Chronic indigestion, constipation, wind and bloated stomach had me fleeting from doctors to doctors, across all disciplines and influences. I went to countless GPs, Ma Kuang Medical and finally ended up in Natural Therapies Research Centre at Kreta Ayer.
Over at NTRC, the doctor recommended me to go on the Blood Type Diet. Seriously, it’s not a fad like what some think it is. Even a chinese physician at Ma Kuang recommended that too.
The bill at NTRC for the first consultation, inclusive of supplements (they don’t provide medication since it is an au-naturel healing process), came up to over $500. Guess what, the most important lesson from the consultation was that I need water. Apparently, they tested the health of my cells and it turned out that I was severely dehydrated. The doctor ordered me to drink 2.2 litres of water. Yucks.
Anyhow, the clinic results also showed that I am allergic to wheat and diary. That eliminates most food sold outside, including pasta and bread. Very bad news. I love chocolates. I must have my peanut thick toast from ToastBox almost every morning. I like coffee with milk. That kinda explains my chronic medical problems…
So, I embarked on a project to learn to bake chocolate cakes, the wheat-free and diary free ones. The Husband is roped in (I think he roped himself in, since he finds it hard to trust me cooking by myself). I’ll share more on the successes and failures in the next couple of blogs. For now, our kitchen is stocked with soy milk, wheat-free this, diary-free that…
2 responses so far ↓
Ilane // August 24, 2008 at 5:15 am |
wah! very expensive consultation! did the advice work?
clariekwa // August 25, 2008 at 3:33 am |
yeah man, it is super expensive..it worked…but i constantly feel deprived. so every now and then, i break rules to eat macdonalds etc. =P