End of week 8

Well friends, I just finished my second week on 1/2 of a 250 mg pill M-W-F, with the other days of the week at 1/4 dose. I am much more tired however, I am wondering if part of that is the Bactrim that I am also on for the UTI. Throw in the holiday and planning the Gala, along with building my business, and of course I should be tired right? (wink)

Anyway, I have a few things that I have noticed in the last two weeks:

1. While I’ve been able to walk around Disney no problem in the last few years, just walking the mall Christmas shopping made my hips, knees and ankles feel like lead weights and I had increased pain. This also made me much more tired.
2. While my tints has been improving, this week it’s increased slightly. Not sure why except I think it may be the stress, and maybe the meds?
3. Happy to report still no hot flashes. I thought I was having one one day and if it was it literally lasted about 2 min. and it was done.
4. My blood pressure meds are making me cough more often than I think they should which brings me a slight concern, however, I will give it another month and see how it goes.

I wanted to share the tea I’ve been making to help me detox. I mentioned in in my last post and someone asked what I was doing. Well, one of my doctors had recommended making this when I first got sick. I am not recalling who came up with this recipe, however, you can order the herbs from Mountain Rose herbs in CO. That is where I got mine. They come in bags.

So I brew them up based on the dosage listed, let them steep, pour them into my tea pot and use 1-2 TBS each serving with hot water, lemon and a dash of Stevia. I do this in the morning. The brew usually lasts a few days then I do it again. I put it into a glass container and refrigerate between servings.

This tea is great for detoxing the kidneys. Also, I found that Beet Kavass is also great as a blood tonic. There is a great recipe in the Nourishing Traditions book. If you do not like that then make sure to eat plenty of beets with your salads, walnuts, avocados and watermelon are all great liver detoxing foods.

For another hot beverage, I make Pau d’Arco Bark tea. Again, boil it down and let it steep then add 1-2 TBS to hot water. I like to add the Stevia to it. Again, Mountain Rose Herbs. Pau d’Arco Tea is great for candida and actually helps to not only fend it off but will help break it down.

I’ve back slidden a bit on my eating with the holidays. I have eaten way too many carbs. I am working back to Whole Foods and salads with less breads.

So, that’s about all I have to report today. Looking forward to seeing what the next few weeks has to offer.

Don’t forget, if you are local, mark your calendars and keep watch on the WLN website for the details on the Gala in February. 2/28/2020. Won’t you help make a difference?