Paleo, Parasite Protocol, and more Problems....

It's been awhile since I've written a post.  I'm sure many of you get tired of your healing journey and just want to pretend it's not happening for awhile.  This for sure is what's been going on with me, especially over the holidays.

Here are some updates:

After being diagnosed high in "heavy metals" (lead and mercury), I decided to try IV chelation to help my body detox from these.  I recently received my test results from a second urine provocation test and with great disappointment, I found out that this 10 week gruesomely long protocol did not help my situation.  (Repetitive sad face symbols.)

My integrative doctor started wondering if my gut is infected by parasites, which may be creating nasty biofilms in my gut, which collectively hold heavy metals and other bacteria/viruses inside. Since I didn't truly seem to improve after being treated with SIBO, we felt that something else was going on (read here about SIBO.)  Because nothing has been easy with my health journey, and I am "stumping" her with my difficult case, she recommended me to see an Applied Kinesiologist that she sends more difficult cases to.  I've never heard of Applied Kinesiology.  Basically, the technician (who can be a naturopath, MD, chiropractor, or physical therapist) does lots of muscle testing, which helps to determine what your body is responding well to in terms of medications and supplements. This sounded a little "woo woo," even for me and my doctor nodded her head in agreement with me. But, she still highly recommended a woman (whom I had to truck to Staten Island to see.)  After being evaluated by this woman, who herself recovered from being bedbound and legally blind by, I was newly diagnosed with several parasites as well as lyme viruses.  Seriously, really???!!!!!


Meanwhile, I started the Eat Feel Live Love Challenge, to provide me with some mental support for the New Year.  My unbiased review is that it's been a nice experience thus far, but with these new diagnoses and knowing that I have to start a whole new protocol, I've been a slacker.  Which, in the past I would beat myself up over, but the new me is embracing my non-Type A, imperfectionist attitude!  I haven't exactly learned anything new with the challenge, but it's reminded me about embracing certain rituals or habits, such as drinking warm lemon water in the morning and writing in a gratitude journal.

I now will be starting this long parasite protocol, which my husband has to do with me as well. Because, if one of you have parasites, then the other one supposedly does too.  Is this the answer to my digestive ills, my Hashimotos diagnosis,  and my infertility?  We will see.  As my husband says, I certainly have more than enough material to write a book about the subject.  Would you read it?

There's very little information about Applied Kinesiology and parasites on the web.  Anything you'd like to share or tell me about, I would accept with open arms.
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