The second round is going well. A few days ago I was still fatigued, but functional. I was ready to quit. Now I'm feeling pretty normal, but still muscle testing well for the Natura and oregano oil, so I'm continuing. I didn't have the organ pain this time, probably either due to a lower load or the Dr. Natura, which has herbs for organ support.
The Dr. Natura isn't as, um, interesting, as the first time, but it does seem to be cleaning things. It's probably good to use once a year, I think.
I used the Bionic the other day, and that is what made me not quit. It gave me some energy back. I *think* that since I was releasing mold, that it may have been in the blood I used so may be helping me to get rid of it more easily.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Addressing mold .... finally
I'm still taking a break from the AI drops. I just don't feel that I need them right now and muscle testing confirms that I should wait.
One day when I was getting out my vitamins, I saw the oregano oil. I had someone muscle test me and got a strong yes. I took four drops, three times daily for two weeks, then stopped testing well for it. At the time I hadn't thought about why I might have been feeling the need for it. In the past it's been wicked stuff and made me feel horrible. This time I felt great the whole time on it and my breathing got better. I have had a shortness of breath (different than babesia air hunger) pretty constantly for years. I was thinking it was normal.
After the two weeks, I had what felt like a UTI. It hurt bad, so I tried to wash it out by drinking a lot of water, and that would keep it from hurting. This went on for a week, and during that time my spleen started hurting and I was fatigued. My spleen hasn't hurt since I did a spleen detox by Pekana a couple years ago. What I think happened was that the oregano killed off the mold and then my detoxification organs were overworked trying to get the dead mold out. Slowly, with some herbal support (Pekana mainly) and some binding with bentonite clay, it worked is way out and I felt good.
The last time I was ART tested over a year ago, the last two things remaining as primary blockages were heavy metals and fungi, which almost always go hand-in-hand. Mold is a fungi. A few weeks before I went to Germany I had discovered a mold I was exposed to in my Select Comfort bed. The older beds have a mold problem (there was no recall, so if you have this kind of bed, please look under the foam next to the bladder). My LLMD tried to detox this mold from my system with chlolestyramine and Diflucan. The problem was, I was too weak for the treatment, so all this time I ignored the mold issue. I just simply didn't know how to address it.
Now I am in the process of going through round two of the oregano oil. This time I am only testing for two drops twice daily. I am also taking the Dr. Natura cleanse at the same time. Dr. Natura has several of the herbs recommended for mold detox, plus it keeps the bowels moving a little better than normal so will hopefully prevent my detox organs from getting overworked this time.
At this point I don't know how many rounds I'll need. I'm excited that my body was finally ready to address the mold, especially since it, along with heavy metals, was the last "primary blockage."
Supplement list -
Oregano oil 2 drops twice daily
Dr. Natura cleanse
Armour Thyroid
5 HTP for sleep
Thorne Bio-gest for digestion
Iron (no longer every day)
Multiple vitamin (not consistently)
B vitamins (not consistently)
Vitamin C (not consistently)
Sometimes I take resveratrol, ALA, bentonite clay, cilantro
One day when I was getting out my vitamins, I saw the oregano oil. I had someone muscle test me and got a strong yes. I took four drops, three times daily for two weeks, then stopped testing well for it. At the time I hadn't thought about why I might have been feeling the need for it. In the past it's been wicked stuff and made me feel horrible. This time I felt great the whole time on it and my breathing got better. I have had a shortness of breath (different than babesia air hunger) pretty constantly for years. I was thinking it was normal.
After the two weeks, I had what felt like a UTI. It hurt bad, so I tried to wash it out by drinking a lot of water, and that would keep it from hurting. This went on for a week, and during that time my spleen started hurting and I was fatigued. My spleen hasn't hurt since I did a spleen detox by Pekana a couple years ago. What I think happened was that the oregano killed off the mold and then my detoxification organs were overworked trying to get the dead mold out. Slowly, with some herbal support (Pekana mainly) and some binding with bentonite clay, it worked is way out and I felt good.
The last time I was ART tested over a year ago, the last two things remaining as primary blockages were heavy metals and fungi, which almost always go hand-in-hand. Mold is a fungi. A few weeks before I went to Germany I had discovered a mold I was exposed to in my Select Comfort bed. The older beds have a mold problem (there was no recall, so if you have this kind of bed, please look under the foam next to the bladder). My LLMD tried to detox this mold from my system with chlolestyramine and Diflucan. The problem was, I was too weak for the treatment, so all this time I ignored the mold issue. I just simply didn't know how to address it.
Now I am in the process of going through round two of the oregano oil. This time I am only testing for two drops twice daily. I am also taking the Dr. Natura cleanse at the same time. Dr. Natura has several of the herbs recommended for mold detox, plus it keeps the bowels moving a little better than normal so will hopefully prevent my detox organs from getting overworked this time.
At this point I don't know how many rounds I'll need. I'm excited that my body was finally ready to address the mold, especially since it, along with heavy metals, was the last "primary blockage."
