I have been sick for the past week, and not just with a tonsil ache like usually, where one set of antibiotics immeaditely treats my infection. This time I have been feeling very low, because I got a really complicated infection at first and then got the wrong medication for me and I got an allergic reaction to an antibiotic called Tavanic.
It started with a rash on my face and it was kind of scary. Besides the infection I had a little trouble breathing and did not know if that were the sideeffects from antibiotics or if it was just me getting sicker and not cured.
The infection might not be cured just yet, I'll have to wait and see... but I am feeling very weak still.
This whole situation kind of put me into a sort of "health alarm" mode and I searched online for any other cheap methods I could use to help treat my infection. I couldn't find much other than natural herbs and stuff like that and I ended buying some at my pharmacy. I wanted to feel better so bad that I now have the crazy idea of doing a Detox.
Now, a detox can either do you really good, or it can even make you feel worse. Most of the people that do a detox suffer from detox symptoms like headaches, nausea, weakness, lack of libido and so on...
I wish I knew more about this sort of stuff because although I want to do a detox in order to strengthen my immune system it might turn to be exactly the wrong thing to do on a body that is already weak because of the infection.
I have a doctors appointment in two weeks from now, but I thought since I'm having Easter break before the appointment that I should try a mild and light form of a detox in order to see what happens.
Since I'm on a break, I won't have to worry about not feeling strong to go out, or having to work much. I will be able to sleep a lot and pay attention to what I'm eating. Plus if I feel terribly sick, I'll just go to the hospital and won't have to skip class.
call me crazy, but I'm desperate.
I think I might even buy one book of a Raw Food Guru called David Wolfe.
that is what my detox will be all about: eating raw.
raw for me means eating fruits and nuts. I am not a big fan of the raw/steamed vegies, but I can eat cucumbers, avocados, carrots, radishes and tomatoes..
my main goal is to stay out completely of milk, meat, fish, cheese, eggs.
This is the easy part for me.
I still have to figure out if I will survive without bread...
I found a cheap brand that sells gluten free pasta, maybe I'll indulge on that.. not sure yet.
this is about detoxing the body from toxines we have in our body, but for me it is also searching for a source for the entire strain and disease I am suffering from right now. Maybe I'll find that my skin clears during the detox. Or maybe it will breakout. Maybe I'll be so hungry that I'll have to eat cookies. Or maybe i'll be to sick to continue or even start it...
we will see...
before I end this post I just want to enter here some quotations from D. Wolfe, which I enjoyed reading. (In general I think he is a lunatic, but this piece I liked)
"Q: How important is diet to health?
A: Very, very important--the most important element of health is diet. Food isn't everything, but it is the foundation upon which everything else is built. Everything that you are right now was once the food that went into your mouth. Other important factors in health are positive thoughts & associations, sunshine on the skin, empowering relationships, exercise in Nature, clean air, unpolluted water, etc.
(...)
A: Over a year's average, my diet consists roughly of 80% fruit, 5% nuts/seeds, 15% vegetables. Occasionally I'll eat alfalfa clover, or dandelion sprouts, but very rarely.
I don't really think about what category to eat; I don't think it really matters, just trust your common sense and instinct."
Before diving in into any crazy detoxes I'll think about it a little more and see how I feel first anyway, but these are my current plans I guess.
Even if I don't manage to do a detox I will definitely try to incorporate more nuts into my diet and definitely try to incorporate more organic food as well.
have a great day!
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