Okay, after a ton of sleep (and Sabrina The Teenage Witch) yesterday afternoon and last night, I feel doubleplusgood.
I know sleep is an integral part of the body's healing process, but I also think the Sovereign Silver nasal spray had something to do with it as well. I had been masking my symptoms with cold medicine all weekend, which did me no good and I kept feeling worse.
I used the nasal spray 5 times yesterday (7 times is the recommended for short term immune support - being sick). By the time I went back to bed last night (I spent most of the day in bed), I was able to breathe through both nostrils and the crud was making its way out of my body.
I had been trying desperately to netti pot for days with no real luck getting anything through. Well, it started moving yesterday evening after 2 doses of Sovereign Silver. By the late evening the crud was no longer chartreuse, it was only a pale green.
This morning when I woke up, I could actually breathe. Through both nostrils. I didn't wake up all night long due to congestion. I felt well enough to go put some seeds in the ground (only some chard seeds this morning) while walking the dog.
Oh by the way, I did another round of Lavender essential oil/cotton in my ears when I went to bed. My ears do NOT hurt at all today.
Seriously, I feel doubleplusgood today.
I'll keep track of how I feel for the rest of the week. Sovereign Silver may be worth adding to my usual arsenal of immune builders that includes ferments, cod liver oil, coconut oil and honey.
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12 March 2013
20 February 2013
It's a Miracle
I know I had been frustrated with the whole elimination diet thing. I wanted to give up more than a few times.
Well, I just have to say I'm glad I didn't.
I made it through today without sneezing more than a couple of times. I made it through today only blowing my nose once or twice (not including my netti pot time, as my nasal passages feel so dry now that they are not running like a faucet).
In fact, after I started thinking about it, I've made it through the last few days without sneezing or a runny/stuffy nose. After the effects of the miso soup faded (which took about 3 days), I've been pretty allergy symptom free for an entire weekend.
I know that sounds like a weird thing to be excited about, but considering the last 10 years of my life have been filled with nasal misery (at times going through 2-3 boxes of tissues a week and sneezing so uncontrollably that I would have to pull my car off the road), 3 days of minimal sneezing (maybe 3-5 times in a day) and a scant handful of nose blows (maybe 2-3) is a miracle.
I am going to wait a couple of weeks to see how long this lasts (or if it was just a fluke) before I attempt to start adding foods back into my diet. There are somethings I find I don't really miss as much as I thought I would (nightshades) and others I can't wait to add back (eggs and nuts).
It will be a SLOW process trying to add things back in. I plan to try a food and wait 72 hours to evaluate how I feel. If all seems to be good, I will try that food item in small quantities for a week to see if that changes any sort of reaction. If no reaction is present, I will wait an additional week to add the next food.
Let's use an egg as our example.
I try a single yolk (the least allergenic part of the egg) on 2/25. I will observe how my body reacts until 2/27. If all seems good, I will then eat a yolk a day until 3/6. If that seems to be working for me, I will wait until 3/13 to add a new food while continuing to keep to 1 yolk a day.
It really seems like more work than I really want to do, but I have to say that not sneezing and not having a constantly runny/stuffy nose feels AWESOME!
I still have the feeling of some sinus pressure though and I would love to have my sinuses adjusted sometime in the near future. I've taken some time away from the adjustment process to know if my diet is really helping my allergies or if the adjustments were a part of the reduction as well.
Well, I just have to say I'm glad I didn't.
I made it through today without sneezing more than a couple of times. I made it through today only blowing my nose once or twice (not including my netti pot time, as my nasal passages feel so dry now that they are not running like a faucet).
In fact, after I started thinking about it, I've made it through the last few days without sneezing or a runny/stuffy nose. After the effects of the miso soup faded (which took about 3 days), I've been pretty allergy symptom free for an entire weekend.
I know that sounds like a weird thing to be excited about, but considering the last 10 years of my life have been filled with nasal misery (at times going through 2-3 boxes of tissues a week and sneezing so uncontrollably that I would have to pull my car off the road), 3 days of minimal sneezing (maybe 3-5 times in a day) and a scant handful of nose blows (maybe 2-3) is a miracle.
I am going to wait a couple of weeks to see how long this lasts (or if it was just a fluke) before I attempt to start adding foods back into my diet. There are somethings I find I don't really miss as much as I thought I would (nightshades) and others I can't wait to add back (eggs and nuts).
It will be a SLOW process trying to add things back in. I plan to try a food and wait 72 hours to evaluate how I feel. If all seems to be good, I will try that food item in small quantities for a week to see if that changes any sort of reaction. If no reaction is present, I will wait an additional week to add the next food.
Let's use an egg as our example.
