people do great on this but as much as I have great strength in what I do, I can’t do that – life is too short for me. If the doc said I had to then I would – like for health reasons but till then, nope.. I do the best I can.. 🙂
Yes! Eliminating gluten has changed my life, and the Grain Brain Challenge helped get rid of my migraines. Win!
Way to go
It’s interesting to keep hearing how gluten can really affect your GI system. I’m tempted to try to eliminate it, but at the same time, I’m a huge bread fan 🙂 I know it would just be different versions of foods I enjoy, but it still seems overwhelming to me!