A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay DAY 4 - Do Over

Since I did not enjoy my smoothie this am I made another for dinner. MUCH BETTER 😜

"A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay" 

Strawberry, banana, peach, pineapple and coconut water.  

SIMPLE but yummy. 

A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay DAY 4

"A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay"... 

Celery, mango, pear, banana, coconut water and ginger. 

Going to be honest ladies...ditch the ginger in this one...this was the first smoothie I've had that I wanted to vomit over. The ginger way over powered everything. Phewwww 

A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay DAY 3

A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay DAY 3

Strawberry, banana, peach, cilantro, mango, chia and carrot juice. 

A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay DAY 2

A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay DAY 2

Kale, cherries, banana, pineapple, chia, cinnamon, turmeric. 

A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay

Starting a new thing for my ENDO groups. "A Smoothie A Day Keeps The Endo At Bay". 

I've been drinking smoothies every morning for a month and it helps my daily fatigue to start off right. 

I'll do my best to share a recipes/pic a day for my smoothie lovers. 

Kale, banana, blueberry, raspberry, kiwi, flax and water. 

Endo Frustration

Struggling bad today. Having a hard time dealing with the fact that Endo sucks the life out of me. 

I am just so frustrated today. I looked up specialist in my area (3 states) and I found 2 great surgeons (same practice) that specialize in Endo BUT still no GYN that specializes in it. I'm over it and just want to live a normal life again. 

I feel stuck, tired, annoyed, sad, frustrated, alone and just plain old damaged. 

I'm tired of pretending to feel okay and look okay when I feel like crap. Fake! I'm fake! 

Things hurt ... I go to the MD and sound like a hyperchondriac. "There's nothing seen on this test, your labs are good, take this pill." 

No damnit. That little pill is not a solution. It's a "holding" until the next plan that we never see eye to eye on. This is with 2 MDs (GYN and fam MD). I don't want pills. I want to fix the issue and feel better. Please! 

I follow a damn diet to a T, I do good for my body, I try so hard to comply with medical bs I don't want to do because I'm over crying. 

I advocate for me and every other poor soul dealing with this. I pray. I hope. Yet, here I sit suffering. I don't have much more to give. 

I'm don't ranting now. 

Endo Survival Kit

I slapped together some handy pics of Endo friendly things that get me through. There's a lot more but these are my basics. I have a gluten free books im reading that pretty good and gluten free cook books too. Worth the pick up! 

I do a lot of natural food store hopping lately. Hard thing to do for a tight wad. 

Hope these help someone. Alter to your liking.  

Homemade kale chips. Recipe is on this blog. Soooo good! 

One of the great recipe books by Carolyn Levett

Another one of the great recipe books by Carolyn Levett

Yessss, need this book for great info on Endo and how to reclaim the life you lost or are losing. 

Omega 3 with DHA

FRUITS, veggies and Buddy fruits. 

Flours, green tea and a Vegetti. The Vegetti is a great way to "fake" pasta. 

Ceramic cookware because Tfal/Teflon are BADDDD at releasing toxins in your food. 

Brown rice pastas

Grown your own organic Heirlooms veggies and herbs. 

Organic smoothie prep. The whole shananger here. 

Aloe, coconut water, coconut milks, some almond milk 

Gluten free spaghetti 

Chia, flax and PB. ALL ESSENTIALS. 

Coconut oil to cook and such. 

Kefir CUZ you need probiotics. 

Buddy Fruits...great grab n go or to help medicine go down. 

Bananas and avocados. Obsessed! 

Quinoa and quinoa/brown rice mix. GRAINS are a must. 

Naturals for the teeth CUZ they matter. 

Maybe no one told you but antibacterial soaps are a no go...grab the naturals. 

E with Selenium. A must for Endo. DO NOT buy at regular stores. Spend the extra few bucks at natural food stores. All those additives are not needed. 

Brown rice pasta 

Brown rice pasta

Organic apple chips are a good grab n go 

The ones with cinnamon are good too. 

Organic/natural soaps for the body because we don't need all the chemicals in the store bought stuff. My mom sends me soap from New England and I buy some here. I have 2 others in use too. Leaves you feeling fresh. 

Gluten Free Pumpkin Cacao Chip Cookies

Gluten free pumpkin cacao chip cookies. 

1/2 cup organic coconut flour

3 eggs

2 TBSP organic pumpkin purée

1/2 tsp pumpkin spice 

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Pinch of pink Himalayan salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp raw pumpkin seeds

2 oz organic 69% dark cacao chips

Bake at 365 degrees for 15 mins. 

There is not any sugar, so this is a taste that won't solve s sweet tooth but they are super yummy and solved my cookie crave tooth.  

Enjoy! 

Fight Like A Girl

I just wanted to share that March was my first Endo “pain"and symptom free month in …………. well, 2-3 yrs that I remember but probably more like 4-5 yrs (if you ask my family). Diet change, relaxation meditation therapy, MBSR and natural vitamins have truly been a savior to me. If I could just get out of this fatigue funk I’d be great. I’m sharing this in hope to give someone else hope.

Endo Tuna Helper

LiveGfree gluten free corn penne rigate, organic peas, albacore tuna, light Alfredo sauce with sprinkled parmesan cheese. Endo dieting. Yessss.

Stuffed Sweet Potato

Organic baked sweet potato stuffed with (all organic ingredients) orange bell pepper, spinach, Granny Smith Apple, raisins, broccoli, celery and sunflower seeds. Fresh avocado sliced on the side (my favorite “staple”). VERY ENDO FRIENDLY.

Smoothie Time

Organic Vita blend contains Kale, spinach, chard and beet tops. Bolthouse 100% carrot juice. Sungrowers contains cherries, pomegranate, blueberries and strawberries. Blended up in the magic bullet … Yum yum yum.

Green smoothie. Consists of: organic Granny Smith Apple, organic fresh parsley, cucumber, organic kale, little almond milk, water. Endo friendly and yummy.