Our Bowels

I am reading a book called "The Bowel Book' and it is a huge part of my research process in regard to Fish Medicine. It is all about understanding the 'process of elimination" LITERALLY! As crazy as this sounds.... our bowel health is  just as important as heart health. As a heart attack survivor I never thought I would say this. But after seeing what happened to my mother and experiencing those 60 days in ICU after her colon perforated, I never realized the severity and most of all the importance of healthy bowels. I was diagnosed with Diverticulitis in 2011. I had a full blown DT attack (that was how my mother and I abbreviated it in our texts to one another). She also suffered from it. Hers never seemed to go away. She was on antibiotics nonstop for years just to complete a dose  then have another attack not too long after. I fortunately never had another attack that required an ER visit like my first one. I researched and tried everything on the market to keep my bowels moving and I of course changed my diet. This meant giving up very important things in my diet ...like tomatoes! Tomatoes were key in keeping my triglyceride's in range. One area I struggled with when it came to my lipid panel and my heart health.  All I can say is that popcorn, nuts, and all of my favorite berries..... GONE... from my life. I became a yogurt guru and opted for the probiotic formulas. Yes welcome to my world. But it has worked.  However it did not work for my mother.
  Here is a great blog on healthy bowel movements. https://lachicaorganica.wordpress.com/resources-for-parents/healthy-bowel-movements/

Poll for Fish Medicine -research

I NEED YOUR HELP!!!     Please answer the poll to the left corner of my blog.  You can pick multiple answers.  Please feel free to comment or share any stories on this post in the comment section at the bottom !!   Thank you in advance!!  There will be more surveys to follow!!

I am starting to work on the chapter Fish Medicine from my book Fish Medicine.  This is the BIG chapter as it talks about the actual process my daughter and  I went through trying to get the hospital to give my mother a natural supplement that was GRAS (generally recognised as safe)  approved by the FDA.  This supplement called beta 1/3 1/6 glucan is an immune booster.  We also found in our extensive research that there were studies showing it conducive to radiation exposure, septic, post surgery, all in which my mother had been exposed to or thatshe was suffering from.

Of course we went  through many hurdles.  After  writing letters,  many talks with MANY doctors as well as  specialists in the field of natural medicine, including herbologists.  Hours upon hours of research and only finding information that proved through clinical studies that this supplement was not only safe but indeed would have inhibited the pseudomona infection.  This is what in the end, after 8 surgeries ended up killing my mother. The pseudomona infection has a VERY high MORTALITY rate and is being addressed by the CDC in healthcare settings.  The problem with the infection is that it does not respond to most antibiotics.  Especially if the patient has been on antibiotics for any  given period of time.  The third  antibiotic given to my mother for the pseudomona put a huge hit on her kidney and she went into renal failure and then death.  This third antibiotic was only the third treatment for the pseudomona infection. My mother had been on several antibiotics during her 60 days in ICU.  She was usually on two at a time for most of her stay.

The beta glucan was shown to have a high success rate and even more powerful than antibiotics.  The biggest problem we ran into is that most of the highly conclusive studies were in other countries, which for some reason made a difference to the doctors that we were dealing with. Honestly, I know how Big Pharma works and in this particular case, it was not on our side.   Through the tons of research I have done  on drugs approved by the FDA and the BIG PHARMA drug trafficking  it is incredibly sad to think that big money takes such a higher precedence over the life of a human being.

Thank you for taking part in my poll.

I AM that I AM!

I was once told that the most powerful words you can say  are  I AM.  I never got it until one day it was like a light bulb went on in my head.... opening up my third eye and my crown chakra at the same time!   WHOOOO HOOOO!

Of course we have the theological version when God spoke to Moses when Moses wanted to know his name.   Kabbalists believe that this  esoteric information given by God is proof of God's divine nature. I think that  to be true!    :)

For me-  it seemed  all my life I was looking for ...the  'who am  I'  answer.  Then I realized that the answer was right in front of my face my whole life.  I AM that I AM!  This was when I woke up to the fact that  I was not seperate from my Creator,  or any other living thing on this planet or in the  Universe, nor will I ever be!

I do know one thing... the road to this realization did not come easy.  But it was SOOOOOO worth it!  

In the days, months, and years to come, I will never forget I AM that I AM!  

Happy blessed Friday!  

Word of the Week

a·me·lio·rate

əˈmēlyəˌrāt/

verb

1. make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

   "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards"

   
   

   synonyms:

   improve, make better, better, make improvements to, enhance, help, benefit,boost, amend; relieve, ease, mitigate;  informaltweak, patch up

4 months Today

It is four months today since we buried our momma.  I am honoring her on this day...because she was a true VETERAN of  Motherhood.  She was always there for her children.  She fought for her children. She was loyal to her children.  She was strong for her children.  She never turned her back on her children NO MATTER what.  There were times when she was not treated with respect by her children and NO MATTER what she never abandoned them.   EVER!  She always forgave and she held steadfast in her unconditional LOVE.

I honor my beautiful mother today with a GOLDEN HEART... for being the best  mother for over 50 years!  

Thank you Mother for everything you taught me.  Thank you Mother for supporting me in all my crazy endeavors!  Thank you for LOVING me.  THANK YOU FOR BEING MY  MOTHER!

My Mother was my rock.
I honor her with a
Golden Heart
 on this Veteran's Day
11/11/2014
xxxooo

Creativity and divinity :)

I love autumn!  It brings me such joy.  Being a fall baby I know that this is my season.  I love driving this time of year.  It is amazing how the trees turn a plethora of colors, then they become bare and naked until they rebirth in the spring.  What a PROCESS...and it is so natural.  Just like our creativity.  It is a natural thing.  It is part of our divinity.  In the book "The Artist's Way" she talks about the Basic principles. Here are a few:

• We are , ourselves,   creation. And we, in turn, are meant to continue creativity by being creative ourselves.
• Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy, pure creative energy.
• It it is safe to open ourselves up to greater and greater creativity!
• Our creative dreams and yearnings come from a divine source. As we move towards our dreams, we move towards our divinity.

                          Create a fabulous Fall day!  

My New ONLINE Journal!

I found an excellent online diary/journal! It is called Penzu!  It is  Fabulous! I already have three chapters started!!!! So a total of four chapters in the works. If you write daily/journal - this is the perfect platform! I love to share good things!  It even keeps track of the number of words per chapter!!
Here is the LINK to Penzu! It is free!

This journal is free or you can upgrade to PRO for 19.99 a year......still a rockin deal!
I am using the free version, but if I need to upgrade I most certainly will without even a thought!!

Here are the chapters I have started so far:
60 Days in the Hole (transferred from MS WORD to Penzu)
The Real Fallen Cowgirl
The Dead Dragonfly
Peace in the Valley

I am also using the journal to store notes and thoughts.  I have been able to access Penzu from my windows and I need to do some upgrades on my moms iphone so i can download the Penzu app.

I am really moving on this book!  I have been so inspired and my muses are kicking ass right now! :)

HAPPY FULL MOON!