Chica de Rusia

I got back to the nutrition topic only when another trouble came into my life. I guess skin problems and colds weren’t enough for me. :D However in this case, nutrition, I think, did not play a big role as my emotional state, or rather my neurosis. Although that is possible too, because, I think, the whole lifestyle has a huge impact on our general well-being. Somehow it all happened so that at that time I was often nervous at work, I was winding myself up at home, I had a very bad daily regime, when at times I went to bed in the morning...

Acne was not the only thing I was embarrassed about. Even before I first broke out, in childhood I often had a cold on my lip. This is what I was ashamed of even more. 😷 At first, herpes appeared when I felt that I was about to get sick, but everything ended only with a cold sore. In due course I began to fall ill more often and each time it was accompanied by that hated sore. 😑 Getting sick was always extremely disgusting and hard. What is most unpleasant, over time, those “flu periods" became very long...

One day I got tired of all that crap (see in my previous post what I'm talking about :D) and again I went to a dermatologist. That wasn't just a random dermatologist, but the head of a medical center in our city. She recommended me right away (without even studying my story) that I take a course of some pills, after which “all pimples will disappear”. Well, but before that, I needed to "go through a couple of cosmetic procedures”. So be it, I went for my skin "cleaning" at some beauty salon where she worked, went through the paid procedure and never came back to her again...

This part is one of the saddest ones in my story because it really affected my self-esteem, my life. It's sad that nowadays a lot of people face the same issue and that can really bring them down. For sure you get from the title what it's all about. That's something people are ashamed of and they can't really discuss that with someone who doesn't experience the same thing. However everyone around is trying to give a piece of advice. Of course that's only because they are trying to help, they care, but every other note is another reminder that you have skin problems...

I like it when everything is in order. So let me start with my childhood memories. All my life I have been a terrible sweet tooth. I don’t know if this is somehow transmitted with genes or it’s just a habit, but the fact is I adored and still adore sweets. Pulling off a cookie and chewing on it in bed before going to sleep was normal for me. 🍪😂 (Then my bed would be all in crunches. Facepalm.) Drinking tea with sweets instead of eating a healthy lunch was just perfect. As a child, I spent a lot...

Hi, my name is Elena (or just Lena for short) and I'm from Russia. Recently I have been posting some vegan recipes on my instagram account and a lot of my friends must be thinking: "Why the heck is she posting them? Is she a vegan now or what?". Being a vegan here, in a small town in Russia is pretty freaky, I'd say. That's why some people are wondering what's going on and are asking me about my diet. That's a really long story though and I 'm still debating if I'd like to share it because it's very personal...