diabetes

Cravings, whoa whoa whoa, cravings…

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I’ve always had massive cravings for chocolate. Not just any chocolate but bitter 85% cacao chocolate. Not a horrible craving to have, but one that was so important to take care of. Along with the craving I was experiencing muscle cramping in my large muscles. I found this uncredited image on Pinterest and my life changed. I found through research that most of our cravings for foods come from a deficiency in our bodies. I also experienced Type 2 Diabetes, and that was helped by increasing my chromium stores. Once I balanced everything out and was less deficient, I use this chart to eat the foods that help my essential mineral consumption.

I hope someday I find the person that created this image. I’d like to say thank you for making an image that truly changed my way of thinking about food. Cravings are not a bad thing, just your body talking to you about what it needs to be optimal.

Keep going, and don’t give up!

Best wishes for a healthy day, Charlene

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Let’s start talking!

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Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

I’m so happy to have jumped into the deep end and started my blog! This has been a long time dream of mine and it took the push off of social media to finally bring it to life!

So many of my friends have been asking me for advice about so many different topics that I figured that this would be the best place to present them all.

Personally, my personal challenges revolve around raising a teenager with Epilepsy, Autism and Severe Food Allergies. He’s the best kid, but like all teenagers thinks Mom is just batty and crazy! I’ve lived with Type 2 Diabetes for 16 years and Psoriatic Arthritis and Autism my whole life. I love research, so naturally I also love to share that research with those around me just because not everyone loves research the way I do.

So my posts/videos will revolve around these issues along with a healthy helping of the occasional stream of consciousness to break the routine. Thanks for joining, buckle up and enjoy the ride through my crazy life!

Always, Charlene

Welcome to my world!

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Hello and welcome!

I’ve started this blog because I’ve found the online world has become a scary place and people who are usually nice in person change to a different creature once they are hidden by the anonymity of the internet. So, I decided to get rid of that toxicity and start this blog as a safe place for people to come chat, ask questions, and feel safe in an online community.

Why do this?

  • Basically put, Facebook and Twitter are scary places to be but most of us put up with it because we want to stay connected to friends and family from all over.

So, grab a cuppa of your favorite beverage, sit back and enjoy a judgement-free zone to increase your knowledge, laugh with friends and cry together. This is a safe place, and I will take it to the next level if anyone acts unsafely here.

Love always, Charlene.

Love and peace to you all!