Learning the skills for effective communication is like finding a great dance groove

I can only imagine how perturb my ex would be if he had to go through this diet with me. When we were together, I think he barely tolerated “my crazy ideas,” but what more can you expect from a loved one who doesn’t have to go through the ordeal you are? So tolerating is probably a good thing.

The Specific Carbohydrate Diet or SCD provides a way through nutrition to correct intestinal imbalances. According to SCD, complex carbohydrates (grains, refined sugar, potatoes, starches) feed the “bad” gut flora because they take so long to digest, while simple carbohydrates (fruits, some vegetables, honey) starve the bad gut flora while giving you the carbohydrates or carbs your body needs to function. Over time, this heals the damage caused by this overabundance of bad gut flora. Repairing this imbalance is the key to optimal health.

Now along with the carb control, this diet introduces a homemade yogurt product it requires for repopulating the gut with “good” flora. You make this yogurt yourself, and I can surprisingly admit I did it successfully! (For all the details please see the Specific Carbohydrate Diet web site.) It really isn’t that difficult to do.

Since I’m currently single, I don’t really know how well this diet would go over. In previous relationships, I’ve adapted to vegeterian boyfriends pretty easily. I think I even had one who was on the Atkins Diet for a while, and I survived that even though our relationship didn’t.

On the few dates I’ve had so far on the SCD, I have to admit eating out was a challenge. I was able to find a Vietnamese restaurant for some excellent Pho. However, I could not have the rice noodles nor the bean sprouts commonly used in Pho. So, I had to settle for chicken broth with pieces of chicken. (The waitress was surprised but accommodating.) My date was vegan, and he was able to find something pretty easily since he could have rice or tofu.

So, I guess it still all comes down to open communication and flexibility. The foundation of the Four Sisters Groove.

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