Happy Wednesday! We know we have been talking about our health struggles in our podcast and in several blog posts, and since we have gotten so many questions from you all on what we are doing, how we are feeling, etc, we thought we would share a little update with you all! Before we get into the update, we HAVE to talk about this perfect fall transitional look with the best accessories from Sole Society. Let’s start with our favorite part of the outfit: these studded mules! They are AMAZING and look great with everything from jeans to shorts and dresses. We are wearing a 6.5 in the Antique Green color for reference.
We paired them with this grey studded bag and this marled knitted cacoon wrap, which is SO comfy! It is light enough to wear over a dress right now, or into fall with some jeans and a white tee, like how we did!
So, now about our health update: As you all know, we were struggling with Hypothyroidism for a while now, and for the past two years, dealing with a range of issues such as hormonal imbalances, weight gain, inflammation, food intolerances that we had attributed to Adrenal Fatigue and Leaky Gut. We have done every test under the sun, haha, and have seen pretty much every kind of specialist, and are honestly feeling pretty frustrated. Not only have we spent a lot of money, but also a lot of energy and time. For any of you that have experienced health issues, or are going through something right now, we totally understand what you are feeling. 
We had a few of you all reach out and suggest that it could be related to our breast implants. We did read up on it, and definitely recommend checking that out if you do have implants. Fortunately and unfortunately for us, our symptoms started way before we got our implants put in, so we don’t think it its connected. We are not saying that it hasn’t contributed to us not feeling our best, but we don’t think it is the main cause. 
As we mentioned, we have seen several specialists and functional medicine doctors, and while they have helped a little bit, we don’t really feel that much better. We went through some really strong, medical-grade heavy metal detoxes that left us feeling even worse than we did before we started that, which is super frustrating. Of course, not many of you all would realize we aren’t feeling well (and pretty much like crap most days) because we don’t vocalize that daily, but it is tough. We have both gained at least 10-15 pounds, and honestly, just feel puffy and inflamed. Nobody ever wants to experience that. We were also SUPER low on energy, so working out was extremely challenging. We honestly went from working out/running 5-6 days a week to maybe 2 or 3. We would just honestly get to the gym and not be able to do anything. What used to be a typical workout for us, felt like a marathon that we just couldn’t finish.
So, you’re probably wondering what we are doing now, and where we are at health-wise. Well, we stumbled across the Medical Medium. We have been reading his books, listening to his podcasts, and following his Instagram. We initially started drinking celery juice and using this juicer to make it every morning. In combination with that, we drink hot lemon water and make his Blueberry Detox Smoothie
In addition to that, we have been eating mostly plant-based (mostly raw veggies and fruits) with some wild salmon some meals. To be honest, any time we had heard about eating plant-based or vegan, we immediately shut it down, but after feeling like CRAP, we were both open to trying it out. We are both so used to eating protein with each meal (animal protein), so it has been a huge adjustment for us. We also weren’t eating a ton of fruit recently because we were advised to limit our intake for all of our issues. After doing some research and reading his books and articles, we were up for this switch!
So, now after almost two weeks of eating this way, we can definitely say we have a ton more energy during our workouts, which is a great sign for us. We are hoping it means we are on the way to feeling better overall, and truly healing our body naturally. We will definitely keep you all posted on our journey. We are planning on eating chicken and other foods eventually, but just want to focus on feeling better first!
If you all have tried this before, or have gone through something similar, we would love to hear your experiences!
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