Herbal teas...how they are good for us!

Oh man, does this meme sum me up!

Seems like if it is not one thing it is another. So, I have started back eating the Mediterranean way! The Keto way of eating made me sick. I was at work one day and blacked out. I got some orange juice and slowly it helped me feel better. My blood sugar had dropped way too low from the low carbs and because of that, migraines came back full force.

I still do not eat meat for inflammation purposes... I am able to eat certain fish and eat a ton of fruits and veggies.

Something else I started doing is drinking herbal teas. I still love coffee, but limit myself to 1 cup a day now. My favorite herbal tea is blueberry. It aids in heart health, digestion, immune health, kidney health and has anti cancer potential. The gallis acid in the tea and other antioxidants can lower the risk of colon, prostate, breast, lung and cervical cancer!

I take herbal supplements and still work out 3 to 4 times a week to keep the pain at bay. If you follow my Instagram account: Runner_girl_coffee_addict you can stay updated on different herbal teas and how they are good for us! You will also see posts about exercise and fitness.

What to take away from this article:

• Drinking herbal teas are good for us
• Eating the Mediterranean diet is a great way to fight off or keep cancer at bay
• Push yourself to workout and stay healthy...even through the pain (with supervision of your Doctor)
• Never give up on yourself...take care of you, no one else will 

I practice what I peach... it happened today

I recently wrote an article about dedicating our runs or workouts to someone.  Today I had to do just that!

Since being diagnosed with spinal compression and fibromyalgia over the past two years, I have recently started my fitness journey again from scratch.

I used to run 9 miles at a time with no problem. But, after having to stop all running and weight training for two years, I am forced to start over again.

The spinal compression and fibro were caused by a trauma in my life. It was an abusive relationship that caused the trauma that is causing me so much pain. About two months ago, I decided that if I am going to hurt, then I am going to do what I love and run and weight train anyway! So, that is what I have been doing and I feel better than I did when I lived on the couch for months and months at a time.

Today, I was at the gym, on the treadmill, working on week 4 of the couch to 5K program that I have been doing. There was a long spurt of running and my body was screaming for me to stop running and walk. But, I told my body NO! I thought about how next weekend, for my birthday, I am getting 2 new tattoos and how I want to look good in my bathing suit with my new ink this summer. I thought about making my husband proud of me for pushing through the pain. I also thought about how I need to do this for ME! As I thought about my WHY, I pushed through and finished my run.

Rest assured, all the things I talk about on this blog, I am doing myself :) Love and hugs to everyone struggling in any way. Just keep pushing through and do NOT allow pain to stop you!