Yes, I saw your eyes roll! No, I haven’t just jumped on the celery juice bandwagon. I actually dove right in, head first!
See, what I’ve noticed is that my next steps of exploration in life always seem to result from multiple people mentioning a specific thing to me, within a short period of time. This process has not steered me wrong, yet. And most recently, it has led me to Medical Medium and celery juice.
At first, I thought, “I hate celery. Why the hell would I want to juice it and drink it, let alone 16 ounces of it, EVERY DAY?! Yuck.” Here’s the thing, though. I’m all about helping my body heal by all-natural means. That means putting aside my personal taste preferences and doing what might be best for my body.
One thing you have to know about me is I don’t buy into fads. I only do something if it makes sense to me and I’ve looked into it for myself. True to who I am, before I decided to start juicing celery, I bought the Medical Medium book, Thyroid Healing.
In case you haven’t been following me long, I’ll give you a brief backstory of where I’m at and why this is so important to me. About eight years ago, I was diagnosed with Grave’s Disease (hyperactive/overactive thyroid). Most people with thyroid conditions have the opposite problem. They have Hashimoto’s or a hypoactive (underactive) thyroid.
For eight years, I’ve been on varying doses of my thyroid medication, and I’ve never been able to get off of it. I felt like the medication was helping, but it wasn’t doing quite enough to get my body to where it could stay in balance on its own. That, in itself, was SO frustrating, so I was in search of every other way that I could help my body heal.
Like I mentioned before, I don’t jump on a bandwagon unless something makes sense to me, and Medical Medium: Thyroid Healing, written by Anthony William, made SO much sense to me. When he talked about the Epstein Barr virus stages, it mimicked my journey almost exactly. In a nutshell, it isn’t a thyroid problem or an autoimmune problem. It’s a virus and liver problem.
The scariest information that was revealed to me in this book was that the liver can carry toxins and gunk from previous generations, things you may not have ever necessarily been exposed to in your lifetime. When I took that into consideration, it made so much sense. All this time, I was trying to do things to address my thyroid, directly. I was completely neglecting the underlying causes. My thyroid was the victim of a larger monster at play.
At this point, I decided to start gently, doing the celery juice every morning, mostly to see if I could stay consistent with it. I figured, as I progressed, I could incorporate other healing foods and things that William recommended, to see how they affected me.
I started the celery juice back in September. I have only missed a couple days due to my travels. I’m not one to issue praise prematurely. I usually wait until I see the full affect on me, after what I gauge to be an appropriate amount of time. I have to tell you, though, that I honestly feel SO much better. You guys might think this is crazy, but some mornings, after I drink my 16 ounces, I literally feel like my body is vibrating. It’s like my body is throwing a party. Ha, ha, ha!
I progressed to including tons of fruits back into my daily life through smoothies (lots of bananas, wild blueberries, oranges, mangos, raspberries mostly). If nothing else, I can thank William for opening the door to allowing fruit back into my life. For years, I had been of the common mindset that sugar, even from fruit, should be limited. William opened my eyes to how alkalizing to the body fruit is. Did I mention that I feel SO much better?
Now, William might not be everyone’s cup of tea, and it might not be in alignment for you. However, Thyroid Healing sure was written for me. Anytime anyone mentions anything about being sick, having mysterious symptoms, things they can’t seem to get a handle on, I tell them about Medical Medium and celery juice. I love presenting people with information, so that they can research and see if it’s right for them. I am not a one-size-fits-all girl, by any stretch of the imagination.
I’ve tried a lot of things, over the years. I can look back, now, at the journey and realize that I was doing a little bit of this, a little of that. I was trying things, here and there. Right now, though, I feel like I’m doing SO much more to help my body heal itself.
Recently, I’ve come to a crossroads with the Graves and my medication. I was on an extremely low dose, and my thyroid tests were in range. I had two options, in my mind. I could either keep doing the low dose, just in case, or I could stop taking it and really mind my eating. Fear said, “Stay on it.” Fear of what’s happened in the past crept in. Each time I’ve been in this space and have tried to stop the medication, I’ve relapsed and had to start all over with high doses of medication, so the fear is real. As much as I wanted to be off the medication completely, I wanted to stay in remission more.
Decisions, decisions.
The dilemma weighed heavily on my mind.
Am I willing to do what needs to be done to REALLY allow myself to heal?
Am I willing to put me first, in every aspect?
Am I willing to do what was best for me, as far as my self-care, nutrition, rest and managing stress?
Am I willing to stay away from foods that negatively affect me and eat more of the foods that my body loves?
Was I willing to do this for the long haul and give my body a real chance?
I was willing.
So about 2 weeks ago, I stopped taking my thyroid medication.
This story will continue to unfold, and I will share journey progress with you.