Supplement list -
Oregano oil 2 drops twice daily
Dr. Natura cleanse
Armour Thyroid
5 HTP for sleep
Thorne Bio-gest for digestion
Iron (no longer every day)
Multiple vitamin (not consistently)
B vitamins (not consistently)
Vitamin C (not consistently)
Sometimes I take resveratrol, ALA, bentonite clay, cilantro
Monday, May 16, 2011
Round 3
Nothing. I only have three days left in round 3 and have felt nothing. Nothing has gotten worse. Nothing has gotten better. The funny thing is, I muscle test well for it. My friend even muscle tested me (she's very good at it) and she thought I tested well and that it's doing nothing.
Why could it be I test well but it's doing nothing? I have no idea, but here's a guess. AI is supposed to make the body work better. Like on the freeway, if there was a bottleneck due to an accident, even after the accident is cleared, it will take time for the traffic to clear out and become normal. So, if the AI is making my body work better, it may take time before I notice the changes. That's the theory based on what their website says. We'll see.
I went to New Orleans the week before I started this round. NOT a good place for someone with a severe allergy to shellfish!!! Especially since every night there were business dinners so I did not get to chose a safe place to eat. One night I ordered a lettuce wedge salad. You get three small wedges all with different dressings. One was supposed to have a shrimp, so I ordered my salad with two of one of the other dressings. Well, apparently whoever was making the salad was uneducated on shellfish allergies, because I got sick .... that person must not have washed their hands after touching shellfish before handling my food. The only other things I ate were a beet salad and a mushroom rissoto side dish.
I woke up the next morning with a little trouble breathing due to swelling in the throat. I also got hives. The throat swelling went down with Benadryl, but the hives lasted ten days!!! Yikes! Almost drove me CRAZY!! (Crazier? LOL). I started the AI when I was still broken out in the hives.
AI tells you to not avoid foods you're allergic to during the drops. I know they don't mean foods you have an anaphylactic reaction to, rather foods that you have more of an intolerance to. I don't think it's a bad thing that I had an exposure to shellfish during the AI, it has to be a good thing based on them feeling that you need to eat the foods you're allergic to during treatment.
There's your update. Basically, very little to report. I'll be sending off another sample Friday or Saturday.
Why could it be I test well but it's doing nothing? I have no idea, but here's a guess. AI is supposed to make the body work better. Like on the freeway, if there was a bottleneck due to an accident, even after the accident is cleared, it will take time for the traffic to clear out and become normal. So, if the AI is making my body work better, it may take time before I notice the changes. That's the theory based on what their website says. We'll see.
I went to New Orleans the week before I started this round. NOT a good place for someone with a severe allergy to shellfish!!! Especially since every night there were business dinners so I did not get to chose a safe place to eat. One night I ordered a lettuce wedge salad. You get three small wedges all with different dressings. One was supposed to have a shrimp, so I ordered my salad with two of one of the other dressings. Well, apparently whoever was making the salad was uneducated on shellfish allergies, because I got sick .... that person must not have washed their hands after touching shellfish before handling my food. The only other things I ate were a beet salad and a mushroom rissoto side dish.
I woke up the next morning with a little trouble breathing due to swelling in the throat. I also got hives. The throat swelling went down with Benadryl, but the hives lasted ten days!!! Yikes! Almost drove me CRAZY!! (Crazier? LOL). I started the AI when I was still broken out in the hives.
AI tells you to not avoid foods you're allergic to during the drops. I know they don't mean foods you have an anaphylactic reaction to, rather foods that you have more of an intolerance to. I don't think it's a bad thing that I had an exposure to shellfish during the AI, it has to be a good thing based on them feeling that you need to eat the foods you're allergic to during treatment.
There's your update. Basically, very little to report. I'll be sending off another sample Friday or Saturday.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sent away for round 3
I have been feeling good since round 2 once that healing reaction passed. I'm still having some mucus in my head from allergies, but seems to be less than most of the others in our family, maybe because I use the neti pot? There's really nothing much to report, which I consider to be a good thing!
I'm skin brushing a couple times per week. I'm juicing at least once per day, most of the time twice. Interestingly, I'm muscle testing well for triphala and resveratrol. I haven't taken triphala for many months. It's a good aryuvedic combo that has many good uses, detoxification being one of them. Resveratrol is also a detox herb. Other than that, just my usual supps of a multiple, iron, magnesium, vitamin D, thyroid.
The scurf rim in my iris is still clearing, so much so that my husband said, "Wow!!" when he saw it. The theory is that the scurf rim is related to how many toxins are in your skin.
I'll check in when I get into round 3.
Round 1 - digestive healing reaction and improved digestion.
Round 2 - respiratory healing reaction. I have noticed that my lungs feel clearer, like I can take a fuller breath.
We'll see what round three brings! I just hope it's not as bad as round 2!!
I'm skin brushing a couple times per week. I'm juicing at least once per day, most of the time twice. Interestingly, I'm muscle testing well for triphala and resveratrol. I haven't taken triphala for many months. It's a good aryuvedic combo that has many good uses, detoxification being one of them. Resveratrol is also a detox herb. Other than that, just my usual supps of a multiple, iron, magnesium, vitamin D, thyroid.
