Catching up!

The borax detox helped me feel somewhat better, and the apple cider vinegar did bring my blood pressure back down to normal.  Then what happened is we were working furiously for our friends the carpet cleaners delivering fliers right up till Christmas.  We also got the kids' playhouse built.  I'll try to post some pictures of that -- it's really cool!  14 feet tall, 2 stories with a deck!

Then, Christmas came and we stopped working.  However, we listed our house for sale.  My husband lost his job and now we're not sure what we're doing.  Our church owns a conference center, and we're hoping to be able to volunteer/work up there.  That could be a long-time coming, though, as the person in charge is not very responsive.

That's it for the moment.  I'm going to do some posts about electromagnetic radiation and the healing power of Christ.

Going to continue with detox

I've not seen any movement on the scale, but I'm feeling more energy (didn't fall asleep again last night in my chair -- watched the show all the way through with the family.) I also did something which would probably be "nothing" to most people, but I'm a very light sleeper. Last night I rolled all the way over from one side to the other without waking up. That's a big deal for me! So, I'm going to persist in this borax detox and try to eat better, too. I'm not feeling so bloated, but it isn't showing on the scale.

Fluoride toxicity & fatigue

Hi ya'll, As you know, I've been trying different natural remedies to try to help my BP. It has levelled off nicely at 135/73. I'm still really struggling with my energy levels though. It's gotten pretty bad...

I read about celiac, but after thinking about it and trying certain things this week; I just don't think that's it. Sure we react to some wheat -- but not all.

Then remembered something I'd read at EarthClinic.com about fluoride poisoning. I went and read some more and found that some soy and wheat are fertilized with cheap industrial fluoride waste! That would explain why sometimes we react and others we don't. Also, in a couple of articles they say that fibromyalgia IS fluoride poisoning! I certainly fit the profile... When I originally read the information, I wanted to wait to do the treatment because I'd started so many other things for my high BP. I wanted to see how I ended up feeling after being on this regimen for a couple of months. Overall, I'm better, but as I said, the fatigue is horrible.

I started the sea salt and borax (1/8 teaspoon each) detox yesterday. I had some immediate results, I think! I had quite a bit of *intestinal discomfort* last night and was up a lot during the night... I dropped 3#! ...and it certainly wasn't because of what I ate -- neither was it related to my discomfort. The only thing I can point to is the detox. I seem to have better energy this morning and that would NOT be consistent with how I slept. I would expect to be tired.

I'll keep you posted.

Blessings,
Sharron

Tweaking things a bit...

It looks like I may do better taking my black strap molasses apart from my apple cider vinegar. My blood pressure readings were high most of the day (176/96 or so), until this evening. This afternoon I took my vinegar without the molasses, and my reading was 146/76. I really want the benefits of the molasses -- having a 2 day cycle without pain was wonderful! Not to mention the energy benefits and all those minerals.

I just re-read www.earthclinic.com introduction on molasses. It appears I've been over-doing it! I started with a higher dose because I was on my cycle. Turns out normal dosing is just 1 tablespoon first thing in the morning. That should make a difference. I'll try taking my BP before I take my molasses and see if that make a difference as well.

I'm definitely feeling better today. I had the weirdest thing happen last night between 2am and 4am, though! It was like the Lord was re-working my body... like I was clay in His hands. It began with my abdomen -- it was like I was doing tummy crunches, only it was involuntary. It progressed to my entire body! I was exhausted when it was all over, but my pain level is better and I believe my posture, etc. is a lot better. I'm curious to see if my physical therapist (massage) notices anything tomorrow!

I tried the "recipe" for body wash and shampoo from www.earthclinic.com today. I put about a 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar (simple filtered kind) in some warm water and dumped that over my head and left it about a minute. It is supposed to take the chemicals/medications out of your hair. Then I mixed equal parts of baking soda and borax (about 1.5 tablespoons each) in warm water and massaged that into my hair. The rest of my body I rubbed down with baking soda and water. My skin hasn't felt this nice in a long time! D, my best friend, said my hair looked very shiny and bouncy today -- extra curly! I used coconut oil as a deodorant. It has been a busy day, I've cooked a bunch and perspired, but I still smell nice. Cool!

The site said you can take simple apple cider vinegar and add some with the mother to it to make your own brew, so I filled the remainder of my Hains bottle with the simple vinegar. Looked as good as new to me! I bought a bottle of Bragg's for drinking. I just cannot palate the Hain's. Yuck! I like the Bragg's just straight though. It is yummy. That is how I can take the vinegar without the molasses mixed into it!

Another thing I've discoverd is that I can bring my blood pressure reading down on my own just by doing 10 slow inhales and exhales... counting to 10 each time. I can bring it down 10 to 20 point both top and bottom just by doing that. The vinegar is definitely helping though, now that I was able to get a reading with it apart from the molasses.