Eat Like an Author
Thank you for subscribing to Get Gutsy. Since we have new members who might be wondering how I had the ‘guts’ and audacity to publish at 77, here’s some history.
In 2015, I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol—the dreaded combination known as metabolic disease. On the plus side, I’m a nutritionist, so I know how important food is when you have to change your lifestyle.
With that in mind, I lowered sugary carbs, increased fiber, and started a regular exercise routine. I also learned about “prebiotics”—onions, plant fiber, seeds, nuts—and “probiotics”—kefir, yogurt, kombucha, and fermented veggies which I started making in my kitchen. Every morning I drink 2-3 oz. of kefir with 2 tsp. hemp seeds & 1 tsp. ground flaxseed stirred in.
L to R: Kefir (Pumpkin Spice) Fermented Veggies, Kombucha, Yogurt
The key to gut health is combining both the ‘prebiotics’ and the ‘probiotics’ in one meal or recipe. In six months, I lost weight, balanced my microbiome, and my doctor took me off all the meds. Now I needed to help the members in my community get healthy too.
One morning, after I had been teaching The Gut Class for a few weeks, my beau came out to say good morning, and he commented,
“I don’t know if you’re aware or not, but even your voice has changed since you’ve been running this course.”
I knew instinctively it was true, so I started to research what could be going on inside of me that would bring about these changes. When I found out about the connection between the gut and the brain, I knew I was on to something.
Of course, I didn’t know then about the book, Paper Bags, I was destined to write, or the stamina and courage it would take to create a debut novel at the age of seventy-seven.
When I queried an agent and the response was, “Everything has an expiration date”—I vowed my marketing brand would be—“No Expiration on Dreams!
Thank you for your support and encouragement of my writing. I’d love you to Click on the HEART or leave a COMMENT. If you’re eating ‘prebiotics’ and ‘probiotics’ are you seeing/feeling a difference in your moods, more positive, more energy? Let me know.
Here’s to good health,
Trish
Link to buy my novel, Paper Bags: https://woodhallpress.com/paper-bags
This is a timely article for me. I can’t get my A1C to come down off of 5.9. My doctor had me on keto for a month to reset my insulin system. I lost five pounds, changed my eating habits for the past three months by cutting out all sugary snacks, but no impact on my number. I already exercise daily. I think a nutritionist may be the next step for me.
That meal looks yummy, Trish! I knew a little about prebiotics and probiotics, but not that they need to be combined in the same meal. Interesting. I’ll have to check out some recipes.