Goings On

Hey friends, it's been a few weeks hasn't it

I don't have a great deal to report. I have been sickly with a cold or infection this past 4-6 weeks. It comes and goes, always in the sinuses. It also made my throat sore at one point and made my sides hurt at one point.
I have yet to be able to completely kill it off, I've been taking stuff for allergies and for pathogens. No change either way it just more less runs it's own course. Saltwater helped knockout the sore throat and sinus issues. But my nose is still running on and off through the day.

I guess for now I just live with it.
I also had Labs redone a few weeks ago, soon I'll be doing a phone consult with my doc in Kansas to see what's going on in my system. In the labs I also had adrenal and hormone tests run, so I will get some information on those also(which I'm excited to see).

Physically I have been stressed lately, school is dragging me down hard. I feel like I just don't have enough brain power to study and think like I need to. I read my studies and complete the assignments, but it's like I just can't get revved up to speed. Then I hit a wall and I can't do anything more.

So that alone has kept me in a constant state of slight aggravation...it takes me back to the "I just can't do enough" category...
I just keep telling myself, one day this won't be a problem. The only issue with that-I have stuff that must be done now.

Then today I had another lovely surprise...
I was driving home from a friends house, still in their neighborhood. I see a tan blur towards the front passenger side of the car, I gun it hard, and next thing I see is something slamming into my back window. The little beads of tempered glass seemed to have been flying almost as if in slow motion. A deer slammed the door of my car!!
That sucker had come right out of the woods, slammed my car, then walked off back to where he came from.
So that was my shock for the day :/

The good news is I gunned it, so it didnt go through the windshield and land in my lap. The damage isn't too bad, a busted window and a small dent in the door(which could probably just be popped out).

And because I didn't hit it head on, there was no sudden stopping or jerking. Which means no injury to me in any way. And that's the real blessing, that I am okay, because that was not a small deer. This deer(for the hunters out there reading), was for sure mounting size. It's one you would have had mounted to brag to your friends over. But, he or she(I didnt see antlers..but it may have had them) was no baby Bambi.

Once my frazzled brain calms down I'm going to sleep. I was worn out before this incident and I have work in the morning. This is gonna be fun.

And I'm off...

If anyone reading this post suffers from chronic disease, you will get everything im about to say. If you do not have a disease, just hold with me.

As you guys may know, learning to deal with chronic illness creates a new way of life. A patient must learn his limits, what's okay and what's just too over taxing. Here's a few examples-waking up in the morning, never open your eyes then proceed to stand up. A waiting period varying from 5 minutes to 45 minutes is needed to avoid possibly collapsing on the floor from low BP.
Thyroid hormone you see is what gives you your early morning energy first thing. Lyme disease however attacks your thyroid, making it dysfunctional. When the thyroid function dips, so will you.

Next-we've wokem up, blood pressure is now at a functioning level. We are standing up changing clothes, normal right? Well, no. Depending on the day we have joint, bone, and or muscle pain. Once clotures are changed, bodily fatigue is beginning.

And then after this processs we may want breakfast. Not always, sometimes the morning is just too blurry to eat. If we actually need to eat, something simple and small(but healthy, junk food causes it's own a symptoms) like an apple is all that is consumed. Maybe not even the whole apple depending on the day.

And that's a regular morning for someone like me. I wake up, lay there until I can get up, grab an apple, then go to work and smile.
Lately my joints rarely cause a problem, bones are fine, but muscles are tight and cold. So changing clothes is tiring to some degree.
I started stretching and exercising mildly, I have had tolerable improvement. I can't over do the exercise, been there done that. Never ends in my favor.
I started the mild exercise a three days ago I think, and today was notably harder than before to get down on the floor and expend energy.
I only do my routine for 5 minutes max.

Anyway, I think I got distracted.

Chronic illness changes what a person can do. I saw something recently, and it just triggered me.
I don't know of a better way of putting it, but it just hit me.

The post was a happy parent bragging about how amazing their kid is doing. Working and doing school am obnoxious amount of time and a 4.0gpa.
I'm sad the say the only thing I felt was depressed and sorry for myself. I feel like I have fought to the death for the energy I have to work and to get my not so great gpa.
I eat a special high nutrient diet with minimal chemicals and garbage, I have single handily kept the amazon supplements companies in business, and I have had to fight with adults since I was barely a teenager to even get recognition that I'm sick and need treatment.

I have the disease that leaves me looking almost normal and feeling like I'm physically dead.
I eat weird foods all the time and I look anorexic.

And this disease is surpassing breast cancer and HIV by longshots...
But none of us get recognized. None of us get treatment. The only people that care are the ones who have experienced it.

Holding Together, New things Ahead

Can you believe it, I have been writhing this blog for over a year now. I want to give a quick thank you to all of my readers! This blog would be pointless if it didn't reach anyone. I started it to share my story as a way to reach out to other suffering. It has done just that, so thank you all.

Next on the agenda, we have a new president. I don't care if you like him or not, we need to be praying for our leaders. We need to pray for the guidance to bring this country back to be an economic power, we need to pray that those in leadership positions who are corrupt-are removed from power, and we need to pray that this country will be a safer place for everyone.

Me-I'm doing well, many many ups and downs with me this past month or two. I am my hoping this is a sign my body is working itself back into a corrected balance, we will see.
My email update with my doctor in KS is long due...I have a hormone and andrenal panel test to do soon, I'll see what the doctor says in my update.
Recently I have had a lot of sinus symptoms-constantly running and also coughing. I just can't seem to shake it. I've knocked it down significantly but I can't knock it out...
Also tinnitus, my ears ringing has been much worse recently. I have no idea what has thrown this out, but presumably it's sinus related.
Sleep is staying in a good place, I'm sleeping hard and waking up isn't as much of a struggle most days. I'm so happy with that. Still has room for improvement but I can survive off this.
I am still trying to get myself to exercise. This almost cold weather absolutely destroys my muscles, my hands feel almost bruised. Everything is fine when I get in the sauna, I've been trying to sauna then stretch/exercise a little. We will see how this progresses.

I guess you could say I am content with my current state. I am working and doing a school without drowning. Still plenty of improvement to make, but I can live like this,

And on another note, I am ready Suzanne Somers book Breakthrough. It's fantastic, I love how it's loaded with information from actual doctors and a patient(Suzanne) but it's written for patients. It's not crazy hard to understand because it is for the patients, I love it.
It's loaded with good information on hormones, adrenals hormones are very interesting...there are so many. No wonder adrenal fatigue can throw a person into a tailspin!

Anyway, here's my words for the week haha

Better than last Weekend

Good news, I am feeling better this weekend. Last weekend I absolutely, royally crashed. I had cyclical thoughts that just drove me crazy. My growing to do list coupled with OCD just overwhelmed me.

I spoke to the doctor I work for, he told me I'm free to hook myself up to the biofeedback machine (SCIO EPFX) on lunch breaks and work on myself. It helped, with the machine I'm able to zap the Lyme bacteria and any other nasty that comes up. I don't know how strong it is for killing the bacteria, but after going through a bumh of the therapies it has to offer I feel better.

I also found that I had an infection in my kidneys, so I'm drinking a UTI tea for the next two weeks.

My stomach/lower abdomen was constantly feeling bloated. My sides were hurting again and I felt dehydrated no matter what amount of water I drank. 

I have done a week of the tea, and it has for sure helped knock it out. Pain is 99% gone and the bloating is too. 

Working with the machine on myself is interesting. I am a certified biofeedback technician, and work under the supervision of a doctor. But until recently I never worked on myself.

I did a bunch of things, balanced chakras, treated the stressed emotions, zapped the bugs, tested my reactivity to a few of my oils, and a few other random things to boost my system. 

I am so grateful I work for such awesome people who allow me to do things like this. I wish this technology was available for everyone, but the amount of time alone it takes to do a full spectrum treatment like I did for myself-it'd cost a fortune..

I worked on myself a total of 4 hours last week, and I hope I'll be able to do another 2-4 hours this week.

Anyway, I just thought I would give everyone an update. 

I have spread too thin

Well I did it...I started feeling good and took advantage of it.

Right now I have college and work. Both of which take a great deal of my time. I work 20-30 hours a week and I squeeze my homework in wherever possible.
I didn't realize how stressed that made me until this week, and today my body said that's enough. I'm physically and mentally worn out, I can't get out of bed.
Tomorrow I will though, but it's time I speak to who I work for and cut my hours so I can find a balance. At this rate I will undo all of the health gains I have made this year.

Mentally, all of my thoughts are that nothing will be good enough. If I cut my hours I won't be happy with myself, I life working and I like making money for the first time in my life. On the other hand if I keep at the same pace I will physically crash...which lead to nothing getting done. If I can't get out of bed I can't do my school or work.

I just have no idea what on earth to do. I'm stressed, which is not me at all. I just don't like that I can't keep up my energy levels. I only work 4 days a week and never work the weekends. And it takes all 3 of my days off to build up my energy. Even then I'm steadily losing a little more, without regain, every week.

I am doing so much better than two years ago. It's just hard to believe that this is still the best I can do, which just doesn't seem to be enough....

It's been over a month

Well, I've been home over a month now since my last round of treatments.
I have some good things to report!

My energy is holding up, not perfect but I'm working and going through college with minimal struggle. Some days my energy is low and needs to be boosted, this is usually when the oils come in. The oils do help, and they are convenient.

