So today I'm immensely hormonal so I apologise now, I have completed my Assignment seven and all its many questions and essays and feel extremely happy about that. I am a little disappointed that I have not heard about the part time positions I had been so eagerly lead to believe were going to be coming up soon!! but I know there is something perfect waiting for me that will work well with my life and needs. Its only a stop gap until I have my nutrition up and running and I adore the thought of working within that field. I'm hopeful that the flat will have viewers this weekend and be bought. I have really been interested in Iridology of late and I am reading a book by Dr Bernard Jesson as this is part of my course soon so I'm getting a head start. This type of analysis interests me so much and I hope to master the art of it as they say!!
Its my nans eightieth birthday tomorrow and i am looking forward to seeing her and other family members too who are visiting from Ireland.
I feel quite energised but have horrendous stomach pains because of Albert's, but am pleased at how the body is handling things at the moment I can honestly feel the goodness from the foods and drinks I'm consuming easing my bodies troubles and charging up my batteries.
I expect this year to be a good successful year holding many promises. I will embrace the great changes and move forward with my life.
Friday, 28 January 2011
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Meal idea I love cooking x
In a wok add onions mushrooms and garlic - then after about 8 mins add the lamb mince - then add peas - then add one can of coconut milk - 2 table spoons of tumeric or curry mix - some splashes of gluten free tamahi soy sauce - and let it cook - to thicken I add a little gluten free veg stock and its like an Indian takeaway without all the fat x
Why is the question of the day!!
Well today I read something dreadful regarding the plans to stop/restrict our ability to buy natural remedies this to me is a disaster!! How are we supposed to stay healthy/get healthy if we are not allowed the precious nutrients we require.
I can only assume to keep us unhealthy is a better business deal, as lets face it money talks unfortunately to a lot of power/ money hungry people!! we would then have to rely/buy the products via the doctor or chemist which probably wont work and create even more problems, as lets face it if a product is not needed it will just attack another part of your body. If you dont learn about health, we eat the chemically made crap that the big companies are selling which damage our bodies and create disease.
It will destroy us!! it will make us all unstable and mental and sick, if we are like this then we dont look after our planet how could we if we are sick and out of our minds, the planet dies we die!! its like a massive butterfly effect and all the big tops can see is the colour of our money when will they wake up and see the bigger picture!!
If anything this has encouraged me even more to do my next course, as then I can make things naturally myself from seeds, so bite me big pharma!!
I can only assume to keep us unhealthy is a better business deal, as lets face it money talks unfortunately to a lot of power/ money hungry people!! we would then have to rely/buy the products via the doctor or chemist which probably wont work and create even more problems, as lets face it if a product is not needed it will just attack another part of your body. If you dont learn about health, we eat the chemically made crap that the big companies are selling which damage our bodies and create disease.
It will destroy us!! it will make us all unstable and mental and sick, if we are like this then we dont look after our planet how could we if we are sick and out of our minds, the planet dies we die!! its like a massive butterfly effect and all the big tops can see is the colour of our money when will they wake up and see the bigger picture!!
If anything this has encouraged me even more to do my next course, as then I can make things naturally myself from seeds, so bite me big pharma!!
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
ME and CFS Symptoms
CFS/ME is very different from any 'normal' tiredness that you have experienced before. You feel completely drained and your limbs are so heavy you would think you had elephants attached making it impossible to do day to day things. CFS/ME may happen over several months or years and your health may deteriorate.
CFS/ME makes you less able to cope with levels of activity that were previously normal for you, in your work, school or social life. Even everyday physical activity, such as taking a shower or bath, may make you feel exhausted.
I killed to use my GHD's the aches in my arms were enough to make me scream out loud with pain and I pushed on thinking that I was weak, or a wuss in honesty not realising I was making it worse!!
Common symptoms of CFS/ME, which can happen 24 to 48 hours after mental or physical activity, include:
- fatigue that lasts more than 24 hours after exertion at a level that you used to be able to manage without feeling tired
- muscle and joint pain, but no swelling
- painful glands in your neck, back or armpits
- a sore throat and headaches
- forgetfulness, memory loss, confusion, or difficulty concentrating and Brain Fog
- sleep disturbances - waking up feeling tired or unrested or having trouble getting to sleep
- flu-like symptoms
- palpitations (the sensation of feeling your heartbeat thumping in your chest)
- dizziness and nausea
- sweating
- visible muscle twitching
- irritable bowel syndrome symptoms such as constipation or diarrhoea and bloating
- mood swings
- Insomnia
- Anxiety
- depression
- Panic Attacks
- Restless leg syndrome
- Painful Periods
- Candida
Your symptoms may vary throughout the day - some days they may be mild and other days more troublesome.
Most people with CFS/ME find that their symptoms come and go, often returning after illness or stress.
Man I feel Like a woman do do do do do
Why am I singing the lyrics to the Shania twain song ??? Well One is expecting ones alberts and lets face it there is nothing horrid then that to remind you that ya your all woman and feeling it. It really is painful and can take the legs from beneath you and the breath away from your lungs ...why invent this argh oh well.
I do wonder if ME/CFS ladies girls get it worse then really healthy ones, I mean I dont remember others having to have time of school and work due to the time of the month but yes I did have to as I couldnt move and would physically want to pull out my own innerds to stop the pain.
