To Live Well

6 years ago, my family's health was seriously compromised by eating a "Healthy American Diet". We ate the recommended foods, in the recommended amounts, trying vegetarianism and other fads to try to be well.

So boring to talk about one's health! But, I'm going to do a quick list of our complaints, so we can look at how dramatic it is that we don't have most of them anymore!
DH Obesity, kidney stones, depression
DD 1 Obesity, hypoglycemia, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety
DS1 Asthma, hypoglycemia, skin rashes
DD2 Symptoms of autoimmune disorder: alopecia (balding), failure-to-thrive (sudden growth stoppage) skin rashes,
DS2 Asthma, hyperactivity
DS3 obsessive compulsive

Myself, the list is really ridiculous:
Hypoglycemia
Dizziness, including Meuniere's disease symptoms
Skin rashes
Chronic infections
Kidney stones
Dementia
Memory loss
Confusion with numbers and sequencing
Anxiety
Blackouts
Blurred vision
Heart arrhythmia
Night sweats
Heavy monthly bleeding
Anemia
Colitis

Most of these have been reversed by a major diet change:
Raw milk and dairy products, especially goat milk
Fresh, local eggs,
Chemical free meat and vegetables
Elimination of all packaged foods
Elimination of all preserved foods
Addition of traditional fermented foods, such as sauerkraut

Whereas 6 years ago, we had constant doctor's appointments with many different specialists, most of us have now have not been to a doctor for illness or disease for several years. My son did have to go in for asthma once when we were traveling, and "off the diet". Other than that, it has been farm accidents that send us to the urgent care office, and some appointments for my husband and I because of leftover issues, such as hormone problems and hernia.

I want to live! And I want to live well!

edited:
Crazy... but the list continues on as I go about my day!

- short term memory loss
- scrambling of letters when I tried to write

Here's an example of how debilitated I was:
I stopped driving when I did some errands and
1. Left my baby in the car and forgot all about him until he cried in the back seat (I had gone into the store without him).
2. Approached a changing light and couldn't remember what to do (as in, it turned red and I panicked about whether to stop or go).

I also had to have my children decide when it was safe to cross the street, because I couldn't process the sequence of when it was safe to go!