Juliette Orton

As it's been about 10 weeks since I started my Autoimmune Paleo Diet I thought I'd reflect a little on how I'm doing and what I've learnt so far: It's very hard to have any sort of social life on this diet. I have been to several parties where I have just drunk water which I can just about cope with although I do miss a nice glass of red. I also had a funeral to go to this week which involved 5 hours of driving and a lot of food/drink planning which proved quite complicated but I got there in the end I actually really like the food and have never eaten so well. This book by Mickey Trescott is really well written and also useful with some great recipes Having two teenagers, a husband and a dog adds more complexity to mealtimes although I'm not really sure that the dog makes a difference. I do still need to have something sweet occasionally - fortunately not eating sugar makes honey taste ridiculously sweet. I seem to have been ab...

I've recently discovered that I haven't written a blog post since last July, shocking! The truth is that I've had a pretty bumpy ride recently and I haven't been sure whether to talk about it on social media or keep it to myself and carry on (thinking that no-one will be any the wiser and that wouldn't be such a bad thing would it?).      The problem is, being a 'Creative' my feelings and thoughts go hand in hand with my work and it is not so easy to compartmentalise these things. I think I need to start being a bit more honest with myself about how events have affected me though so that I can grow stronger and move on in a positive way.  I hope that putting this out there in the ether will help me to stop worrying about telling people and whether they think any less of me as a result, it is what it is. This is now sounding overly dramatic and I apologise as it is just related to my health issues.      To sum up: I have had Rheumatoid Arthriti...