Well I hope along with improved health comes improved alberts - Alberts a term endeared by my mum in law who calls them the uncle Alberts as a code word, sorry just blew that out the water for you hehehe!! Funny how we all have code words for it too like my mum always said Things and called any product in conjunction to it as Things as you can tell it was a little confusing round our gaff!!
But hey this is for the miracle of childbirth not that I would know anything about that, as at the grand age of 31 I still have not been blessed with the pitter patter of tiny feet. If im honest I dont mind as I know people who have not had children till they are 36yrs old and even in there fortys, so hope for me yet.
The way I look at it I had barely enough nutrients required to keep my body functioning and healthy so how could I produce a healthy baby, I would not want a child to suffer at my previous unhealthy ways therefore I understand my miscarriages of previous years occurred due to the fetus not having what it needed to survive and believe that now cutting down the toxins I use in every day products and eating healthy with added nutrients may be key to hopefully me falling pregnant when the time is right and then I will be confident that the baby will be set up with good genes and health.
Monday, 24 January 2011
Pacing - Huge part of recovery
Pacing is vital for improved health and recovery from ME/CFS, it sounds simple but it really involves more then I first realised.
Its like a transaction process you have with your body, bartering for precious moments to do natural activities within your day. For example see here body I respect you need rest but hows about I give you three hours of rest for a chance to cook a tea, or have a bath and get dressed (joggers) and so on.
The rest must be just what that says REST!! Peace and quiet, a comfortable spot with maybe some sleep or deep mediation included.
Activities which count and must be considered when bartering with said body are as follows ( you cannot rest and do any of these activities at the same time, as it is counter productive, not allowing your body time to recharge your cells with vital energy)
Watching Television
Listening to music or story books
Reading
Perusing and typing on a computer, Ipod
House Work
Walking
Getting washed and Ready
Having Friends and Family visit
Chatting via person or phone
Driving
Exercising
and now your probably catching my drift, basically pacing is resting your body and that rest must be complete rest you may use a guided MP3 or CD to get you relaxed but no more then that. This gives your body time to charge up your cells therefore giving back to you the chance to gage what activity you can do and not run the newly charged cells down to which you can then build upon.
I started like this, get up move to front room, lay on sofa, get up and go bed, this was a routine for quite some time until it changed to get up make bed, have bath get ready, go to front room lay down, go to bed.
These were my Zombie times, each day I learnt my pacing abilities and gently pushed and begin to add new bits to the routine this along with my food changes became the main foundation I have been building my health with.
If you overdo your level of pacing you will crash for a few days, weeks, months so it is not to be taken lightly, your bodies needs must come above anything else important in your life. For me I had no choice I could not get up and get to work physically impossible therefore I took a year out to put my health and body first.
Family get upset when I have to cancel plans but I'm sure they would rather have me well maybe the next time then to go backwards and be bed bound.
Meal Idea Chicken Fajitas mix
So Fajitas are not entirely out of the question you can get gluten free wraps and make your own mix, Ours consisted of chicken, cumin, garlic, cayenne chili pepper, paprika, onion powder, then half a pack of tomatoes blended and chopped onions added. It was delicious and I had salad and Hubby Lee had jacket potatoes and lettuce garnish x
Moving preparation and such crazyness !!
I have been working hard in the flat with one ultimate goal get it ready to sell!!
I have discovered that my health has really taken a turn for the good and did not experience much fatigue or the normally expected crash that usually follows such actions. I actually am starting to feel almost healthy. I have waited so long to know what this feels like and can only compare it as follows.
Breathing is as if a healthy large object has been removed and airways have had a bottle cleaner flushed through, I have more air inside upon each breath its amazing.
Energy levels "dear god" I actually have energy levels to talk about, they are still lower then normal people but they are there. I can now judge daily activities and make sensible choices. Its as if my flesh has reached on to the good nutrients, and the tissue salts are all building a foundation for which my body can now draw upon, and use as necessary to keep the body functioning. I was so malnourished and my body was heavily depleted, to the point Im sure I had a pop belly like one would see in a upsetting tv add for a charity.
My skins has changed, my nails are getting stronger and my hair is not as limp and dry as I had grown used to, Im completely amazed.
A hill is not too much of an issue I can walk and I can talk again...these were the last things to go when I crashed like walking in mud felt like I would end up moving like a catapillar on the floor in the end just to get where I needed to. Felt so weak, dizzy and not in control of my limbs or my head, would go so light and I would be sure I was going to flake out. My family said I didnt say much it really, was just to much to chat more then a few minutes which left me exhuasted, I mean have you ever heard of talking being an activity before..no me either!! Now I feel I can talk, shout, sing, stick up for myself, answer intelligently again.
How has this happened I ponder for a moment waiting for the estate agent Andy to show up....well lets see the body needs the right combinations of nutrients and tissue salts (vitamins, Minerals and water included) to function and be alive. I ate stuff I was intolerant to for many many years this blocked absorption of these required particles and irritated the inner organs to boot!! causing damage and depletion of vital stocked particles, then add a very poor diet not offering much for the body to restock with and the fact that I hardly drank any thing other then fizz or sugary squash = poor body not able to provide itself with what was needed. Now see me using body to do all that I wish and not give it a second thought on whether said body could handle it and jeez have I pushed it !! yes said body run out of all stock therefore running on empty like a car tank it stopped working.