Another breakthrough recently-the week before last I stopped sleeping again, worse than normal. I spoke to my ND, he gave me a bottle of L-theanine to try out. It's actually helping! I'm getting to sleep maybe an hour earlier depending on the night, but I'm sleeping harder. I'm having dreams and waking up on my own at a decent hour now. Another side affect of the theanine is more focus. It's actually helping me focus better when I'm reading and working, which is huge. That's been a hard symptom to adjust in the past, but this seems to be helping.
I first started at a high dose, 7-8 pills.  But Ive only been on it a week and I am doing fine on just 1-2 pills now that I've built it up in my system.

But overall I am doing well, I have been having random bouts of depression on my fatigued days. I would like to see how that will change now that I am sleeping a little bit better.

Treatment days 4/5

I am so sorry, I just forgot totally about my blog :(

I dropped the ball and forgot to write out days 4-5. This past visit to the center was fantastic, I made great strides! But while I was at the clinic I stayed beat, 8 felt worn out the whole time. Most days after treatment I would hit the couch and stay there until dinner. I felt well, just no excess energy.

Okay, cliff notes of day 4 and 5-

The doctor added in a remedy for my stomach, to remove some emotional trauma suppressing enzyme production. He also did the neurophotinic therapy on me again (day5). The first time I did this therapy I had to take several homeopathics to correct missconnections in my system, this time there were only a few.

The doctor said I shouldn't need to see him for 6 months!! When I go back it will be a short visit instead of a full week. 

Since leaving the clinic-

I feel great. I'm in college and working, something I couldn't have done before. It would have had to be either school or work, not both. I'm still experiencing more brain fog than I would like, studying can be extremely difficult sometimes. Energy and pain are well, there's been very few days I've totally felt run down! Sleep is still unchanged, not surprised because nothing has ever affected my sleep positively. 

Exercise is iffy, I can't do a workout. But on a day I feel like I have excess energy to expend, a few push-ups or something will not leave me shaking or in pain the rest of the day. If anything it's a move in the right direction.

This last visit has honestly been the best. It went by in a whirlwind, but the progress made in 5 days was astounding.

Day 1 was the worst, I had no energy, no brain power, all I wanted was to stay on the couch. Day 2/3 were a total shift. I was still tired the whole week, but I felt alive haha

Treatment Day 3

Day three went by so fast...I just realized I hadn't even given my short post.

Doc-he found parasites. Specifically fish tapeworms and rabbit tapeworm eggs. He made a remedy for the parasites and for their toxic affects on me. The doctor also did more work on my back, as usual.
Therapies-Same as always

I am feeling great. The amount I turn around here is astounding to me. I mean I can't just hop out of the chair and do jumping jacks, but I'm fine with that. I'm not in pain, I am able to eat just fine, my spine and all of my muscles are loose and useable, my nose isn't draining, my brain is working. How many people get to go to their doctor, when treated for Lyme, leave feeling better? How many of you raise your hand when I ask, do you feel worse from a herx? I would bet everyone in conventional chronic disease treatment has had some herxing.

I don't know. I am just glad to say I feel good. I don't have a bummed or depressed feeling either. It's just all is well right now

Hansa Round 3 day 2

Yesterday was another productive day here at the center. I had the CRT test first thing in the morning. This test checks the temperature changes in the organs which further denotes malfunction. If something is out of range it will show if the organ is hyper or hypo active.

Doctors report-He worked on my spine, neck, and head with the percussor to free up fixations. I wish this is something I could do weekly, I nearly always get instant results and I physically feel better.

CRT results showed my body systems and organs have gained a significant amount of strength since last time, he said it was one of the better reports he's seen. When I first came here in January my liver, kidneys, gallbladder, and thyroid were under active, significantly. This time around my thyroid is much better, it could even be slightly over active. So that will be in my watchlist for this week and the future to make sure it doesn't become a new problem(though it is doubtful). My liver and gallbladder are working fine according to the CRT, when I first came in I would get liver and gallbladder pain, not bad but it was building. Gone.

My kidneys are the only one that got worse, they are showing more strain. This seems to be stemming from a detoxification overload on them. No big deal at this time, the parasites toxic overload that is being resolved should resolve the kidney strain. 

He said lower jaw looks good, colon is good. I still have sinus irritation(which I knew) and that is irritating my gut(knew that too). So he gave me remedies to knock out these allergies that are going on. My nose has been draining a lot less since I started this remedy yesterday-it's awesome.

He also used an oil on my back called Raven. 

Therapies-same as always, Q laser, sauna, Beamer 2x, st-8, lux, massage, PMF, a head magnet(new to me), and powerplate.

I felt better yesterday than I did Monday, still tired and mentally fatigued 

Hansa Round 3 day 1

Well you guys, I am back in Kansas. I saw the doctor yesterday for an hour then went through all of my therapies for the day.

Doctors report-bloodwork looks good. Blood sugar has come down to the 80's, vitamin D is ok, immune response is high, iron seems to be ok, good cholesterol is low so I need more fat in my diet, easonophils are high indicating parasites/allergies, liver and kidneys are fine, gallbladder seems to be good.

I would say that's a much improved report over last visits. 

Doctors visit-parasites, yeast, and mycoplasma are what I'm dealing with at the moment. Bacteria and heavy metals did no show up as significant through his testing. To me that means Lyme and Mercury aren't causing me any major issues right now, which makes me happy. Progress made.

I knew parasites and yeast would show up, I've been having itching and yeast rashes. No surprise there.

He found the parasites are affecting my brain, stomach, and heart. Which would explain my weird appetite changes, insomnia and brain fog, and contribute to my inability to exercise. 

He also found I have heart worms, which is relatively rare in humans according to Google. He gave me 3 remedies to take, two liquids he compounded with herbs and homeopathics, and a tablet called parazyme.

He also did some chiropractic work using the percussor on my rib cage. This is on of my favorites, whatever he does always makes my back so much less stiff and sore. When he's done I don't feel so frozen from the tight muscles in my back and abdomen.

I do what I can to keep my muscles loose, oils and magnesium, stretching when I can, Epsom salt baths-it's just not the same.

Therapies-sauna, Q laser, lux, st-8, PEMF(new!), massage, and beamer. 

At the end of the day I was satisfied with my results. I felt well, but extremely fatigued. I managed to sleep very hard last night( praise the Lord!) and actually woke up before I had to this morning. I did not get to sleep earlier than usual though.

I'll take it, sleeping hard and waking up without major struggle is a battle in itself.

Before Treatment update

Hello you all, I know it's been a little bit since I've said anything. No news is good news, this time.

I go back to Kansas for treatment soon, which I am looking forward to. This visit has the potential to be the last needed. I would love for it to be, but my guy feeling is that it won't be. 

This week I am trying to get back into juicing like I need to be. I have been doing smoothies, which is good. But I really do need to step it up a bit. Every time I juice consistently I feel significantly better, without fail. 

One thing that makes me think, is it the detoxing from juicing that makes me more alive or is it the nutrition.

I know I don't eat much, my stomach doesn't allow it. Too much food makes me nauseas and bloated(still). 

In a last post I had mentioned my kidney pain had taken off again. I drank an herbal tea for a week, which had almost gotten rid of it. The pain stopped, then came back worse. So I made up another herbal remedy, and stuck to that a little longer which seemed to have finished off whatever that was. It may have been some kind of UTI, I didn't have any burning, just major side pains. If I thumped my back it felt almost like a bruise.

This will be making my list of question to ask the doctor when I get to Kansas.

Another recent thing to have popped up is yeast rashes. I had 1-2, around my hips that weren't bad. I noticed them but didn't think much, figuring maybe it's heat related. I have had a yeast rash around my stomach that comes and goes. I put coconut oil on it and it goes away, until I sway to far from my diet for to long-then it comes back to remind me junk food isn't doing me any favors.

But these rashes are more resistant to the coconut oil. Several rashes had appeared and grew before I started doing anything for them. Which was probably my first mistake. 

Yesterday I started to crack down on them, rubbing in coconut oil with a couple essential oils to soothe the itching that has started. Today I did even more. Maybe tomorrow they will begin to sway...

In the past my stomach rash would disapear after diligently rubbing coconut oil on it. Though each time the rash has come back it's been more resistant to the coconut oil, which can't be a good sign.

Other than this I have been doing well. Fatigue isn't at its worst, neither is insomnia. The night before last I went to sleep at a resonable hour, which felt fantastic by the way.

I am hoping this is the beginning of many more restful nights asleep. I still feel like I have a significant ways to go...but I do enjoy the improvement.

I would say since my last visit to my doctor I have had some of the most extreme ups and downs...

Resolving the Situation

Guess what guys, only a few weeks before I go back to the Hansa Center! I am excited to go back and further my treatment. Each visit to the clinic has brought me to a better place physically and mentally. I still struggle with symptoms in between visits, so I will for sure be talking to my doctor about what to do. I will be treated for a week(5days) just like my last visit in April,

Anyway, I am glad to say this week has been so much better than last week. The last few weeks I haven't felt so hot, and I've had the gloom and doom thoughts. It all eventually manifested into another symptom, kidney pain. My kidneys began hurting again, at the same time all of my other symptoms skyrocketed.
When this occurred, it hit me-I can do something about this. Back around November my ND found I had a minor UTI, which manifested as side pain. They gave me a bag of herbs to make tea out of and it worked out well. My pain stopped after drinking the tea for a week.
So last week I made myself another batch of tea. I can't remember all of the ingredients, I know the tea contains marshmallow root and uva ursi. I made up the tea and drank 8oz twice a day. Hallelujah, a few days later I'm starting to feel my normal again. The doom and gloom disappeared, my skin even began clearing up.

