I should start by saying that this first entry is a bit late. About five months late. But I am trying to get over my own obsessions with waiting until things are perfect in order to start something new (because it means it never gets started) and just go with the lateness of my creation and revel in it.
The background is that I have had health issues with allergies, eczema, and any number of digestive problems since I was about 12 years old. Some recent reading that I had been doing led me to think that these things could all be connected. In January of this year I decided to take control of my health and try to heal myself through food and natural medicine. I began with about three weeks of a basic anti-inflammatory diet: cutting out dairy, processed sugars and fats, caffeine, alcohol, and upping my omega 3 intake (I love stinky fish).
In the beginning of February I started a great cleanse. You can look it up online, it is a wonderful experience. The book that I used is "The 28 Day Cleansing Program" by Scott Ohlgren. I knew that I wanted to do a month-long program instead of the more intense Master Cleanse or any other short-term cleanse because I knew enough that starting a cleanse means that you will have detox symptoms, some of which can be very unpleasant. With my sensitive system, I wanted to avoid shocking my body too quickly.
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