Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Gluten Free - the beginning

Over the past several years, I've struggled with a lot of sinus infections. I've been poked, prodded, cut in efforts to find and resolve the ongoing issues I've had. 

It seems that the majority of my problems revolve around the fact that I produce a larger than normal amount of mucus that tends to get clogged and infected in my face. In September of this year 2011, I had sinus surgery to help re-open and hopefully lessen the impact of my on going problems.

My allergy testing proved negative. My sinus surgery went fine, but does nothing to reduce the amount of mucus.  I'm growing tired of feeling worn down and painful faced all the time.

Today we're starting a gluten-free diet. My hope is this will move me towards a more raw or natural diet. The end goal is a more healthy feeling body and mind. 

I intend to document the process here, not just for you but for my own personal tracking of the progress, changes and outcomes.

-me-

1 comment:

Tania said...

Wow Matt, this is very interesting. I am the exact same way with sinus issues and so is Allison and now Curtis is starting to have issues. I am amazed at how much mucous my body can produce! I read about dairy being a cause but I am not a big dairy person either so not sure about that? I am curious to see how it goes for you and any info you can give along the way!