Following intuition leads my daily life. I am discovering the more I follow my gut instincts, when I quiet my mind, that I am correct, happier and more fulfilled. My gut and my instincts combined this morning tells me to go get some Wild Blueberries into my body; I am hungry and I want super, antioxidant rich nutrition. I feel like I am giving myself what it needs to nourish and heal, it is also delicious!
Here is this morning’s recipe:
1 cup of frozen Wild Blueberries
1 cup of pure tart cherry juice
1 cup of frozen pineapple
1 banana
1-2 cups of baby spinach
1/4 tsp. of spirulina manna
hot water added as needed to help blend the frozen fruit easier.
All of the items are organic. The Wild Blueberries help heal a myriad of ailments, diseases and impurities in the body and I eat 1 to 2 cups a day of these. They are abundant in the freezer section of grocery stores and the freezing process of the WILD Blueberries helps concentrate the antioxidants. Note that only Wild Blueberries have the healing properties needed for the body. The larger cultivated Blueberries have lost most of their nutrients through cultivation. Pure Tart Cherry Juice is used to reduce inflammation in the body, a natural pain reliever (especially with joint pain) and is packed with melatonin which will give you the best and most restful night’s sleep. I drink an 8 oz. cup of this juice with my dinner each night and I eliminated insomnia and waking up during the night. The spirulina is used to draw out heavy metals from your brain, central nervous system, and liver, and soaks up heavy metals. I am not here to push this on to anyone and I am only sharing so you all know what is working for me.
October 26, 2016 Doctor appointment with the Rheumatologist/Infectious Disease Doctor. I am 30 days out from under the doxicycline treatment that I intuitively and abruptly ended on my own, blood work in hand that I already Googled all of the results; I already know what She is going to say. My daughter and I saunter into Her office, the look of The Thinker is sitting in Her twirly chair gazing intensely at the results. “I cannot clinically diagnose you with any disease at this time”, She proclaimed! “I have no idea how the results could have reversed they way that they have; how do you feel”? she said to me with the another look of confusion. “I feel great, but a little tired and on and off flu like symptoms that keep cycling through my body every few hours or so throughout the day”, speaking honestly. — We spoke about me stopping the antibiotics and how horrible I felt, she agreed that my complaints were typical of the doxy treatment and that my flu like symptoms were most likely from the doxy leaving my body and should subside in a few weeks. We agreed that she would see me in 6 months unless the pain and inflammation returned. I intuitively knew her answer would be 6 months as I revealed that to my daughter on the car ride over; she gives me a twinkling glance in my direction at the doctor’s remarks. I had also agreed to my family that if I began feeling ill that I promised to contact my doctors. Her final comment to me as we were exiting “You just may be proving me wrong about this super antioxidant diet you are on, this will be a first”!
Only time will tell… So far, so good I will just keep doing what I am doing and hopefully it will continue to work and I will continue to get stronger. It is a struggle with the changing season I want to eat things that are not good for me; the days are shorter and our bodies want to carb/fat load – that is in our DNA and I have indulged. Each time I do, I feel sick and regretful; I can feel my body rejecting the crap that I put into it and the mornings after eating crap food are worse, I feel gross and in need to eat well again. I am not going to lie – I do miss a lot of my favorite foods, but I already know yucky I will feel after I eat them not to mention the pain in my joints and the swelling they cause. That does not mean that I will not occasionally enjoy something that I am craving, but everything in moderation – right? The Holidays are upon me and I am already thinking about the luscious foods and Oh, I will eat them; I am not a masochist and NOW (as I write this) all I can think about is Thanksgiving Food – oh the power of suggestion and the mind.
Nurturing one’s self is the key; it is an entire Mind, Body, Spirit experience. Gone are the days where we strive to appease all those in our lives and that includes our spouses, children, employers and friends. You must be the #1 in your life first and foremost. The 1950’s subservience-y and suppressing individual happiness for the sake of others is what has been a contributing factor to our lack of wellness. When we care for ourselves first, we fill our well to be able to give back to those we love. When we are well cared for and fulfilled we are better people. There truly is only 1 person that can give you what you need and that is you! The love we have to give out to the world starts with the love that we give and have for ourselves first!
Life Changing Foods- Anthony William’s new book “Life Changing Foods” is being delivered to my doorstep on November 8th (pre-order). It is his 2nd installment of healing and I cannot wait to dig in to it and learn more and get even healthier. If you too are suffering from fatigue, pain, ageing issues, bloating, slow metabolism, hot flashes, insomnia or other mystery illnesses you should check out his 1st book Medical Medium and his website medicalmedium.com It has changed my life and it could change yours too!
I will be back to give you periodic updates- in the meantime, check out the first installment of my journey here –> RA Chronicles – a Journey to Wellness