Oh, I can’t believe it.
Here I am, sick with a cold, cough and sore throat. And here just a few weeks ago, I was the one sending out this wonderful natural antibiotic recipe for all my readers
http://thecravingscoach.com/blog/natural-antibiotic-foods-garlic-honey-lemons/
Well, I really need to take my own advice! Natural remedies are the best, and prevention is even better.
The crazy thing is that I know better. I am such a healthy eater, and health-conscious, but being on vacation in wonderful Hawaii, I just let myself eat more, and eat food that my body is not used to.
For instance, we had a huge buffet brunch almost every day – around 10:00 a.m. – and I did have the French Toast or pancake, a muffin, and lots of scrambled eggs. Along with that I had wonderful, fresh fruit - pineapple, papaya (my favorite fruit in the whole world), watermelon, fresh figs, and so many other wonderful, healthy foods.
What I did different (and wrong for my body) was:
1. I usually only have ancient grains like spelt or kamut or quinoa, or sprouted grains, and I limit that to once a day – rarely do I have wheat or any modern “dead” breads/grains. In Hawaii I was having 2 or 3 or more modern, unhealthy ”bread” and carb servings… (Wheat is very mucous-forming)
2. I eat eggs, maybe once a week - in Hawaii I was having lots and lots of eggs every day. (Eggs are very mucous-forming)
3. I eat cheese, maybe once a month – in Hawaii I was having spicy Jalapeno cheese from the buffet every day (Cheese is very mucous-forming)
4. I rarely eat desserts – and when I do, they are healthy – made with stevia, maple syrup, honey, agave. I had desserts in Hawaii – I had “green tea ice cream” – well that may sound healthy, but it’s not!! (and I didn’t even enjoy it!!) I did have the most exquisite date square from one of the organic health stores on Oahu, and absolutely loved that. Wish I had their recipe! So, I was having sugar. (Sugar is very mucous-forming)
So – can you see how I was setting the groundwork for my body to accept a cold, cough and sore throat virus?
When we are clean inside, these viruses do not have an environment to grow in.
I also continued to eat less healthy for a couple of days after I got back.
So now I am paying the price.
I’ll tell you what I am doing to resolve this problem in my next post!
Diana Walker, Cravings Coach
