Hello, all - long time no see! Life got rough and I needed to re-group health-wise. I have been on the Paleo diet for 2+ years, I was definitely feeling better, sleeping a bit better, but was gaining weight at a rapid rate (19 lbs now and counting) despite no change in my diet. Part of the problem is that I could no longer do my walking due to a collapsed metatarsal - painful. It's getting better after having to spend hundreds of dollars on ugly orthopedic shoes. I know, I know - vanity. But I was born loving pretty shoes (so my Mom says), and it was depressing.
I also decided I was going to abandon my family doctor as I was tired of being prescribed sleeping pills and being told I eat too much and don't exercise enough - well that part is true at the moment - but my diet was good. I found a Functional Medicine doctor (in Vancouver) who listened to me, and is also a Paleo advocate. She is a Family Practitioner and has her American Boards in Anti-Aging and Rejuvenation Medicine. It isn't cheap going to a Functional Medicine doctor, but so far it is so worth it.
