Happy New Year

It's been a long time since I last blogged and I have been wanting to write to you all but time has gotten the best of me. I wanted to give an update on my detoxification progress thus far. I took a break from DMSA for a while because I felt really good but then I started getting more frequent migraines and painful menstrual cycles again.

I recently started taking DMSA the past 2 months and every time I do a round (4 days on 10-15 days off) my migraines aren't as bad and my menstrual cycles are not as painful. I am not doing anything different then before, just continuing to support my kidneys and my liver on off-cycles and taking a multivitamin and fish oils along with Vitamin D. I also stay regularly adjusted by my chiropractor which helps a lot.

I use to feel really good when I went on a round of DMSA but this last round I could not wait to come off. I hear that symptoms can can be different each cycle with how you feel good or bad. I just didn't feel like myself this last round of DMSA and I felt all out of sorts. It scares me when I get feelings like that because I fear of going back to where I was 4 years ago. Good news, when I was sick 4 years ago that feeling was 10x worse then the feeling I experience now. I also had a bit of anxiety which I haven't had in a long time but again it was not as bad as it was 4 years ago when I was originally sick. I was able to push through it with prayer and it was on/off in a matter of no time. Where before, it would stick around for a few hours or even days. I call those spells "bad butterflies" because that is exactly what it feels like.

I am excited to share that my irregular menstrual cycles and hormones seem to get better every time I detox but I am also discouraged a bit hoping I would have been done by now. I think I have at least another year left of detox if not 2. I understand it takes time and I also know God has purpose in this.

The main reason I wanted to blog is because I am hoping it may encourage anyone that may have taken a break or had been discouraged at some point in their detox. Hang in there and keep pushing through,the end results are worth it! I don't know what I would do without prayer, friends, family and of course my main support God and His word. I also want to encourage any women out there with hormone issues at any age. Heavy metal toxicity is no joke and is half the reason women today have issues with their hormones. You hear a lot about thyroid disorders and issues in women. Heavy metals, particularly mercury, love the thyroid and pituitary gland. Your thyroid and pituitary gland is like your control tower for your hormones. My suggestion if you haven't already, get tested right away. I will state that this process is not easy, detoxing heavy metals, but is it worth it-yes! I have been drug free for over 6 years now, and getting healthier and healthier as time passes by-it is worth it! And every little step I take, I get better. Remember, anything that is good for you is always hard work. This process is hard work, and it takes dedication, time, patience and yes moments of not feeling so well. But every little step you begin to take to improve your body the right way, the better you will feel and results are priceless!

So hang in there to all of you are detoxing and saying to yourself "when am I ever going to get better!?" ...and don't make 2012 full of resolutions that last the first week in January, create a list of goals & make the effort to make your goals lifestyle changes and stay focused. The results from lifestyle changes are more effective long term. If you need a coach to help you through this or even get started I can help.

I will be teaching a few classes into the New Year at The Natural Center for Health (www.tnc4health.com). Group classes on Cellular Healing Dieting and Paleo Dieting & Elimination Dieting. If you are interested please contact me so I can get you more information on dates, times, and cost.

Happy New Year!

DMSA Round 20

It's amazing how you know when you need to start detoxing again!

So many bizarre symptoms, ulcers in mouth, weight not moving no matter how hard I work out or how many days of the week I work out. My menstrual cycle off, my sleep off, my gut... ohhh don't let me get started with my gut!
Bloated, constipated, diarrhea not to often but hey it happens. Gas, just feeling like nothing is moving.
Day 3 of DMSA and I finally feel better. I slept a lot this round.
I have this weird feeling behind my left eye. It kind of feels like when you have a sinus infection and you have all this sinus pressure. It's like a headache behind my eye. When I move my neck or hit trigger points it feels better. So it's definitely neurological and we know that heavy metals are neurotoxins-toxins that attack the nervous system.

Day 3 I woke up at 3am to go to the bathroom and then couldn't seem to get back to sleep but I eventually did. Then I slept in. Woke up feeling good but still tired and hard to get out of bed but overall good.

Tomorrow is Day 4 and I am going to stick it out for the entire day of Day 4-pushing to Day 5, which is the most that I've ever been able to stay on thus far! I am totally in God's hands and that is the best part about all this. He is watching over me and healing me.

This is the 1st round every I have felt this good-THANK YOU LORD-Amen to the Road Back to Health! It's all a matter of time and allowing the body to do the healing from here on out!