{"id":200,"date":"2016-01-26T01:54:50","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T08:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/?p=200"},"modified":"2016-01-26T02:00:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T09:00:59","slug":"is-it-thanksgiving-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theherbalista.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/26\/is-it-thanksgiving-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Thanksgiving, yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Had a sick + rough weekend, and not just from that Cardinals game Sunday!! My energy levels have been cut dramatically with managing more intense treatments and pushing my systems to get stronger, so I definitely have less spoons than ever. It’s been emotionally draining and taxing on the heart just to keep up with this disease, but I see the benefits of every treatment and know that I am doing everything asked of me. Not always gracefully, happily, or with any understanding, but I honor the work I have done on my mind \/ body \/ soul, as well as the work that lies ahead.<\/p>\n

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Today I started my new homeopathic chelation protocol for heavy metal detoxing– Zinicum for my Cadmium toxicity + Causticum for my Lead toxicity. My Mercury, though not optimal, was not a priority. I do stick to Salmon as a safer seafood choice. The tricky part will be supplementing 2-3 GRAMS of Vitamin C in daily during the process, especially when I can only eat proteins, potatoes, carrots, and very small amounts of lemon, avocado, and spinach…<\/p>\n

I have spent two weekends in a row puking my guts out, on top of weeks of wasting away while trying to slow the spin out of this disease. I am up to a meal and a half a day, down to 164lbs and wasting away.<\/p>\n

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