Best heart healthy cooking books according to redditors
We found 61 Reddit comments discussing the best heart healthy cooking books. We ranked the 17 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 61 Reddit comments discussing the best heart healthy cooking books. We ranked the 17 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Food Rules by Michael Pollan. It is incredibly simple and he makes very good points throughout. It is almost written too simply and is a bit redundant, but it's a great book.
If you want something a little more in-depth, In Defense of Food is basically an expanded version of Food Rules, also by Michael Pollan.
One way to start is by counting your calories. You can do this with online apps such as LoseIt, which will let you record what you eat and give you goals for what your daily caloric intake should be in order to lose a given amount of weight per week.
On top of counting calories, you have to make sure you get the right kind of calories. That means healthy, natural foods. A good trick is to check the ingredients list on the packaging of foods, and if there are any ingredients that a third-grader could not pronounce, or if sugar in any form is one of the top three ingredients, DO NOT BUY IT. In fact, it's even better to buy as little pre-packaged food as possible, sticking instead to mainly vegetables, fruit, and fresh lean meats. I'd highly recommend reading Michael Pollan's book, Food Rules, which for a rather short book holds some very easy, very sensible rules for diet and nutrition.
Of course, no matter what, consult your doctor for his advice on how to start your weight loss journey. You can do this! And you will feel so much better for it. Good luck and congratulations for taking the first step already.
Did this food item exist 200 years ago?
YES:
Eat it.
NO:
Do not eat it.
Want a really really short list of things to avoid?
See a pattern?
A little more in depth, look for Michael Pollan's Food Rules, which is a pretty quick read that goes over some basic facts about food and nutrition.
Also: A diet used to be what you eat ALL OF THE TIME FOREVER. Not something you do for 2 weeks because you feel guilty about buying a slurpee.
I could probably ramble and whine about this topic forever :(
You're a vegetarian... eat more veggies and less processed stuff that is nutritionally sparse is my two cents. Good luck!
This book is stupid simple and the author is respectable. https://www.amazon.com/Food-Rules-An-Eaters-Manual/dp/014311638X
Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.
There's nothing minimalist about fucking your health over. You can probably read the book linked to in under a day - it doesn't tell you what to eat but instead provides guidance on how to choose what you eat.
The asterisk is: If you have a chronic disease, you should really see a registered dietician to work out a diet that fits your specific needs.
The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook
Hi! It's so great you've decided to make a change! I'm about the same height and started losing weight about a month ago at 202 pounds. And I also have PCOS, I've probably had it since I was 14 or 15, but only diagnosed at 26! So far I have been able to manage the PCOS without drugs, just supplements and some massage therapy for pain relief (I also have fibromyalgia, so know what symptoms are from what is hard). A few years ago I read this book
http://www.amazon.com/PCOS-Diet-Book-Nutritional-Polycystic/dp/0007131844/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321903178&sr=1-1 And it was really good in explaining a well rounded PCOS diet that wasn't anti-carb and super strict.
But, here is what seems to be working for me right now... I joined the gym and do low intensity cardio and light strength training (all body resistance, no really heavy weights) and I joined My Fitness Pal to track calories, that has seemed to be the biggest help so far. Just by getting to the gym and moving and eating less I'm down 11 pounds since mid October, which in my mind with PCOS is decent.
I don't know what will work for you, but I've been told over and over, that once you get your weight down your hormones will balance out and the PCOS symptoms will decrease. I know it's a catch 22, PCOS makes it hard to lose weight, but losing weight is what helps PCOS. I just think every little bit helps. But you can do it! You've done the hardest part already by wanting to start.
The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health https://www.amazon.com/dp/0446556181/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DQORyb8JW3BHC
You could take a look at The Primal Blueprint Cookbook. It has some good recipes in it and some interesting ideas. I never really thought of things like using grated cauliflower in place of rice in my meals, I haven't tried it yet but supposedly it has a similar consistency and taste. If you ever go to Mark's Daily Apple he also has some free e-books for cooking with recipes that users submit.
