Detox or die
I feel like I spend my life in a bathtub. My routine evolves around detoxing and my body depends on it. Epsom salt baths, far infrared sauna, milk thistle, lemon water, apple cider vinegar in water, activated charcoal are only a few things that I do that help me feel better. You see it's not just about killing the Lyme it’s about getting that shit out! This sickness is the cruelest of the cruel. Not only do you feel awful twenty-four seven but when you’re killing it off you feel seven million times worse! Your body just cannot process all of the toxins that the bacteria give off when they die. There is a term for this and it’s called“The Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction (Herx)- this is a reaction to endotoxin-like products released by the death of harmful microorganisms within the body during antibiotic treatment.” And it’s not just antibiotic treatment it's any type of killing protocol. In fact, it's probably why a lot of people stop treating or don't want to treat. When I was first diagnosed and that's a story within itself I had no idea of what was going to happen once I started to take antibiotics. Boy was I in for a big surprise. I still have PTSD from it.
You have to help your body out in any way you can. Food is a huge part of that too. What you put into your body matters people. Give it a hand. Hell, even if you don’t have Lyme disease your body is probably overburdened and screaming with toxins from the world we are living in. I love food and cooking and I can credit my mom for teaching me that. She was an amazing cook and almost never let us eat sugary treats . She would say - "If you want a snack go pull a carrot out of the garden and rinse it off with the hose.” When we were kids we would love eating carrots or celery dipped in vinegar and salt. That’s what we had when the other neighborhood kids were running around with King Dongs and Twinkies. Not gonna lie, sometimes we wanted that Twinkie. But I’m glad we were raised the way we were. I do believe it has saved me from more suffering. My latest obsession is celery juice and eating frozen wild organic blueberries. Celery is incredibly alkalizing, it equalizes the body's PH and is also a natural anti-inflammatory among many other things. Wild blueberries are great for immune system support, tissue repair, digestive cleansing, extraction of heavy metals from your system and more. They help clear my head and give me energy. I will continue to touch on more detox throughout.