Now after going through a pitcher of tea, I'm doing very well. The first three days of this week I spent over an hour outside laying in the sun. I know my vitamin D levels are low, it's been a while since I spent significant time outdoors. The heat will also help my joints, which are often cold.
I believe this has given me a little bit of an edge, since starting sun bathing my sugar cravings went away. It's not normal for me to crave junk food, but recently I have wanted more and more of the nasty foods. Maybe Candida is flairing.
I also have a small, quarter sized, yeast rash on my hip. So I suspect maybe my kidney infection/UTI (whatever it was) was yeast related. Just a thought.

Yesterday and today I exercised a little, it wasn't much but it sure made me happy. My body loves to reject any tiny physically straining, so a little weight lifting and stretching feels amazing when my body allows. My joins are less tight and cold and my back is more limber now, I love it.
In total I exercised 5-7 minutes both days, I pray this can become a regular part of my health routine.

I'm glad to have something positive to write for a change!!

Climbing my Skyscraper

This last month has been hard, and I don't know why. I just feel like I'm trudging. Dragging through the day, living the same day over and over. I had been doing so great, a few times this year I was able to exercise for fun and it felt good. That hasn't happened in years. On paper that looks like progress to me.

After the first and second visits with the Hansa Center I was doing great. My energy was building up, I felt like my body was getting stronger. Life was getting a little better, I was feeling more positive.

Recently, I feel like I'm fighting to feel the little I feel. I've felt more down, and my body has physically felt depressed. My whole body is just clawing to do what it's doing...

I don't know what to do. I'm booked to see my doctor next month, I am looking forward to talking to him about what's going on. It would be nice if he has some breakthrough, I know that's rather idealistic and he won't have a straight up, simple, single answer. He will have answers, he's great at finding the bottom of things, but there are many levels to an illness!

In the meantime...I have over a month left before I see the doctor. What do I do... In the past I would take to the Internet or library trying to find something. Usually ending in me changing something in my protocol or adding to it. It's been a long time since I've had to do that, I love not having to be my own doctor. It's so stressful having to rely on yourself for treatment, my doctor has been a life saver,

But today I guess I'm going to hit the Internet, I don't plan on adding anything to my protocol. But I just have to do something, I feel like I just sit at home and struggle. 

Even going through the refrigerator, all food looks gross. Eating for whatever reason is a struggle for me, so on the down days I have had the last month or two it's even harder to eat. Motivation to eat is low, looking at food thinking I'm going to eat the same usual food, also not helpful. I don't know what I need to do...

Sleep, BWO, and Life

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to post about brain wave optimization. Well Lyme brain struck!

But today I remembered I hadn't written the post, and I thought it was a good time. So here it goes.

Brain Wave Optimisation 

This therapy is a way for the brain to "see itself", a way to show the brain what's not ticking right. The goal is to bring balance back to brain function. It has been shown to stop anxiety or sleep disfunction when the brain waves are brought back into the correct balance. The therapy reads off brain waves and reflects them back using sound. When the brain "hears" itself it can correct what it didn't know was dysfunctional.

It sounds good right? It all made sense to me when my doctor explained it, when I researched it online, and when I spoke to the practitioner. I do believe this is a good therapy, if it's what your body needs.

Here's my experience.

I started the therapy, I met with the practitioner for 4 days, 2 hours in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. I layed back in a chair for most of it, with headphones in. During parts I would be attempting to sleep, if anything the goal was to relax and be still. That was easy, I am usually very relaxed. 

During this time the device was reading off my brain waves and playing them back to me using tones and music. It wasn't bad...I wouldn't go to a concert to hear that again, but it wasn't bad. During the second half of the therapy the goal was to be awake, somewhat stimulated. I would be sitting up in the chair, with a light on above me, and looking through or reading a book. Again, no big deal. 

During this whole therapy I became rather tired, sitting in one spot for so long took it out of me. But nonetheless, I thought it seemed promising. 

Towards the end of the week, nearing the end of the therapy, I felt more awake/alert during the day. No change in my sleep whatsoever. The practitioner seemed to be stuck on relaxing, the computer read outs didn't show I was unrelated. He just didn't seem to understand how some one could just not sleep...

Needles to say, I wasn't impressed with the end results. Sleep I would say changed none whatsoever, focus may be somewhat improved on some days. Which is good, but still not an impressive result. 

I also got this headband device, it is similar to the therapy with the practioner but on a smaller scale. I wear this headband that is connected to a tablet. The tablet will show the brainwave readouts, in a much more simplified manner than the practioners machine. The tablet plays the music, through ear buds, that supply the brain wave reflection. 

I'm supposed to do that everyday, starting at 2minutes building up to 20-40 minutes. I am going to continue with it, but I haven't noticed any change.

On a brighter note-

A few days ago I had one night of amazing sleep. That particular day I had to wake up early and hit the ground running. It turned out to be a good day(symptom wise), and I was able to do everything I needed no big deal. When the day came to an end, I was dead and actually went to sleep at a decent hour. I use the term decent hour loosely, it was about 1:00am but that's great for me. I woke up myself the next morning without needing an alarm, so my body was able to rest enough with time to spare. That never happens.

Sadly I haven't been able to repeat that, because my energy still had to rebuild after a long day like that. I'm almost back.

I know my last few posts have been about being depressed. This week I've had some relief! A couple days ago I decided to raid my oil stash and see if I could find a mood/energy booster. Instead of thinking beforehand and deciding what oil could work, I just looked at my bottles to decide what I would try. I just looked through my oils until something "stood out", I tied to follow my intuition. I picked frankincense and wild orange, 2 drops each in my diffuser. 

Frankincense is known for its mood boosting properties, I've used it successfully in the past. But wild orange was rather new. You see, I don't like wild orange. A few years ago I ate a bad orange, it probably had some chemicals on it or something and it made me vomit. That particular orange had a very strong orange smell to it, smelling the orange oil very much brought back the same nausea that bad orange did. 

Not this time, after mixing it with frankincense and diluting it in a diffusor, the orange gave me no problem. 

The frankincense/orange combo has been great, my mood and energy took a turn for the best. I have been able to sit down and focus better, I have had the motivation to get up and do things, very little depressive thoughts. 

Today I wasn't able to do it because I wasn't home enough, and I can feel the difference. I feel more bummed out and don't have the get up and go I did yesterday.

I have used oils with great results in the past, but I don't know if I have ever had such a dramatic result so fast. 

Now if I can find a mix of oils for sleeping...I could rule the world!!

I Hurt and I'm Swollen

Today was fantastic 

But all good things must come to an end. I helped throw a surprise party for a close friend of mine, I was part of the distraction. It went awesome! I had all the energy and focus I needed for the whole day. I was able to do math good enough to calculate how long we needed to be gone, time between stops on our car ride adventure, and miscellaneous things that came up. My brain worked for the day, can I tell you how great that is?
Words can't describe it. One thing is, if I didn't write this blog I wouldn't notice half the things I notice about myself. Today for example, I noticed I was holding up okay without any sort of hang ups. I didn't notice that my brain had cooperated that well until I started writing this post.

Repercussions have set in

I ate so much garbage, junk food. It's embarrassing to even admit all of that, but I did. And I am feeling it, my stomach is queasy, my back hurts, my energy is finished. Detoxing starts tomorrow haha

Lately I haven't been staying at my typical symptom levels...I have been more fatigues, my concentration has been off, I have been depressed on and off. Starting yesterday, my lymph nodes around my armpits have been swollen and painful.
While I was out cutting the grass yesterday, riding, the bouncing made my right lymph area feel like it was flopping around. It's hard to describe, but I could feel my skin stretch out and snap back. I am a thin person, I do not have anywhere on my body with enough meat or muscle to experience this, so this was new to me altogether.

My project of the week is to bring my swollen armpits back to normal. I've been using a roller bottle of oils, next I'm going to step up the detoxing and juicing. I'll report back!

All I can say at this point is, I am tired, my back hurts, my energy is finished, I ache and have pain all over, my sides(kidneys?) hurt, just several things going on...
It's time for bed!

It's the 4th of July and...

I feel like crap...

That's the simplest way to put it that is. It's late at night/early in the am, I'm wide awake. Last week I finished the Brain Wave Optimization, the only change I noticed is I have a little more focus and alertness during the day. Sleep is more less, unchanged. The night time depression that comes and goes is still goin....

I hadn't really had it too much until after last week. The BWO may have stirred something up. Lately I've been analyzing life, goals for the summer and the like. So far I'm not impressed with what's been going on...
I have almost finished 1 library book, I have not found a job, I don't feel any better now that I'm out of school, and my sense of accomplishment is about 0!
I thought that maybe after school was out my body would perk up, because that stress was over. Nope. No change. I felt more productive doing school.


Work-I thought it would be great to find a summer job. I would love some more work experience, because I have very little. I have searched and spoken to people, at this moment my only real option is working at a fast food restaurant...I cannot eat the food and I don't support the business...fast food is one of the few jobs I just would rather not think of as an option. I'm not a picky person, but right now I cannot find anything else. Not even Walmart. I checked. Many times.

I did find one job and sent in an application, I don't have high hopes. I went into the place and asked about the job. They weren't even sure the job was open, they would have to get back to me later this week. I gave them my number and name, with hopes, but that can't be a good sign if they don't even know if they have a job.
It's a business I would rather not support, but it is something I would at least half way enjoy(and it isn't fast food).

Anyway, to my point...

