Here's to My Health, Part One

I apologize...I have debated with myself for a long time whether or not I should blog on myself.  I decided that I have had such improvement with my health that maybe it was worth it.  If I could just help someone else to feel better. 

My health history is long and involved.  It started when I was very young.  I grew up with yearly bouts of bronchitis.  My mother always said "You sound like a hound baying on a hunt."  I had the usual doses of Benadryl, Drixoral, Sudafed, various antibiotics, and numerous trips to the doctor.   I was so thankful for these things that helped me to breathe.  Along with the bronchitis, I had numerous ear infections and when I was five or so, my right ear was lanced to relieve the pressure.  Little did I know that I would carry that scar for the rest of my life in the fact that I have a partial hearing loss due to that little 'minor' procedure.  My father was a pharmacist and he always said, "Drugs are made to be sold, not taken."  I always hear his voice when I receive a prescription from the doctor.  
 
Then, I got married. 

After a few years of marriage, numerous changes were coming into play in my life.  I changed the way I ate due to the fact my husband would not eat meals 'out of a box'.  He refused instant, processed food; so, I had to learn to cook from scratch.  He is a very good cook himself.  But all this aside, I believe it played a part in why I was not getting sick as much as I did  when I was younger.  However, from time to time, I would still get sick.  One year I contracted the yearly bout of bronchitis.  Same time every year you could count on it showing up.  The cost of my medication, one pill for sixty bucks.  SIXTY BUCKS!!!!  Do you know how much money sixty bucks is???  Well I don't know about you, but sixty bucks is a lot of money to me.  Even now days, I still consider sixty dollars to be alot of money. 

However, as I mentioned in the labels of blog topics....I'm married to a conspiracy theorist.  My dear hubby picked up my medicine, dispensed the ONE pill and within two weeks all signs and symptoms of the illness was gone.  He started reading and what he read I read.  At first I fought him on these issues.  The typical brainwashed response "You don't know what you're talking about..." etc., etc.  The more time that went by, the more natural approaches that I found, the better off I am....Amazing! 

I found that I can drink a tablespoon of  lime juice with one tablespoon raw honey in a cup of hot water and it stops my wheezing.  I can drink a tablespoon of lemon juice with  one tablespoon raw honey in a cup of hot water and got rid of my sore throat.  I can drink one tablespoon of Apple Cidar Vinegar, unrefined, with one tablespoon of raw honey (has to be raw honey) in a cup of hot water and I got rid of my asthma inhaler.  It will also bring up anything that needs to brought up respiratory-wize....  Amazing!!!   No more money spent on costly inhalers.   Again, I hear my father's voice "Whatever you do, don't take the inhalers.  They'll kill you.  Medicines are made to be sold, not taken." 

We met other people who told us the benefits of colloidal silver, a retired Marine Colonel- we use this out in the field;  other herbal remedies, natural remedies...it took time, many years, and sometimes quite scary episodes of waiting....but we waited and it worked.  It worked so well that very seldom do we have to go to a doctor.  It works, maybe not as fast as the usual route, but it works. 

As I told you, this was gonna be long.  One thing led to another and to another...I found that I was getting better but along side all of this, I had really bad allergies.  Somebody would burn and instantly the smoke would cause a migraine headache.  I would wheeze.  My nose would stop up and basically I was non-functional.  Just send me to bed because the lights might be on, but nobody was home.  On top of this I developed a leg rash.  I was still learning about the benefit of the above-mentioned treatments and had an episode where I was struggling to breathe.  They gave me the usual inhaler.  Over the years, I had developed a back pain.  This so called back problem started when I was around 23 years old.  The first time is still fresh in my mind.  I had had some aches and complaints.  My mother talked me into going to a chiropractor.  After the visit, my back went into a muscle spasm.  My butt and my neck were drawing up towards each other so instead of having an S-curved spine, my spine was curving in the shape of a C.  My mother was driving the car and I started crying and screaming.  Number one, it hurt.  It hurt sooooo bad that I still remember it.  It also scared me, hence the screaming.  She took me straight to the emergency room.  I was  told to undress and put on the hospital gown.  I was examined by the resident in training and told to put back on my clothes.  My mother was out in the waiting room.   So here I am all by myself, butt naked and can't bend over to pick up the panties lying on the floor.  The resident, did I mention it was a guy, came back  and snidely said, "You aren't dressed yet?"  I was soooo embarrassed.  I explained that I could not bend over to pick up the panties.  His look said it all....."yeah, sure...."  But truly, I could not bend over to pick them up.  Much less do anything else.  I was completely at his mercy. 

Okay, this was after my cholecystectomy surgery, what?    I had my gallbladder removed when I was 17.  It was also another bad experience.  So I have learned to not like hospitals or doctors.  However, they do have their uses...but for the most part, I have studied so I would not have to go there so much.  Besides, I like spending my money differently.   Now, many years later, I find out that a lot of these medications caused the other issues.  So from the very first time I took these medications I was setting myself for failure in my health later down the road. 

This posting is turning out to be so long I am questioning on whether to continue, but I do feel it is important. 

As I said, several issues were going on....the back, the allergies, the chronic pain, the skin rashes....life, stress... marriage and along comes a baby carriage.