It might be apparent from the series of health-related posts from the last year or so that I’ve been really struggling with a lot of diet issues. Fixing these started with switching to a gluten-free diet, which was a huge factor.

However, I’ve been struggling with flagging energy levels and a few other issues even with the gluten-free diet. From what gluten-free friends and family have told me, the first year is a rough one. Your digestive system takes at least 6 months to repair itself from the gluten-poisoning – a mark I passed a few months ago.

The tough spot now is that most of the semi-healthy eating habits I’d developed over the years aren’t compatible with my new diet. Add the fact that over the last few years I’ve really upped my physical conditioning means that I need a lot more healthy food intake than previously.

Enter the latest effort. I’m trying a health diet called the Maker’s Diet. It goes through three phases meant to purge your system of toxins and re-balance insulin and pH levels. Also, it tries to instill good eating habits while the diet is in effect. The eating habits are the big draw for me. Getting rid of toxins – great. Finding ways to get my energy levels back up to normal – much better.

So, off I go. I’m starting to feel the detox effects – which bite. Hungry all the time because I’m trying to fit a health diet into an active dancer’s work habits. When the book mentioned exercise it had a grand total of 30 minutes a day. It also considered meditative breathing exercises as… well, exercise. Don’t think several hours of conditioning, rehearsals and performances count as meditative breathing.

Anyway. Should be all better in another week or so when the next phase kicks in. I can eat a couple more things then!