Eight years ago my family and I made some big changes that led us down the path to here. During all of our adoption stress and excitement I started having some health issues and decided to try eliminating food from my diet to see if that was my problem, after doctors could give me no answers.  After a month of no wheat, sugar, or milk we discovered that I was not the only one with food issues.  Our whole family reacted to wheat when we tried to reintroduce it, but Ben and Braeden had severe allergic reactions and we found out that they have celiac disease.  This explained many heath issues of the past and was actually a total relief.  There were many aha moments during this time that set me on the path to today.  One example was a trip to the eye doctor because my headaches had I also found out that I had a major thyroid problem (the worst numbers my doctor had ever seen) when I was diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroiditis. An autoimmune condition in which my immune system attacks my thyroid. Talk about feeling yuck!  The doctor said that she couldn't even believe I was sitting upright in her office, much less tending to the needs of 8 kids.