Consider getting this. My former roommate is lacto intolerance so we had to cook food that works for both of us. That book helps! Here's a cup of tea on me! /u/changetip
If it doesn't have a decent amount of fiber in the carbs, I don't eat it.
I prefer the carbs to be naturally occurring, so enriched "fiber added" bread doesnt count!
So beans, fruits, veggies, whole grain breads typically fit the bill. Whereas cookies, soda, fries, fast food, etc.
Also, I really liked Michael Pollan's Food Rules. It's such a quick read and has tips like, "If it comes through your window, you shouldnt eat it!" "If you're not hungry enough to eat an apple, you're not hungry."
Great book if you just have a tendency to grab silly things at the store.
Basically everything that midsummernightstoker said is spot on. If you're interested in cutting down on your meat intake, the best thing I've found is to find some really solid (and tasty) recipes. The Plant Based Cookbook is super helpful because it provides you with a guide to ween yourself off meat. But also there are a lot of great recipe blogs out there, like Cookie and Kate. Eating vegetarian is a lot easier and tastier than you might think.
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. (Jan 31, 2008)
Although I agree with your intent, I don't think an education in nutrition is the right approach. To me the only answer is to actively avoid all processed foods. You can't cut them out (in the US today) but you can do your damndest. As you say, eating out is an exercise in cleverly disguised (my additions) salt, fat, and sugar. Even in the most locavore, organic, vegetarian restaurant you don't know exactly what's in your dinner.
I'm not touting anyone as an expert, but Michael Pollan in Food Rules does a really nice job of creating a simple set of rules that you don't have to memorize or think about. You can eat heathy(er) without analyzing Omega-3 content, sugar content, or looking for phyto-nutrient rich super-foods.
That's just it - I didn't change anything about my diet or meals. Instead, I just kept (and still keep) myself well hydrated. This doesn't mean I obsess about hydration; it's just a basic goal that I think of and consider each time I pee. It takes about half a second; urine is dark then drink some water. After a while, it just became a habit and seems absolutely effortless. And, I notice that I feel better in general when I drink enough to keep my pee close to clear.
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If you're struggling to find meal plans for vegan diets in general, there are endless resources on the internet. For simple, healthy recipes, I recommend One Ingredient Chef.
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My personal general suggestions from 15 years of veganism...
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You could also look for local vegan groups for meal-planning support. Try Facebook. Or, PM me and I'll be happy to help you find someone/a group near you.
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I think one of the biggest problems people have is that they feel overwhelmed by the amount of nutritional advice out there. For good reason: a lot of it is contradictory, the advice constantly changes with the release of new studies, a lot of it is junk science, and it seems impossible to satisfy all the requirements we're given. I subscribe to a much simpler mindset: just eat healthy foods and you'll get the nutrition you need.
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Michael Pollan has written a number of books about diet and nutrition. His background is investigative journalism so he's well-suited for analyzing the confusing information out there. And, he's a great author! Michael Pollan has summed up his research in three simple rules:
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I'll add a fourth rule: eat lots of colors. Different colors typically indicate different nutrients. Eat a lot of colors throughout the day. But, forget brown and tan colors (e.g., potatoes, pasta); they're not unhealthy, they just tend not to provide too much in the way of nutrients so don't go patting yourself on the back because you ate four differently colored potatoes today.
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For a quick read, grab a copy of Pollan's Food Rules. Most of the pages are half-blank so it's a quick read. When you're done with that, pick up any of his other books; they're all great.
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And, every meal doesn't have to be perfectly balanced. Don't succumb to that kind of pressure. Just eat real food in a lot of colors throughout the day and you should be doing great!
I try to stick to these rules. Works for me. And tons of oatmeal.
> But how do you guys choose to eat the healthy stuff over the better tasting bad stuff?
It doesn't have to be a choice between the two. A lot of stuff is delicious and good for you. What are some of your favorite foods? It's really easy these days to find healthy versions of anything that actually tastes good.
