I thought Spanx might be good for my body image. I know they are meant to smooth out any... how do I put this delicately... let's say "troublesome areas" and create a beautiful silhouette. Wearing Spanx just makes me feel like an overcooked Italian sausage bursting out of its casing. The fat it is "smoothing" has to go somewhere - it will find a place to break free. I once had what appeared to be a third boob poking out on the back of my right shoulder blade.
Deodorant is annoying me. I have been using the natural kind - without any of the supposedly cancer causing aluminum. Turns out aluminum is what makes deodorant work! I'm all for making better choices regarding what we put on and in our bodies - but I might just have to take my chances and go back to my old reliable Secret. That, or soon I will have no friends and my nickname will be Stinky.
I'll close with my last annoyance: The gluten-free diet craze - the apparent cure-all to everything from ADHD to zits. I understand some people have celiac disease - that is a true problem - but other than that I'm not sure I buy into it. My son has ADHD and I put him on a gluten free diet once in second grade because I heard it could help with his attention issues. He got so depressed he couldn't have pizza at lunch that he stole a dollar off a girl's desk and ran to the the cafeteria to buy a slice. So being gluten-free actually turned my 7-year old into a criminal. If I cut out gluten - I don't think I would be very happy either. On the plus side, I probably wouldn't need Spanx.
Stay away from aluminum (anti perspirant, foil, pots, containers), copper (supplements) and iron (pots, supplements) because the latest evidence based research shows these metals accumulate in the brain along with beta amyloid plaques that are present with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. BTW: when you remove all animal protein from your diet (eggs, dairy and fish) for you, you will smell better everywhere and basic deodorant is all you will need.
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