A lot has happened since I last posted something. Rob and I fell off the wagon during the holidays and my dearest little girl's hair started to fall out. Alopecia Areata. Poor baby is half bald with only thin, scraggly hair left. It happens often enough for them to tell us not to worry, but not often enough for them to bother studying it or its causes. All I know is that it is an autoimmune disease that kids may or may not grow out of.
Well, I am not going to wait until she is in school to find out if she'll grow her own hair.
So, the hubs and I decided to take a serious plunge and went for the autoimmne protocol for paleo figuring we had absolutely nothing to lose other than some dead weight (which is happening). Five days in and the babes has started to show substantial hair growth and it is showing in more and more areas already. It is super exciting.
We have been eating pretty boring the last week. Fresh brussel sprouts cooked with onions in duck fat and coconut aminos have been my true proud moments. Up until last night.
Last night I made chopped liver... no eggs since we can't have those until the 31st, but it was still good. I put it on butter lettuce for wraps with fresh cucumber and some pickled daikon. The hubs had to put balsamic vinegar on it and it still doesn't rank on his favorites list, but at least he'll eat it. I also have an appreciation for butter lettuce. I don't recall having it before. It is a good and tender and easy for my daughter to bite through.
I'm doing a lot of cooking today so that my daughter has stuff to eat at my parent's house. They aren't as on board with the whole diet as they seemed before it started. Hopefully they will be encouraged by the results.
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