Lots of random tips follow:
Some stuff is ok for you, just in small doses. Eat 2 pieces of pizza instead of 4, for example. When snacking, look at the serving size on the box or bag, and take out only that much.
A lot of people eat out of boredom, or because it's there. When you're gaming, instead of a bag of chips and soda, get a bag of carrots, some lite ranch, and chocolate milk.
If you can, get the junk food out of the house or somewhere that's harder to reach. It makes you think about what you're eating before you eat it.
When I started eating healthier and was trying to change my habits, I would have a "cheat day" once a week where I could eat whatever I wanted. That meant that I could tell myself "just gotta make it 4 more days", etc...
Eventually, after not eating it for a while, grease and soda don't taste as good, even a little gross. When I was in high school I joined wrestling (great way to lose weight BTW). After eating well all season, soda actually stung my mouth when I drank it. So I didn't.
I assume your parents make your dinner, but if you take over a couple days a week, making food from this book (almost everything in it is great), I'm sure they'd appreciate it, and it'll give you some great life skills for when you're out of the house.
For eating I suggest Food Rules it's a really quick read but a good reminder on nutrition and how to make better choices.
I like the American Heart Association cookbook for all it's meat recipes because my partner needed the diet change as recommended by the doc and the recipes are versatile enough to use any meat with. Some of these are too bland for my taste. It' a hit and miss as with anything however when it hits boy does it!
American Heart Association Cookbook
I'd highly recommend checking out this book by Michael Pollan. Each Chapters about a page long and covers one simple rules about eating healthier that anyone can follow.
I'm in the same boat as far as feeling discouraged. I've been at a plateau for like 6 weeks and nothing has really had any effect whatsoever. It's very frustrating!
Can I recommend a few books? Maybe In Defense of Food or Food Rules. The author breaks down how our bodies deal with food and makes suggestions, citing good information.
It sounds like you would benefit from some basic information around what constitutes a "healthy" diet. Maybe you want to have a look at the DASH diet then:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/dash-eating-plan
This is a diet originally designed to manage high blood pressure, but it is also somewhat of a scientific consensus on what a healthy, calorie controlled diet should look like.
There are a ton of cookbooks out there, so my recommendation would be to buy one you like and follow the instructions. Try out some of the recipes and then find 5 or 6 of them you can do over and over again.
Some examples:
The Dash Diet For Dummys
https://www.amazon.com/DASH-Diet-Dummies-Sarah-Samaan/dp/1118880846/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1518596263&sr=8-1&keywords=dash+diet+dummy
The Dash Diet for Beginners
https://www.amazon.com/DASH-Diet-Beginners-Essentials-Started-ebook/dp/B00BJTBB54
And there is the Dash Diet 30 Minute Cookbook:
https://www.amazon.com/DASH-Diet-30-Minute-Cookbook-Pressure/dp/1440590729
I normally eat non-organic fresh foods, but lately I've been thinking more about going organic with food and all beauty products. I am not really afraid of GMOs right now, but am always reading about nutrition, health and stuff, so maybe something will convince me to switch.
I recently watched Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food on Netflix, and found it really inspiring and informative to start eating more real food, and focus less on the calories. As he mentions (or maybe this was in Fed Up, which I watched immediately after), I have the unpopular opinion that a 200 calorie candy bar is metabolized different than 200 calories of unprocessed food, and the fiber/sugar differences are incredibly important.
Diet foods like Diet Coke and Halo Top are often really appealing to me, because I do have such intense sugar cravings, but these are seeming more and more like poison.
This is a really awesome book by Pollan, illustrated by one of my favorite artists. And here are his food rules.
Just keep it simple and easy to remember and follow. Make it so simple that a 4th grader could convey the idea correctly to his mama or papa. Also, there's a an interesting book with some very easily digestible tidbits on food called Food Rules. It takes about 45 min to read. I recommend you do that and incorporate the relevant information.
The Flexitarian Diet--first cookbook I ever bought as an adult; best cookbook I own. I am constantly referring back to it--the recipes are genuinely simple and so good.
