With flu season upon us and the responsibility to be healthy with the unknowns that COVID brings, I needed to get some things in check with my health that I had been putting off.
I scheduled an appointment with a new doctor (mine retired). I requested to have blood work done just to make sure everything was in check and to see if I could unlock any mysteries. I also shared with him my knee pain. I hadn't mentioned my arm discomfort, I had long written that off as carpel tunnel. He mentioned arthritis. He pointed out that I might feel it up in my arm as well, and I admitted that I did.
Side note: I find health and the body fascinating. Sometimes I look as myself as more of a project or challenge then a person.
There have been a few things that I've been searching for the answers to as of recently: my strong and random sugar cravings, cracking heals, random knee pain & arm discomfort and my mental fog. I do have 3 young kids and sleep is questionable, but I felt there still might be more answers out there.
It seems I may have been right. My new doctor ordered my blood work. I was tested and received the results a couple days before I was planning to start my reboot. Everything was fine, except my Bilirubin was elevated.
I am no doctor, but I am a seeker. Elevated Bilirubin can be linked to a fatty liver. Fatty liver can be caused by a diet high in processed foods, sugars and regular use of alcohol. It can also be linked to cracking feet and mental fog. It can also be linked to arthritis. Go figure.
It all makes sense. My processed food and sugar intake has been off the charts lately. I also drink pretty regularly, not a lot, but about 1-2 glasses of wine per night pretty regularly, sometimes more lately. It is the only outlet I have been able to find with the stress we are processing.
Time to detox and see if it alleviates the symptoms.
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