Ahimsa is still coming; but in the meantime...

JP Sears is a satirist and sincere coach of sorts whose candid videos can sometimes enlighten us – as can all things if we are open to inspiration.  One video of his has me thinking of concepts I’ve studied, but in a way that spun the science in my creative mind:  https://youtu.be/0Om6CWos6cg

So, what are you carrying around – from inside out – that you could release?

Known, repressed, suppressed – it can be expressed by journaling, meditation, and becoming more aware of those times you stifle the feelings that can be overwhelming, scary, or confusing.  When we hold in our breath, part of the stress response, our body holds in other things.  When we clench or grind our teeth, we lock in like a fortress those things which await our attention.  Only when we begin to recognize those and other symptoms of tension – tension which causes retention of heaviness, grief, and physical weight too – are we enabled to exhale fully, release freely, and embrace with honesty the unburdened self we strive to become. 

Can you honor your feelings?

Are you ready to practice courage and curiosity, cease criticism, and step into your true capacity?

What can you do today to begin allowing the feelings and discomfort, to accept yourself with all your scars, and appreciate the potential you have once the emotional edifice is out of your way?

You can do this.  You are worthy of this work.  The world needs all you have to offer, because it can only come from the one and only special and precious person you are beyond the barricades of barred-up pain and fear.

Join me on this journey of writing your own Wellness Script at www.ScriptedWellness.com and we can bring energy and encouragement into your experience as we bravely expand our horizons (and simultaneously shrink our clothing sizes if necessary).   

New Series on an Ancient Script

Coming Soon:  a series of expository posts based on an ancient script with - for this discussion - ten tenets to consider and assimilate.  Stay tuned...

Candida Strategy

#candida is a wicked, sneaky thing that stirs up all sorts of trouble.  After a dental procedure had me on antibiotics, and I had horrid sharp pain in my right lower abdomen, I went to the doc 🏥  Concerned it could be either appendicitis or my gall bladder, they did a CT scan.  Both those things were good, but they found some things I hope will improve...because the next thing they did was a urinalysis.  That’s when they found the Candida overgrowth.  

We all have this little Candida party inside us, but when the “good guys” in our system get outnumbered by them, due to antibiotics, birth control, a diet heavy in starch/sugar/processed foods, it’s bad news.  Candida is the culprit in so many kinds of maladies that I won’t list them.  

Probiotics and anti-fungal treatment will help; but the only way to really rid yourself of these wretched inner-guests (make it a fair fight with your “good guys” in the gut), is a #candidadiet of some sort.

Essentially, Candida albicans feeds on sugar & starch (which is most easily converted to sugar in the system).  You gotta starve em out, which means:

1.  Whittle our the white stuff.  Just like avoiding ants at a picnic, don’t make it easy for these buggers to eat.

2.  Dairy is sugar too.  But fermented foods can actually help - think yogurt.

3.  Probiotics.  Just start taking them and don’t stop.  Really - they’re that good for you.

4.  Greens:  salad, smoothie, soup, or this smoothie I ate with a spoon (gazpacho).  

5.  Rest when your body asks for it.  One thing that exacerbates the bad bugs is lack of sleep.

6.  If at all possible, choose natural alternatives to antibiotics.

7.  Coconut oil is said by most of the articles I read to actually kill Candida overgrowth.  

8.  Tongue scraping and oil pulling, especially first thing in the morning.  If you stick out your tongue and it looks like a light snow hit overnight, odds are good it’s Candida.

9.  Warm and warming foods.  Candida yeast critters are happiest with cold and damp.  Spices like thyme, cinnamon, clove; roots like ginger and turmeric will all help.

10.  Essential oils, carefully applied, diluted - trust me on the diluted part...I learned the hard way with oregano oil!  It can actually cause chemical burns if you don’t; so I now add it to a bit of coconut oil (won’t blend without fat).

Other advice is out there, and most folks say it takes anywhere from 9 months to two years to fight, depending on how ingrained it is.

A final bit of wisdom:  try intermittent fasting.  Just quit eating after supper and wait to break-your-fast until “lunchtime” most days.  If these little opportunists don’t have access to easy grub, they cease to thrive.