Can I tell you what Lyme disease does to self worth?? Kills it, dead. If you can't work, can't accomplish anything but read, and you can't even exercise, how do you build yourself up? I sure can't. The only thing I do is hang out with friends, when they aren't working.
Lyme disease has burnt out my brain. It's hard for me to even think about work, I can hardly do math(some days I can't at all), focus comes and goes, and energy can disapear in an instant. If I were to put anything about my personal life on a résumé they would probably send it back thinking it was a joke...
Can't do math, may not actually be able to work, may forget task at hand-doesn't scream worker of the year does it?

I know I work hard. I had to work hard to find out what was wrong with me, when no one else could. (Guess job experience doesn't teach common sense, at least to doctors) I have to work to go to sleep. Reading is a significant amount of work, just to focus on the page and actually finish the book. Being sick every day, is a job on its own. Sadly it doesn't pay and other people don't think much of the experience gained from being sick.
It all has to be personal gains, and anything I can possibly share with other people who suffer.

I know deep in my heart, if it was my time to be doing something different-I would be. God has a plan, a plan that is usually different than the agenda we create. But it's hard to watch other people make something of themselves, and my accomplishment is I just about have the tv lineup memorized....

There isn't a great deal of summer left, college starts next. More school will equal more stress, if I don't watch it I will make myself sick. Lyme+stress is a dangerous combination (I can already hear people who've experienced this agree).
I don't have a choice, I have to keep going. I have to get something accomplished. The personal victories just don't seem to mean anything to other people.

Life is funny

Feeling Off

Always Something!

I posted a few days ago about being depressed at night and that I have felt frustrated lately. Today is my addition to that post...

I'm not sure what's going on with me at the moment. Last night I didn't have the extreme depression that I had been experiencing, which is good. Buuut, I still just don't feel right. It's like I get to try out the normal other people get to have. A test drive. 

It's great while it lasts and I use my well days to the fullest extent, without over driving my system. But when it's all said and done-there's my old, worn out body in disguise pretending it's better. Why wellness doesn't stick is something that stays on my mind. I stay positive, I eat well, I follow the doctors orders, I know I really can do this! But there is a normal that I just cannot escape. 

I hate even calling what I experience "normal" because it's anything but that. Anyone else who experiences it will agree, I'm sure! When all is said and done, it just is what it is. I will follow the path I need to take. I will do what my doctor says and I will continue to treat my body well. In the end, time will be what it takes. It takes a strenuous amount of time to build something, rebuilding something(anything really) is just as much if not more of a challenge.

That's what chronic disease is, it just so happens my chronic disease is Lyme disease. 

Why is that important? I don't know. Bacteria can be killed and damage can be stopped, but we have no way to measure progress with an infection such as this. It's all clinical, an educated guess.

My symptoms are better than they have been the last several years. I say that in about every post it seems....but I still don't feel well all the time.

Tonight for instance, I have a weird, light headache. It's like slight pressure, not enough to hurt but just enough to annoy me. Then I have nausea. I can't eat too much at once and I can't drink to much at once, that is just way too overwhelming to my stomach. Is it Lyme doing this? I have no choice but to assume it is. 

There isn't anything to be done about it. I will get over it one day. I just have to keep working,

And working 

And working 

And working 

Post of Frustration...UGHH

When is it over?

I am looking forward to the day I can walk without aching knees and lay down and go to sleep. That's what I'm starting today's post off with, because it's a positive outlook.

Now for the rest. I am depressed. Just to simply put it, I feel like no matter what I do, I will always have bad days. That in the end, I have only had band aids to my body and when therapies are stopped I'll regress. If I don't stop I feel like I'm throwing my time and energy out the window because I may not get better.

Its a lose lose situation!

I do the therapies, meet with the doctors, educate myself, find the next best thing, but am I just making things better now. I want to be better all the time-24/7. I believe in my doctor. I believe he gets patients 100% well, I believe I will be one of those patients. I'm just afraid it will be years and years upon more years, before I get to be one of those patients to get well...
I know I have written many posts this year talking about my improvement. I have improved greatly, even now I am better than I have been. The process to get well is just so slow and I feel alone when I'm not well.

I need to elaborate when I say depressed. I'm not standard depressed, I just get depressed at night. During the day I usually have no problem. At night, I feel like it's the end of the world. Like everything I do is worthless, that all of my actions of the day were wrong, I could have done/said/planned whatever it is better and what I did was a mistake, I just start to feel like I have nothing.

I don't know what to do about it. I haven't told the doctors because I know it will resolve with treatment and on some nights it's not bad. I don't know if that's a good choice of not, but I don't want anymore tests that get me put on anymore pills that aren't a permanent fix. Ugh...I feel like I have an amazing doctor, but many days I still feel like I have to fend for myself.

I know I have stated a hundred times before I don't sleep at night. I don't sleep much at all and its late when I finally get to sleep. It just is what it is these days, I sleep better during therapy at the clinic in Kansas. That's good. But that's it. At home I go back to my normal sleep patterns.

This week I am doing brain wave optimization therapy to try to get my brainwaves back in gear. I hope it works. But I'll be honest, my first thought when I started this therapy wasn't This is it, after this I'm going to sleep normal again. My thoughts were, this is boring...what's the chance it's even going to work.
It's not that I don't have faith in the therapy, buy I've just done so many different therapies and remedies in the past....I still don't sleep. Is this really going to be it?? I mean, I'm tired of doing so many different treatments.

It's depressing not being able to do what other people do. I want to get up and go to work, I want to exercise for fun, I want to throw out all my medicines, I don't want to know my doctors home phone number!
Can I tell you what it's like to become chronically ill and your own doctor at 13? It's hard. It's complicated. I wouldn't even know where to start, so I'll just say this,

It would be nice if I could go online and find a study saying XYZ treatment fixed X-Lyme disease problem 100%. I can go online and find all sorts of official, authenticated, backed studies with a bunch of diseases showing what will be beneficial and what's not. Treating Lyme disease is like gambling, who knows what's going to happen.
That goes for traditional, alternative, conventional, whatever you chose treatment. None, NONE have anything to back them with enough information to give people a cure for the disease. Kill bacteria sure, you can find studies about killing bacteria,

But it's not about killing the bacteria, it's about making the patient LIVE!

Share Your Story!

Share With the Chronic Community

I would like to reach out to people who read my blog today.  If anyone would like to share their story on my blog please send me an email. I would love for anyone out their to be able to share their story, especially what got them/gets them through hard days. On my worst days I always searched online for someone post somewhere, anywhere, blog, forum, whatever-I just wanted to see someone's story where they shared what they went through, and the positive things they could find to say.

Chronic disease can make some one grow exponentially, spiritually. What good are our growths with life, if we can't lead someone else through something??
This is just how I see it that is, haha.

I would love it if anyone with a chronic disease could email me at itislyme@gmail.com and I will share your story on my blog.
You can remain totally anonymous if you would like.

Thank you!!

Grey Skin and Red Juice...what

Haha, a kitten different from my normal title themes right?

Sauna Update 
This week I have been trying to get back in the swing of what my routine is supposed to be. That includes, sauna twice a week. Today I only last in the sauna about 20 minutes, which isn't long enough. Usually I do 30-35 min, 130F.
I guess this is a sign I need to be more consistent. It's just been so hot outside, getting in a hot sauna just does not sound fun...but hey, it makes me feel better and that IS fun. So I'll do it.
As long as my mind doesn't forget...which its all to good at.

On another note, I have an interesting story about using the sauna recently. After I get out of the sauna I usually go and take a shower. I use baking soda on my lymph nodes around my armpit to help  clear them out(more on this later), and because baking soda is also an exfoliator it removes dead skin. Here's the odd part, the baking soda and dead skin turned blue...like bright grey almost teal blue. Also there was a lot of dead skin, which Is another unusual thing...
My thoughts are maybe heavy metals coming out after my short sauna hiatus??

My Diet
I'm a diet nut. Not a secret, but I suck at eating. For whatever reason I can't eat much food before I feel extremely full or even nauseas. To avoid either of these happening I have found a select few foods that are easy to make and take little energy to produce, anyone who eats healthy(low sugar/GF/DF) knows these foods are few and far between.
So I tend to get bored with food and start eating junk food that I don't need to be. Not because I want it but because I just get sick of eating the same food day in and day out, over and over.
It's time to get back into healthy eating, consistently. I haven't really been that bad, but I would feel better if I cut the crap out altogether.
So today I made a big glass of juice, two actually. One to drink and one for breakfast when I don't feel like cooking.
Instead of the usual green juice I mixed it up and made red juice using strawberries, plums(from a friends tree, kale, carrots, pomegranate, spinach, and ginger. It wasn't bad, tasted a little odd...but I've made worse lol

Feeling Dragged Down

I think I'm awake

These past few past weeks I've been feeling sluggish. As if I'm not even awake, not tired and knocked out, but mentally I feel like I'm in a dream. When I read something it's as if I'm absorbing nothing at all, staring at a page sloooowlyyy dragging through a sentence. <lost focus at least 4 times to type that.

I realized the full moon is coming up. Parasites and virus tend to bloom around this time, so it must be time to give them a whack with somethin. I have to admit, I haven't been using my infrared sauna as much as I need. So today, I got in for a time like I'm supposed to. Ha.

I rarely fall down in doing my different treatments..but I have to be honest. It's hot this summer, it's hard to get in a hot box...

But I did it. I've been instructed to use it twice a week. I guess I should step it up.

Anyway, the sauna should help knock out viruses. Parasites are next, I found some Humaworm I had stashed away. I'll finish it up. 

My doctor already has me taking something for parasites, so I have my doubts it's anything more than virus. But the herbs in Humaworm will be beneficial for parasites, virus, and yeast. So my bases should be covered for now,

It's also entirely possible I have a yeast flare up, it's been a long time since candida has been a problem. It's been off my radar....

