After spending over 24 years experiencing some pretty agonizing auto-immune related conditions that range from:
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- digestive inflammation
- Rosacea
- Chronic Auto-immune Urticaria & Angioedema (seriously debilitating random hives and facial swelling)
Acting on a friend's suggestion, I settled in this morning and watched the film Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. The film is a 1 1/2 hr documentary of one man's journey from being overweight and very ill (with some of the same conditions I'm experiencing) to cured, healthy and trim. He did it all by committing to 60 days of consuming only what is affectionately called Mean Green Juice!
Witnessing the full-spectrum change in this man over the course of only 2 months makes my jaw hit the floor. Juice and only juice to cure what ails me? Can it really be this simple?
Well, I'm willing to try it out and see for myself. I've worked long and hard on bringing myself to a relatively functional level since I first began experiencing these maladies, and what I've achieved so far just isn't quite good enough. I'm ready to take the next step in releasing the fatigue, inflammation, hives, killing myself to stay trim and overall lack of physical well-being that has dogged this body for far too long.
I woke up today feeling just as crappy as I have for the past few months and I'm done with this noise. I have had enough. I am better than this and I choose better for myself. With a renewed sense of resolve, I'm heading out in 36-degree weather on my beloved bike to the fruit market. Burrr....!
Later:
I've returned laden with everything I need to prepare a couple days worth of juice, and I'm ready to give it a shot.
If you're interested in accompanying me on this journey, here's the recipe:
4 Stalks of Celery
1 Cucumber
1 Thumb-sized chunk of ginger
1/2 Lemon
2 Granny Smith apples (can use Gala if you choose)
6 Leaves of Kale
Juice it up, baby! This recipe gives you enough for two glasses of juice.
Okay, here goes...
Wowza! The first sip zings around my taste buds, giving me a bit of a pause. I add ice. The second sip is better. It's definitely an acquired taste, but unlike scotch or beer, it's one that's worth acquiring. I've always been highly attuned to what takes place in my body, and I can feel it deciding what to do with these strange, raw micro-nutrients after consuming only half a glass so far. I'm sipping it through a straw instead of gulping it down. I think my body will respond better that way.
Okay, stay tuned for day two of my Journey into the Juice.
Peace out.
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