Day 2: Tomorrow will be better

The first thing I want to do is put all of my grousing in context. For a pizza-loving, wine-drinking, Starbucks slurping (OMG---have you tried their new little cake pops? ) extremely busy mom of two going cold turkey on all of those things can be pretty uncomfortable. Before I took this on, I thought "No Problem." but the reality of the situation is my body is going through withdrawals and I am feeling a little hungover as a result.

I would like to be a font of inspiration but on Day 2 I am just taking it minute by minute. The thing that keeps me going today-- besides having my beautiful mother (who is DRINKING HER GREENS for the very first time in her life) as my partner in crime is--- I gave birth TWICE. The second time, without any drugs. The pain was temporary and I made it through, both times to hold the most precious gifts in my life. Pain is sometimes the only conduit to a better, more meaningful life.

I am doing this also to change my family's life. My husband may join me next month in this endeavor. Ti Cauldron, the founder of Cambiati says that this kind of diet is ideal for people with autoimmune diseases. Last year, I took my youngest daughter to see a naturopathic doctor as conventional medicine doesn't offer a cure or even an effective treatment to address alopecia aerata in kids. Her first recommendation was for us to go on an elimination diet. I got through 1 day of that.

Cambiati is a system that allows you to "blueprint" the way that food interacts with your body. If we have the support and guidance to get through this we can then administer such a diet to Cate and see if it helps with her hair growth. Already she is joining me in the morning, having a smoothie, drinking tea and helping me shake up my drinks in my little shaker. She's a natural.