Something else to keep in mind.

Anxiety Steming from...Where?

Today I have something to report that I don't mention often. In my last post I mentioned how my allergies have changed my mood and overall feeling lately. Today wasn't so bad, less allergy problems than the day before.

Something out of my ordinary did happen though. I had to go out and do some things, nothing strange or out of the ordinary, just a few errands.
But today, it was hard to leave the house and be around other people. Knowing I had to go out and speak to people while doing something slightly out of my routine, became stressful. I thought ok, I can do it. I am not doing anything hard, I just have to go to the Post Office and get some stamps and Mail a few things. People have been doing this for over a hundred years, it isn't hard.

Yet still I felt reserved and almost afraid. But I made it through the Post Office fine. I mean I do feel like I could have personally delivered everything I had to mail cheaper than that book of stamps was, but whose got time for that. Hah.

After buying stamps I had to go to the ATM. This should be fun, I'm gaining not losing money today-whose complaining! Well today, I guess I was. This kind of anxiety/reservation is rather out of the ordinary for me. The thought of driving up to the ATM and doing what I need to accomplish with a line of cars behind me watching my every move, was rather stress inducing.

When I actually made it to the ATM, and took a step out of my marathon running brain, it all went fine. Quick and easy. I was the only car at the bank until the last minute. It couldn't have gone any better I don't think. Still, on the drive home I was back in my head. Creating more stress and anxiety.

I felt nervous and afraid. Like I was totally powerless against everything, even though I had nothing to go up against. No reason for it, but even when I was back at home the feelings continued. My hands even started shaking. Not for long, but I was having tremors out of my usual.

Today was an unusual day, but it did get better before the day was over.

I cannot imagine what someone who has an anxiety disorder such as PANDAS has to live with on a dailey basis. The anxiety from an average day is taxing, but even more so on an extra stressful day experiencing something out of the ordinary routine...
Wow

Allergy Flare

It's been a little while since I have posted much. Before I was feeling well so I didn't have anything to say. The last few weeks on the other hand, I haven't had much to say because I haven't felt great.

I haven't been doing bad, just haven't been myself.

Something must be blooming outside, because my nose is running a marathon. I have reached Squirel hoarding status with my tissue stash...haha

Lately I've just been feeling a little under the weather and just not totally present. The lights are on but nobody's home. The allergies have also been keeping me awake, solid awake through the night. This past night I officially went to sleep at 5:30am, then woke up fully awake about 11:20. I woke up a few times or maybe even several times, and that's what seems to be the routine at the moment.

I have been taking HistaBlock from Natures Sunshine, but my bottle has run out. Allergies are a little unusual for me, so I don't keep anything on hand. Even in my oils, nothing good. Haha, I think this this is a sign I am not prepared for everything, I used to have a bottle of anything I needed back in the old days. I guess this is a good sign I haven't needed as much, that's a plus.

It's just been like I'm in a fog, my brain isn't here. Like I can sit with someone and miss everything they said or forget they are even there altogether. That's unusual for me. It's normal for me to forget what someone says to me, but miss it altogether...not cool.

On another note. I finished my supplements last Tuesday, until I go back to Hansa. I do have to continue on one remedy for parasites until I return, but other than that I'm free.

Low Blood Pressure

Hello friends!

I know I know, I haven't been saying much lately. When I do its usually about how I am and that's about it...
I promise, more will be coming soon. Essential oils have been on my mind lately. I am thinking about joining Doterra. Out of all of my research they seem to have the most pure oils, consistently. How I came to that conclusion will be a post of its own.
Ill be honest though, I will not be one of those oil dealers who claim only their product is the best and cannot ever be compared against. It could even be true, I don't know. There are just several qualities about Doterra and there products I personally appreciate.


On to my progress

Overall, I have been loaded down, crazy busy. In the past, a week like I just experienced would have thrown me in the bed for days. On an extra bad day following a busy time, I would just lay there trembling listing to whatever was on the TV or Netflix. Sometimes in pain from inflamed, angry joints. Oftentimes I would have neuropathy, burning skin, down my arms, legs, and feet. I would just have to ride it out. I had coconut oil for neuropathy and my phone for Netflix. I knew it would end soon, it was only temporary.
Anyway, I did have a down day today. I woke up after noon, with a headache. Being Monday, its my no pill day. My doctor wants to skip my supplements one day a week, I picked Monday.
I tried to hold out on the acetaminophen, I really did. But when my headache was still holding on strong at dinner, it was time..but I did take the lowest dose possible.
Now my headache is gone and I am feeling better, but I am still exhausted.

Backtracking a little bit- Yesterday my blood pressure started crashing. I walked up to a friend once and the only thing I had a chance to say was "going down, hold on." and I continued our conversation from his feet. The funny thing is, my friends expect weird things like this from me...so he just laughed and continued on. No questions asked.
I personally believe my low BP is the reason I cannot exercise. When I try to exercise my BP will start to randomly drop. This week, I have been through plenty of exercise and it caught up to me yesterday. It wasn't intentional, body building healthy exercise. I have just had a lot to do.

I had maybe three crashes yesterday. None really bad, I never really fell down or came close to passing out. But I did have to make a quick sit down a few time, usually in the grass around someone's feet. Or once a table, lol.
It continued today, along with nausea. It has finally began to subside, now that I have rested most of the day.

Back to the present
I have another busy, though not loaded, several days ahead. I think I will hold out, a year ago I couldn't say something like this. Two years ago there for sure was no chance I couldn't do anything strenuous for more than one or two days. Even if I did, I would spend the equal amount of time in bed, with my phone and Netflix.

My Life, the Past Five Years

Today I want to share with you all an excerpt from a recent school presentation. Most of this I have shared with my blog readers in the past, but here I go again.

My Life, the Past Five Years

Lyme disease is spread by insect bites, most commonly ticks but also fleas and mosquitos. Any tick borne pathogen can be spread to the host in less than a minute. It does not take a tick 24 hours or even several days to transmit a disease. The most common symptoms are migrating joint pain, headaches, dizziness, brain fog, and swelling. There’s a catch, most common is a very loose term. Lyme disease can mimic over 300 diseases and can imitate nearly every symptom known. Recently it has even been found to cause tumors, certain cancers, and 8 out of 10 Alzheimer’s cases. 

Lyme disease is a lifelong disease, it has no known cure. About 80-90% of patients never reach long term remission. The ones that do reach remission commonly have a port placed in their chest or PICC line in their arm, and receive intravenous antibiotics several days a week, multiple times a day. There are very few clinics that treat full blown chronic Lyme disease in the United States. Most doctors do not believe the disease exist, for reasons unknown.

 

To pursue remission and stop the damaging effects of Lyme disease, I traveled to Wichita, Kansas. I chose this clinic because it is the only clinic in the United States that utilizes only natural methods to heal the body, better than before contracting the disease. There is only one other clinic like this in the world, the Paracelsus Clinic in Switzerland. I have stayed at the clinic a total of three weeks this year and will return for another week in August. I have reached about an 80% improvement; it is expected for me to reach remission this year.

As a child with chronic disease I have had the opportunity to learn so much more than others. I now have a Master’s degree in using Google, I can find the health section at the library walking backwards with my eyes closed, I learned compassion and understanding, and most of all I learned the importance of faith.

At 13 I had to become my own doctor, because no one knew what was wrong with me. It was my own persistence and research that brought me to where I am today. After reading countless books, internet articles, and watching every video I could find on YouTube I came to the conclusion I would not use antibiotics as a long term treatment method. In the last five going on six years of research I have not found one case of Lyme that has been cured without damaging, lasting side effects from antibiotics.  On top of that it takes on average 3-5 years of intravenous antibiotics to bring chronic Lyme disease into remission.

No Lyme literate medical doctor will tell you this. Only looking at other people’s experience will you find this information.

Lyme disease is not a disease recognized by most doctors, not just in the United States but all over the world. Every Lyme patient has to search, ask around, and dig for that one doctor within reach that could possibly help them find relief.

One thing I learned for sure, without a doubt is patience. It took four years to find a doctor that had enough experience under his belt to not just relieve symptoms, but to bring me too remission-possibly to the point of cure. Time will tell.

Lyme disease has totally and completely changed my life. The last normal, scheduled, teenager program I was involved in for fun was Boy Scouts. I was the first in my patrol to reach the Rank of Eagle, I was the first to completely fill my sash. When I was 14, I had to quit that too because I no longer had the energy and focus to move further in the program. I have stayed a member and go to meetings whenever I am needed, but that’s all I do for them.

It took a long time to realize this, but my life experience truly is different than the standard. I have not missed out on anything; I have been given my own unique opportunity.

Any teenage male from the ages 12-18 can join the Boy Scouts and earn a Merit Badge. It’s a black and white process, fill out the paperwork and do the required activities-you just got yourself a badge. Having a chronic disease is anything but black and white. Every day is different; I do not know what I will be doing or what will even be able to do until the minute I do it. Even throughout the day things change, it’s normal to wake up sick, perk up at some point, crash, and then reach what seems to be a steady medium. This day is not a literal 24 hour day, 80% of Lyme patients are insomniacs, and this whole process could cycle for 36+ hours without ever sleeping.

Even on the worst days where I never left the bed or stayed up for two days in a row, I had my faith. I knew everything would be okay. God’s timing is perfect; it takes time to learn life lessons. They cannot be taught in school, because school is only a program, it cannot teach you the every up and down swing life can and will throw at you.