I owe my new brain function to High Fish oil but good quality one so that it is not contaminated with metals. Stopping Wheat, Gluten and dairy has helped my body take the necessary nutrients from the good fruit, veg and meat I now eat (I think its the Lactose in the dairy products that irritated me) . I don't eat processed foods as much as I can but yes I am only human and I would be lying if I said I didn't fall sweet for the odd take out I just try with all my heart to use the same special diet guidelines when getting it, choose the best out of the worse and definitely no gluten, wheat or daily.
Water really helps my digestive system now I drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day and I have now started using smoothies in the morning. I truly try to stay away from sugar as much as I can.
So it appears my body has started a foundation for health and I hope to report on the growth of this foundation and hope it will continue for ever more.
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
tuesday catch up
Soooo...I have not posted for a couple of days due to busy busy times!! Saturday we painted, scrubbed, chucked out and completely overalled the bathroom and both bedrooms,which look amazing I must say. I was so stiff and sore that evening I was concered how I would be the days after.
Sunday I didnt get up till 9.30 am and started again at 11am on the frontroom hallway and the glossing...It is nearly in order and we hope to have it on sale next monday woohoo!! new house to go to grow our own produce, green smoothies ahoy !!
Monday I woke up not feeling to bad a little foggy, hazy, decided to veg out in the bedroom away from tv and computer and to pace to balance things out,which I am glad to say did the job as Tuesday I woke up bright as a button.
Tuesday I decided to go to the childrens adventure playground with my sister in law and 2 year old nephew, and was completely amazed at just how well I felt, and had not felt this good since being very small. I also had to go sign on for the second time and walked to town and back. I am amazed at the results I have got from the diet, pacing, deletion of foods causing intollerence and so on.
I am now looking into raw products along with my stoneage diet including Green smooties to start my day with creating a good foundation for the rest of the day.
I have a interview tomorrow hoping I will be employed again and that this is the start of good things to come. I will be posting some more food ideas tomorrow. TTFN x
Friday, 14 January 2011
Grumpy old me !!
Today I have woke with the worst PMT !!! argh!! this is one feeling about being a women I no likey!! The day is grey and feels like I did not wake up properly and I think as we are doing so much at the moment, and over the next couple of days that I need to take precautions. I intend to rest for the best part of today and not watch tv. Just to be in a peaceful environment and see how it goes. I will not do more then what I actually can do otherwise I have not learned a thing. Luckily I have Lee and his parents to help which will hopefully lessen the load.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Acidosis - by Roger Knowles of the CFS Forum
Acidosis, an overly acidic body, is primarily caused by the Western diet, stress, or a combination of the two. It is believed that a majority of Western people are affected by it – some only mildly but others to the extent that it’s life threatening. Different people react differently to it whether affected mildly or severely – some will have all the problems associated with it but others will have none, though it’s a sure bet that they will have at some point in the future.
Regarding the above mentioned connections, it seems appropriate to start with the four essential CFS symptoms as outlined by the Canadian Clinical Case Definition, which most people, including me, accept. These are -
1. Fatigue and Post exertion malaise and/or fatigue
2. Sleep disorder
3. Pain
4. Neurological/cognitive manifestations
Acidosis impairs the ability of mitochondria to produce ATP, and ATP is essential for optimal energy production at the cellular level. It also diminishes the supply of oxygen to the body’s cells and tissues, which as well as reducing energy and the ability to quickly regain energy, promotes the growth of harmful micro-organisms. All this and a few associated but less important issues provide a very strong connection with ‘1’ above.
Acidosis disrupts the sleep centre in the brain, causing inability to get to sleep, and/or un-refreshing sleep, and/or regular waking in the night etc – connection with ‘2’ above.
In trying to deal with acidosis, the body can deplete in alkalizing minerals, which as most of you will know can result in pain and muscle weakness – connection with ‘3’ above.
Acidosis reduces the brain’s energy pool and oxygen supply, resulting in reduced mental capacity – connection with ‘4’ above.
This post could get very long because there are many other connections, so I’ll cut it short with just a couple more –
It is well established that acidosis provides a fertile breeding ground for viruses, one in particular that is associated with acidosis being HIV. Could this explain the presence of the similar XMRV virus in some, but not all, CFSers? – remember, that not every over-acid person gets all the acidosis problems.
Acidosis impairs the function of the body’s organs; the most affected being the liver. Could this explain the very common alcohol intolerance symptom in CFS?
I’ll leave it there. I can’t and won’t say that CFS is a symptom of acidosis, but I do think it’s worth every CFSer checking their pee and dealing with it if it’s acid.One problem with CFS is the body’s tendency to create excessive amounts of metabolic waste, and this can result in an overly acidic body - to test for this, just pee on PH strips, available from the chemist. The ideal result would be a constant PH range between 7 and 7.5, but this is rarely achieved because the typical western diet tends to be acid forming. Don’t test with the first pee of the day, but take three readings, say, mid morning, mid afternoon and evening, aiming for at least one reading to be between 7 & 7.5. If, like I did, you get readings in the 5 to 5.5 range, then getting them up is likely to be beneficial. There are loads of overly acidic symptoms, but you may be particularly familiar with the following five -
* Lack of energy, constant fatigue, loss of physical tone and psychic drive, sensation of
heaviness in the limbs, feelings of inability to cope.
* Tendency to get infections.
