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During one of the most stressful years of my life, while I was battling complications from Type II Diabetes, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.<\/p>\n
Before I had visited the Rheumatologist, I thought it was just joint ailments and a touch of arthritis, since I was entering my 40\u2019s and thought it was to be expected. However, when the pain of violent electric shocks began to affect every part of my body, I sought the help of a professional. It was becoming a debilitating condition that was affecting my personal and professional life.<\/p>\n
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For several years after I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, I had been prescribed the following:<\/p>\n
And at one point, I was on 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 at the same time<\/u>.<\/p>\n
The pain was still present and the side affects of the medications made my brain so foggy, I could hardly concentrate at work, affecting my livelihood and<\/strong> income.<\/p>\n I was on all of these pills and still in excruciating pain. Why? What was the point? For a while, I had my daughter to help with the chores and help me dress, but after my daughter moved out, I hired a nurse to help me dress and bathe and a professional cleaning service to help with the chores.<\/p>\n Shortly after the last steroid shot, I made a bold decision to stop ALL of the medications. Nothing was working and my quality of life was horrible. My Rheumatologist was not happy to say the least.<\/p>\n I slowly weened myself off of the medicines and sought the help of a Holistic doctor I had heard so much about. Here is where I learned how to use spices to heal my body and how to live a chemical-free life on an organic diet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I thought<\/strong> I was eating healthy, but I was not. I thought that having instant oatmeal for breakfast was good for me, and a lean cuisine or healthy choice frozen entr\u00e9e for lunch was healthy for the body. Dinner was usually a frozen chicken pot pie or Zaxby\u2019s salad drenched in fattening dressings\u2026and usually eaten at my desk while working late. I was also using saccharin sweeteners in my oatmeal, coffee and non-sugar cereals. She cringed when I told her that last one. Ha!<\/p>\n I learned a lot from her about chemicals in processed and frozen foods, and began only eating foods that I made from scratch with fresh ingredients, using the spice blends that were healing for high sugars and inflammation. Some of the spices are:<\/p>\n I also no longer eat red meat and limit starches altogether, unless it is \u2018cheat day\u2019 only one item allowed \u2014<\/em> then I can\u2019t wait to have a sandwich with bread<\/u>. Yummm! J<\/p>\n She also instructed me to cook everything in a wok using organic coconut oil. Most of my lunches are either beans or a delicious salad with Annies organic dressing. For dinner, I am usually cooking up Asian cuisines with boneless and skinless chicken, shrimp, or scallops, veggie blends, Thai jasmine rice or Asian rice noodles, and yummy sauces.<\/p>\n I also learned foods that make you \u2018feel\u2019 full, such as beans, any kind, black, kidney, etc. and cook those with the spice blend as well. I find that saut\u00e9ed kale (with coconut oil and spice blend) also fills me up!<\/p>\n I also found comfort in CBD oil, which helped with some of the chronic pain, and allowed me to restart my exercise routine, which I sorely missed for over four years. Having a home gym makes it easy to jump on anytime and my Fitbit motivates me by logging my steps and workouts, and cheering me on when I complete personal goals.<\/p>\n In addition, I have found comfort in essential oil blends that decrease my anxiety, appetite and relieve pain. I have a whole shelf of authentic oils to treat almost everything!<\/p>\n Today, I am still prescription drug-free for pain and have lost over 30 lbs. I still have pain, but it is much less severe and does not cripple me in my personal and professional life. And although managing all of these methods is a full-time job in itself, it\u2019s worth it for me.<\/p>\n My hope is that this article will help inspire someone to explore other options when treating chronic disorders. You just never know what may help.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During one of the most stressful years of my life, while I was battling complications from Type II Diabetes, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Before I had visited the Rheumatologist, I thought it was just joint ailments and a touch of arthritis, since I was entering my 40\u2019s and thought it was to be expected. However, when the pain of violent electric shocks began to affect every part of my body, I sought the help of a professional. It was becoming a debilitating condition that was affecting my personal and professional life. For several years after I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, I had been prescribed the following: Gabapentin Cmybalta Piroxicam Lyrica Tramadol Baclofen Steroid shots in the neck and shoulder area And at one point, I was on 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 at the same time. The pain was still present and the side affects of the… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[67,71,68,70,69,72],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/bannermanbooks.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock_000023563248XSmall.jpg\")
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