Ups and downs and some good small turnarounds.

Being sick and being young just don't mix well. People of older generations will often remark," Your too young to be sick", followed up by " when I was your age I never got sick." Guess what Grandma? You probably didn't! Food, water, soil, and air are all extremely laden with toxins now. Many older adults were able to partake of the many non-pasteurized delights that promoting good health. Unfortunately, for me and my generation we happened to be anti-biotic generation. Anti-biotics in food, water,and we had to take them for every cough or itch we had. I recall loving the taste of penicillin and ugh to penicillin! 


So, here I am basking in my anti-biotic body.I am so depleted that if I have a cup of coffee I will get sick from the acidity. Thankfully, I can rebuild my flora and make a happy healthier person. Therapeutic levels of probiotics and fermented veggies are gonna be my best friends!




As my journey plugs along  I have some news. I am happy to stay that I went to the Dr. he thought that my thyroid levels were low because of my symptoms and complaints. Mind you, I have not been on thyroid medicine for years. I have been supplementing with DLPA and L-tyrosine both in free forms. Guess what? They're working! Alas, all my research has paid off I'm finally doing something right. However, my CBC wasn't very good and I'm pretty sure that after I finish this cleanse I am going to have to jump to a parasite cleanse..Ugh..I'm not ready for the looks of that!

Ah the joys of cleansing

Each day gets better! This is day four back on the cleanse. No sugar no caffeine. Its amazing a year ago today I couldn't live without cups of tea or coffee to get through the day!I just ran a ton of errands, my stamina was fine. I wasn't dragging or lagging! Also, an added benefit the fact that I'm no eating sugar my blood sugar doesn't drop as often requiring less food at meal times. I don't even feel HUNGRY! Man I forgot how glorious cleansing can be! Join me! Good health to you!

Recipes

Veggie scramble for two

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 red pepper chopped

1/2 green pepper chopped

1/4 c of spinach

4 eggs

In a bowl mix eggs, peppers and spinach. I add pink Himalayan salt, and some everyday organic seasoning. Put in skillet on stove-top medium heat. Stir as needed. Serve. Enjoy. :)

Sleep Sweetly :)

Nothing beats a great night sleep...If you want to be healthy too, you must get rest. But, your rest must be complete. Sometimes getting to sleep can be a problem. I have found the following to be very very helpful.

1. A sleep mask
2. Pure lavender oil dabbed on my wrists and temples
3. 3-5 mg of Melatonin
4. Standardized Valerian root
5. California Poppy Seed Extract

Nightmare of Cortisone

This is Wikipedia definition of cortisone:

is a steroid hormone. It is one of the main hormones released by the adrenal gland in response to stress. In chemical structure, it is a corticosteroid closely related to corticosterone. It is used to treat a variety of ailments and can be administered intravenously, orally, intraarticularly, or transcutaneously. Cortisone suppresses the immune system, thus reducing inflammation and attendant pain and swelling at the site of the injury. Risks exist, in particular in the long-term use of cortisone.

So the main point that is that this synthetic form of can wreak havoc on your endocrine system. Your endocrine system regulates major organs that secrete hormones that regulate your body. This can influence your bodies temperature, how easily you put on wait, your energy level, all things you just don't want to mess with!These hormones regulate various functions of the human body these include metabolism, growth and development, tissue function and mood. Just to name a few. Overuse of this drug can cause a great imbalance in one of the most important systems in your body. The thyroid, pineal gland, adrenals kidneys, parathyroid, hypothalamus are some of the organs affected.

As you may already know to feel better sometimes requires feeling worse. So to me is it truly worth it? That's a question you will have to answer. For me the answer is heck no! Recently, I was told by a Orthopedic Surgeon that I had a small meniscus tear. He suggested that I receive a cortisone shot to help alleviate the inflammation. I said are there any side-effects? He said, "No they are minimal." Really? Is a not being a able to walk minimal? I walked in the Doctors office and limped out, pissed. The reactions I experienced were insomnia, hot flashes, mood swings, low-immunity, heart palpitations, head-ache, stomach ache, and most of extreme swelling. I realized I needed this toxin out.

This is what I did. Call me extreme, I don't care. When you suddenly see your entire body change and your a gimp. Desperate circumstances scream for desperate extreme measures. I immediately started taking more vitamin c 6000 milligrams, 8oo milligrams of magnesium glycinate, 1120 milligrams of charcoal and a ton of pure water with added 2 tbsp of chlorophyll, 3 mg of melatonin for sleep and to balance the imbalance of hormones. I took hot steamy baths with peppermint and Epsom salts. It took about 5 days to re-balance once I started cleansing. You could almost see the inflammation go down in my knee.

Cleansing Rules I live by

• Drink at least half your body weight of pure water
• Add organic lemon in the AM
• Add 1 or 2 tsp of chlorophyll
• Body brush before you bathe
• Limit your use of perfumes
• 30 minutes of sweating a day ie; dry sauna, exercise, steamy bath
• Eat as much organic as possible
• Grass fed or organic poultry, eggs etc
• No farm raised fish
• Buy a shower filter
• Do not resist the urge to eliminate
• Eat the rainbow ( variety of colors and kinds) in vegetables change them up regularly
• No sugar, coffee, alcohol, no sugar substitutes, limit or eliminate lactose products
• Take Vitamin C
• Limit certain fruits such as bananas and red grapes

* When you cannot afford organic meats buy "grass fed" or "no antibiotics" "hormone free".

Also, if you can't afford organic the following are less toxic non-organic:

1. asparagus,
2. avocados
3. bananas
4. blackberries
5. blueberries
6. broccoli
7. Brussels sprouts
8. cabbage
9. cantaloupe from the States
10. carrots
11. cauliflower
12. chard
13. corn
14. eggplant
15. grapefruit
16. kiwi
17. lettuce (Romaine)
18. okra
19. onions
20. peas
21. radishes
22. tangerines
23. tomatoes
24. watermelon

Cleanse AM

Hollywood loves cleanses, why? Hello! Because a great side-effect of cleansing is you lose weight. If you do it right. Now, the cleanse that I am currently using is truly in my opinion, the BEST on the market. But, you have to be smart. The whole purpose of a cleanse is to rid your body of toxins, so if your shoving doughnuts, beer, red meat, sugar down your throat. Good luck honey, because the cleanse isn't really going to work.

Cleanse Rules for me

Take AM pill with pure 8 ounce glass of water

Drink warm organic lemon water

30 mins later eat breakfast

before beginning any program consult a healthcare professional first. I am by no means a doctor. I am simply chronicling my journey and my healthy ways to live. good health to you.

The Journey Again

So, I recently received a cortisone injection in my knee. Sadly, predictably, and unfortunately for me, it did not work. Instead, it's left me with a myriad of different symptoms. Symptoms that I refuse to live with. I will tell you how I was able to reduce many of the reactions in a post called cortisone injections. After all the cortisone aftermath, as well as a different medications I knew my body needed a major cleanse. So I will chronicle the journey and steps of a proper cleanse. I am going to use the Renew Life Cleanse Smart.