If like me you're in the process of working on an exclusion and inclusion diet; not to lose weight, but to find out which foods are making you ill, you have my sympathy. It’s very slow and laborious.

We need to be able to plan our life and make decisions in advance without potentially having to cancel because we're feeling poorly. I hate that I'm having to take out certain food groups that are making me ill, which is why I’m working on an inclusion list with the help of a nutritionist.

We can either continue to eat the wrong foods and struggle, or find alternatives and stay well. It's true what they say about food. Food can either make you well or make you ill and in my case it's become very true to form.

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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6 comments on “The task ahead”

  1. I hope this works well for you. I know how much you have struggled with it and I think this is a great idea to help you proceed to normalcy.

  2. Hope you find what finally works for you, so you can enjoy meals with your family. It must be very difficult to deal with this.

    Best of luck.

    1. Thanks Randy. It is difficult to deal with, but I'm not giving up. As long as I can work along side what I deal with I will be happy.

      I think I can achieve that with a little help.

  3. I'm sure you will sort this out.

    As difficult it is now, I am sure this is the worst of it. Once things settle and you know what is 'in' and what is 'out' you'll feel much better and will be able to do exactly what you want.

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