*Headaches.
*Recurring infections of throat and tonsils.
*Leg cramps and spasms.
Having improved my own readings (not yet as high as I’d like), I noticed definite improvements.
Maybe worth looking into? - Written by Roger Knowles of the CFS Forumchronicfatiguesyndromeforum.me.uk
Regarding the above mentioned connections, it seems appropriate to start with the four essential CFS symptoms as outlined by the Canadian Clinical Case Definition, which most people, including me, accept. These are -
1. Fatigue and Post exertion malaise and/or fatigue
2. Sleep disorder
3. Pain
4. Neurological/cognitive manifestations
Acidosis impairs the ability of mitochondria to produce ATP, and ATP is essential for optimal energy production at the cellular level. It also diminishes the supply of oxygen to the body’s cells and tissues, which as well as reducing energy and the ability to quickly regain energy, promotes the growth of harmful micro-organisms. All this and a few associated but less important issues provide a very strong connection with ‘1’ above.
Acidosis disrupts the sleep centre in the brain, causing inability to get to sleep, and/or un-refreshing sleep, and/or regular waking in the night etc – connection with ‘2’ above.
In trying to deal with acidosis, the body can deplete in alkalizing minerals, which as most of you will know can result in pain and muscle weakness – connection with ‘3’ above.
Acidosis reduces the brain’s energy pool and oxygen supply, resulting in reduced mental capacity – connection with ‘4’ above.
This post could get very long because there are many other connections, so I’ll cut it short with just a couple more –
It is well established that acidosis provides a fertile breeding ground for viruses, one in particular that is associated with acidosis being HIV. Could this explain the presence of the similar XMRV virus in some, but not all, CFSers? – remember, that not every over-acid person gets all the acidosis problems.
Acidosis impairs the function of the body’s organs; the most affected being the liver. Could this explain the very common alcohol intolerance symptom in CFS?
I’ll leave it there. I can’t and won’t say that CFS is a symptom of acidosis, but I do think it’s worth every CFSer checking their pee and dealing with it if it’s acid.One problem with CFS is the body’s tendency to create excessive amounts of metabolic waste, and this can result in an overly acidic body - to test for this, just pee on PH strips, available from the chemist. The ideal result would be a constant PH range between 7 and 7.5, but this is rarely achieved because the typical western diet tends to be acid forming. Don’t test with the first pee of the day, but take three readings, say, mid morning, mid afternoon and evening, aiming for at least one reading to be between 7 & 7.5. If, like I did, you get readings in the 5 to 5.5 range, then getting them up is likely to be beneficial. There are loads of overly acidic symptoms, but you may be particularly familiar with the following five -
* Lack of energy, constant fatigue, loss of physical tone and psychic drive, sensation of
heaviness in the limbs, feelings of inability to cope.
* Tendency to get infections.
*Headaches.
*Recurring infections of throat and tonsils.
*Leg cramps and spasms.
Having improved my own readings (not yet as high as I’d like), I noticed definite improvements.
Maybe worth looking into? - Written by Roger Knowles of the CFS Forumchronicfatiguesyndromeforum.me.uk
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This is where I had my counselling sessions with a lovely lady named Viv, this helped alot with my Anxiety which I had never experienced before and it was quite a frightening time.
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The Strood, Peldon, Colchester CO5 7QL
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For good fruit and Veg and some of it locally sourced
Places around Colchester
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The Natural Food shop - Colchester, near the lush shop heading towards head street - very friendly atmosphere with people who really have your best interests at heart x
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Chocolate does not need to be bad
I have found a great vegan raw chocolate that does not skimp on taste. Its dairy free, gluten and wheat free and does not contain sugar. Those following an anti candida diet should not eat in large quantities until the final stage due to Agave nector being an active ingredient. But Im antoinished and happy to be able to share this with you and hope that you can continue a healthy raw life x
Colon Cleaning
Just came across an excellent article on MissEcoGlam's blog page and have copied a link for your information, as it contains some really important points.
http://blog.missecoglam.com/2011/01/cleaning-your-colon-can-change-your-life-by-frank-arrigazzi.html
Thursday mayhem
Well today its really time for us to get the flat ready for treatment and paint which is happening Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. This Morning I have had fried Egg and Ham omelette and I followed it with Melon, Mango and Pineapple yumtastic. I had a nice meditation yesterday followed by re-uploading my assignment which previous corrupted at the Tutors end, hopefully I will now get my results. I went of to visit Lees parents and packed our full boxes off to there spare room ready for when we move. It was then off to Tesco for a shop, which I would never of been able to do before, I used to get it ordered online and delivered and Lee would put it away and at other times Lee would do the shopping on his own but its better now that I can have a look. Personally I like to get my fruit and meat at the local market from this really lovely chappy who does us a great deal and the meat is out of this world like nothing I have ever tasted in a supermarket.
But other items need to come from Tesco, so off we went and it was fine and today I'm as right as rain. I have really been comparing things lately it amazes me the changes that have taken place and long may they continue.
Well for lunch I was thinking of diced chicken chopped bacon mixed with some mixed herbs in some GF and dairy free mayo, with salad. For tonight we are having Gammon in parsley and a little honey, with mixed vegetables, and Lee will have rice with his.
