March Madness 2012? No, March Menstruation 2012.

What is this month's period like?  As I sit here at my desk and think about the start of it, which was on Sunday, one word comes to mind - Exhausting.  This period has made me so fatigued; more so than my toughest workout with my trainer.


I've been too tired to get up on time for work and too tired to go and do something after work.  It's been fatigue to the extreme.  Well, maybe not extreme, but....  When I got home from work yesterday, I got in the massaging recliner and fell asleep.  After about an hour or less nap, I had enough energy to do a few things. 


In addition to the exhaustion, my flow has been heavy.  (This is somewhat surprising with all of the raw and cooked veggies I've been eating as well as the fruit.  Perhaps the bread is the culprit.  Bread?)  However,  I haven't had to take any pain killers.  I experienced like a mild stomachache, but no cramping, which is great.


Anyway, as I said earlier, after my nap I had some energy.  So I made 6 pints of a green smoothie using coconut juice, pineapples, a banana, flax seed oil, chard (I usually use kale) and some crushed ice.  Tastes great!


For dinner, I some cooked swiss chard, spinach and kamut noodles.  But not before I had some chocolate cake and raspberry sorbet.  The cake was gluten and dairy free and all natural.  Yes, me telling you this is supposed to make you think, "Oh, so this makes it okay."  You know, I have some gluten-free english muffins in the freezer.  Gluten-free bread is still bread!  Gluten-free, dairy-free cake is still "sweets" and  I guess I wanted some points for this with the added emphasis that it's "all natural."


Here's the deal - I'm trying not to be radical or over zealous here.  I think probably having a small amount of these things once or twice a month and not around the time of my period would have been better.  But I'm wondering if the bread earlier and the "treats" during my period affects my flow?  I dunno, I should probably let fruits be my "sweets / treats."


Here are some things that I'm adding a little at a time to my eating either since my last post or perhaps I just didn't mention it before

• aloe vera juice
• wheat grass
• spirulina
• quinoa (actually, I use to eat this all the time, so now I've gotten back to it)
• parsley
• cilantro

Also, I've started drinking some celery juice (well, I guess it's really not the celery's juice -I'm drinking the pulp and everything).  According to one of the the hungry for change recommendations, I added an apple, lemon juice, cucumber and parsley to the celery "juice."   It's actually pretty good and good for you.

What foods , juices or other healthy eating habits have you incorporated into to your lifestyle?


Be. Well.