Felt great this morning...yeah! I can't believe it will be three weeks tomorrow. I am preparing to claim victory!
What I find difficult is that when I am experiencing a head ache I want to take something more than I did in the beginning. It's not that the headache is so much more painful, it's just that I'm somewhat tired of having pain with no immediate relief. It will be the psychological part that I am now seeing as my ongoing challenge.
I am eating well for the most part as I want to avoid anything that may be a trigger for me. I'm definitely not depriving myself of good food but I'm choosing better quality food and less processed food. One life long commitment I made (I am not one who makes big commitments easily) is no more diet pop. I have known for years how bad the chemicals in them are for our bodies, and in the last year I have grown more of a distaste for them so it was time to make that change. I am however still drinking a soda from time to time but I'm buying the all natural soda (is that an oxymoron?). I found a fantastic drink called Izze Sparkling Juice. It's carbonation mixed with interesting 100% juice such as Sparkling Clementine and Sparkling Pomegranate. I'll have one in the evening and kind of fills like drinking a refreshing glass of wine.
I'm also taking a container filled with supplements. Some were prescribed by the neurologist, some by research done on my own, and some by a naturopathic doctor. The most interesting thing I'm taking is Milk Thistle. What in the world in this? I do not know but it's suppose to support my liver while it's going through this detox process. She looked at my tongue to see this need. All right, I'll do as I'm told. I'm also saturating a cloth with Castor oil, you read correctly, Castor oil...and I'm putting it over my liver and covering it with a heating pad. Again, it's suppose to support my liver. I'm a compliant patient :)
Today I am having my first massage since beginning this journey. I'm going to have her go easy on me as I don't want deep tissue work to trigger any pain. Did I actually just write that? I'm the queen of "You can't possible massage too hard".
About Me
- strengththroughgrace
- My name is Camille Morris, I'm 39, wife of a wonderful and supportive husband, and mom of two amazing and loving children for whom I thank God every day for entrusting in our care. I have always been interested in health and wellness. I am an avid reader and a lifelong learner. I crave knowledge and have studied numerous books, web sites, and taken college courses relating to health and wellness. I was very fortunate to be given a scholarship in 2004 to the famous Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona where I participated in their week long program, "Life Enhancement". I was taught by some of the best and inspiring health professionals in their field. Six years ago I began experiencing chronic headaches and migraines. I started taking Tylenol and ibuprofen to alleve this pain. Now I find my body dependent on this so called "safe" medicine and have decided to go through an intense and painful withdrawal process to overcome this. I will cling to the verse, "...With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19: 26. I invite you to take this journey with me.
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