Day Two through Five

I'm sorry I missed the last four days' updates. The week actually went a lot better than expected, so my mind wasn't on getting in here.

Day 2:
I started out pretty fatigued and sleepy. Throughout the day I started feeling a different kind of headache coming on, more of a 'pulling' sensation from my sinus area, and it was pretty powerful. I was also chilled most of the afternoon, and felt my normal off-balance.

Day 3:
Woke up with the 'pulling' headache, but it was eventually replaced with an overall headache. By evening my off-balance issues seemed less and I felt more in control when walking. The headache came back again in the evening.

Day 4:
I woke up with stomach pain; none like I've ever felt before. It seemed to go away within the hour and didn't return. I had some bouts of brain fogginess mixed with some mental clarity. Overall, I didn't have much in the way of off-balance for a major portion of the day. It did come back again in the evening, however.

Day 5:
I felt pretty yucky overall today. It seemed like all the symptoms from the week were a bit heightened today. By lunchtime I had a nasty headache that started at the base of my skull and felt like someone was drilling straight up through my skull on the left side of the back of my head. I put a heating pad on my neck and took a nap. When I woke up that headache was gone, but the 'pulling' headache was back. The off-balance was back to normal today, which was a bit of a bummer. I was hoping yesterday was the start of something.

Like I mentioned earlier, the week went a lot better than I expected. I really expected to be sicker than a dog and feeling horrible all week. I think my choice of nutritional foods really helped with how it went, and I actually am planning on continuing the cilantro/chlorella tincture Monday through Friday each week but only taking it once a day. It seems to be doing something, so I might as well continue and try to heal my body as naturally as possible. Next Wednesday I finally go see the new doctor and get my HMT results back, so it will be interesting to see what they are. What will be even cooler is if this doc lets me use only the tincture and retest in a few months to see if it actually did something. I'll of course know by how I feel, but it would be good to get proof, too.

Day One

Day one went rather well. In the morning I actually felt a bit of energy and used it to my advantage and made a great carrot squash soup, baked apples, and baked rice while the kids did their homeschool. In the afternoon I started feeling extremely fatigued and tired. The chills were coming on, too, so I laid down for a twenty minute catnap. That seemed to help, and when I woke up I spent a little time reading and then found another short burst of energy. It didn't last long, but was good. Then after dinner I became fatigued again and got a pretty bad headache. It felt like a normal headache though, so I wasn't attributing it to the cleanse/detox. Later in the evening to my dismay, my left foot started hurting something terrible. After closer inspection this morning I realized it was a plantar's wart, and there's another one on the foot starting, too. Yuck. My daughter also has them (got them from a community pool), so we'll be starting the apple cider vinegar treatment today.

So far today I am feeling okay. A bit fatigued yet, and I seem to be warmer than usual. We'll see what the rest of the day holds and I'll try to check back in tomorrow. I am expecting a down turn if this is working, so I actually want to feel 'bad' to tell me that the stuff is moving out of my system. Because I really haven't yet, I am not sure it's doing anything. It's only day two though, so I'm hopeful.

Preparation...

Today's the day to start my week of detox/cleanse/fast with the cilantro and chlorella tincture. I'm pretty excited. In preparation for today I put together a program for me to follow:
I don't want to forget anything, and especially if I start feeling the effects of what I'm doing negatively, I want to have this plan in place so I don't get sidetracked. It could be a bumpy ride, or I could start feeling better within twenty-four hours. I am just hoping for positive results by the end of the week, and if that happens I'll be ecstatic! If I'm up to it, I'll try to post daily to share how things are going.

Trying something new...

It's just a little over a week away to when I will be meeting with the new doctor. I am apprehensive but eager to meet him and find out what he thinks is going on and how he can help me, and also very curious as to find out my HMT test results.

I have been doing a lot of research lately on the benefits of cilantro and chlorella in detoxing heavy metals. I found a lot of information, and also found this in the process. I ordered some and have a plan in place to detox/chelate/fast next week. I am so excited! If this stuff is for real (and safe for you since they are both foods), I cannot wait to see how I feel at the end of the week. The decision to fast is not a true fast in the sense of the word, but a fast from a lot of foods that could be detrimental to the tincture working properly. I am going to be sticking with mostly fruits and vegetables all week (no sugars, dairy, or gluten-based grains). I will have some rice and some meats, but the majority of my food next week will be foods that have not been processed. Nutritionally I am hoping that doing that will bathe my body in vitamins and minerals to immediately replace the heavy metals that would be coming out. I will also be including some supplements that I know to be helpful, and will be trying to do some form of exercise daily to help move the toxins out and strengthen muscle loss.

According to what I've read, cilantro digs into deep places other chelators can't, like the brain and larger muscles. The chlorella helps move it out of the system...they pretty much work synergistically. That's why I was so happy to find them together in one bottle so I didn't have to worry about taking one without the other. I am just really hoping it works and I feel some sort of relief at all. If it works I will take one week off, go one week on and so forth until I am feeling I don't need it anymore.