I would have never learned compassion for other people, suffering in ways that cannot be seen by those who have not had the experience themselves. I would never had seen how perfect Gods timing really is if I didn’t have a reason to look for it. Waking up feeling dead is quite the motivator to look!

I would never have seen the groups and droves of people with chronic illnesses that have no one to reach out to them. Most importantly of all, I would have never seen the reason to be the one to reach out, if I hadn’t been there myself.

 

When I wrote this for my presentation, my goal was to not show people that all suffering is worthless and horrible. Everything happens for a reason and through all things there is a lesson. If you can see the reason for your own life, you will always be able to pull yourself out of depression and you will always conquer you battles.

Essential Oils

Hello you all!

I am glad to say I am doing well, I hope the same for you.

Essential oils have been on my mind a lot lately. Like homeopathy they work significantly through energy. On top of the energy and high vibration that is contained in a bottle of true essential oil, they have nutrients and scents that are beneficial for our body.

All matter has a vibration. Humans operate optimally around 62-68 MHz, in this range cancers and mutations are rare. The lower the vibration of the human body the more likely a disease will set in, at 42 MHz cancers typically appear and at the beginning of death the vibration can be 20 MHz.

Essential oils have a rather high vibration, especially when compared to foods. Fresh produce has a vibration of about 15 MHz while processed food is typically close to 0 MHz. Rose essential oil however is commonly measured at 320 mhz, lavender measures around 118 MHz, and peppermint around 78 MHz. Applying oils to certain parts of the body can impact or even significantly impact the vibration of the body.

Rose oil, which has the highest vibration of all essential oils, is one of the best remedies for depression and sorrow. The components in the oil are uplifting and strong, causing the body to react in a positive way to the oils presence. I see using oils as like a chiropractic adjustment for the immune system and mind. The vibrations, scent, and components of the oil cause a shift to the body when it camnot do so itself.

Many oils that have a strong impact on the mind have a vibration above 90 MHz. The first one that would come to mind for most people is lavender, a calming oil used for sleep disorders, anxiety, and stress. The vibration of lavender oil is in the 118 MHz range.
Frankincense is amazing for boosting brain power and focus. Recently it has even been shown to impact Alzheimer's progression in a positive direction. Frankincense vibrates in the upper 140's MHz range.

There is so much to learn about oils, they have been my recent obsession. I have considered joining one of the essential oil companies and start seeking oils. I use them often, and there's even more I would like to start using.
In the past I have mostly used oils for colds, infections, and pain-with impressive success. But there's even more I could be doing with oils, and sharing about on my blog!
It won't be much longer before I am done with long term supplements. Oils to me seem like one of the best methods to keep my body running on high, without falling back down. One thing I appreciate with oils is how they have more long term benefits IMO than standard supplements when it comes to fighting common infections. Using oils can raise the vibration of the cells, decreasing likely hood of getting sick in the first place, along with decreasing overall symptoms of the infection present. I use peppermint, for example, whenever I have a cold or sinus infection. Peppermint is antibacterial, a decongestant, and stimulates the nervous system. All of these shrink the severety level of an infection.

This is just some stuff that has been on my mind lately....if anyone has a favorite oil or brand please post in the comments! I would love to hear it.

Intuitiveness and Energy from oils

I cannot remember if I have posted how I was lead to my Lyme diagnoses, so today I will(and if I have, maybe it'll be better the second time!)

I became chronically ill after an injury when I was 13. I had to undergo surgery, a short, low risk, no big deal surgery. I was only supposed to be sedated for 15 minutes so the surgeon could place the bones and insert pins.
I was knocked out from 7am until 4:30pm. Lyme has taken my math skills, but I know that's more than 15 minutes!

It all went downhill from there. A few months later I was developing symptoms such as migrating joint pain, dizziness, worsening insomnia, and brain fog.
I knew that a broken arm (now healed) didn't come with these symptoms.

Long story short, I was talking to a friend of mine one day. Their whole family was Lyme positive. Before this, I knew almost nothing about Lyme disease. It came from ticks and caused a flu, that's all I knew.
As soon as my friend said "I have chronic Lyme disease" I knew that's what I had. I could just feel that that was the answer I had been looking for.
She hadn't even told me symptoms or anything. I knew from observation that they were constantly tired and unwell, but I didn't know about the dozens of symptoms one with Lyme could have(at once).

*flash forward*
Before going to the doctor who ran the bloodwork and found Rocky Mountain spotted fever in my system, I knew that would be the doctor that would point me in the right direction. I knew that would not be the doctor to heal me, just get me started.
(I was right, the dr. found RMSF and helped me in several ways, but did give up eventually)

Little things like this lead me through my entire journey, I knew I would be okay. I just listened to my body and any messages God was trying to send me.

Several times I would be reading about a certain protocol or herb and get a feeling that I need to use xyz at X dosage next. One of these herbs was cryptolepsis, which is for babesia not Lyme. Before taking cryptolepsis I was always negative for babesia, the first month of being on the herb I lit up highly positive at my naturopaths. Also my fatigue decreased and my concentration increased.

The herbs and protocols the ND and other Dr. Never made a significant or lasting impact. My ND could recommend a product for me and without reading the ingredients of how it would benefit me, I would know whether it would help or do nothing. I just knew.
I always followed the ND's instructions, if he thought it was beneficial I would take it. I kept my feelings to myself, hoping he would prove me wrong.
Same with the other doctor.

Listening to my body I believe is what kept me as healthy as I have been. I use the word healthy loosely...but there are many Lyme patients who are much much worse.
Our bodies are smart, our spirits are intellegient-listen to both and you will do well!

That's also how I found the Hansa Center.
I found about 4-5 clinics I considered, I knew Hansa would be the one to heal me.
After calling the 3-4 that reached the phone call stage of my examination, Hansa was the best choice. It was the cheapest by far, the soonest I could get in, they offered the most consistent results(the other clinics gave me either no timeframe of healing or a very long period). It's no coincidence I'll tell you that.

I have always been a little on the intuitive side, but until I put it into perspective of how it's made my life different. I though nothing of it, just that I was good at guessing maybe.

The truth is, when God needs you to do something, feel something, know something, you will. It's just even better when you decide to listen!

Okay, now moving on to my random thought of the day.

Essential oils. What is your favorite brand? Please leave in the comments below, if you have a reason you like that brand more so than others please let me know that also!

Oils are something that fascinate me. I use them often. They can make a significant impact on my mood and motivation levels. For one little bottle of liquid they sure do pack a punch. I have put some minor thought in attempting to become a distributor for one of the oil companies...
Once I am off all of my supplements it would be nice to only have oils to rely on. They are packed with energy. Even now if I ever get sick I make a capsule of essential oils, they kick the infection down quickly. I do the same for several friends and family members also, I've kinda gotten into it.

Lately Valor and Exodus 2 are my favorites, both by Young Living.

Post 100

Look at that you guys, we've reached post number 100!! During Lyme Disease Awareness month too!

This is exciting. I am thrilled to say I feel much better today than I did when I typed out post number 1 back in October 15'.
Today I am building up my body. My muscles and back are beginning to hold and work correctly, I have more energy, some nights I sleep hard and wake refreshed, and my spirit is healing.

One of the things you are never told about being chronically ill is your body and spirit are never in line. One day your spirit could be in a great place, calm and confident. But your body is in shambles.
Going to bed one night thinking everything is great, tomorrow will be awesome. Then tomorrow comes and you awaken to the feeling of negativity, pain, fatigue, and a grand total of zero motivation.

But time goes on. Gods plan works out. I have learned an invaluable amount of information during my many years of illness. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Did you see that coming?

I've been sick for years, but wouldn't have it any other way. Huh.

The end of my illness is getting closer, not tomorrow but in the upcoming time it is. Physically and mentally I am stronger and gaining a little more every week. Ups and downs occur but have become less extreme.

I will be going back to Hansa, I hope it will be my last requires visit. Even if it's not, I'm okay. If I go for a 4th time it is not the end of the world. I am healing. I will be 100% and better than before one day-without the need of further supplements.

That's one thing I am looking forward to, no more pills or liquids to take. I have a few boxes of empty bottles that I've saved just to see how many bottles I would go through to reach the last one.
I have taken something almost every day for 5ish years...it would be nice to have no need for that.
My healing results in the last few months is astounding, I pray everyone will one day be able to have access to healthcare that is available at the Hansa Center.

Until next time, God bless

Best Time in Ages

Today has been the end of the best week I have had in many years.
This past week, I have felt great! Energy has been high, I've been out working in the yard just doing some impromptu yard work and a little bit of landscaping. Last year I thought to myself, it would look great if I did a few things to the backyard. The only problem was last year, my energy and motivation blocked those plans. I made an attempt to start it, I really tried. It just wasn't going to happen.

This year though, I've done it. I have started the project! If my energy picks up again tomorrow I could even finish it this week. How awesome would that be?
Even if I can't finish it this week, I am just so glad to be able to say I made significant progress in just a few days time. If it looks good enough I might even post pictures...

My sleep I fear is the reason I can't feel well consistently. Last night started off feeling like it would just be any other night that I would have, wide awake until the minute I'm asleep. I'm wired and awake...
Once I can sleep enough restful hours at night, I feel like my energy will pick up and stay up. But for now, I'm going to stick with what I get and be glad for the good days.

Today is a crash day. I woke up with zero motivation and no energy whatsoever, I know I'll be much better tomorrow or the day after. Life just has me stressed right now, and we all know what stress does to how we feel.

This week has been a sign that my sicknesses are fading away, for that I am excited!