That depends on your concept of healthy. I'll give you mine.
I use a Primal diet, because it is low-carb and gluten-free, but there's a positive focus on things I can eat instead.
Gluten has been linked to some odd symptoms. It's possible it has some tie to the mystery illness. Or she could try Whole30, which is a bit drastic, but I hear that many people have found it helpful to identify unknown food allergies. Essentially you eliminate several common allergens from your food for 30 days. After that, you add them back one at a time, and see what causes problems.
More details here:
The Primal Blueprint -- Looks like a typical diet book, with lots of unlikely sounding claims, but turned out to be well researched.
Cookbooks:
This is probably the best one for a beginner, and it does include nutrition data:
Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals -- Simplest recipes of these three.
These do not contain nutrition details, but the recipes are nearly all relatively low carb:
The Primal Blueprint Cookbook -- Good recipes, but requires some cooking skill.
Paleo Comfort Foods -- Bigger book with more recipies. Has some really good low-carb alternatives to desserts or typical comfort foods.
All of those have great pictures and reasonable instructions. Some of the ingredients are a bit odd.
Start with Food Rules by Michael Pollan
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Rules-An-Eaters-Manual/dp/014311638X
I've never done keto. I've always had excellent results on VLCD (very low calorie diets), which obviously give fast results, but you have to work hard to keep the weight off. These diets tend to be very low carb diets, putting you in ketosis. However, being on a VLCD is not necessary or realistic long-term for PCOS management and weight loss, which are your aims. I found a good PCOS nutrition book to be helpful when I was first diagnosed. It helped me understand what I should avoid (refined carbs and sugars, basically) or at least reduce my intake of (carbs and red meat) , in order to help my symptoms. Seafood is great, and definitely better in many respects than meat. It contains less chemicals (vaccinations etc), a lower harmful fat content, and less hormones to interfere with your own. Keeping your blood sugar levels steady and making the best food choices is achievable when you're taking a balanced approach, following, for example, a low GI regime. That way, you'll be avoiding the things that make symptoms worse, you'll reduce your risk of diabetes and insulin resistance, and you'll lose weight. I think taking note of calories is also very important.
A couple of books I found to be useful are listed below:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007131844
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0071499849
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0340896019
Hope this helps!
Body for Life, Eating for Life, and Transformation by Bill Phillips. Transformation is his latest book. If you want just one, get that. Body for Life is pretty cheap though (especially on half.com).
I went from 240lbs with a 42" waist to 160lbs and a 32" waist back in high school. I'm on the diet again (college messed me up) and I'm down 50lbs in the last 5 months.
In case you are not familiar already, check out Eating For Life. It's not really a program to follow; it's more of a handbook for balancing one's diet, and it has a bunch of example recipes and meal planning guidance. For me, it was the key to staying in top shape while no longer being a competitive athlete. The author also advocates an "off day", and I think that's a big part of making it practical. Once I got really lean and started putting on muscle, though, the off day urge went away.
You're right: life's a lot more fun when you feel healthy. Cheers.
For a really quick guide on how to make good food choices get Michael Pollan's book 'Food Rules' (it's like $6 on Amazon). It will show you how to pick out real food which will be in the long run much more beneficial than trying to cut out very specific portions of your diet or maintain some sort of fad diet.
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Rules-Eaters-Michael-Pollan/dp/014311638X
Eating real food (sounds simpler than it actually is in practice these days) and maintaining a regular fitness schedule is absolutely your best option for sustainable fitness/weight loss.
Here's all my favorites! For books:
Fast Food Nation.
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto.
Food Rules: An Eater's Manifesto.
Salt Sugar Fat.
"Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal".
For movies/documentaries:
Fed Up,
Fast Food Nation,
That Sugar Film,
Food Fight,
Forks Over Knives,
The Future of Food,
Sugar-Coated.
I believe all of these are on Netflix!
> Back to my original question, what is wrong with desires?
