Treatments that helped with healing
ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD AND WATER DETOX
This one is important. The idea is to remove the toxicity in the environment that may be contributing to your symptoms or are impairing you from healing properly. Some of my symptoms pointed to mold exposure. I found that as I was constantly detoxing and cleaning my body of all the rest of the junk, I was able to deal again with certain amount of toxicity without having a flare. If you are also dealing with mold, check your pantry and fridge and remove sauces or foods that contain mold. You don't have to see it for it to be present. Peanuts and pistachios are moldy by nature. Old sauces and foods in the fridge can become moldy. Make sure you have green plants at home that help clean the air and that you open the windows when the pollen season is over.
Stop eating foods tainted with glyphosate (an herbicide found in most grains); tomatoes packed in metal cans (BPA Bisphenol A), sugar, hydrogenated oils, etc.
Take a look at the water you are drinking. Tap water can be full of contaminants. I use a reverse osmosis system.
ORAL HEALTH AND HEAVY METAL DETOX
Keeping our gums and teeth clean its important to maintain good health. Replace all your amalgam fillings to remove any source of mercury toxicity before starting a heavy metal detox program. Biological dentists are best to do it in a safe manner. Also, on a daily basis, I practice "oil pulling" in the morning after I wake up. I use 1 tbs of coconut oil and swish it in my mouth for about 15 minutes. I spit it out and then brush my teeth normally. Oil pulling is great to remove bacteria and detox your mouth. Remember that we can absorb heavy metals by air (filling up a gas tank) or by foods (big fishes are loaded with mercury). I simply add to my diet natural foods that serve as chelators or cleansers of metals. In my pantry: Chorella, Spirulina
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC FIELD DETOX
We are energetic beings. If you don't believe me, think about what an electrocardiogram measures? We generate mechanical vibrations produced by physiological processes (heart beats, blood flow, etc). Sadly, our bodies are also constantly bombarded by other sources of electromagnetic fields (cell phones, cell phone towers, computers, WiFi, microwave ovens, hair dryers, smart meters, smart meters, etc). Be mindful of the negative effects of these intruders and limit your exposure to them. However, stopping use of cellphones or computers is not always possible as we need them to work. At night, I make sure to make my room an optimal place to sleep. I disconnect all cables, turn off the WiFi, turn off my cell phone completely and use an alarm clock, with subdued, non-neon lights, away from my head. Also, I benefited from "grounding" to solve the EMF problem and improve sleep! The body needs direct contact with the earth to balance its internal electricity. I sleep on a grounding sheet placed on my mattress and use a grounding pad while I am working on the computer.
COOKING UTENSILS DETOX
We cook everyday and we need to make sure to use non-toxic cooking pots, pans, etc. When certain types of materials are heated, they can leach metals or toxic materials that are poisonous for your body . The most toxic materials in the kitchen are aluminum, copper, non-stick pans, clay and plastic. I replaced all my cookware with safe materials that include stainless steel, cast iron, tempered glass and ceramic.
EMOTIONAL DETOX
After fighting chronic illness for so long, the alternative doctors that I visited suggested that I revisit my emotions and dig into circumstances that had caused past emotional trauma. The idea was to recognize and release negative emotions that get trapped into the body limiting full and fast recovery. I found that recognizing the emotion, letting it go and FOCUSING on the health I wanted to create was the best therapy to get healthy fast.
Epigenetics are all the factors that influence your genes' expression. The old myth that your destiny is dictated by your genes is wrong. Just look at identical twins who share the same genetic makeup and yet have very different health outcomes. Or the cases of workers who are exposed to the same toxins in a factory and only one gets sick. A cell's environment determines the quality of the proteins that cell produces. It is up to us to decide that quality. That environment is ruled not only by what we eat, what we breathe, what we touch, or the toxins, viruses, parasites or bacteria we are exposed to. Our cells' internal environment is also influenced by the hormones and other substances which our emotional states dictate to be produced. Learn to be disciplined at redirecting your thoughts to achieve the impossible. Remember:
1. The cells of your body respond to the content of your thoughts. Feed every cell of your body with positive and nutritious thoughts!
2. To heal, stop the fear now! Do you have any idea of what fear does to your body? It triggers the release of hormones like cortisol and adrenaline, which impair our ability to heal. Anyone enduring chronic illness can easily fall into chronic fear. How can we stop the fear if we are in constant pain, if we hear from our doctors that there is nothing that can help us, and when everything we seem to try just doesn't work? I know how hard it is to attempt to be positive when you are in unbearable pain; you can't walk or do simple chores like brushing your hair or eating. However, we need to find ways to focus on the things that bring us happiness, to have hope, to believe there is a cure. If I managed to heal you can do it too. I now feel indestructible because I no longer fear. I know I can survive whatever comes my way because I am stronger and because I learnt to connect to whom I truly am.
3. Being grateful activates thousand of helpful chemical reactions in your brain. A study by the NIH (Zahn et al., 2009) found that the feeling of gratitude activates the hypothalamus, which controls many functions in the body including the body's ability to heal, sleep, digest better, reduce stress, etc. It also increases the levels of dopamine (the reward neurotransmitter). Give thanks daily; it's good for you, your body and the people around you!
4. Do you believe in miracles? Can you thrive in the thought of contemplating that everything is possible? I DO and it helped me heal. I am living proof that we can create our own miracles. For about 12 years I suffered from chronic Lyme, co-infections and several auto-immune disorders. I am 100% better now thanks not only to good nutrition but also to deep changes in my mental attitude. Believing in making the "impossible" "possible" helped me fully heal.
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DETOX
Start removing all perfumes, scents, scented soaps, shampoos, detergents, chemical cleaners, non natural diffusers, chemical hair color, creams, bleached non natural femenine products, chemical deodorants, etc. There are plenty of natural options at your health food store to chose from or send me an email for recommendations. I love to use essential oils to clean my house and for personal care.