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Ask Suzy, Healthy Living

It has been awhile since I have regularly posted on Suzyeats.com, but there are many reasons for this. Let me explain 🙂

The first reason is that I was pregnant and with my pregnancy came the usual tiredness that all expecting moms experience. I thought it would resolve itself after the first trimester but then I was in a major car accident which affected my ability to cook/walk/stand for awhile. Thank God I have since recovered but then came other issues…..most notably was the diagnosis of preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia is when a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and protein in her urine. It is one of the leading causes of death of a pregnant woman in the world, and the only treatment is the safe delivery of the baby. How did I get preeclampsia? ME? The person who reads every single ingredient on a food label BEFORE I make a purchase at the grocery store…the person who loves to eat “healthy” and encourages others to eat this way too. I am not really sure of WHY this happened. But, what I do know now is that I have preeclampsia or gestational hypertension and that I now take a daily blood pressure pill to manage my high blood pressure. (I am hoping to get off in the near future…)

I was induced at 37 weeks exactly due to my elevated blood pressure, which allowed me to meet my baby boy Jude and experience the best day of my life. Up until this point, I pushed for the Mediterranean Diet because I believed in it and saw that my family members lived long healthy lives because of it, but now everything has changed. I am now trying to manage my high blood pressure, and I believe this way will help me!!

I am going to start blogging again so please let me know if you have any specific recipes you would like or any specific health tips. Thanks for staying loyal to my site!! Please follow me on facebook or twitter 🙂


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Feel free to ask any questions you have 🙂 I will usually respond within 24 hours.

Thanks!

Suzy


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25 Questions

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Hey Everyone. Just saw this on Natalie’s site www.willjogforfood.com, and I thought I would participate. Would love to know more about you. Please tell me something 🙂 Post one fact about you below…..

1. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
yes

2. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
never use it and not  a fan

3. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Turkey for sure.

5. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Never I am scared.
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Traveling….and…..Ask Suzy

Ask Suzy

Hi Everyone…I am traveling in Washington DC this week for a National Pharmacist Meeting. Just got back from a wonderful dinner in Virginia.

I am going to post health benefits for some of the upcoming recipes 🙂 Let me know if you have any questions or would like any specific recipes.


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