How it all Started...
Hi,
So this is me....Stacy!
I began my fascination with organic stuff when I found out 12 years ago that I was gluten intolerant.
Now picture this...I live in the tropical island of Trinidad and Tobago where the staple ingredient in every dish from breakfast to dinner includes some aspect of flour or a gluten derivative...so quite naturally I said to myself...this "Naturopathic" doctor must be crazy...who gets allergic to flour???
Well I certainly was becoming quite sensitive to gluten, the protein found in wheat flour. My joints would ache and my energy levels would be totally depleted 30 minutes into eating anything containing Gluten...not to mention the awful side effect of constipation. Reluctantly, I said bye bye to wonderful oven fresh breads or delectable cookies....it was quite traumatic.
So I thought to myself how does one person live without such a basic food ingredient? So I started looking for alternatives and reading up about why someone would be gluten intolerant.
Not surprisingly, I learnt that the modern way we plant our foods and process them is the leading cause of many new food sensitivities people worldwide are developing such as sensitivities to corn, soy and fructose in addition to the traditional ones such as milk and eggs.
If you experience any adverse or unusual response to eating a new food especially packaged goods, do check the label and research the ingredients to determine what may be causing the adverse effect....you may be slow poisoning yourself.
More on me later..