Meal Idea, from the Wednesday Kitchen
This is my quick Mediterranean Chicken, which literally is Chicken in a pot seasoned with Salt and Pepper - then Frozen mixed Veg piled on top - with a food processor, I put half a packet of plum tomatoes, mixed Herbs and Garlic - Whizzed it till lumpy runny and added an Onion chopped and some of the GF Stock - then poured on top of the Chicken - Cooked in the oven at 200cc for 40 min give and take - I served it with Brown Rice and it was delicious.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Missed Tuesday back again for Wednesday
Well Tuesday I was not too well, I had a jiffy tummy and felt like I had slightly overdone things. There had been a little sugar in my diet recently and it seriously messes with me so I really do try to avoid it as much a I can. I cant complain though, ten days of great health then one poo day lol!!!I rested all day took an extra Vitamin C dose and today I feel much more me again. We are going through all our stuff and doing the whole charity, and box up scenario at present to do with planning a move. Im hoping the painting of the rooms and hall will be completed at the weekend so we can get a estate agent in and get it all the market. I had a psychic reading and the lovely lady said it will sell quick and we will move to a lovely peaceful house in the village we want, hey lets hope she knows what she is talking about!!Im really loving my course and cant wait to complete it have been thinking about doing a Master Herbalist course to follow and that this will be a good foundation to my future career, also the fact that im one step ahead from most that do these courses due to living it myself and using the skill to treat myself and being able to see things from the patient/clients point of view also.
Monday, 10 January 2011
Monday how typical of you!!
Well today I realised we had forgotten to take pics as promised so will have to do a meal idea on the shepherds pie another day eeek sorry!!
I have come up against many people who want the results that I have achieved, but really don't want to make the sacrifices and put in the hard work for it!! I really do want to help and pass on any tit bit I know but I can't do it for them, they just don't seem to want to go through the whole process as too much like hard work, or that they cant give things up cos there life is to miserable at the moment, so why should they give up their one treat.... If it was to give you back your life and make the pain and crap go away surely its worth it!!! well I certainly think so. you can make your own alternatives and don't have to miss out, its our own minds that put the prisons of I don't know, I cant, I wont, up around us. Once this has been gotten over you find out how strong you actually are as a person and that you can do it and will do it and then the rewards are so worth it.
I had a call from Reed Employment Agency who were not very nice actually regarding the fact that I had inconveniently been off a year with ME, and only wished to work part time and that a salary was not the highest priority to my working life!! So up their selves, and just after there commission. They must be the most unfeeling company in the world, in honesty I trail there board as a last resort as they all seem to have this we are god attitude and its not something I find appealing.
Sunday, 9 January 2011
This amazing Weekend
So since having Swine Flu for most of December, I have bounced back really quick and feel good again, which someone pointed out must show Im getting better due to the reduced recovery time..
Friday we had tea at the inlaws, which was lovely to catch up with people, during 2010 I really could not do much family time as I would normally have liked. We have decided to sell up now and use the equity to pay of the debt that has kept us going during that time as I now feel strong enough to handle the move and stress of it all. I feel this will usher in new positive energy and we can start to live again, its as if the ME put my life on hold. I was watching everyone else go about there life living and enjoying what they were doing yet I was laying on my couch not being able to lift my head. I had no choice but to let everyone get on with it knowing and hoping that the day would come that I could take my place again and with each new day at present I feel this is where it all have been leading. Saturday I visited Lush and really was greeted nicely by the girls who have come to know me now. We had a good chat regarding the condition, as one of the ladies has a daughter, aged 17 newly diagnosed, It breaks my heart knowing what is ahead of her. Her mother said she is just not willing to make changes as yet and just craved pain relief from the joint pain!!! I passed on as much info as I could without fizzling the poor womans mind. We had a lovely evening which I have missed this illness really tried to pull my husband and I apart. Me being to ill to socialise and part take in anything and him working all the hours to support us, which I will always hold dear how he stepped up to the job. I trust one day I will be able to balance this and with the move I feel it will.
Friday, 7 January 2011
A meal Idea
Its a bacon and lamb mince chilli - which consists of
Sweet corn -
Sweet corn has vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin C, folate, phosphorus, dietary fiber, and manganese.
Tomatoes -
Tomatoes are a rich source of several nutrients. They are well known for their high vitamin C content, but also contain significant amount of vitamin A, B vitamins including niacin and riboflavin, magnesium, phosphorous and calcium.
Tomatoes are also a good source of chromium, folate and fiber.
In recent years a particular nutrient found in abundance in tomatoes, lycopene, has made many headlines for its disease fighting abilities.
Peas - They are a good source of protein, B vitamins,
magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, and potassium. Dried peas are an
excellent source of fiber. Green peas are a good source of vitamin C, vitamin K, and
carotenes. Even though dried peas contain less nutrients than fresh peas, they are
more calorie-dense due to their lack of water. Dried peas provide the same
nutritional content and health benefits as common beans. Green peas provide a little
more additional nutrition and antioxidants.
magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, and potassium. Dried peas are an
excellent source of fiber. Green peas are a good source of vitamin C, vitamin K, and
carotenes. Even though dried peas contain less nutrients than fresh peas, they are
more calorie-dense due to their lack of water. Dried peas provide the same
nutritional content and health benefits as common beans. Green peas provide a little
more additional nutrition and antioxidants.
