I've been a little frustrated with ear canal issues and discharge for several years now. While the silver-aloe protocol seemed to help some, because I had discharge from my ears while I was on it, it didn't completely clear it up. There's actually so much gunk in my ears every morning that if I don't clean it out it affects my hearing a bit (and it smells funny!). Yesterday it was itching something awful, just driving me crazy. I had tried coating a cotton swab with the Sovereign Silver First Aid Gel and swirling it around in there a while back, which helped, but never really cleared it up. The itching was always back in a few hours.
So, I was frustrated enough that I finally did what I should have done months ago. I dumped an eye dropper full of the liquid sovereign silver down each ear canal, while laying on my side. Then I left it in for about 8 minutes and then sat up and let it run out. Then I put a little of the first aid gel around the outer part of the ear where my skin is a bit flaky. The difference this morning is amazing. The outer part of the ear is still a little itchy where there's some eczema, but the inner part of the ear canal is totally happy and not itchy. It doesn't feel like there's gunk in it like usual.
I have had some clear fluid discharge coming out of my ears today, sort of like water.
I'm going to keep doing this every night for a few days to clear it up. Apparently candida can grow and do exactly this itchy, crusty, gunky stuff in the ear canal, so I'm betting my ears have been one of the last bastions of candida in my body. Bye ear candida monster, you are going down!
Also I am working on my scalp eczema too. It's back a little but not nearly as bad as it was before the silver-aloe protocol. I read online that you can put about 10 drops of grapefruit seed extract (the same stuff I use diluted in water to clean my veggies) in your shampoo and leave it on for about 3-5 minutes. Talk about cheap, and using stuff I already had. I tried it for the first time last night. That would be awesome if it works!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Ch-ch-ch-chia!
My intestines are getting back to normal now (the new healthy normal) after several days back on the silver aloe protocol. Another change I have made that seems to have really helped is the addition of chia seeds to my morning smoothies. I had been eating a lot of chia seeds early on in the form of chia seed pudding, but I have been so busy I haven't made any in a while.
Adding 2 tbsp. of chia to my 1 cup of organic kefir, 1 scoop of chocolate One World Whey, two scoops of Amazing Grass chocolate, and almond milk really seems to help. Sometimes I put a bit of extra raw cacao in it for some more chocolatey goodness. As a bonus it does keep me even more filled up than my smoothie alone. I have to put a little more almond milk in it to compensate for the liquid absorbing properties of the chia seeds, otherwise it would be too thick to drink. The chia is going to become a permanent addition to my morning smoothie.
I've also discovered flavored stevias which I am totally in love with. Sweet Leaf makes liquid flavored stevias in all sorts of flavors. So far I've tried the vanilla creme and chocolate and I love them both. The vanilla creme is especially awesome. I put a few drops of it in with my milk thistle and dandelion tincture (to help detox my liver) and it totally masks the nasty taste of the milk thistle and makes it yummy.
Adding 2 tbsp. of chia to my 1 cup of organic kefir, 1 scoop of chocolate One World Whey, two scoops of Amazing Grass chocolate, and almond milk really seems to help. Sometimes I put a bit of extra raw cacao in it for some more chocolatey goodness. As a bonus it does keep me even more filled up than my smoothie alone. I have to put a little more almond milk in it to compensate for the liquid absorbing properties of the chia seeds, otherwise it would be too thick to drink. The chia is going to become a permanent addition to my morning smoothie.
I've also discovered flavored stevias which I am totally in love with. Sweet Leaf makes liquid flavored stevias in all sorts of flavors. So far I've tried the vanilla creme and chocolate and I love them both. The vanilla creme is especially awesome. I put a few drops of it in with my milk thistle and dandelion tincture (to help detox my liver) and it totally masks the nasty taste of the milk thistle and makes it yummy.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Crazy Life and 25 Pounds!
Gee, it has been forever since I've updated. Life has gotten crazy lately. I am doing pretty well, especially on the depression side. I am holding at 20 mg of Prozac now, half of what I have been on for the last 5-7 years. It's pretty awesome! I am using homeopathic sepia as a single remedy and King Bio's Good Mood Enhancer to help support me in this.
