Well I finally did it - started my own health coaching business! I'm very excited about this and feel I can be very helpful to many people seeking better health through more natural means. Please pass this along if you feel it can help someone! :)
As for my recent finger flare - haven't even stopped to take pictures - been busy as usual. Now it is almost gone! So I guess it was no big deal and probably related to the crazy anniversary flare thing us TSWers seem to get. Rest of my skin remains the same - clear with the occasional dry, itchy patches more like dry skin than eczema. And of course I still get itchy on my arms when I eat dairy and gluten. My hives have disappeared - however they did appear for 3 days after eating 1 strawberry, so now I can't eat chocolate OR strawberries. Oh well! My asthma is over 75% better now! I have been taking powdered bovine colostrum with tremendous results!!! I can tolerate dairy and gluten much better! I should do a dairy and gluten free diet again while taking the powder but life continues to be crazy busy! So I am doing my best just to eat a clean diet right now! 2 days ago we got back from a trip to DC. Such FUN!!! Of course the day before we left was pretty intense as one of our dogs became seriously ill and required surgery. The good thing was she spent her recovery at the vet's hospital instead of me having to deal with an intense recovery. She is 100% and we are back home. I am now going to dive head first into my new business and into the kids' activities. They were just doing ice skating but now we are adding Taekwando and horseback riding lessons. I also want to sign them up for tennis lessons this summer. They are all very excited! And let me just tell you how NICE it is to be able to PLAN things!!! Through my first 2 years of TSW, planning anything was impossible. How was I going to feel? Could I tolerate driving, the outdoors, etc? It was pretty sad because I had to stop my kids' gymnastics lessons as I couldn't drive for many months. Now life continues to be excellent!!! I can't express to all of you how WONDERFUL it feels to just wake up and not feel anxious and be in pain - to be able to just hop in the shower and get dressed in normal clothes - and to go to bed without medicating myself so I wouldn't scratch myself to a bloody pulp! Life does get better and it goes back to a level of normal you can't imagine while being in the depths of hell during TSW. Keep the faith!
Congratulation Tracy on the new venture - I wish you every success with it and hopefully you'll be able to help a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteJust a quick question on the bovine colostrum - which brand/product do you use. I'm suffering with my asthma and having to use a steroid inhaler which I really want to get away from so was thinking with may help. Thanks Amanda
Hi Amanda! Thank you for your comment! I use the Sovereign Lab colostrum in powder form. It is very costly but my asthma is beyond controlled now. I was very close to using the inhaled steroid because I was using well over 4-5 nebs per day of albuterol with quite a few puffs from the inhaler as well. Now I barely use 1 if at all each day. I know that is still considered not well controlled but for me the difference is nothing short of life saving. I know that my asthma is directly related to my unhealthy gut - as evidenced by me having an asthma attack literally 15-20 minutes after each meal! Now I just get slightly tight and then it goes away. I know I could make even more progress if I would only straighten out my diet. But unfortunately I continue to be beyond busy to focus such strict attention to every bite I eat.
DeleteHere is the link to the exact stuff I bought. I only use the recommended dose (1 tbsp in the am and 1 in the evening). Let me know if you get it and how it works for you!
http://www.amazon.com/Colostrum-LD-Powder-16-Sovereign-Laboratories/dp/B009HCLX3A/ref=sr_1_6_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458687907&sr=1-6&keywords=colostrum