A Good Week

This last week has been nice, I've had enough energy to do everything I needed to.
This last week I planted a garden. I had bought all of the seeds and planned everything out last year, to plant in the spring.

Well that never happened. So this year I finally made it happen. My energy is not consistent but on average I have enough. This week I started work and finished it yesterday. Next I have to wait on seeds to sprout to be transplanted.

Today has been my most down day out of the last week. As far as diet goes I have been eating like I should, juice and smoothies mostly. I know when I consistently drink juice and smoothies along with healthy meats like liver, I feel better.

This has proved true for my last week for sure. When my energy starts to get down I squeeze in a second juice and the next day it's back up. Yesterday I did something not good, I ate ice cream...there's no secret as to why today isn't a better day. But it is what it is, I'll keep trying to be good.
I have a lot to do in the next month! It is nice to report that I am doing well and not fully crashing!

Standing Tall, I think

I have been home for a week now. After this last trip I have been left encouraged. I not just have hope but I feel hope. That doesn't happen often when it comes to treating chronic, degenerative diseases.

During my entire journey with Lyme disease I have said I will be completely healed. I don't know when, but I will be in great health one day. I will do what I want to do without being in pain or laying in bed with crushing fatigue. This week, or even more like this last month, I know it's true, I can feel myself gaining strength. My face actually looks better, I don't look pale or ashy anymore.

I am able to concentrate more so than before. I don't lay in bed with fatigue that literally feels like I am being crushed. It's unlike any other fatigue. It's not like the flu or like exercise fatigue, it's way worse.

Progress is still to be made. I'm not cured by far, I still have symptoms by the plenty. But now my they have dropped in intensity and frequency. My sleep is better, I am out by 2:00am every night fairly consistently. Some nights it's 1:00am, that's been unheard of in my life pre-Hansa treatment.
Back pain has decreased. I couldn't hold a chiropractic adjustment before, this treatment has strengthened my back and muscles. Now I can support myself better than ever.

I know for sure I will have to go back for treatment. This of course is slightly disappointing just by the fact that I wasn't finished and cured in the first two weeks. I have been sick for years, the fictors at Hansa are great but they aren't God Almighty. Walking in the doors will not remove every ailment in my body...
This next visit in a few months will possibly be my last visit though. I am going to try to do everything I can to build up my body for optimal health in the next 60 days. See, I will be taking all of my remedies a max of 60 days, during this one my body will be utilizing the frequincies and herbs to build up strength. After that, my body is on its own most likely until I go back to the center. All of this needs to count for as much as possible!

I still have progress to make. I cannot exercise without pain and fatigue, concentration and motivation  need to he built more(though improved), and I still catch little bugs and colds frequently. Healthy people don't catch a cold every month. I know people that get a yearly bug and that's it, or even every few years. I would like to see what that feels like, instead of single handedly keeping the tissue industry in business.

That's all I have for today, it's great to not just physically feel good for a change but also mentally!

Hansa Round Two Final Day

I have reached my last day of round two with successful results!

My body and my mind are much better than before. Yesterday I even did a little exercise in the hotel room! Get this, I felt good afterwards. I have always heard about how after exercise you feel envigorated. This is never happened to me before, it's not exactly like a switch has been flipped-yet. But my body is doing a much better job at working for itself now than it was in January when I first came. 

The results I have seen in me and other people in such a short time is amazing. Not everyone gets dramatic improvements like I have gotten. When I came in to see my Dr. On the first day I was already better than a good number if not most of the patients here. I was not on the downhill side, I may not have been moving uphill but I was in need of someone to pull me out of a ditch. 

Even coming one time I had lasting results that carried all the way until my next visit, I did have bad days. Bad days are to be expected, that's the nature of a sick body. No Human doctor is capable of giving you or anyone else spontaneous, instantaneous, miraculous healing. Humans don't have that power. Always remember that when you go to your doctor or even if you come here! 

Ok I'll get back to my usual business of reporting my news and moving along (until I have something else to say!)

Doctor today, went great. He did the neurocardial synchronization. I listened to my heart through head phones. During this time the doctor was also listening and using BRS testing to find the hang ups between my heart and brain. My heart rate was a little on the fast side and did not align with my pulse. 

He used homeopathic medicine to correct the imbalances he found throughout my body. 

It was pretty neat to experience. Some people with arythmias get dramatic results of improvement, if you have a heart issue this therapy could be extremely beneficial for you. They have a great track record of using it here at the Hansa Center.

At the end of today's appointment Dr.Jernigan walks in. This was great, I have wanted to talk to him and I finally have him in my captive audience! I wish I had some kind of amazing, out there questions to ask him to really see what he had to say. But ya know, it is what it is. Nevertheless, it was great to talk to him. 

He spoke to me and my mom for about 45 minutes, we spoke about the medical field and chiropractic(because I am looking at going into this field). We spoke about Reiki, which is something that has interested me...I'm not interested in learning it because I think it can be a doorway to opening up a whole realm of things that we have no reason to mess with. It was awesome to have the opportunity to talk to someone who really know what they were talking about. 

Therapies-massage, sauna, Beamer 2x, LUX, st8, q laser (neck)

One last thing I would like to mention, I have met some of the best people this time around at the clinic. Many new and many repeating patients. 

I would like all to specifically pray for healing for my sauna buddies Paul and Ricky. They have both been through plenty (and should write a blog of there own hint hint).

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases. – Psalm 103:1-3

Hansa Center Round 2 Day 4

Yesterday and today's have been a whirlwind! Everything towards the end just seems to move so fast, I can't keep up with it all.

The good news is I am doing great. My brain fog isn't running high and holding me down. All of the therapies wear me out, but this tired is definitely a huge improvement from Lyme tired. Lyme tired I would be in bed watching something mindless. This tired I can still be functional and it's not causing my system damage.

So doctor appointment 4/7-
He tested my body's alcohol metabolism. He found I did not have enough of one enzyme which created a build up of acetylaldehide. He worked with my body to find and correct the hang up.
So now after the remedies my body should be able to break down alcohol better than it was.

He did some more neck work. My neck is now holding better than it was before and I can feel that. So my remedies and his methods seemed to have improved it, I think this is something that will be a part of my next Hansa visit though.

Therapies-The usual minus massage.

Round two Day 3

Hey you guys

I got to sleep in late for a change this morning! That was nice, yesterday I had to be up and at the clinic at 8:45.....
But not today, today I had to be here at 10:45 :)

Ok so here's what went on with the doctor today.
He checked my sensitivity to iodine because my last hair minerals analysis had my iodine levels over 80 points of what it should be! He found that my body couldn't metabolize iodine and that I was also allergic to it. So he made up a remedy to correct that.

He also went through food allergies. Out of his 200 food samples I was sensitive to 29. He made a remedy to correct this also.

He did some more work on my neck and back. He found my neck issues was stemming from my rib cage. My rib cage is also affecting my liver and spleen, so he made a remedy to correct all of this. He also did some more work with the percussor.
The amount of change in my back is great. My chiropractor does an awesome job but it just doesn't stick...so when Dr.J here is able to correct all of the reasons my back isn't holding where it needs to be, I'm a happy person!

Overall I am feeling well, all of the therapies and sleeping in a strange bed makes me tired but otherwise I'm doing fine!

Therapies-Beamer 2X, ST8, LUX, q laser(colon), massage, sauna

Round 2 Day 2

I am halfway through day 2 at the HC.

I saw the doctor a few hours ago and he went over my CRT results. All have improved since last time!! He said usually they don't improve this quickly, changes are fast normally but not dramatic. The only things that stood out mainly were hormones, kidneys, thyroid and liver. 

He also did some work on my back, which I gladly accepted. My back drives me crazy, I do not hold adjustments well especially in my neck. When Dr.J looked at my CRT and saw issues in my neck without me saying anything about it, I knew he would get it corrected. So far he has done a great job at correcting my symptoms. The severity of my symptoms changes all the time however. Like when I posted about my insomnia a while back....

Yes my sleep is better than it was before, no it is not cured and no it is not consistently great. Considering I haven't slept well my entire life and no drug, herb, supplement, homeopathic, or remedy of any sort has touched it before, I'll take these results and run with it!

He did do some work with the percussor on my neck, I didn't in particular love the feeling of it..but ya know what? My neck adjusted and it's not bothering me at the moment. 

He said we will be watching how well it holds over the next few days, we may need to dig deeper than my current remedies and an adjustment. 

Today he added in a remedy specifically for kidney support along with a homeopathic blend. 

Several months ago my ND had me drink a UTI blend tea specifically for kidney support, it actually made a noticeable impact on how I felt. On top of that my skin cleared up. It will be interesting to see if something like that happens again. 

Therapies today-Beamer 2x,sauna, q laser on colon, lux, st8, massage

Hansa Center take Two Day 1

I have officially started my second round of treatment at Hansa!

I saw the doctor this morning for an hour. After running through his testing he found that virus, parasites, heavy metals, bacteria, and mycoplasma are my top aggravators right now. I am not surprised, I've had some kind of sinus bug for ages now, it's bound to be either virus or mycoplasma. 

He reviewed my blood work, it's improved. It definitely shows that my body is functioning more now than it was before. It's not perfect yet, still have a way to go.

Some highlights of my blood work are-my blood sugar has come down from 96 to 93, my potassium is now closer to the normal range, sodium is fine, vitamin needs to come up a little, I have too much iron but lower ferritin. I am going to go back over my blood work later, this is all I can remember. 

Overall there were several markers for parasites I did not have before but otherwise improvement is noted.

 He started me on 3 things, he changed my HCL, added a homeopathic blend, and also molybdenum. 

