I'm sick! =[

[kaleidoscopeeyes]

I'm not quite sure what I have. On Monday I woke up with a headache, sore throat, cold - all that lovely stuff. Yesterday I found it extremely difficult to talk and today I can't talk at all. I keep coughing, and I feel it in my throat and my chest. Is this laryngitis? This is my first time being sick as a rawfoodist, and I don't know which medicines - if any - I can take.

Has this ever happened to anyone? How did you fix it? Is there some sort of drink I should make or medicine I should buy? What sort of food should I avoid at this time?

[luckitri]

Slippery elm bark powder taken as a tea with cinnamon and honey if necessary - it gets the mucous out of your lungs - it will also gently yet thoroughly cleanse your bowels with no accidents and you probably have toxins there if you got this ill. The honey is not bad - maybe the sugar in it is a little extra help that your body needs to get moving right now. Also I think that there are many healing components of honey that are not common knowledge. My father cut his finger almost off when I was a child. My mother poured raw honey into it and bandaged it up. He has a blue ring (scar) around his finger from the accident and he has worked with his hands ever since. It healed perfectly. This was almost 50 years ago and the only thing she put on it was the honey - I remember watching.

Also do the lemon water with ACV and cayenne. Lemon for alkalizing and vitamin C; ACV alkalizes and cleanses; cayenne stimulates your system to expel toxins and waste as well as warms you up. Sweating and fever help this go through your system faster to get it moving on its way out. Some athletic types just go work up a sweat and get rid of the cold/flu real quick.

Another possibility is carrot juice or the carrot soup that has the avocado and ginger, garlic and curry in it. It will warm you and stimulate your body while also giving you that satisfying full feeling that helps you sleep (or me anyway) and the carrot also serves to cleanse your innards that most likely are toxic as well as soothe them with that vitamin A it has. (And the avocado high in potassium should help with your energy)

HTH!

[kaleidoscopeeyes]

Thank you! My throat is feeling much better and I can talk now. I'm just waiting to get my singing voice back. However, I'm still sick after two weeks. My dad is starting to get angry with me because I"m refusing to take any medication. Are there any raw remedies for boosting the immune system?

[kaleidoscopeeyes]

I'm bumping this thread up because I'm sick again! My throat is KILLING me and I feel so weak. I don't understand - before I was raw I hardly ever got sick and now I've gotten sick twice in a few months! Why? HELP! :eek:

[crystalmoon]

Hi there Im pretty sure this is a form of detox but the long time raw fooders will know best. Ive been sick with similar symptoms since November & slipped back to cooked foods & antibiotics under pressure...really wished I hadnt cos Ive got to go through the detox again now when I go all raw again. really hope you get some good answers

[justinesmith]

I'm bumping this thread up because I'm sick again! My throat is KILLING me and I feel so weak. I don't understand - before I was raw I hardly ever got sick and now I've gotten sick twice in a few months! Why? HELP! :eek:

Even a few months of raw can't clear out years worth of garbage overnight. It takes the body seven full years to completely renew itself. I thank my body when I get sick now because I know it is just my bodies way of cleaning house. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon! :)