day four
i'm not sure if it's possible to feel worse after being medicated. i think i am. i'm having more joint pain in more joints and am so fatigued it's like ridiculous. i'm sleeping well through the night, but still no more than 8 hours. i take it easy during the day but i'm not really napping, just resting once in a while. i still have this ridiculous headache and i think my jaw hurts. and my sides, like my ribs, hurt. is that even possible? i'm not sure if i slept wrong or pulled something or what, but it's like my rib case hurts. and my back. knees, ankles, feet, toes, wrists, fingers, shoulders, hips. and my feet were so swollen yesterday! ugh.
so dh and i love our netflix and we came across a documentary called 'fat, sick, and nearly dead'. this guy joe has an autoimmune disorder and was overweight, pumped full of meds and steroids. he decided things had to change and he went on a juice fast (i am in no way endorsing or recommending a juice fast - i do not fully agree with the idea). he only drank juice for 60 days. he was under doctors' care. he lost a lot of weight and was able to cut down his meds in 60 days. after some more time with a healthy lifestyle, he was able to go off some of his medications.
this documentary inspired dh and i to watch other documentaries about food. we learned about the china study (http://www.thechinastudy.com), watched vegucation (a challenge to three people to live vegan for a month), learned about additives and how addictive sugars are, omg so many things that made me want to change how we eat. we drastically cut down our meat intake (twice a week on average and only when eating out - i have purchased meat to bring in and cook in the house once in the past ten months), stopped drinking cow's milk (we still eat cow's cheese and some ice cream), and started juicing. we bought a middle of the road juicer and started trying new recipes. (i've also recently really stopped drinking soda - maybe two cans a week from 8 liters a week - and tried to stop ingesting artificial sweeteners, which is really hard)
our go-to juicing base is about 1lb carrots, 2-3 apples, a few leaves of chard, a knob of fresh garlic, and a handful of mixed frozen berries. i find the berries help sweeten the deal a bit, as well as adding some excellent antioxidants and what not (blueberries especially). we recently added kale (bleh) and 1/2 a lemon to the mix (dh keeps reminding me KALE IS A SUPERFOOD and making me want to smack him). occasionally we'll add some beets (red or orange) or a cucumber. or pears. one thing i have learned is that although i LOVE LOVE LOVE broccoli, juicing it is horrible.
juicing is great for me because i really hate fruit. apples and some melon are the only fruits i'll eat. i hate berries, citrus fruit, pears, kiwi, grapes, you name it. but i love veggies! we also do not need all the extra fiber - we eat plenty of whole grains and beans on a daily basis. i can't IMAGINE what my digestive tract would be like if i ate all this instead of juicing it! one of the big benefits of juicing is supposed to be that the nutrients are more readily available to your body. and i have to say that when we do juice at least 4 times a week, i generally feel better.
so dh and i love our netflix and we came across a documentary called 'fat, sick, and nearly dead'. this guy joe has an autoimmune disorder and was overweight, pumped full of meds and steroids. he decided things had to change and he went on a juice fast (i am in no way endorsing or recommending a juice fast - i do not fully agree with the idea). he only drank juice for 60 days. he was under doctors' care. he lost a lot of weight and was able to cut down his meds in 60 days. after some more time with a healthy lifestyle, he was able to go off some of his medications.
this documentary inspired dh and i to watch other documentaries about food. we learned about the china study (http://www.thechinastudy.com), watched vegucation (a challenge to three people to live vegan for a month), learned about additives and how addictive sugars are, omg so many things that made me want to change how we eat. we drastically cut down our meat intake (twice a week on average and only when eating out - i have purchased meat to bring in and cook in the house once in the past ten months), stopped drinking cow's milk (we still eat cow's cheese and some ice cream), and started juicing. we bought a middle of the road juicer and started trying new recipes. (i've also recently really stopped drinking soda - maybe two cans a week from 8 liters a week - and tried to stop ingesting artificial sweeteners, which is really hard)
our go-to juicing base is about 1lb carrots, 2-3 apples, a few leaves of chard, a knob of fresh garlic, and a handful of mixed frozen berries. i find the berries help sweeten the deal a bit, as well as adding some excellent antioxidants and what not (blueberries especially). we recently added kale (bleh) and 1/2 a lemon to the mix (dh keeps reminding me KALE IS A SUPERFOOD and making me want to smack him). occasionally we'll add some beets (red or orange) or a cucumber. or pears. one thing i have learned is that although i LOVE LOVE LOVE broccoli, juicing it is horrible.
juicing is great for me because i really hate fruit. apples and some melon are the only fruits i'll eat. i hate berries, citrus fruit, pears, kiwi, grapes, you name it. but i love veggies! we also do not need all the extra fiber - we eat plenty of whole grains and beans on a daily basis. i can't IMAGINE what my digestive tract would be like if i ate all this instead of juicing it! one of the big benefits of juicing is supposed to be that the nutrients are more readily available to your body. and i have to say that when we do juice at least 4 times a week, i generally feel better.
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