Raw and Sick

[damaru]

Hello friends,
I started my raw lifestyle again 8 days ago. Two years ago I had been raw about 8 months, so I've got a little experience. Anyway, I'm sick! I have terrible sinus junk and I have lost my voice. It's going around all over Indianapolis right now, this "thing". I thought I would bi-pass it since I'm now raw but no such luck. It's hard not taking medicine for this! Any suggestions that would help me heal faster? Colonic maybe?

[OnMyJourney]

So sorry to hear that you aren't well. Have you tried Alissa's lemon ginger cayenne shot?

[damaru]

No, but I'll try just about anything, soooo...I'm on my way to the store to get some ginger. :)

[OnMyJourney]

I sure hope it helps!!

[laughalways]

Hi...I hope you feel better. I live in Indianapolis too. Perhaps you could try some echinacea or zinc or some high dose Vitamin C. That's what I do when I feeling funny. Also, Yogi makes some tea varieties that are good and organic.

[lovenlife]

Drink lots of water, dont eat and do get lots of sleep.

[Raw Angel Mom]

Colonic without question.
Stay away from sweetener even raw. Fruits are ok
Have chop raw garlic, swallow don't chew with water
Oregano oil (Smell it, it will disinfect your sinus)
You can also mix 50% raw coconut oil with oregano an swallow
Eat as much green you can, to alkalize your body.

I hope you feel good soon.

[mcster]

Firstly, it sounds like a classic case of detox, so as much as it may be a drag, it may be a good thing. :) As for remedies, oil of oregano is bar none the best thing I've ever discovered for cold/flu symptoms. It knocks it dead. Echinecia only works before you get sick so you'll be wasting your money. You need lots of fluid and antioxidants and I recommend you constantly drink Roiboos tea to kill both birds with one stone. Warm water with honey (raw? or maybe dark maple syrup?) and lemon will help sooth your throat. Hope you feel better.

[damaru]

Wow, thank you for all your support. I've made notes and I'm heading to the store. Good thing is, I feel much better this morning. Just knowing this awesome raw food group is here to get me through is much of what I need. Thank you to all......

[lovenlife]

drink the roobios tea but please dont kill any birds with any amount of stones....funny the way we say things we used to say and then when we come to an appreciation for all living things, we say different things....like
"more than one way to peel a cucumber" (instead of the cat thought)

oh well sorry for the tangeant

[BlackKat]

drink the roobios tea but please dont kill any birds with any amount of stones....funny the way we say things we used to say and then when we come to an appreciation for all living things, we say different things....like
"more than one way to peel a cucumber" (instead of the cat thought)

oh well sorry for the tangeant

haha that's awesome. :D

[BlackKat]

Drink lots of water, dont eat and do get lots of sleep.

I also agree with this statement. There are still toxins and poisons in your body even though you've been raw for several days now. The cold is a good way of your body saying it needs to take care of itself... it's releasing a bunch of stuff in a little bit more drastic way. Sleep, and not so much food. when you eat, your body spends its energy digesting when it should spend it's energy healing...by eating "to get better/feel better" is basically burdening your body with 2 tasks at once. Overload

[streetsurfer]

Use a neti pot to rinse your sinuses, drink black cherry juice to thin and help excrete congestion from excess mucous, avoid dairy which thickens it, and get lots of fluids. Lemon juice in warm water may help too. Feel Better!

[mcster]

drink the roobios tea but please dont kill any birds with any amount of stones....

Lol. Nurture two lovely little unicorns with one colorful rainbow then. :heart

[OnMyJourney]

Just popping in to check on you, hope you're feeling even better!!!! :hug

[damaru]

I have a feeling that if I was not eating raw, I'd still be sounding like a 95 year old smoker who keeps getting run over but just. won't. die. Because that's what I sounded like this morning. By the end of the day, my voice is back and I sound like a normal person. Also, sinus junk is GONE! So I lost my voice and it came back all in a period of 3 days. That's detox if you ask me. And I feel great. So thank you all for your kind assistance. :)