Onions - High in Vitamin C, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin B6, Folate and Manganese
Lamb Mince - 155 percent of iron, 141 percent of phosphorus, 177 percent of zinc, 1,189 percent of copper and 535 percent of selenium.In addition to a variety of minerals, lamb meat also contains high daily value percentages of vitamins B12 and A.
Lamb Mince - 155 percent of iron, 141 percent of phosphorus, 177 percent of zinc, 1,189 percent of copper and 535 percent of selenium.In addition to a variety of minerals, lamb meat also contains high daily value percentages of vitamins B12 and A.
Candida
I had this really bad and had to coincide my stoneage diet with the candida diet very harsh for the first month, but I got through this and felt so much better afterward. After 6 weeks I started adding in a little brown rice, and one or two potatoes. Candida - you can spit in a glass of water and if the spit has legs sprouting out of it, its a possible indication that there are Candida Albicans present. This can cause a host of issues hence my hangover without a drink scenario!!! Here are some symptoms.
| ABDOMINAL PAIN | Sometimes confused with IBS |
| FATIGUE | You struggle to get up in the mornings |
| BLOATING, GAS, INDIGESTION | Sometimes confused with IBS |
| ORAL THRUSH | Sometimes appears as white film on the tongue |
| JOINT PAIN | Sometimes confused with arthritis |
| WEIGHT GAIN | Can appear to be very resistant to dieting |
| FUNGUS | On your fingernails, or athlete's foot |
| CONFUSION, DIZZINESS | You struggle to keep up with life |
| URINARY INFECTIONS | Infections that aren't helped by antibiotics |
| RED, ITCHY EYES | You can't find eye remedies that help |
| RASHES AND ITCHING | Caused by the yeast infection |
| DEPRESSION, MOOD SWINGS | Occur randomly and without warning |
| CRAVINGS | For alcohol, bread and sweets |
| WHITE COATING ON TONGUE | Often in the morning |
| ACNE | And other skin problems like eczema |
Antibiotics will make this worse!! Sugar will feed it so it must be avoided and an anti candida diet must be put in place. This has three stages. This Website helped me; http://www.thecandidadiet.com/candidasymptoms.htm
Nettle Tea
This sounds yuck, and me being queen of the yesteryear of eugh im not eating/drinking that, so I know what your thinking eek but I tried it and loved it. It is very good for aiding the Liver which most ME/CFS sufferers have issues with the detoxing of chemicals and toxins. I drink one a day.
Memories
I remember joining Nursery and being just like the other Kids, healthy and running around the photos suggest I was pasty even then, which alerts me to the fact that I was nutritionally deficient even way back then. My research leads me to this conclusion; when my parents had my sister a good nine years before I was born they were eating nutrition the old ways like their parents before them, and it is evident that my sister has been as strong and healthy as an ox with the best immune system ever!! During the nine years that past the diets my parents ate were starting to turn to processed foods mainly due to money and circumstances they were working and the daily diet on both sides suffered immensely. Enter me into the world 1979 early birth, in a incubator and off to a bad start. My mother has said that she had no appetite when she was carrying me and only fancied cigs which back then was ok but she said she did give up whilst carrying me. My brother was born 10 months later and lived in the hospitals due to Chromosome Imbalance and died 8 years to that day, after operation after operation. The next time my mother became pregnant she suffered a miscarriage and had to have a hysterectomy. Now upon my growing up my diet was atrocious, my early years I stopped eating and everyone was worried about me, they couldn't get me to eat nothing and the doctor said to my mother if I didn't start by a certain deadline they would take me in and place me on a feeding tube, drip. No one to this day knows why this happened except I didn't want to eat, eating made me feel really ill. That's when mum and dad introduced me to KFC it was the only thing they could get me to eat and here started my taste for chicken. I would only eat Chicken nuggets, chicken pieces, bacon sarnies and roasts which consisted of meat stuffing. I ate no Veg or salad, and didn't eat chips until I was eight, as when my brother was dying I stayed at my parents best friends which seemed like forever but told it wasn't as long as I remember!! They introduced me to McDonalds and thats when I first ate potato in the form of french fries!! Now my mother had said she tried everything to get me to eat the veg but I was ghastly and just would not, and I feel the flavour was just to potent for me, as I have extraordinary taste buds. Feed me something and I can quotes herbs and flavours immediately.
Now back to the Juniors still ok good fitness and still felt normal, but it was my last years here that suddenly I was spacing out and falling over a lot. I stopped liking PE and didn't want to do it no more, felt like I could not control my legs and balance. It was around this time I had a huge asthma attack and stuck on steroids and suddenly my little frame had an extra four stone shoved onto it.. From that moment on I never did a full term I was off sick left right and center, cold, flu, tonsillitis, German measles, measles, bug after bug same symptoms each time throat glands flu like and then stomach issues. I remember I used to go home for lunch and would eat sandwich's and crisps but each time after I ate I was struck with the most horrendous pains in my tummy and bloating and for a little kid this was harsh. My mother got into trouble with schools for the time I had of but I was genuinely ill. The doctors just palmed me off as a hypochondriac attention seeker and my mother was pulling her hair out.
Secondary School well this was the same pattern, the school said I had lots of potential but I was never there. I had fatigue happening and felt to tired to be in classes and do my home work but I did it anyway and would end up having 3 days of to recover this being the way I have coped all through this even when working I needed 3 days to recover and I never could understand it.
