"An extensive knowledge is needful to thinking people-it takes away the heat and fever; and helps, by widening speculation, to ease the Burden of Mystery."
John Keats~ American Author
Hello Health Friends,
Today I'm on a quest to feel better as quickly as possible. I started out with my customary veggie juice this morning, followed by a green salad at lunch, hydrating with as much water as possible. Because of the injuries to my spine and lower back, they have rendered me.....how shall I say.....lacking in elimination movements the past few days, which only adds to the discomfort. Unfortunately, colonics are out, for now, as both my left and back sides are extremely bruised and tender, and I can not lay on them for too long.
So I called my teacher, mentor, friend, and therapist, Gil Jacobs for advice. Some of you may have heard his name before; he spoke at the yoga studio one afternoon last fall when the colonic table started up. He is teacher, guru to many who believe in this lifestyle and has unselfishly shared his knowledge with anyone who will ask him. Almost all therapists practicing Gravity Method Colonics in the US, especially in the tri-state area can trace their teaching and lineage to him. I know this may sound as though I have raised him to deity status. No, I have immense admiration for him as a person, and the work he has done for so many. He has healed those with cancer, and wheel chair bound Multiple Sclerosis clients, to name a few.
I asked him for advice on how to:
1) Quickly dissipate the swelling in my back.
2) How to jump start my elimination system.
He suggested Epsom Salts - both for bathing and drinking. The salts in the bath should calm the nerves around the spine and reduce the swelling, and the drink should kick my colon in the ass, no pun intended, to get started. I've had a cocktail of Epsom Salts before, its not pleasant. However, paralyzation is less pleasant, so I'm sticking to the plan starting today, and we'll see how things go. Stay tuned.
Stay cool, everyone.
Jenn
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
July 6th, 2010
"Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep."
Felix Frankfurter~Associate Justice, US Supreme Court, 1882-1965
Good Morning, Chatham,
Hopefully everyone had a wonderful holiday, enjoyed all the great food, and are getting back to our usual routine. For some of you, that will mean regular juicing; for others, starting a regiment of regular juicing. :)
I was inspired by this quote today because while I live healthily; eat my salads, juice, colonics, and live well overall, I never stopped to express my gratitude for my health. As I may seem fussy in taking care of my body, I know that my body, in return, will take care of me.
I had a bicycle accident this holiday weekend. I swerved to avoid hitting a child that had taken a last minute left turn on his bike. I braked hard, and did a vertical 360 over my handlebars landing my on left side. My body went into shock and I became numbed and paralyzed from the nose down. I heard scary words like spinal injury, concussion, paralyzation being spoken overhead. Then, in quick succession, ambulance, neck brace, emergency trauma center, IV's, catheter, cat scan, and then stillness in a private recovery room. Within a few hours, sensation and mobility returned, weaker a bit, but all 10 fingers and toes moved on its own. The doctors had never seen anything like that; firstly, that I recovered from semi-conscious paralyzation and more importantly, how quickly the recovery came. They kept me overnight, just to make sure it wasn't a fleeting, momentary lapse common in spinal injuries.
I asked the attending nurse about my heart rate as it seemed low to me holding steady between 48-51. She said the norm is about 80, but it shows that I am really healthy; that my heart doesn't need to work as hard to get my blood through. And that my blood must also be very clean and fluid, as opposed to thick and sludgy. And if its less stress on my heart to pump the blood throughout my body, it will result in a healthier heart, equaling a longer life. Along with the relief from my negative cat scans, that was music to my ears.
So I'm definitely NOT saying that juicing and colonics will prevent any kind of physical accident, or that the recovery, especially trauma to any vitals, was due to my lifestyle. But that the trauma was not further burdened by ill health, and that the body's healing functions were able to fully focus on a quick recovery, as opposed to multitasking health issues.
As I sit here, bruised, sore, and tender in the spine, I am grateful that the injuries that I'd sustained were not worse, that I am very healthy, and that I can help share my knowledge in helping those interested in living better.
Thank you, Chatham, for letting me be a small part of your lives.
Jenn
Felix Frankfurter~Associate Justice, US Supreme Court, 1882-1965
Good Morning, Chatham,
Hopefully everyone had a wonderful holiday, enjoyed all the great food, and are getting back to our usual routine. For some of you, that will mean regular juicing; for others, starting a regiment of regular juicing. :)
I was inspired by this quote today because while I live healthily; eat my salads, juice, colonics, and live well overall, I never stopped to express my gratitude for my health. As I may seem fussy in taking care of my body, I know that my body, in return, will take care of me.
