My strep throat was a blessing in disguise

Fifteen  years ago I struggled with recurring throat and lung infections. The doctors prescribed antibiotics even though I tested negative for strep every time and they could not tell me what was causing them.

(Yeah, strep throat that was NOT actually strep throat... so what the hell was it? Read on.)

So I found an MD who practiced alternative health. He gave me better solutions for dealing with the infections... but had no advice on how to prevent them.

So I found an traditional chinese medicine doctor who was an amazing overall healer... and she told me to STOP EATING SUGAR.

(But in a really nice way, because she was such a nice lady.)

And at the time that SHOCKED ME. I mean, I ate super healthy! (Except for the sugar.)

And to be honest, I did not do it. Because I was, actually, pretty addicted to sugar.

But I started working towards it. I looked at hidden sugars.

I started coming up with sugar alternatives, to do when I wanted sugar instead of sugar. 

And it took a long time, and in the beginning it was a real struggle. 

But slowly, with a lot of self work on what the heck that love of sugar was really about (beside the fact that dessert is delicious), I transformed that relationship with sugar to one that is really healthy.

Do I still eat sugar? Hell yes! I'd never tell anyone to stop eating anything they enjoy. 

Can I get an Amen to that???

And yet, I had to shift that dynamic. It wasn't serving me and it was only creating problems with my body.

It was a substitute for certain lack I felt in my life. I had a wound that I couldn't tell you where it came from. I had a sadness that didn't really make sense considering how generally awesome my life was. I felt a loneliness in the world that couldn't be explained because I was surrounded by creative loving friends. And I turned to sugar to cheer me up.

& It was contributing to recurring INFECTIONS!

But as I slowly slowly, over the course of years, came to terms with my love of sugar  and learned when I actually wanted to eat something sweet or when I just needed something to distract me or cheer me up, those infections did slowly fade away with time as well. Thankfully!

And I still get to eat sugar! 

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Because my strep throat was NOT actually strep throat. It was my body telling me to stop eating sugar. 

So what could your extra few pounds or whatever concern brought you here be your body telling you? 

Because eating the cookies (or hot cheetos or whatever) is NOT your fault.