My last period was a bit rough, as I appeared to be trying to detox some more and was losing a lot of blood again. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as the period from hell, but still rough. I had a really bad headache on the worst day that I thought was a sinus headache, but even with all the usual sinus remedies I couldn't get a handle on it. I took some white willow bark tincture in water and that took the worst of the edge off of it. I was also feeling pretty weak and puny.
Realizing I was losing a lot of blood, I went to the local health food store to get some ferrum phosphoricum and Mega Foods Blood Builder supplement to help support me like the last time. I popped the ferrum phos. pellets into my mouth walking out of the store and about 15 minutes later the headache was gone and my energy level perked up within an hour. My best guess is that this wasn't a sinus headache at all, but more of an anemic headache, as I've heard of people getting really bad headaches from anemia. By the next morning I felt SO much better.
I kind of wonder if perhaps there is a bit of iron deficiency going on, so I think I'm going to stay on the Blood Builder and ferrum phos. indefinitely. It's amazing to look at the bleeding in a whole new light, knowing my body is using it to throw out toxins. Before I would have been running to the doctor for something to "fix" it. Now I know there's nothing to fix, my body is doing exactly what it should be doing.
My intestines have gotten a little squirrely again, and I can see some bloating in my tummy so I'm going back on the silver/aloe protocol for a week or two. Robert mentioned on his radio show that this might be something that would be needed periodically, so I think it's a good time to restart it after four months. I was planning on doing it again at 6 months just to refresh everything.
It's not like I'm sliding backwards, health-wise as I'm continuing to make strides. My sinus episodes are becoming less and less frequent and less and less severe. Even when they do hit they are responding very quickly to the homeopathic meds and snorting Sovereign Silver and SinuOrega. I am changing my bed clothes much more frequently, since I sleep with my dogs (an allergy no-no I know, but they're just so darn cute and pitiful), and putting my pillows in the dryer on high heat for an extended time to kill any dust mites.
The diet is going well, and I'm learning new ways to prepare good organic foods and eating lots of veggies. This usually involves garlic. You can never have too much garlic.
Oh, and I hit 25 pounds gone now. I am hovering at 190!
My last period was a bit rough, as I appeared to be trying to detox some more and was losing a lot of blood again. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as the period from hell, but still rough. I had a really bad headache on the worst day that I thought was a sinus headache, but even with all the usual sinus remedies I couldn't get a handle on it. I took some white willow bark tincture in water and that took the worst of the edge off of it. I was also feeling pretty weak and puny.
Realizing I was losing a lot of blood, I went to the local health food store to get some ferrum phosphoricum and Mega Foods Blood Builder supplement to help support me like the last time. I popped the ferrum phos. pellets into my mouth walking out of the store and about 15 minutes later the headache was gone and my energy level perked up within an hour. My best guess is that this wasn't a sinus headache at all, but more of an anemic headache, as I've heard of people getting really bad headaches from anemia. By the next morning I felt SO much better.
I kind of wonder if perhaps there is a bit of iron deficiency going on, so I think I'm going to stay on the Blood Builder and ferrum phos. indefinitely. It's amazing to look at the bleeding in a whole new light, knowing my body is using it to throw out toxins. Before I would have been running to the doctor for something to "fix" it. Now I know there's nothing to fix, my body is doing exactly what it should be doing.
My intestines have gotten a little squirrely again, and I can see some bloating in my tummy so I'm going back on the silver/aloe protocol for a week or two. Robert mentioned on his radio show that this might be something that would be needed periodically, so I think it's a good time to restart it after four months. I was planning on doing it again at 6 months just to refresh everything.
It's not like I'm sliding backwards, health-wise as I'm continuing to make strides. My sinus episodes are becoming less and less frequent and less and less severe. Even when they do hit they are responding very quickly to the homeopathic meds and snorting Sovereign Silver and SinuOrega. I am changing my bed clothes much more frequently, since I sleep with my dogs (an allergy no-no I know, but they're just so darn cute and pitiful), and putting my pillows in the dryer on high heat for an extended time to kill any dust mites.
The diet is going well, and I'm learning new ways to prepare good organic foods and eating lots of veggies. This usually involves garlic. You can never have too much garlic.
Oh, and I hit 25 pounds gone now. I am hovering at 190!
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