Sundays have become my fast days. Full day of drinking water and if wanted one small meal such as an avocado and tomato salad. Or, a couple of pieces of fruit.
Today I am only drinking water and raw dried dandelion root. The root is ground to almost powder.
I will only have had about seven small mouthfuls. It feels right. Also, it's a powerful weed so I must be cautious. This is day one. Apparently, dandelion can case dehydration and some people are alergic to it. So, do be careful (Daniels, 2016). I have a little bit most days with organic musli and organic hazelnut milk.
I put a bit of the dandelion root in my mouth then chew it. It's an acquired taste but when fasting it's quite nice to have something to bite on. Even though it's finely ground there are a few bigger bits to dig my teeth into. This is the dandelion I picked, dried and ground all by myself. Very proud.
I feel that this kind of a fast not only stops toxins coming into the body but uses dandelion to extract the impurities and balance the hormones. According to copious amounts of info on the net, dandelion has power to help excrete hormones which are not needed by the body. Rather a mighty skill, I'd say.
I am a big believer in dandelion because when I was a kid I used it to remove a wart. I didn't think that it would but when it did I thought it a magical mirror. I was in awe of dandelion and have yet again began to be. Gratefully. Fibroids are a curse and a blessing. No other way to see them.
Today Bob and Max are at their tiniest size. It is a few days after my menses. It seems that this month their small stage has been extended by a couple of weeks. I figure my raw diet is working.
I am hoping that they will stay this size until the next month when they can shrink a bit more, and so on until they have gone.
I have stopped counting the days of my raw diet. I am into the third month and that is good enough to know.
I have made a few changes. I am allowing myself a small portion of something cooked every day. I don't always have it but if I fancy it then I have it. When working and out and about every day unless I have prepared a salad to take with me it's hard to find fresh food in our capitalist world of prepackaged goods.
This is what I tend to have.
All is vegan and without additives. I still eat pesticides. (a weakness: something to work on)
organic rye bread
sea salt crisps
bean stew
Boiled potatoes
chips
I also had one glass of wine which I could have done without. I feel OK about it because I made a decision to do it. It feels nice to be tipsy. It's not the end of the world and although I have decided to get rid of these fibroids a glass of wine every now and again will not falter my efforts by too many days.
I am not trying to justify myself. I am simply explaining that as someone who is not an alcoholic and not suffering from a terminal illness I can afford to take a little alcoholic beverage (toxin) every now and again to relax with friends.
Most importantly I went to a party and did not drink. I had an amazing time. At parties there is danger of having more than one small glass of wine so I just opt out.
Nevertheless, I still consider my self a raw foodist with a little bit of the naughtiness on the side.
Essentially, Max and Bob are going. We made a deal. The goodby may take just a little longer than anticipated. Break-ups always take a while. I don't need to have a label. I am doing my own thing.
Experimenting.
Let's see if dandelion day can convince those boys to leave.
One important thing to mention is that two weeks ago I did a long fast day when I only had two bananas, I meditated for three hours, and didn't eat anything else for 36 hours in total, I noticed that Bob and Max got smaller. This was a week before the menses. Usually Bob and Max shrink on a third day of menses.
I am not too keen on fasting because I am skinny and don't want to look anorexic. Fasting makes one lose weight and I don't want to lose any more. However, if I can get rid of them with one fast day a week, 80/90% raw diet, dandelion, cabbage and pineapple then I must try. If they get much smaller then I can start re-introducing more frequent consumption of stews and soups and bread which I love.
May you all be healthy and happy.
Love your body.
