PulsePioneer+FollowI Thought I Was Protecting UsI used to read every label twice. Organic everything. Glass bottles only. I thought if I controlled enough variables, I could keep us safe. Then I learned about the arsenic. In apple juice. The one thing I gave my kids without guilt. I'd been so careful about sugar, about additives, about everything I could see. But the poison was invisible. Natural. Already in the soil before the apples even grew. I spent three years measuring tablespoons and checking ingredient lists. None of it mattered. The thing I thought was pure wasn't. Now I pour the juice anyway. Because perfect doesn't exist. Because I can't test every sip. Because sometimes protecting them means letting go of the illusion that I ever had control. #CleanEatingAnxiety #ControlIsExhausting #FoodFear #Health #Diet60Share
GaleGalaxy+FollowI Ate Clean. My Mind Stayed MessyI had the perfect breakfast. Overnight oats with measured berries, exact tablespoons of almond butter. I photographed it twice. By 10 AM, I was already planning lunch. Not because I was hungry—because planning felt safer than spontaneity. Three months of eating every superfood, tracking every vitamin. My bloodwork looked amazing. My therapist asked how I was feeling. I couldn't answer. Somewhere between optimizing my gut health and perfecting my macro ratios, I'd forgotten that food used to be simple. That meals used to happen without research. My body got everything it needed. My brain got anxiety with a side of orthorexia. Turns out you can feed yourself perfectly and still be starving for peace. #CleanEatingAnxiety #FoodPerfectionism #WellnessStruggles #Health #Diet70Share
