Be.Loved.Cleanse

I ate everything I usually avoid for 14 days… and had no symptoms.

During a 2-week journey through the Tunisian desert, our meals were prepared by our Bedouin guides: simple, nourishing, and vegetarian.

Before the trip, I was honestly a bit anxious.
My usual diet is quite strict: no legumes, no gluten, little and specific dairy, no sugar, and low carb.

So I came prepared. I brought organic beef jerky and dried bone broth to make sure I had enough protein.

At the same time, I chose to eat what was served.

Cabbage salads, soups, couscous, rice dishes, lentils, chickpeas, even pasta… all foods I normally avoid or only eat occasionally.

I kept my portions small, to avoid my potential usual symptoms: bloating, gas, cramps.

But something surprising happened.

No symptoms.
Better digestion than usual.
More regular bowel movements.
Very little gas.

Only towards the end did I feel slightly bloated probably from eating a bit of the wheat flat bread daily (it was too delicious to resist).

So I asked myself: why?

What was different?

• smaller portions
• more daily movement
• no stress
• no phone for 13 days
• no emails
• no social media or news
• clean air
• no pollution
• no electromagnetic radiation
• no rushing, no mama taxi
• space
• stillness
• laughter
• connection

My sleep also improved even though I slept on air mattress that broke on the second day!

It reminded me once again:

We are not only affected by what we eat.
We are in constant relationship with our environment - body, mind, and soul.

All of it matters.