It halts action. That can be a problem since your OP stated "I desire to stop watching porn."
Your desire to stop is getting in the way of you stopping. Act, don't intellectualize.
>So if you know the cure to weightloss, why don't you write a book and make a billion dollars.
Because plus sized women are my fetish.
And, it has already been done. Twice. Thrice? A thousand years ago?
>It would still take him effort to lose the weight.
'Time' does not equal 'effort'. The radical detachment from mental cravings is instantaneous.
It's a shifting of perspective, from 'food as an intoxicant' to 'food as nourishment'.
The new perspective is the breaking of the buried seed; the weight loss is the growth of the tree.
First recognize who you are, what you are, what food is. After recognizing, let weight loss happen.
If you don't trust that weight loss will happen by itself, then you have recognized nothing at all.
Everyone just read Food Rules by Michael Pollan. You will be healthier and the planet will be better off if you take his suggestions and spread them.
This is awesome I have a few items on my wl. Cook book, An wheel, Ankle weight, I also have yoga pants & other assorted items on my wishlist. Thanks for the contest :) I have set a weight loss goal of 68lbs long ways to go but I will get there.
I love the prevent and reverse heart disease cookbook. None of us have heart disease or any problems at all, really. It's just got some great recipes. They will work beautifully for a diabetic.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1583335587/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=09ST5BTP37E8Y1DCKY01
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Rules-Eaters-Michael-Pollan/dp/014311638X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265412375&sr=1-1
I lost 35 pounds by cooking for myself, eating fresh foods, eating mostly vegetables, some fish and nuts, almost no oil and cheese, and no meat. While I did this independently of Michael Pollan's book, that very nicely summarizes what you should eat and why it is important to eat real food.
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Congratulations on your upcoming baby!!
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There's a very easy way to handle the hypertension problem! What your wife needs is the DASH diet---Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension. It's a really balanced diet that emphasizes fresh foods, so it's good for you, too. You can go on Amazon and order a slew of books that will give you the particulars and recipes. My favorite starting point is here:
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https://www.amazon.com/Dash-Diet-Weight-Loss-Solution/dp/1455512796/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1543437740&sr=8-3&keywords=DASH+diet
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https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-DASH-Diet-Cookbook-Delicious/dp/1455528064/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1543437740&sr=8-6&keywords=DASH+diet
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Obviously your wife doesn't want to lose too much weight while pregnant, but that's okay. She should just eat enough calories of DASH friendly foods to maintain her weight.
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You can also download an app like LoseIt! or My Fitness Pal, and start counting grams of sodium. For hypertension, you should stay under 1500 grams per day. These apps will also count calories and keep food logs, so very helpful to show the doctor.
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Good luck! I wish you a happy, healthy baby and many years of fun parenting!
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Michael Pollan, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual.
>“Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.”
The 64 guidelines in that book boil down to:
Let's break it down this way instead:
PCOS is an inflammatory condition. This is one of the reasons, in addition to the crazy hormones that will make people think you're nuts, is why your body in general just feels icky.
Every diet is different for people because people are different! For example a lot of PCOS people do Keto. I don't because it makes me feel gross. My doctor actually suggested to do a balance of Whole30 and Paleo or Mediterranean depending on budget.
One of the big things in the U.S. is our food. Processed foods, which include cereals! are just in general really bad for you. Great to have in an emergency but that's where a little bit of meal prep and freezing is really handy. For things like rice, I actually bought myself a giant bag from Costco and I'm just slowly working my way through it. It lives under my sink and I got a rice maker from Bed Bath and Beyond for under $20 with a coupon (this is where Amazon is your friend). One of my fave recipes is Sweet Potato Chicken curry: https://therealfoodrds.com/instant-pot-sweet-potato-chicken-curry/
For now, I would start very simple. Cut out the sugar. Cut out cheese if you're a cheese hound! Move from diet pop to something like La Croix or Bubly -- I did this and was amazed at how much better I felt as I'd always been a Caffeine Free Diet Coke drinker (in addition to tea and water).
