When I talk to a client for the first time I always ask them, “How frequently are you eating?” They usually answer with, some days I wait up to 5 hours without eating. I'm always blown away by this and at the same time share compassion. We live in a busy time, this is why some people put off eating or taking care of themselves to get things done.

But can you really get things done when you have no energy? Nourishing yourself has to be a top priority if you're going to strive to have more energy and a healthy well functioning metabolism. Contrary to popular belief, your body needs food on a regular basis in order to regulate your blood sugar and keep all systems functioning optimally.

If you have trouble losing or gaining weight you may want to start by nourishing the body on a daily basis. Eating a small meal every two hours then tapering off once your metabolism begins to function more efficiently.

Could sugar intolerance, your inability to metabolize sugar and carbohydrates, be the problem instead of sugar itself? Sugar intolerance is a malabsorption issue, leading to fatigue, bloating, gastrointestinal distress and anemia.

Consider the issue could be you’ve been oxidizing free fatty acids for some time now, producing too much lactic acid and thus slowing your energy metabolism down over time. Caused by eating too much protein and not enough healthy carbohydrates, eating the wrong fats and by doing too much activity without replenishing your energy reserves. Basically burning yourself out.

I’ve been one of those people. Years ago when I was experimenting with the low carb diet, I eliminated dairy, fruit, root veggies, grains and anything that contained sugar. This was my "so called" solution to what I thought was candida.

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