Comments on: DETOX DAY 5

By: Detox Update « Alabama Chanin

Detox Update « Alabama Chanin — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:13:49 +0000

[...] felt reluctant to continue writing about my detox after the first post as I thought that it could be, frankly, a bit boring. Each of us has visited a site where the [...]

By: rachel

rachel — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:05:39 +0000

been following for a while and love your books/work/all of it. just saw that you’re doing a detox: same here. lots of celiacs and dairy intolerances in my life for 4 years now, so i started a new blog about it. i’m in the middle of a detox (day 14) but i cheated on vacation with potatoes and iced tea and some wine. after years of elimination diets, it’s hard to stay motivated when you know what’s wrong. your detox looks similar to mine, only i think mine is even more restrictive. that said, i found out 7 months ago i had celiacs and dairy and soy intolerances, so i’ve been on a cleanse diet for months anyway. it does get easier! you will be great. it’s just hard to make it through the first few weeks. best of luck!

By: Cut-Up Watermelon Salad « Alabama Chanin

Cut-Up Watermelon Salad « Alabama Chanin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:29:58 +0000

[...] leave out the feta cheese if you are – like me – in a “cleansing” phase – still delicious. Day 7 and going strong!) Cufon.replace('button', { hover: true, [...]

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:18:44 +0000

Hi. I have suffered sever migraines for about 20 years. I was also told I had fibromyalgia and all of the illnesses that go with it, IBS, Arthritis etc… Anyway, I found out I can’t eat any wheat, gluten or dairy. I stopped all of it – which took a good three months to really not make mistakes. I also started taking magnesium which drops drastically in many women with migraines. Now, 7 months later, I have lost 30 lbs, have none of the old symptoms and my migraines are so much better.

I also do qui gong and yoga, if you don’t have time to really do yoga, you could learn the moves that are best for neck/ back / migraine pain and do them a bit through out the day.

Perhaps get a food sensitivity test or really seriously do the elimination diet to see what bothers you on your own… Your new diet will get easier and one day you will realize you feel great! Also, get your vision tested again, I need to wear glasses when I sew and read now, which helps a lot with the eye stress that can lead to migraines.

Good luck and I cannot wait for the new book!

Angela

By: Maria Ricci

Maria Ricci — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:18:53 +0000

Natalie, I too suffer from migraines. I am now 52 and have had them since I was 42. The onset was seen when I enjoyed a rich chocolate cake with some friends and was ‘hungover’ with nausea for two whole days! From what I am discovering about my migraines is that stress in ones personal life may create them. Also hormones will play a role. I have used blood and saliva tests to determine what is going on with my hormones. I am currently on bio-identical hormones and have been for the past five years. Recently, feeling VERY exhausted, and gaining 10 lbs in a year, I went to my N.P. with my concerns of fatigue. After checking my cortisol levels and thyroid (with saliva tests and blood tests) she determined I had mild hypo-thyroidism and my cortisol levels needed a boost. She recommended vitamins! Surprise! She also recommended the book, Adrenal Fatigue by James Wilson. The past two weeks have been spent going cold turkey with my food. No coffee, sugar, flour, grain or meat. I am slowly re-introducing a bit of fowl back into my diet. I use a blender to make juice drinks with cucumbers, celery, apples, kale, spinach and a lemon or orange. I do use the peels in the blender. Makes a lovely concoction. I do still have occasional migraines but this past year they are becoming less and less. My best to you in your endeavor to reach a happy and healthy 50! You are a precious blessing, dear lady!
Maria

By: gayle

gayle — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:53:17 +0000

natalie may i suggest that you reconsider your reading glasses for eye exercises and drinking more water? if you do not have a medical condition requiring them treat your eyes as just another muscle and strengthen and care for them. once you have glasses your eyes will continue to weaken. i am almost 60 and do not wear glasses. if i am tired or spend too much time crafting, reading or on the computer i have to do exercises to keep my eyes flexible BUT IT WORKS. thank you for sharing yourSELF with us and have fun geeting cleaner. cheers gayle australia

By: Pamela Tuohy Novinsky 2ETN

Pamela Tuohy Novinsky 2ETN — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:16:35 +0000

Natalie,

Thank you for sharing this part of your life (for being real)…your work has been an inspiration for the work that we do and sometimes we forget that in this beautiful world of design and fashion that we must remember to keep our own “engines” tuned!

Must be the power of Like minded folks…but like you and many of those above..starting my own version of detox on September 15th…A “40 Day Transformation” thru my local yoga studio (Zuda Yoga)…a combination of diet and yoga and mediation. From now until then, slowly eliminating alcohol and “bad” carbs from my diet and adding more exercise. Like you I already have what most people consider an ultra- “healthy” lifestyle..eating from the garden, biking, swimming, no processed sugar etc. However, I find that because I run my own business from a studio in my home and that I am a mother and homemaker, I always feel a bit out of sorts and like I am juggling many different worlds at once….hoping that this “Transformation” will encourage me to slow down a bit and focus.

I so enjoyed meeting you at the “Harvest Festival” last year in Alabama and have a memory of all of the smiling faces, battling the chilly night on that beautiful lake, enjoying good food and conversation. Who would have ever known that you suffer from migraines.

Wishing you the very best on this road (and for a cure)and also looking forward to your updates…you are always so inspiring!!!!!

Pam
2ETN

By: Blakely

Blakely — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:36:35 +0000

You are doing great! I turned 50 this year. This age has inspired me to do better too. I have changed my diet and am staying very active. I just finished my first triathlon – finished 5th in my age division. I am training for another in September. You go girl.Oh! I am a mother to five and grandmother to one!

By: mari

mari — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:38:48 +0000

Thank you so much for the inspiration! I am so looking forward to your progress and seeing your posts. I wish I had advice or comments but I’ve never done a detox – hence why I’m so interested in how it works for you. I’ve suffered from migraines for years until I took up yoga. But since having a baby (sound familiar?) I too no longer have time to do the things I need to take care of myself. The migraines have returned with a vengeance! But in two weeks, I will finally have the time to slowly return to the things that make me feel healthy – home cooked meals, yoga, full nights of sleep. I am lucky enough to have a husband who has decided to take 6 months off to take care of our 18 month old. Maybe the final part of this new plan is to detox. Thank you again!

By: suzanne d weidie

suzanne d weidie — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:27:03 +0000

Hi Natalie,
Your story is interesting and just in time for me to start my own detox regiment. August is my me month which will evolve into a healthier me. Just have not had the time, like you, life is so busy and fulfilling. I will keep up with your progress and post mine as well. suz