DIG A LITTLE DEEPER
THE WHY'S & my personal wellness journey.
wellness truly is a journey & we're all at different stages of seeking wellness.
i was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 20 years ago. my mother was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic many years ago, plus hypothyroidism. cancer then became a serious force in our family ~ taking the lives of my step-father, mother-in-law & father-in-law in a matter of a few years. it quite simply, made me furious BUT ambitious. ambitious to be better at being healthy NOW.
we don't necessarily know what created my family's diseases. but if i could make every effort NOW to encourage wellness & make better FOOD choices for myself & my family, then i could live more days feeling WELL & put my heart at ease for doing the best i could for life longevity.
my mother is my inspiration. after 10 years on her diabetic meds, she turned her habits around. she fell in love with pickleball ~ playing 3 hours a day whenever she could & changed her food choices immensely, eating more functionally - for each food's benefit. watching her become more ALIVE & WELL to keep up with my two young children was HERO-like! considering gramma C was now the only grandparent to my kids, i've been smitten with her zest for living WELL to this day!
& i was tired of being tired. hypothyroidism & major migraines were stealing my life away for a good 15 years. i desperately wanted to feel better & have more strength to keep up with my children. i chose to get stronger. i chose to eat more functionally, like my mother. & i chose to fall in love with club-like music again, which i LIVED for in my 20's & have now become an addicted indoor cycler.
i feel healthier now & more ALIVE & WELL than i've felt in years!
certainly NOT perfect. but managing MY LIFE versus it managing me!
we're just hoping to spread a little nourishment with our words on tees.
any wellness encouragement we can give you to reconsider your food choices or live more intentionally, will make us the happiest of little companies out there.
carrie