Don't. Overthink. Listen to your body and track how your body feels after you eat certain foods. Fried foods and carb heavy meals make my anxiety levels go up and I feel icky afterwards for example.
The important thing is to educate yourself and find what works best for you.
I hope these links help!
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/anti-inflammatory-diet-101#improved-lifestyle
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/foods-that-fight-inflammation
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Anti-Inflammatory-Diet-Beginners-No-Stress/dp/1623159040/ref=asc_df_1623159040/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=311990507415&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7764132437138093433&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015306&hvtargid=pla-564692141916&psc=1
I'm not a women, but my mum and sister have it. They lived on a strict diet, they used this book.
Edit: It really showed affect on them, my sisters hair became thicker etc.
Check out NutritionFacts.org they have the Daily Dozen checklist (and app) as well as a meal plan to help you meet the recommendations. https://nutritionfacts.org/healthkit/
How Not To Die by Dr. Michael Greger and his HNTD Cookbook.
Also check out https://www.lighter.world/ they have a customizable meal planner. The first week is free. You can customize food likes/dislikes and time requirements.
Engine2 website (also Rip Esselstyn's cookbooks are great) has a 7 day rescue https://engine2.teachable.com/ you sign up for the free email content.
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine has free 21 day kickstart https://kickstart.pcrm.org/en
Also if you want to read more info in a book plus they have meal plans and ideas inside there's:
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease https://www.amazon.com/Prevent-Reverse-Heart-Disease-Cookbook/dp/1583335587
Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Furhman https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Live-Amazing-Nutrient-Rich-Sustained/dp/031612091X
This reminds me of few things in Food Rules. This edible food like product would deserve to be eaten consciously instead of in front of a computer.
Hello my beautiful friend :)
Although I do like to take my time in crafting my responses to posts here, I am choosing to write things down a little more quickly as I am like the rabbit from Alice in Wonderland today... late, late, for a very important date! :)
Not really but I need to attend to an assignment :)
I would like to share with you my experiences in healing my own genital issues. I am a fellow woman.
Most relevant to my journey: I visited a craniosacral practitioner recently and together we helped unblock much stuck energy in my sacral chakra. Craniosacral practitioners help conduct prana (life force energy) to where healing is needed, so that flow can be established. Healing the sacral chakra was a significant part of my first healing. Although I do not think you need to find one of these practitioners (although if this resonates, please do) I would like to suggest sacral chakra healing to you. There are foods one can eat (think orange-colored foods, sweet potatoes, orange red bell peppers, oranges, etc., google is your friend!) meditation music one can listen to (youtube is your friend!) and learning to conduct your own awareness and consciousness in a new way by exploring emotional healing, your sense of creativity, etc:
https://lonerwolf.com/sacral-chakra-healing/
Things that I resonated with for your healing journey:
Marc has given you some very nice advice, and I particularly resonate with changing your laundry soap.
I believe you may have candida yeast over growth. What the heck is that?
Need to caution you, some icky pictures!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidiasis
Does this interest you? You may take a quiz that may help point you to finding your diagnoses:
https://bodyecology.com/quiz-php/
This is a quiz you can take where you check off your symptoms, the higher the score, the higher the likelihood of yeast overgrowth. Don't feel bad or guilty if you think you have candida. We all have it, and a significant portion of the population has the overgrowth too. Our symptoms just manifest differently, and some are more sensitive than others. Sensitivity is a divine gift, so please do not feel ashamed :)
How to treat?