Then during all of this my mother was diagnosed with Breast cancer and needed a lot of help and looking after, and this was both very emotional to deal with and a lot of responsibility for me at that age I was 13 years old and this continued on and off at 16 I remember being told she would pass away withing 2-3 years. She could not get up I was helping her when being sick through the chemo stages and help her eat and make food. Now I hated tomatoes with a vengeance could not look or touch them, but the only food my mother could eat and stomach during these times were bacon and tomatoes sandwiches. So I faced up to it and provided what she needed lol gagging and chopping but we got there together.
To this day mum still has cancer in her bones and the pattern of working being off sick continued up until Dec 09. I had chronic constipation, IBS, glands swelling, heart palpitations, flu like symptoms. I spent hours in the bathroom crying with pain and boy did I suffer with it. I would wake up feeling hungover and not no why as I surely hadn't had the pleasure of the fun of a good night out wayhey and all that!! If I did go out drinking I would have a hangover for a week and all my joints in my arms and legs with be so sore and ache with pain that no one understood, it baffled me as I knew no one else who suffered like this when drinking alcohol. I always swelled people thought I was 6 months pregnant when it was at its worst and then the very next day I could have a flat tummy go figure??
So during 2008-2009 I suffered with tinnitus and a host of new nasties, which I just couldn't work out what was happening. I started noticing that my sweat had become very cheese like (nice!! not) and very embarrassing and also I was passing wind constantly without my control this then lead to a huge social anxiety as I was so humiliated and upset it was making me an emotional wreck, now this all coincided with extra stress at the work place, with bullying from small minded individuals who were so bored and insecure in their own relationships, felt more powerful by choosing a different person whenever they liked to bully. It just got to much I remember sitting their thinking maybe everyone one would be better off is I was dead!! I was horrified the moment after I had thought this as I love life, people etc etc and couldn't believe it had entered my head. Ok I thought whoa I'm very low and this needs addressing I had a sabbatical for three months and counseling which has helped with tools and a new way of thinking I became so much more positive and I strive to learn and make a better future for myself. A chance meeting with one of my mothers Nurses lead me to my doctors June 2010 to discuss my history which is in two huge file packs all written up!! and together we explored what this was and my diagnoses was done in July.
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Some Fav stuff
Ok so we have a ham salad - chopped ham lettuce, grated carrot, cress. It is then smothered in Balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper very tasty x
Chemicals and toxins
Well after reading about the toxic chemicals and toxins we allow into our bodies and not realising it really shook me up, www.safecosmetics.org, check this out to see what we slap onto our bodies daily and poison it really. I decided to look for better alternatives and I now dye my hair with Lush Ltd's Caca Marron Henna dye which has really brought my hair back to life. You can get different coloured Henna, I did use blonde, and i like the red and the brown but i like this conker colour hehehe. I now use many of their products but am always checking ingredients before hand to make sure that I know what I am using. I used to use about 12 different make up products on my face every day from the age of 12 up to 30 which is a lot of chemical and toxins to accumulate in my body. I now use a base of Charlotte's island, NVEY for eyes cheeks and lips and mascara so have reduced to 4 items which are safer alternatives to the big named brands you see on the highstreet. Im still learning but urge family and friends to really look into what your putting on your self. A very expensive shampoo I had which is well known, had petrol substance in it !! I mean come on do we really need petrol in our hair???
Coconut Milk
Coconut Milk is a great Immune system booster, I try to have a small glass whenever I can as it has these amazing things as quoted from the ehow site:
How Im looking now
Cognitive Issues and Brain Fog
December 09 is when I had a major ME Relapse and I had to stop driving and I would get lost in places I used to know like the back of my hand!! even walking out of a shop I would spin round dazed and go the wrong way, poor hubby had to keep chasing me and turning me around and I would just look at him so completely lost (hubby has been a god send to me during this time). This was when I read Dr Puri's book and started after hearing that Dr Myhill also recommended it, taking High amounts of my EPA fish oil I would take 4 tabs of my Higher Nature ones, or if Vegepa I would take 8 as they are alot smaller, That way I would split them 4 Vegepa in the morning and then in the evening. This increased my brain power majorly and I could read, drive and go shopping safely hehehe.
IBS and Wind, Bloating
No Girl/Woman wants or needs this but when it is flaring up its a nightmare and many times my humiliation brought me to tears, it made me desperate I purchased magic answer Pill after Pill and nothing worked. The pain felt like my tummy was ripping apart!! sometimes I wondered if this was what giving birth would be like!! I had many days off work due to IBS It made me sick, headaches, pains, fatigue couldn't walk, would make me collapse and I had no idea and nor did the doctors about what to do about it.
My diet change has helped this immensely but drinking 2 litres of water is extremely important to my system aswell.
Meditation helps the stomach muscles to relax, as my anxiety just made things worse again having counselling helped give me new tools to handle anxiety, it just synchronized with all the things together.
My diet change has helped this immensely but drinking 2 litres of water is extremely important to my system aswell.
Meditation helps the stomach muscles to relax, as my anxiety just made things worse again having counselling helped give me new tools to handle anxiety, it just synchronized with all the things together.
