Ireland
11-01-2005, 11:27 AM
For all those who are struggling, for all those who want to give up, for all those who think they can never do this...
This is what I wrote in my journal this morning:
Jeeeeeeeez...after three days of being very uncomfortable with my stinkin' liver problems...I finally consulted with two naturopaths and they both told me to stop the juice fast. It's probably pushing toxins through my poor liver too fast and it was making things worse.
I did manage 2 and a half days of juice fasting. I need to slow things down a little for now. I'm going to see a naturopath this Friday and she tells me she'll put me on a slow detox that won't compromise my liver so much. I've already told her I'm vegan and that I don't want a bunch of supplements, I'll see what she says when I tell her I'm also raw, or mostly raw.
I've been drinking milk thistle tea a couple of times a day and I think I'll keep that up and also maybe juice fast one day a week.
*sigh* This is such a journey for me. I feel like I've struggled and fought to keep my head above water from the very beginning, almost a year and a half ago. But, I've never lost sight of the prize. Health and the ability to do what I want to do without fear of a heart attack or stroke or something like that.
In February of this year when I went 100% raw for 21 days in a row (that's my record so far) I managed to get off blood pressure medication that I've been on for 10 years. I'm only 42 years old and spent my whole 30's decade on medication that was slowly poisoning my liver. (I also had surgery on my liver 19 years ago that is now giving me grief.) Anyhow, I now have wonderful blood pressure as long as I stay on the straight and narrow.
I am not always 100% but each month that goes by gets me a little closer. I have managed to go from a meat eating carnivor to a vegetarian to a vegan and now mostly raw vegan.
So, for some here, it's a breeze and those are the lucky ones. But those lucky ones are here, cheering those of us on that have a more difficult time. Thank you, you most wonderful cheerleaders!
I am still...the little engine that could. Chugga...Chugga...Chugga...
This is what I wrote in my journal this morning:
Jeeeeeeeez...after three days of being very uncomfortable with my stinkin' liver problems...I finally consulted with two naturopaths and they both told me to stop the juice fast. It's probably pushing toxins through my poor liver too fast and it was making things worse.
I did manage 2 and a half days of juice fasting. I need to slow things down a little for now. I'm going to see a naturopath this Friday and she tells me she'll put me on a slow detox that won't compromise my liver so much. I've already told her I'm vegan and that I don't want a bunch of supplements, I'll see what she says when I tell her I'm also raw, or mostly raw.
I've been drinking milk thistle tea a couple of times a day and I think I'll keep that up and also maybe juice fast one day a week.
*sigh* This is such a journey for me. I feel like I've struggled and fought to keep my head above water from the very beginning, almost a year and a half ago. But, I've never lost sight of the prize. Health and the ability to do what I want to do without fear of a heart attack or stroke or something like that.
In February of this year when I went 100% raw for 21 days in a row (that's my record so far) I managed to get off blood pressure medication that I've been on for 10 years. I'm only 42 years old and spent my whole 30's decade on medication that was slowly poisoning my liver. (I also had surgery on my liver 19 years ago that is now giving me grief.) Anyhow, I now have wonderful blood pressure as long as I stay on the straight and narrow.
I am not always 100% but each month that goes by gets me a little closer. I have managed to go from a meat eating carnivor to a vegetarian to a vegan and now mostly raw vegan.
So, for some here, it's a breeze and those are the lucky ones. But those lucky ones are here, cheering those of us on that have a more difficult time. Thank you, you most wonderful cheerleaders!
I am still...the little engine that could. Chugga...Chugga...Chugga...