Superfood Girl

Happy Spring New Moon & Mother's Day (UK)!

I am feeling so blessed for the occasional sunny weather lately!

...and for the $10 lightbox I found at the thrift store the other day that will help get me through next winter!

Oh, I was in quite a funk this winter, and didn't even realize how much until lately.  I've been hibernating quite a bit for the past few months -- staying in, and having time alone...for many reasons.  Though I did end a seven-year partnership this last fall, so it's understandable that I would want to "turn inward" in order to process that experience emotionally.

It's been a strange past few months for me in other ways as well; transformation of relationships has really been the theme for me, and not just with my former significant other.  Some of my relationships/friendships with people have ended, and some have been put on hold to later emerge as something deeper and even more amazing! 

Aside from my relationships, I feel like I am being re-birthed in some way -- emerging from my metaphoric chrysalis, being re-born as something brighter.  I suppose we are always doing this on some level -- the emerging bud of Spring is simply a good excuse to remember, and to celebrate!

Happy new moon & a very happy Mother's Day to all my mum-friends in the UK (and beyond)!

I think I'll make some sun-tea now ;-)

Cheers,

Superfood Girl

My year in health

In the past many months I have included quite a few changes in methods or supplements I am using to see how they affect my health and vitality.

Vitamin D supplementation has become a great favorite of mine, and even though I spend plenty of time in the sun in the warmer months (safely of course), I have learned through my research that even when utilizing the sun, someone can still have deficiency issues ~ especially when living 35 or more degrees in latitude above or below the equator.

According to experts, vitamin D deficiency is very common, and potentially responsible for all kinds of ailments and 'dis-eases'. I was so blown away by the information I found, that I made this the topic of my most recent Passion article. I believe that vitamin D is an important topic for everyone to know about, because deficiency is so prevalent.

You can view my recent article on vitamin D, here.

Below, I have compiled a list of many of the things I have been doing differently, or have been using over the past few months (some more consistently than others), for those of you that are curious:

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Vitamin D (oral supplementation)

Shitake (powdered, and whole ~ added to food)

Magnesium (epsom salts in bath, and transdermal magnesium oil)

Reishi (powder ~ added to food)

Adya Clarity (light experimentation, added to water)

Silver (colloidal, oral use)

MMS (1)

H2O2 (oral and transdermal use of food-grade hydrogen peroxide)

B-complex

Essential oils:

    -Lemon Balm (anti-stress, anti-anxiety, anti-bacterial, anti-viral)

    -Cedar (anti-anxiety, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal)

Coconut Palm Sugar (this stuff is brilliant as a sweetener, and incredibly low glycemic)

Stevia (powdered & liquid, as sweetener; flavored liquid stevia is my favorite addition to water)

Release / transformation of dysfunctional relationships

Parasite release (yes, visible!) through use of castor oil internally, with colon hydrotherapy

Teaching dance (very healing for me!)

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I'm thrilled to say, that I have been without a cold or flu this whole winter season, so far (which is pretty amazing for me).

Please keep in mind, I am not making any claims about the above listed, nor are these suggestions; I am simply sharing my personal experience.

I do realize that these above items are many factors (and there are surely loads more that I am unaware of) ...all of which help determine cause & effect relationships between things. I am also only one person. If I have learned anything from statistics classes, it is this: one is not an adequate sample size for determining anything.

Even so, perhaps what matters most (at least from a spiritual perspective) is through using this one (self), tapping into intuitive guidance in deciding what's next for bringing oneself to even greater heights of personal health and wellness; with the guidance of a medical professional, ...of course. : )

Love and be well,

~Superfood Girl   x

 

Thoughts on the Efficacy of Colon Hydrotherapy

I find it to be a very useful tool, within the "natural healing" paradigm.

Some may or may not agree with this being "natural" (although there have been species of birds that manage to do this type of cleansing!).

Anyway, when you take into consideration all of the yucky food most of us have put into our bodies for many years (maybe our whole life)...colon hydrotherapy is a useful cleansing tool, to help rid the body of waste (during detoxification) before the waste has a chance to be reabsorbed back into the intestinal walls...and back into the bloodstream. Thus...alleviating some (okay...A LOT) of the symptoms usually associated with cleansing and detoxification.

Now, there is a time and a place for colon hydrotherapy...I know there are some people practicing colon hydrotherapy daily...I’m not sure that this is a "balanced" way to approach good health...but who knows; Whatever works for you. This is not the way for me.

There are times when I know it’s time for me to be assisted with some colon hydrotherapy, such as when I feel sickness coming on...and "catching it" before it goes into a full-blown cold/flu. Also, if I have been overdoing starchy foods...and it’s slowing my digestive system way down (which doesn’t feel that great...emotionally, or physically), a colonic will surely help. Also, a series of colonics is a wise choice...not just using it in times of desperate need.

Although, if one is not willing to improve eating habits that necessitated the colon hydrotherapy in the first place, I’m not sure how long-lasting the effects of a series of colonics would be...I’m sure it would be better than not doing it at all, but surely best to eat lots of fresh produce too.

Oh, and by the way...the idea of a colonic might seem intimidating, but it’s really super-easy...and kind of fun, actually (if you have the smallest bit of adventurous spirit). Once you’ve experienced it at least once...it’s easy to do your own variation of colon hydrotherapy at home (although it’s not as intensive, and may be slightly less effective);

1. An enema (this is the quick and easy...great if you are in a pinch...and don’t want to spend an hour or more at the task).

2. A colema board: this is for the serious home-version of colon hydrotherapy...uses lots more water than an enema, although still not quite as intensive as having it done by a professional. This is great for people who are wanting to do lots of colonics, and don’t want to spend $50+ each time they have it done. The cost of the equipment is roughly $200, and once you have it you own it...you can give yourself as many colonics as you want at only the cost of water. Here's one, with some other cleansing products as well

Either way, it’s great to have it done professionally at least once...so you can know what it’s like, to make an informed decision, and take what you learn home with you in case you choose to do it yourself.

(colonics are ideally done as part of a "cleansing program"...there are TONS of great cleanses out there; that’s a whole other topic, though)

I think, actually if western medicine would get on the ball and start treating people with colonics instead of meds...umm...they might be (almost) out of business!

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