I try a single yolk (the least allergenic part of the egg) on 2/25. I will observe how my body reacts until 2/27. If all seems good, I will then eat a yolk a day until 3/6. If that seems to be working for me, I will wait until 3/13 to add a new food while continuing to keep to 1 yolk a day.
It really seems like more work than I really want to do, but I have to say that not sneezing and not having a constantly runny/stuffy nose feels AWESOME!
I still have the feeling of some sinus pressure though and I would love to have my sinuses adjusted sometime in the near future. I've taken some time away from the adjustment process to know if my diet is really helping my allergies or if the adjustments were a part of the reduction as well.
15 February 2013
Where are you hiding now?
Okay, it's been a few days now since the soy and I am STILL all nasally and gross. The day after having the miso soup, I swear I felt like I had been hit by a truck.
It's good to know though.
I was aware that unfermented soy was a bad deal, though I bought into the health benefits of soy in all states when I was younger. I've learned the importance of fermenting for any number of foods we eat, be it soy, wheat, veggies, etc.
Fermenting helps neutralize anti-nutrients that make foods difficult for us to digest. If you eat grains, make sure you soak or ferment those grains. If you're going to eat soy, make sure it is fermented soy such as tempeh, miso, natto or traditionally made soy sauce.
One of the biggest downfalls of soy (at least here in the US) is that most of our soybeans are GMO. I personally don't know the long term effects of eating GMO foods, and don't care to be a part of some grand experiment.
Unfortunately soy is hidden in a great number of processed foods even when they are considered natural or health food using names that may or may not indicate they have soy in them. Especially when switching to gluten free, soy seems to be an additive that is in EVERYTHING. Here are a few that may contain soy but are entirely ambiguous (I pretty much avoid these due to the possibility of containing wheat as well):
Artificial flavoring
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
Natural flavoring
Vegetable broth
Vegetable gum
Vegetable starch
I never really gave much though to the idea that soy was part of my allergy issue. I had started cutting it out for other reasons but wasn't really diligent about the ambiguous soy sneaking in until I went on an elimination diet.
After about 7 weeks of no soy at all, I figured trying miso, which is properly fermented wouldn't hurt. It did and now I know to avoid soy. It eliminates a lot of things such as chocolates (most commercial chocolates are made with soy lecithin), but hey, not having my face feel like it will explode or my sinuses make a weird popping noise is not a bad trade off.
Kids with Food Allergies is a pretty comprehensive resource for food allergens and possibly ambiguous allergen additives.
I honestly think if you don't feel as well as you think you could, AIP (autoimmune paleo) or GAPS (gut and psychology syndrome) or SCD (specific carbohydrate diet) can really help you see how what you eat effects you over all.
Even though I haven't fully been able to ditch my nasal allergies, I have to say that I feel better than I can really ever remember.
It's good to know though.
I was aware that unfermented soy was a bad deal, though I bought into the health benefits of soy in all states when I was younger. I've learned the importance of fermenting for any number of foods we eat, be it soy, wheat, veggies, etc.
Fermenting helps neutralize anti-nutrients that make foods difficult for us to digest. If you eat grains, make sure you soak or ferment those grains. If you're going to eat soy, make sure it is fermented soy such as tempeh, miso, natto or traditionally made soy sauce.
One of the biggest downfalls of soy (at least here in the US) is that most of our soybeans are GMO. I personally don't know the long term effects of eating GMO foods, and don't care to be a part of some grand experiment.
Unfortunately soy is hidden in a great number of processed foods even when they are considered natural or health food using names that may or may not indicate they have soy in them. Especially when switching to gluten free, soy seems to be an additive that is in EVERYTHING. Here are a few that may contain soy but are entirely ambiguous (I pretty much avoid these due to the possibility of containing wheat as well):
Artificial flavoring
Asian foods (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Thai, etc.)
Hydrolyzed plant protein Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
Natural flavoring
Vegetable broth
Vegetable gum
Vegetable starch
I never really gave much though to the idea that soy was part of my allergy issue. I had started cutting it out for other reasons but wasn't really diligent about the ambiguous soy sneaking in until I went on an elimination diet.
After about 7 weeks of no soy at all, I figured trying miso, which is properly fermented wouldn't hurt. It did and now I know to avoid soy. It eliminates a lot of things such as chocolates (most commercial chocolates are made with soy lecithin), but hey, not having my face feel like it will explode or my sinuses make a weird popping noise is not a bad trade off.
Kids with Food Allergies is a pretty comprehensive resource for food allergens and possibly ambiguous allergen additives.
I honestly think if you don't feel as well as you think you could, AIP (autoimmune paleo) or GAPS (gut and psychology syndrome) or SCD (specific carbohydrate diet) can really help you see how what you eat effects you over all.
Even though I haven't fully been able to ditch my nasal allergies, I have to say that I feel better than I can really ever remember.
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