Refuse to sink - My journey battling Lyme disease

I've had a few people ask me about intermittent fasting (IF), so I thought I'd make an informative post on the benefits, and my own experience. I actually was extremely skeptical going into it.  I read all these articles claiming that IF changes your hunger patterns, corrects insulin resistance and hormone issues, reduces inflammation, burns fat, and is good for your metabolism. All this, without losing muscle mass or crashing my adrenals? It sounded too good to be true. Since I began dealing with Lyme, I've been struggling with high levels of inflammation and weight gain. I would count calories, I had cut out gluten, dairy & sugar, I exercised, and I would lose NOTHING. It was absolutely infuriating. It's important to me that my body be as healthy as it can possibly be; a healthy body means a healthy immune system to fight Lyme.  According to this article (and many other well-documented articles) intermittent fasting: Changes the function of cells, genes and...

Me on the top of Snake Mountain  We just came home last night from our long weekend in Vermont. We stayed in an old 1800's farmhouse (that had a to-die-for wraparound porch that I instantly fell in love with) and hiked Snake Mountain, went swimming in Lake Champlain, went to the Ben & Jerry's factory, had cider and donuts at Cold Hollow cider mill, cheese at the Cabot cheese store. I was definitely sore from the hike and dealing with air hunger/shortness of breath but overall it went really well. Monday morning, Justin and I had our consultations with our new herbalist, Emily French of Sweetgrass Herbals. I absolutely adore her. She is so kind and patient. She herself had Lyme disease, and she is so knowledgable about the human body and the best herbs to treat different issues. We went through each body system and talked about any issues I has having with that particular system. She determined that my liver needs support and strengthening - no surprise there! She twe...

It's been almost four weeks since I stopped the antibiotics. I'm thankful that I've stuck it out as my body adjusts to being off of them. My stomach seems to be back to normal, thanks to the two different probiotics I've continued and the l-glutamine capsules I've been taking. This is a huge relief, because I know a healthy gut is essential for a strong immune system. I've even been able to tolerate drinking coffee again without issue. One week until our appointments with the herbalist. In the meantime, I'm still taking some herbs (pictured above). I'm working up to two scoops a day. Currently I'm at 1 scoop in the morning and 1/2 tsp in the afternoon. I actually skipped a day because I was definitely having a herxheimer reaction. Herbs are definitely effective and a lot stronger than people assume. I think it's amazing to think that the earth has provided so much for what can cure us. The paleo diet and intermittent fasting is going well....