I am one of the worst people in the world at being sick. I can take pain to the point of it being ridiculousness, but when it comes to having a common cold or the flu watch out I am a monster. I am bitchy, irritable, tired, cranky, and downright miserable. I don’t know what it is exactly that makes me so miserable and irritable when I am sick, but I am and can never seem to help it. Since I have come back from Turks and Caicos in February I have been plagued by one sickness after another. Before one cold has ended the next one is already taking hold. I guess that is what happens when your immune system has been over run and you work with and around young children. After seven weeks and five plague ridden colds I finally broke down and went not to one but three doctors. I have always believed that the best way to treat any problem is by combining eastern and western medicine. While both have their place and work well individually they work even better in conjunction. I went to my regular medical doctor and found out that I had not only the colds running my body and immune system down, but they let my body develop a sinus and upper respiratory infection. Other than some nice strong antibiotics to kill bacteria they could find nothing else wrong and had no other suggestions for strengthening my immune system and for getting rid of the current cold. This is where I turned with open arms to some more nontraditional methods of treatment.
Luckily I go to the most AMAZING chiropractor in the world, Dr. Cory at Bloomington Family Chiropractic, who has the good sense to also have a naturapath on staff. Dr. Katie, is a naturapatic doctor who specializes in healing things naturally. I went to see her after my GP and we were able to set up a plan to get my immune system up and running again. Using all natural herbs and supplements I am going to be to start resetting my system as well as detoxing my system to get rid of toxins I have built up. To top it off I tried acupuncture for the first time for my cold and it worked like magic. Not only did it relax me deeply it also made just about all the congestion in my head disappear and my nose stopped running!
For the first time in weeks I feel better, have more energy, and feel more human again. I don’t know why it took me so long to try and do something to feel better, maybe I just got to use to living like that, but I am so glad I did try a couple of different approaches and am now on my way to feeling better. It will be interesting to see how I do over the next three weeks with my detox and see how my body feels at the end when everything has been flushed out and reset. Till next time! Love, Tammy
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