(Updated Frequently)

Things I Avoid (most of the time) Because They Make Me Feel Terrible

• Artificial fragrances and perfumes (THE WORST…especially in detergents, home products, cosmetics)
• Strong scents or fragrances (even strong essential oils)
• Artificial sweeteners
• Caffeine
• Most processed foods (even “healthy”ones because they can still have a lot of cr@p like “soy lecithin” added)
• Pasta
• Pancakes, biscuits, waffles, rolls etc
• Orange juice/fruit juice (especially in the morning)
• Added sugar (duh…well, except for a fresh mint lemonade..then I’m allowed a few sips)
• Mashed potatoes (unfortunately re-confirmed August 2016. Maybe part of the issue is its hard to measure portions?)
• Gnocchi or ravioli
• Fried foods (well except for the occasional fried chicken sandwich…it takes a lot of clean eating before and after to make that work!)
• Sour Mix in cocktails
• Agave
• Honey
• HFCS
• Spirulina (It’s supposed to be a superfood right? It makes my joints hurt…)
• Beer (it’s bitter and not worth the carbs in my opinion)
• Conventional laundry detergents like Tide
• Dryer sheets (even more “natural” ones are soooo scented)
• “Natural” sweeteners like Stevia (even these can still confuse your taste buds)
• “Natural” or artificial flavors (once you remove them and then think it’s ok to re-introduce them, you’ll quickly learn how gross they are)
• Fleshy orange sweet potatoes (yuck! too sweet for me!)
• Talc in beauty products
• Eggs (eating lots of eggs, like at breakfast. I feel much less stressed without them in my life and my TMJ and muscle tension has improved)
• Added flavors (“natural” or other)

Things I Limit Because I Feel Much Better Without Them

• Dairy, especially low fat dairy
• Plastic bottles and food containers
• Non non-toxic cleaners and disinfectants
• Non non-toxic beauty products
• Gluten and most bread (because of the processed nature. I certainly don’t have Celiac’s. And sometimes a girl needs a piece of delicious pizza!)
• Meats treated with hormones and antibiotics

Things I Avoid Because They are Supposedly Bad for Us/Me and I’m Pretty Sure I Feel Better Without Them

• Parabens, Phthalates, Sulfates etc
• Soy
• Aluminum in beauty products and deodorants/antipirspirent

Things I Have To Limit Timing and Quantities Of

• Fruit (I eat more than I used to be the timing portion is crucial. And quantity is still a fine line that changes day to day)
• Starchy veggies

Things I Avoid Based on Superficial Evidence

• Fluoride toothpaste (does it aggravate TMJ??)

Things I Have Trouble Avoiding When They Are Close By

• Sweetarts
• Oreos
• Cinnamon Rolls

Treatments I’m not Ready to Try Again Anytime Soon / Aren’t Recommended for Me

• Hydroquinone
• Retinol or derivatives
• Lasers
• Too many raw foods or juices