I am about to get super up close and personal in this post. Thank you in advance for your support and lack of judging. =) It’s weird putting all of this on the internet. And brace yourself dudes – there is some “lady parts” talk in this post. But also, can we please normalize talking about this with everyone, even dudes? Women should no longer suffer in silence. Please and Thank you! And if we all talked about this shit, then maybe not as many women would be suffering.
The protocol I am on is a very thought-out protocol. Many people have gone through it to successfully lower their toxin/viral/bacteria load. I am here to tell you that just because there are “experts” doesn’t mean they know your body better than you do. For the love of Pete, if you feel it in your soul or gut that something isn’t right with your body, keep looking for answers. Keep pushing. Keep asking. Keep digging. Don’t stop! NOBODY knows your body better than you do. I cannot say this loud enough. This is important for all modalities – Eastern Medicine…Western Medicine…Functional Medicine…all of it! It’s like when a mother says something is wrong with her baby. Or when a pet owner says something isn’t right with their doggy (or kitty, or armadillo, or whatever crazy pet they have). You cannot argue someone’s intuition. I will say it again… YOU ARE YOUR OWN EXPERT. Not even the best doctor at the best clinic. knows your body better than you do. Keep demanding tests, answers, etc. Promise me that you will do this. Be your own Expert, your own Advocate. Treat your body as you would your child’s or your pet’s. Keep demanding answers, etc. I am very passionate about this, if you couldn’t tell.
With that said, I will bring you up to speed on where I am at in my detoxing. Phase 5 on this protocol, that I started in May, has taught me so much more about my body. I wrote about starting this “final” phase here, and I was so hopeful to get this phase done. And you can read about how the process went (or didn’t go..haha) here. I am excited and amazed at how much I continue to learn about my body. The one major tool I have on this journey is going to be a surprise to most. It’s my menstrual cycle. Like most women, I loathed my cycle for years until I had a male practitioner shine a different light on this situation for me. He said, “women are lucky. You have a monthly check-in with your body. Your cycle gives you insight as to how you are doing. Men don’t have this.” As women we have a reminder, or a “check in” every month as to the health of our internal systems. Menstrual cramps are “common” these days, but that doesn’t make them “normal”. There can definitely be lower energy, mild uncomfortableness, etc. during your cycle, but your cycle should not be debilitating. If this is the case, it’s showing us that there are imbalances and questions to be asked.
With that said, this is why Phase 5 has been so hard on me. There is definitely something in my lady parts that shouldn’t be there. This Phase 5 works on detoxing Lyme AND Heavy Metals/Environmental Toxins. Going into it I thought it might be Lyme hanging out in there. Now I am thinking it’s Heavy Metals and or another toxin (probably along with Lyme – so basically it’s a mess in there). There is one product that wipes me the fack out on this phase. Whenever I try working it in my cramps come back with a vengeance. It’s a product that works on binding heavy metals AND environmental toxins. The specific environmental toxin it works on is glyphosate. Y’all have seen me posting about this horrible toxin lately – we don’t know the extent of the damage this is causing humans/animals but it ain’t good. The ovaries and uterus are like sponges for heavy metals and glyphosate (and apparently other viruses/bacteria). This is why this portion of the detox has been hard on me.
So, if I have Lyme, heavy metals and glyphosate in my nether regions, it makes sense that this phase has been so hard on me. Being my own Expert and advocate I challenged my practitioner to separate these portions of Phase 5 out. What I mean by that is, instead of detoxing from Lyme AND Heavy Metals AND Environmental Toxins at the same time, I want to see if there is a way to separate them out, taking one healing element at a time. I want to go this route to see if it makes this part of the healing adventure more bearable. I know the experts combined these into one phase for a reason. But it’s not working for me and I am damned to suffer that much for the remainder of this protocol. So this is the approach we are taking. I am halfway through a homeopathic Lyme protocol and it’s going really well! I had one day where I felt sick and feverish, but other than that I’ve had no die-off symptoms and no cramps.
After this homeopathic Lyme protocol I am hoping to do a homeopathic heavy metal protocol. Homeopathic remedies, in general, are more gentle on people. I know they are for me, for sure. But they also work really well for me so that’s why I continue to be drawn to them. At this point in my detoxing, I am visioning homeopathic remedies for these main components of Lyme and heavy metals (one “issue” at a time). Then I will circle back to the Phase 5 protocol in its entirety, hoping the homeopathic remedies knocked out some of the infection, making it easier to take the big hitter supplements. The one main concern I have is that there isn’t a homeopathic for glyphosate so if that is what’s hanging out in my bits I don’t know how to gently go after it.
That’s where I am at. My lady parts are a mess. BUT I am continuing to learn about my body. AND continuing to be my own expert. With the guidance of a practitioner we are challenging the protocol I am on and learning to be flexible and patient af with the healing process. Because of this I am able to gently detox, with minimal symptoms, which allows me to enjoy my Summer! Yay for that! I think I talk about this in every post at this point, but I love how much I am learning about my body. It took for me to get sick and really dig in to connect this much. How well do you know your body? Do you listen to its cues? If you take anything away from all of the words I say and type, please take that with you. Listen to your body and be your own EXPERT and demand answers and care.
Thanks for tuning in,
EZ E
