“Eat a healthy diet”
This sounds very reasonable and wise. And I'm sure that many people have no issues at all to eat all the "good and healthy" things that provide you with all your supplementary needs. But... I am definitely not one of those people! I have many issues when it comes to food. Smell, taste, the "feeling" of textures in my mouth... Sometimes things just smell amazing but when I put it in my mouth... A big gagging "nope!" happens and I have to spit it out again.
Apparently, this is something that affects more NeuroSpicy 🌶️ people. When I looked it up, it even has a name: sensory sensitivity or oral/tactile defensiveness. It’s not about being picky or dramatic — it’s a neurological difference in how the brain processes sensory input like texture, temperature, or mouthfeel. So I guess it's definitely not just me dealing with this, and I know that I have tried so many things. But in the end, some of the more important vitamins and minerals, I need to get from supplements in order to get them at all. And there should be no shame in that. But it can be hard to read those warnings on the pill bottles, that the supplements can't replace a healthy diet. Because it makes me feel like I am not doing my best to eat properly and responsebly.
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