I had a bicycle accident this holiday weekend. I swerved to avoid hitting a child that had taken a last minute left turn on his bike. I braked hard, and did a vertical 360 over my handlebars landing my on left side. My body went into shock and I became numbed and paralyzed from the nose down. I heard scary words like spinal injury, concussion, paralyzation being spoken overhead. Then, in quick succession, ambulance, neck brace, emergency trauma center, IV's, catheter, cat scan, and then stillness in a private recovery room. Within a few hours, sensation and mobility returned, weaker a bit, but all 10 fingers and toes moved on its own. The doctors had never seen anything like that; firstly, that I recovered from semi-conscious paralyzation and more importantly, how quickly the recovery came. They kept me overnight, just to make sure it wasn't a fleeting, momentary lapse common in spinal injuries.
I asked the attending nurse about my heart rate as it seemed low to me holding steady between 48-51. She said the norm is about 80, but it shows that I am really healthy; that my heart doesn't need to work as hard to get my blood through. And that my blood must also be very clean and fluid, as opposed to thick and sludgy. And if its less stress on my heart to pump the blood throughout my body, it will result in a healthier heart, equaling a longer life. Along with the relief from my negative cat scans, that was music to my ears.
So I'm definitely NOT saying that juicing and colonics will prevent any kind of physical accident, or that the recovery, especially trauma to any vitals, was due to my lifestyle. But that the trauma was not further burdened by ill health, and that the body's healing functions were able to fully focus on a quick recovery, as opposed to multitasking health issues.
As I sit here, bruised, sore, and tender in the spine, I am grateful that the injuries that I'd sustained were not worse, that I am very healthy, and that I can help share my knowledge in helping those interested in living better.
Thank you, Chatham, for letting me be a small part of your lives.
Jenn
Thursday, July 1, 2010
July 1.
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." Mahatma Gandhi
Good Morning!
I don't know about you but I am feeling so refreshed and relaxed this morning from a long bike ride fueled by last night's dinner! My salad was the most delicious meal I've had in a long time, and I usually feel that way after I've broken a fast. Luckily for me, I have the Farmer's Market a few blocks away, 4x's a week, so organic vegetables are in regular abundance and within my easy grasp.
My salad last night consisted of the following delectable ingredients:
-Baby spinach
-Mixed baby lettuces
-Multiple fresh herbs: basil, dill, cilantro & Italian parsley
-Shaved multi colored carrots
-Chioggia beets (raw beets that are striped like candy canes. They are only available during the summer and tastes incredible sweet.)
-Organic sauerkraut
Other non Farmer's Market ingredients:
-raw nori seaweed
-Bragg's amino acid
-Extra Virgin Olive Oil
I like putting herbs in my salad to bump up the freshness of the leaves, which gives the meal another layer of flavor. The Bragg's Amino Acid and Olive Oil are my dressing, and when combined, add a nice earthy acidity to the salad.
Let me know what was the meal that broke your fast.
Jenn
Good Morning!
I don't know about you but I am feeling so refreshed and relaxed this morning from a long bike ride fueled by last night's dinner! My salad was the most delicious meal I've had in a long time, and I usually feel that way after I've broken a fast. Luckily for me, I have the Farmer's Market a few blocks away, 4x's a week, so organic vegetables are in regular abundance and within my easy grasp.
My salad last night consisted of the following delectable ingredients:
-Baby spinach
-Mixed baby lettuces
-Multiple fresh herbs: basil, dill, cilantro & Italian parsley
-Shaved multi colored carrots
-Chioggia beets (raw beets that are striped like candy canes. They are only available during the summer and tastes incredible sweet.)
-Organic sauerkraut
Other non Farmer's Market ingredients:
-raw nori seaweed
-Bragg's amino acid
-Extra Virgin Olive Oil
I like putting herbs in my salad to bump up the freshness of the leaves, which gives the meal another layer of flavor. The Bragg's Amino Acid and Olive Oil are my dressing, and when combined, add a nice earthy acidity to the salad.
Let me know what was the meal that broke your fast.
Jenn
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