Food
I try not to eat processed food and search out paleo and gluten dairy free recipes. I make all my sauces from scratch and like the power of almost knowing whats being put in my mouth when I am eating. It was hard at first to give up pizza, burgers and the crap I had come accustomed to!! but after 1-2 weeks it was fine. Using good veg and fruit has really helped me and I have been so amazed by the results from different food being added and different food being taken away that I have begun a home course in Clinical Nutrition which I am loving and hope one day I can help with aiding recovery in all types of circumstances.
what i looked like then
I was so Bloated, Ill and Fatigued!! but People could not see it, nor did they understand it which simply is because only I was feeling it!! They were not to know the hell I was going through with my body at these times. Everyone wanted so much from me and I didnt have the energy or brain power to give to them.
Stress and Weight Gain
Well I was a huge stress head and gained weight as I was not as mobile and had food intolerance to Gluten, Dairy, Sugar and many others (which for 31 years I knew nothing about) therefore the Stoneage Diet seemed to fit my requirements. I have made a few adjustments with the use of some Free from range and gravy for my roasts hehehe!! I started Jan 2010 weighing 12st 1lbs and ended it 9st 11lbs, which is mainly due to not eating items that my body could not digest or handle. I will upload meal ideas and snacks as I go along.
Meditation/quiet time is so important to rest the mind and let it calm down, I kept a worry diary so anything on my mind went into it to release it from my mind. I also have some counselling sessions to help with past trauma that I had not realised still haunted me it helped me look at things a lot different and I read a great book which I think all should read called counselling for toads. I understand this is a sore point for many sufferers, and I am not saying this is not a physical illness because it very much is. I am saying that to heal the body it must be from all angles mind, body, emotion and soul.
Meditation/quiet time is so important to rest the mind and let it calm down, I kept a worry diary so anything on my mind went into it to release it from my mind. I also have some counselling sessions to help with past trauma that I had not realised still haunted me it helped me look at things a lot different and I read a great book which I think all should read called counselling for toads. I understand this is a sore point for many sufferers, and I am not saying this is not a physical illness because it very much is. I am saying that to heal the body it must be from all angles mind, body, emotion and soul.
My supplements
I started off using Higher nature rose hip 1000 vitamin c, at one a day - along with Biocare Multivitamins and mins as per their instructions, along with Biokult to fight my candida, 4 x higher nature EPA fish oil. I also used Kefir a strong Pro biotic that I bought of eBay and this helps restore the gut balance.
Sleeping Issues
What a nightmare Insomnia is!! its my worst part of all this, so awake at night and yet so zombiefied during the day - well I tried lots of tablets and they didtnt work. Meaning all the over the counter ones you can get....This is due to the wired but tired cycle I had going ..nice..not hehehe!! I decided to limit the tv, radio, reading and all mental activity during my day yes its boring but it works eventually and the wired feeling calms a little. I also and as sad as this seems started to go to bed at 9pm each night, to have quiet time till about 9.45pm when after a few nights, I would go to sleep you do have to get up at the same time each morning too but the routine somehow comes together.
Summary
EveryoneI have had this Illness since I was In my early teens, have felt a freak not normal broken like a crazy person labeled hypochondriac and as just being depressed. I have forgone many procedures which hurt, blood tests galore and been told they find nada!! In and out of hospitals with pains that took my feet from beneath me, my lungs had a form of collapsing 4 years ago told it was my asthma and so on so forth!!
I got my diagnosis finally this year which was followed by yay I know what it is boo the Gov and NHS suck!! and goodbye old me and hello this person I don't recognize getting used to that person and learning about her then to learning what could help. The day I found The CFS forum (chronicfatiguesyndromeforum.me.uk ) was the day I began my program to get ME/CFS into remission, with its many topics which I could relate to and research further experiment with things and believe me its trial and error!!
The site led me to Dr Myhills ( www.drmyhill.co.uk )site who is amazing but its just my opinion and all the things I do are for my own personal benefit. Her site explained the reaction my body was having and how it got there and ideas to help improve matters.
So far I have been following a Stone age diet and paleo but also included the candida diet rules, so no fruit for a while no sugar or sweet natural saps!! no yeast no wheat no dairy and yes I still do eat as many of my friends keep joking. I have got used to this now and like what I eat and look forward to adding fruit and potato ( but only twice a week for potato) in time for Xmas.
I have followed the supplements advised by Dr Myhill ( her advice is all free and she has a down loadable book!! how many experts give you that lol) and bought them and been on them a month or just after.
I pace and I don't have telly on or radio until my husband returns from work in the evening and I only have one vice and that's my IPhone when I check FB and The cfs Forum and Lush Ltd. I also take my self of to the bedroom and meditate in total quiet or with the mp3 that roger gave.
I have also been putting Apple cider vinegar on my salad to aid by stomach my IBS is a B**** but its getting there I also have bought the Kefir grains which is a good Pro biotic which can last for ever if looked after.
So....How am I going well I went from deteriorating towards complete bed boundness to feeling more alert the brain fog went from all day to just in the evenings and is getting better. The fatigue is being considerate and easing of quite considerably. My glands flare mildly and the throat only slight sore I think I am experiencing the end of the Die Off at the moment with the candida problem I have. I feel a lot more well and I'm a shocked as the next person. But This is whats been working for me but I do believe remission can be achieved you just need to find the right combination for you as an individual.
I'm happy to keep you updated of this, if you can find it useful and I truly hope everyone will find there way to Remission and that the NHS wakes up and smells the coffee.
Sending you all my love and hugs xx
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