So my doctor visit went sort of strangely. How do you tell your gyn that he's off his rocker? Several years ago, he recommended a book to me by Steven Gundry (a cardiologist) called The New Diet Revolution or something like that. I bought it (this was in the age before e-books). I tried to like it, but I just couldn't. The book was one of those that touted gluten intolerance and suggested we not eat grains. Ok, so I tried to modify my diet somewhat--I started spiralizing more, eating more vegetables, etc. Fast forward to yesterday and he gave me "required reading" in the form of this doctor's new book The Plant Paradox which basically says something along the lines of "plants defend themselves against humans." So basically he's saying no to wheat and all other grains, most vegetables and fruits, dairy and nuts. What does that leave? Meat. Oh, and cheese but it has to come from sort of "different" cow--so only cheese from Italy or France can be consumed. All other dairy is a no-go. And you should peel all fruits and vegetables that are on his "ok" list because that's where the plants store the "poison". He claims eating the bad stuff is akin to eating a teaspoon of Roundup daily (thus he says all food that is on his good list has to be organic and free range. What a crack pot!
So basically, the dinner we had the night before my visit was totally poison: a baked potato stuffed with a mixture of black beans, fire roasted tomatoes and corn, with a little sour cream on top. Whereas I gave myself kudos for a vegetarian and fairly low calorie dinner, he said it was just the opposite of what I should have eaten. My bowl of cereal for breakfast was also wrong, I should have had Canadian bacon and eggs (which I do like). But damnit! I want my vegetables!
Other than that, the visit was okay. Very long--2 hours! I had to have a transvaginal ultrasound and an endometrial biopsy. Ick. Hopefully something will come of this to see what the heck is going on with my body (tl,dr: 2 years into menopause and for the past 4 months, almost constant bleeding).