The scurf rim in my iris is still clearing, so much so that my husband said, "Wow!!" when he saw it. The theory is that the scurf rim is related to how many toxins are in your skin.
I'll check in when I get into round 3.
Round 1 - digestive healing reaction and improved digestion.
Round 2 - respiratory healing reaction. I have noticed that my lungs feel clearer, like I can take a fuller breath.
We'll see what round three brings! I just hope it's not as bad as round 2!!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
What is a healing crisis?
I was reading about healing crises and came across this article I thought I'd share. I wanted to share it because something about it struck me. So often Lyme patients talk about a "herx" or "herxheimer reaction" which happens from a die off of bacteria when herbs or antibiotics are started. This is not the same as a healing reaction.
A healing reaction is reached when the body has achieved enough energy to heal itself. It might be from a change in diet, from homeopathics, or some other treatment that increases the body's energy and vitality. I knew this. I was reading up on it for reassurance because when I feel bad, sometimes I need it. I needed to be reminded that what I'm feeling is a good thing because it sure feels bad.
What I found particularly interesting in this article is that they talk about how difficult it is in our current, polluted environment to actually reach a healing reaction. So, I guess I should be even happier than I am that I found a way to reach these crises. First round, I had the diarrhea and proceeded to have my gut healed so that I can eat raw veggies and fruits again. This round I'm having a very bad respiratory crisis. It will be interesting to see what comes next .... I just hope it doesn't hit me quite as hard as this round did .....
A healing reaction is reached when the body has achieved enough energy to heal itself. It might be from a change in diet, from homeopathics, or some other treatment that increases the body's energy and vitality. I knew this. I was reading up on it for reassurance because when I feel bad, sometimes I need it. I needed to be reminded that what I'm feeling is a good thing because it sure feels bad.
What I found particularly interesting in this article is that they talk about how difficult it is in our current, polluted environment to actually reach a healing reaction. So, I guess I should be even happier than I am that I found a way to reach these crises. First round, I had the diarrhea and proceeded to have my gut healed so that I can eat raw veggies and fruits again. This round I'm having a very bad respiratory crisis. It will be interesting to see what comes next .... I just hope it doesn't hit me quite as hard as this round did .....
Monday, April 4, 2011
Healing reaction
It seems I'm having a wicked healing reaction with round two. I felt fine the first week. I started feeling like I had allergies or a cold yesterday. Last night I woke up with a 100.1 degree fever, achey, headache, clogged nose and sore throat. I took a Benadryl because I don't want it to turn into a sinus infection and neither my Sinol (pepper spray) nor the neti pot were working.
I was awake most of the night. This morning I had to take 2 Advil because I felt like my head was going to explode. This is much, much worse than the flu I had last winter. My husband stayed home from work most of the day to be here with me. He hasn't done that since I got better from Lyme. I have spent most of the day in bed, not watching TV or reading, just lying there with my eyes closed. I had fruit juice this morning that hubby made fresh. I had two cups of chicken soup. Now I'm eating some overcooked rice (in chicken broth) with chopped up heavily cooked veggies in it .... it's a soothing food.
My body is definitely doing something. This is not just a virus. I am actually quite surprised that a healing crisis is able to take me down like this. I knew they could, but I didn't think they did once you were doing as well as I've been doing. I guess I was wrong. I'll check in again in a couple days.
*update*
Today I am doing much better. I was up most of the night again, typical when detoxing. Once I got back to sleep about 5 AM, I slept in till 10, got up, juiced, showered, got dressed and have been up ever since, though just sitting, not active at all. I'm glad I understand the concept of "healing reactions" or "healing crises" or I would be nervous about how bad this made me feel.
I was awake most of the night. This morning I had to take 2 Advil because I felt like my head was going to explode. This is much, much worse than the flu I had last winter. My husband stayed home from work most of the day to be here with me. He hasn't done that since I got better from Lyme. I have spent most of the day in bed, not watching TV or reading, just lying there with my eyes closed. I had fruit juice this morning that hubby made fresh. I had two cups of chicken soup. Now I'm eating some overcooked rice (in chicken broth) with chopped up heavily cooked veggies in it .... it's a soothing food.
My body is definitely doing something. This is not just a virus. I am actually quite surprised that a healing crisis is able to take me down like this. I knew they could, but I didn't think they did once you were doing as well as I've been doing. I guess I was wrong. I'll check in again in a couple days.
*update*
Today I am doing much better. I was up most of the night again, typical when detoxing. Once I got back to sleep about 5 AM, I slept in till 10, got up, juiced, showered, got dressed and have been up ever since, though just sitting, not active at all. I'm glad I understand the concept of "healing reactions" or "healing crises" or I would be nervous about how bad this made me feel.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
2nd round
I received my second round of AI and the more limited report that comes with it. It said that all areas mentioned in the first report are cleared and only one toxin remains. I started the second round last Thursday and so far nothing. I'll keep you posted if there's anything to report.
I've been feeling good and living life.
I've been feeling good and living life.
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