I am now back to 202.8lb, so down 5.4lb from that super swollen weigh-in two weeks ago. Ever since I reported the next day that the severe burning joint pain was gone, it has remained so, and I am grateful. I have eaten no wheat for two weeks, and very little refined sugar. I was exercising regularly until I caught a cold/strep at the family reunion last week, since then I've most been in bed with no appetite, so I'm sure that has helped a bit, although part of my recent diet has included Menchee's frozen non-fat yogurt and some delicious raw honey, all for throat soothing purposes. Today I'm hoping to stroll a bit to get my lymph moving again; I will also do a focused colorpuncture treatment on myself to obtain lymph draining effects.
I toy with the idea of a cleanse and summer is a good time to do it. It would probably be helpful to help clear out the remainder of this lingering illness (along with continued journaling and expressing). I've done a few cleanses in the past. The parasite cleanse with Dr. Mikio Sankey's parasite cleanse herbs and clean diet was exceptionally helpful for gaining clarity and insight, and removing both physical and emotional toxicities. If I wanted to explore more of the diet-related allergy related toxicities, I might pursue the cleanse in The False Fat Diet, which is an elimination diet, for awhile, and then add foods back into the diet one by one while noting any reactions, such as congestion, or digestive issues, etc. There is also the liver/gallbladder cleanse or the Ultra Clear liver cleanse. I am leaning, at this moment, toward the parasite cleanse since I can still eat a healthy and clean diet, and I have the herbs on hand. My brain and mind a slowly coming back on board from the illness knockout, so soon I'll be able to decide if this is appropriate for me, and then take action.
As for the wheat sensitivity, I am both excited and dismayed to have isolated one of the culprits of the severe joint pain I was experiencing. Excited because the pain is virtually gone, and I know what caused it, and dismayed because wheat can be a difficult thing to eliminate from the diet and avoid in the general public. When we were in the Tetons last week, eating out at one of the resort lodges, I was excited to obtain their gluten-free menu, and super excited when I saw that they had sandwiches available made with Udi's whole grain gluten-free bread. Udi's is a bakery in Denver, and I often consume their ready-made fresh sandwiches and delicious salads purchased from local health food stores. They now have a restaurant in Arvada (and other places around Colorado), which we are looking forward to trying. Thankfully, companies like Udi's are making these products which saves me lots of bread-making experimental time that I can focus on other creative endeavors. For more about Udi's check out: Udi's Food.
At the reunion I worked around the wheat thing by making sure I had enough non-wheat foods to gnaw on. My main intention for the trip was to stay within the DASH diet guidelines, and remain wheat-free. I made lasagna for the reunion, with the whole kit-n-kaboodle of wheat noodles, eggs, cheese, sausage, etc., which is one of my favorite recipes, however it doesn't work for those of us who are wheat-free, or those of us who are meat-free, like Richard.
My plan is to continue on, possibly modifying the DASH diet to reflect the requirements of the parasite cleanse (no alcohol, no refined sugar/wheat, no caffeine, decreased dairy - and eating organic fruits and vegetables, and whole grains and clean proteins).
I am glad to be feeling better, finally, and anticipating feeling even more energized as the days go by. I am looking forward to when the scale decides that it can register under 200 lb for me. :-) I will post the details of the parasite cleanse soon.
Blessings and Great Joy in the meantime!
Yay for you!!!!
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