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What Do I Eat to Feel Better?

By swollenmystery On July 19, 2012 · 2 Comments

The other day, I was explaining to my wife, Joanna, how I’ve never liked cherries. I hated them all my life. She knew this already, but I felt compelled to say it again because I felt such strong disgust for the little red devils. I’m sure my aversion came from sipping tablespoon after tablespoon of artificially flavored cough syrup as a kid. Then, recently I read about how cherries are packed full of nutrients, helpful especially for arthritis sufferers. So as summer arrived I started seeing cherries popping up in stores and I decided why not try them again. It turns out, I loved them! Now I eat them by the handful. Delicious, raw, organic cherries. This reminded me how I used to think my diet was pretty healthy, but it was actually full of refined, processed and packaged foods that contained so many chemical and additives that stressed my body and put a burden on organs like my pancreas and liver. I didn’t realize until not long ago just how important eating the right foods are to the the healing process. From time to time, people ask me what I eat to feel better, what is helpful for keeping Lyme disease under control and what food protocols work. While I’m constantly learning about using food as a method for healing I don’t have all the answers. I can, however, share my experiences with eating healthier and what it’s done for me – both as treatment for my [...]

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Detoxing the Liver

By swollenmystery On June 18, 2012 · Add Comment

Now moving into week 3 of the Salt C/Plus Protocol, I’m still at stage one dosage of 2 grams Saltworks’ Himalayan salt and 2 grams of PERQUE buffered vitamin C. Needless to say, I still feel pretty awful so I’m staying at this dose until my Herxheimer reactions let up enough to increase. While on the Salt/C Plus Protocol, it’s highly recommended to detoxify the body as one of the main adjuncts. So that’s where the liver comes in. As I’ve been studying the digestive system in my nutrition classes, I’ve come to realize just how important the liver is. The liver is an incredibly complex organ. Perhaps the most important when it comes to detoxification. It’s the largest organ and is responsible for processing everything that comes into our body. Since it constantly filters our blood, one of it’s main tasks is removing bacteria, viruses, parasites and other infections. For someone with chronic Lyme disease or other systemic infections, it is critical to make sure the liver is getting all the support it needs. Aside from eating a diet rich in alkaline forming foods like fresh, whole, organic fruits and vegetables that contain a wide variety of vitamins and minerals, there are additional ways to give the liver a little extra support. I’ve decided to try a few of these methods along with my main treatments for the Lyme and coinfections. Over the next few weeks I’m trying a few new methods of detoxification, attempting to target [...]

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Sweating Through the Gears

By swollenmystery On October 12, 2011 · Add Comment

With chronic Lyme disease, there are some days you get to the point of frustration where you begin to doubt your treatments and wonder what is working and what isn’t. Today is one of those days. No, I take that back. This month is one of those months. Consistently, I see clues of healing: better, consistent bowel movements; more fluctuation in my knee swelling; normal weight gain; and overall feeling of more strength. Yet I continue to debate whether I’m taking a step backward or moving forward, not knowing whether the increased pain, fatigue or swelling is due to herx reactions and bacteria die-off in my system or my infections getting out of control again. Through the ups and downs, I feel like I’m learning. It seems as if my lymphatic system is what’s holding me back. I’m beginning to wonder if my lack of movement (due to aches and fatigue) is a double-edged sword. Could a lack of exercise stall my lymph nodes and cause a backed-up system, creating more toxins to spread, and therefore more discomfort and pain? One of the hardest things for me to do over the past few years has been to sweat. When I do sweat, I feel better and see changes in my knee effusions afterward. When I work out, or have my knees or neck massaged properly, I tend to see more change in the amount of fluid in and around my knees. This leads me to believe I need [...]

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Diagnosis Solved?

By swollenmystery On April 22, 2011 · 2 Comments

During the past three years I’ve developed an enormous amount of skepticism, caution and indecisiveness when it comes to the medical world. I’ve felt that every path has led to a dead end. Often the treatments I experienced have made my symptoms of inflammatory arthritis worse. Yet I now look back at those events as learning experiences. Perhaps God was showing me something, giving me knowledge and experience with those events for a purpose. A purpose which I may never understand. But that’s ok. Through an unexpected chain of events, meeting new people, finding new doctors and growing closer to Him, I finally have a diagnosis. Last week my western blot test came back CDC positive for lyme disease. Along with that I tested positive for several coinfections including Bartonella, Chlamydia Pneumonia, Mycoplasma and HHV6. Wonderful? Yes! In fact, I’ve never been so happy to have a diagnosis. A diagnosis that can be treated. Better yet, a diagnosis that can be treated with a possibility of complete remission! So that’s it. I have lyme disease. More specifically chronic lyme disease, as it’s apparently settled in for quite some time. The greatest part of all this is knowing what to treat and having confidence that there is an end in sight. So what will I do with this blog now that I have a diagnosis? I will continue to post progress during my treatment. I’m continuing the natural detox protocol while introducing other all natural treatments aimed specifically at [...]

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I'm a freelance web designer with a background in graphic design. I'm also a part-time nutrition student. When I'm not creating or designing, I'm studying nutrition. When I'm not doing either of those I'm usually eating or talking about food. I've been interested in health and fitness for a long time but it wasn't until I became seriously ill with a mysterious chronic autoimmune condition in my early 30s that I realized how intricate and complex the human body is.

Along my journey to healing from chronic illness and Lyme disease, I discovered that eating healthier has improved my life the most. This blog is not just a journal of my progress but is also intended to help anyone that might be suffering from an autoimmune illness. My goal is to learn how to support the body's natural healing process holistically so that it has the resources to fight off illness the way it was designed. As I learn more every day, I write about my journey here at Diagnosis Unsolved. Read more about how all this started and my story here.
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