I’m sharing a personal experience today.

I’m sharing a personal experience today.  It’s not necessarily true for anyone else, and I haven’t checked to see if there’s any science behind it.  It’s just my experience, though I’m curious if anyone else has had a similar experience or if there is science behind it.

I mentioned earlier that I had eaten less healthily lately, and that means I ate a lot of highly processed and fast foods.  Old comfort foods around the holidays, and things I thought I used to love.  I really didn’t know what many of those foods actually tasted like, honestly, because I used to eat so fast and mindlessly.  But enough about that.  Suffice it to say that I ate a lot of processed foods over a three-week period.

What I discovered is that my body started to experience serious night sweats, hot flashes, and even some restless leg episodes.  I also found that I had noticeable sinus drainage, which I personally attribute to my body’s reaction to processed sugar.  Again, this is not scientific, just my personal observation.  When I was large, I often had night sweats and restless legs.  Giving up cola years ago had mostly alleviated my restless legs and definitely reduced my sinus problems.  But I had actually forgotten about the night sweats until this recent experience.  I don’t experience them when I’m eating fresh, whole foods.

How does your body react to the foods you eat?  Do you know?  It can be very helpful to notice.  Those night sweats are no fun!  I’m very willing to cut back on foods that may bring them on now that I’ve made the connection.