Yeast feeds on sugar, sugar fermentation leads to increased levels of acid in our body, which lowers our pH and makes us more susceptible to other microorganismal and physical/mental/emotional imbalances :) I think you might be interested in The pH Miracle by Dr. Robert Young:
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https://www.amazon.com/pH-Miracle-Balance-Reclaim-Health/dp/0446556181/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+pH+miracle&qid=1572720469&sr=8-1
And although I haven't read it, The Acid-Alkaline Food Guide by Dr. Susan E. Brown and Larry Trivieri, Jr.
https://www.amazon.com/Acid-Alkaline-Food-Guide-Reference-Efffect/dp/0757003931/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3/137-5120073-1655017?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0757003931&pd_rd_r=aa2f2969-6a60-454c-a025-aeee641d343e&pd_rd_w=6YxDN&pd_rd_wg=5mEga&pf_rd_p=09627863-9889-4290-b90a-5e9f86682449&pf_rd_r=X6N7HRC7CE23BW2T08QP&psc=1&refRID=X6N7HRC7CE23BW2T08QP
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Supplements:
https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles/2016-07-06/the-5-best-supplements-to-treat-candida
https://www.amazon.com/Supplement-Detoxifies-Eliminates-Overgrowth-Antifungal/dp/B06XSLSJSF
https://www.amazon.com/Solaray-Yeast-Cleanse-180-capsules/dp/B00014DJZI
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Finally, especially towards your bladder concerns, I recommend cranberry:
https://www.amazon.com/BRI-Nutrition-Strength-600mg-CranGel/dp/B06XH58ZXV/ref=sxin_1_af-pna-1_292eb7ece1b39e9843798bc460a75d203b27e635?keywords=cranberry+supplement&pd_rd_i=B06XH58ZXV&pd_rd_r=969c2d56-01cb-4abb-bf1f-2a58101559ef&pd_rd_w=enGRz&pd_rd_wg=o1PWh&pf_rd_p=3892bc23-5fa8-4a18-8855-22c23bd2e202&pf_rd_r=9GF9XB266ET2TSZM42HV&qid=1572720889&s=books
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https://www.amazon.com/Solaray-D-Mannose-Cranactin-1000mg-Count/dp/B000U12I54/ref=sxin_1_af-pna-1_292eb7ece1b39e9843798bc460a75d203b27e635?keywords=cranberry+supplement&pd_rd_i=B000U12I54&pd_rd_r=adb02f17-b355-4b46-a79c-7191801a4582&pd_rd_w=LM42a&pd_rd_wg=4NEVd&pf_rd_p=3892bc23-5fa8-4a18-8855-22c23bd2e202&pf_rd_r=3R4CQP1VCQCK983FCTG6&qid=1572720856&s=books
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Now, I provided a lot of information on candida stuff, but I certainly do not want to limit the possibility that you might have another, or different, root cause for the symptoms you are experiencing. If this does not resonate, you certainly do not have to try anything :) This is just my knowledge that I have gathered over many years of being interested in alternative health :)
May you find the healing that you seek :)
Blessed day, happy weekend :)
[For those in the US] (http://www.amazon.com/DASH-Diet-Cookbook-recipes-breakfast-ebook/dp/B01CPONEOW/ref=la_B01847DQM4_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457790251&sr=1-11)
i thought r/loseit might like this image. it's from this awesome and beautifully illustrated book about eating.
http://www.amazon.com/Food-Rules-Eaters-Michael-Pollan/dp/014311638X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314563668&sr=8-1
A good place to start researching.
If you have an hour to spare I recommend this talk by Michael Pollan on his new book: Food Rules. It is both informative and funny. Out of all the books I read on nutrition and health I got the most out of In Defense of Food.
DO NOT EAT COCONUT OIL!
It's very high in saturated fat. You might as well be eating butter.
Healthy nuts, like almonds and walnuts, have been shown to increase HDL, which removes plaque from the arteries.
But you should still lower your overall oil consumption (as oil is so calorie dense a few extra tablespoons a day will make you fat...and that fat will add to arterial plaque).
Fiber helps a lot to lower your cholesterol. So eat oatmeal. But don't overload it with sugar as pure sugars will damage your arteries with inflammation which will cause blood clots and more plaque to form (but fruits like blueberries are okay, actually they're beneficial).
Dr. Esselstyn (a former heart surgeon) has been the only doctor to prove his diet is capable of "dissolving arterial plaques" by using MRI scans on his patients.
Read his book if you are serious about your heart health.