Karalynne Call of Just Ingredients Teaches Why We Must Nourish Our Minds and Bodies
“If it will nourish your body, eat it and enjoy it. If it's not going to, then donate it.”
I was a mom of three and I had terrible depression. I mean, dark, dark depression to the point that I actually even attempted suicide. And thankfully, by the grace of God, that did not happen. And so at that point, my lowest of low, I was like, I need help. I absolutely need help. I've got to get answers.
I was a mom of three and I had terrible depression. I mean, dark, dark depression to the point that I actually even attempted suicide. And thankfully, by the grace of God, that did not happen. And so at that point, my lowest of low, I was like, I need help. I absolutely need help. I've got to get answers.
Look for a functional medicine doctor who is trained to find the root cause of a problem. A lot of doctors will just give you a pill to help you with your problem. But they're not gonna delve down deeper and find out what the root cause is, but a functional medicine doctor will do that. We found out that I wasn't absorbing my B vitamins. I was very low on vitamin D, very low on magnesium, I didn't have enough amino acids, and my omega threes were terribly low. I had a whole list of things that were physically wrong in my body. There's a root cause, but there are multiple reasons for depression. You have to work with a doctor who can find out your root causes.
There are so many loud voices out there. So many conflicting voices, too. And so I just say: Ask yourself, will this nourish my body? If it will nourish your body, eat it and enjoy it. If it's not going to, then donate it. (This is the Just Ingredients guide to get started!)
Consistency really helped. They just learned, oh, okay we're trying to eat healthier. We've got to try these new vegetables. And eventually they came around. But at first it was hard. They loved their Lucky Charms and Trix, you know, things like that. And the other thing is it wasn't all or nothing all of the sudden. For instance, when we got rid of high fructose corn syrup, it's in ketchup, it's in barbecue sauce. They didn't know I was switching to a new ketchup. It was just ketchup without high fructose corn syrup, but they didn't know. So you can make a lot of changes without your kids even realizing you're making them.
Listen to the full MomForce Podcast episode for more of Karalynne’s story. Follow Karalynne on Instagram and check out Just Ingredients.
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