Molybdenum is great for the liver and detoxifying alchohols especially from yeast (candida). Recently I have been waking up with the so called "hangover" feeling for no reason, this is most likely from candida. I would wake up with a mild headache and feel kinda woosy. Considering neither of those are symptoms I get often at all, I would say I have yeast acting up.

Parasites, these were problem here last time just not a priority. I have had a feeling parasites would be coming up, mainly because of the insomnia. In the past whenever I would do a parasites cleanse in anyway I would sleep less and feel wired. I am hoping that once parasites are knocked out I'll sleep like I was when I left here last time!!

Therapies today-massage, Beamer, ST-8, infrared  sauna, D light bed (5min), q laser on stomach, and lux on torso. 

Time to Head North

I'm just going to give a short update of what's going on. I haven't been writing much lately because my focus has been all over the place. Up down bad good, it's been everywhere.

The good news is my sleeping is doing better. I haven't stayed awake an entire night in a while now. I've been sleeping my usual 3/4:00 am - 10:00am. I can live with that. It's not ideal, but it's not bad.

Yesterday and today were some of the best days I have had in a long time. I woke up yesterday and today and was able to hit the ground running. I woke up, and just got going.
Yesterday was one of my most productive days in a long time, a few weeks ago I couldn't imagine doing as much as I did yesterday, especially without a crash afterwards.

Today was almost the same. I didn't have as much energy as yesterday, but still more than normal.

Either way, I'm not complaining. I even did a little exercise for the sake of trying twice this week, only for a few minutes(less than five). It went well, still need work but it's improved.

All that I have done recently was up the juice and the smoothies. Recently my diet hasn't been as good as it needs to be and I haven't been able to include things like homemade juice that my body needs.
It's amazing how much food makes a difference. It is a much larger part in medicine than given credit for!

I start back on Monday with Dr.J at the Hansa Center for my one week follow up. I am really looking forward to that. I have my list of questions ready. On top of that, my body is ready for treatment!! Even though I'm better, another boost is needed.
I want him to do something with allergies...I just have a feeling I'm allergic to some foods I eat often.

When I start back on Monday I'll be giving updates daily!
Until then!

Slowing it Down a little

Last night I finally slept back to normal for the first time. Praise the Lord

So far I have averaged only a few hours of poor quality sleep, waking up frequently and not feeling rested at all. 

The entire time I just felt wired. Most of the time I never even felt tired, just wide awake. Usually the wired feeling is from a toxic overload. My face was breaming out and I was feeling achy, for me that's usually detoxification related. So I stopped the sauna and the ChelX. I haven't used the sauna since last Wednesday. I think I may start back this weekend now that I may be catching up.

After stopping the ChelX and sauna my face has started clearing up and I've felt better. I am not entirely sure that these were the cause of my sudden insomnia or not. I just felt that maybe dropping everything and allowing my body body to work this out would be best.

Last night has been the only close to good night though. I still woke up tired and unrested, but that's better than not sleeping at all!!

36 Hours

Earlier this week I made a post ahout staying up all night.
I stayed up 34 hours before going back to sleep,

I have no idea why I didn't sleep. Insomnia is a weird symptom...it goes from bad to worse to not as bad.

After leaving the clinic my sleep was great compared to before. Still had some improving to go but I was more than pleased with my results.

Well guess what. I not only stayed up one entire night this week, I stayed up two. I had one night of sleep in between them.

I stayed up Monday night never falling asleep. Slept Tuesday night, awake Wednesday night.
I stayed up from 11:30am Wednesday morning until about midnight Thursday night. I was awake over 36 hours....
The second time was even easier than the first to stay awake. When I finally gave up at 8:00am it was almost like I hadn't even given it a shot at sleeping.

The weirdest part of it all was I was almost 100% awake the entire time. The moment I fell asleep both nights-wide awake.

In order to attempt to remedy my situation I have stopped everything. I stopped the ChelX and the sauna. If my body is having problems removing a toxin I'm not going to make it worse. If I stay up all night one more time I'll email the doctor. If I wasn't going back in just a few weeks I would have already emailed him, but I don't feel like he can do much without a seeing me.

It's after midnight now, kinda tired. Hoping I will fall asleep tonight!

*i would like to apologize for anything in my post that doesn't read right. Staying awake fries my brain

Sleeping...What's that?

My longest running symptoms is insomnia. I just don't sleep.

The end of my second week at the Hansa Center my sleep took a dramatic turn for the better. I was waking up on my own and falling asleep at an earlier hour. 

It stuck for a while but once I was home not doing the therapies, it wasn't the same.

Now that it's been a while since being treated at the center, my insomnia is taking a turn for the worst. 

The last two weeks or so have been hard to get to sleep, more than usual. The last few days have been progressively later. One night was after 4:00am, another was almost 6:00, then last night I never went to sleep. I just never fell asleep and finally gave up about 8:00am. My body just wasn't having it.

Lately I've just felt wired. Like I'm just not tired but I'm not awake enough to do anything important. 

What's the deal here?! Why now, what caused my sleep to all off the deep end....

The doctor in his email said he was thinking its a detox problem. It feels like a toxicity problem for sure. This morning my eyes also hurt and my head is achy, fits the bill. 

Now what to do about it, that's what I need to know!

The Treatment Protocol

Todays the day!! The last day I have to take my remedies from the Hansa Center. While I was at the center my doctor formulated mixes of remedies that he compounded. Each remedy was tested with my body to show it would be beneficial before I actually started taking it.

I finally decided I would write up my remedies I have been taking, here it goes.

Remedy 1
Borrellogen, echinacom, Immunoplus, Ferrum Phos 6, Lobellia quercus, urtica conchae

All of the supplements in this remedy except for the ferrum phos are specific for a low immune system. All of them are used to bring up immune function.
The ferrum phos is also used for bringing up body temperature.
Borrellogen is specific for lyme disease, it has been clinically proven to help the body expel dead lyme bacteria.

Remedy 2
NAII/PNS, total thallium, total chlorine, total arsenicum, arnica betula A, ferrum silicum urtica, larynx levisticum.

These are all homeopathic remedies, NAII/PNS is for nervous system detox. The total chlorine is for dumping chlorine, total arsenicum is for arsenic, total thallium is for thallium. arnica is for pain, inflammation, and damage. Silicum is for mood, colds, and sore throat, urtica is for physical pain and damage. Larynx levisticum is for the throat.

These were the first two remedies I was recommended to take.

Remedy 3
Free and Easy Wanderer , Liver Flow
This two ingredients are from Chinese medicine. Free and Easy wander is for synchronizing the liver and kidneys. Liver flow is used to open up liver pathways and detoxification.

Remedy 4
Star of Bethlehem, Mimulus, Gentiana Absinthium, Pulmo tartarus 6/8 , Sulphur 30, Saromanthus aurum, mag sulph bryonia.
Star of Bethlehem and mimulus are Bach Flower remedies for emotional trauma(most likely associated to being chronically ill). The rest in remedy 4 are standard homeopathics.

Remedy 5
B Liquitrophic, Hypericum Bryophyllum, Hepar Stannum, Silicea Belladonna
All homeopathic remedies. The B Liquitrohic is a mix of homeopathic B vitamins.

Remedy 6
Hemo Liquitrophic, Cell Salt #6, Sulphur 30, Aurum equisetum A, Formica arnica, Medulla Arnica, Apis Levisticum, argentum 8

Remedy 7
Equisetum Formica, Secale Nicotiana, Liver Comp., Renes Mesenchyme, Gentiana Absinthium, Renes Betula, Arnica Plumbum Mel, Aurum Equisetum B, Bambusa pulsatile, Myristica argentum, Hypophysis Stannum.

Remedy 8
Harmonize Water and Fire, Total Bromine, Total Niccolum, bt detox
This is a mix of homeopathy and Chinese medicine. It is for liver and kidney detox as well as bromine and nickel detox.

This is all of the compounded remedies. Confusing isn't it??
Unless you are educated in homeopathy you probably do not know much about any of the remedies. I do not even know much about a lot of them.
Overall each remedy is for some kind of detox or repair. All of the Total X are to detox the specific ingredient. Total Bromine for example is to remove bromine.

B-Liquitrophic is a homeopathic blend of B vitamins. Hemo Liquitrophic is a blend for blood cell support.

There are a significant amount of remedies for bromine, chlorine, gold, silver, nickel, lead, thallium, sulphur, iron, and arsenic. They will either help my body remove the ingredient from my system or help my body utilize them better.

There are also specific remedies for liver, throat, stomach, and nervous system healing.

Overwhelmed much? I am.

Then I have the standard packaged remedies-
CholestPure, a natural form of Cholestyramine. This is a binder that helps the body remove pollutants safely.

CheleX, this is a natural and pharmaceutical chelator. I just started this last week per the doctors recomdations so I will not be stopping it until I go back to the center. It contains Cilantro and EDTA to remove heavy metals and lead especially.

Total Male, this is a high quality multivitamin for males. Also has ingredients good for the liver.

GB Plus, this is for gallbladder support. My gallbladder showed some significant stress, this remedy will help support it.

Adaptocrine, this remedy is to feed the adrenals. It contains many of the common adaptogens used for adrenal fatigue.

Lastly Betaine HCl. I take this with meals to help raise my stomach acid. According to a stomach acid test I produce very little of my own. This is another remedy I will not be stopping until I go back to the center.

All of these remedies are meant to bring my body back into balance. They support several organ systems and pollutant removal. Now I get to stop them until I go back and probably get prescribed something new for my next phase of healing.

I know this post was a mouthful!!