Farmacy
Today marks 2/3 point of my adjuvant chemo therapy treatments for colon cancer. My regimen includes 12 rounds of Folfox, a treatment that has a whole bunch of side effects such as cold sensitivity. Drinking anything cold causes the throat to tighten up and hurt. Touching anything cold makes the hands go numb with pain . I’ve got 4 more treatments to go before I am completely done! My survival chemo tips for getting through it with very minimal side effects have been; Daily Vedic Meditation, A plant based/vegan diet and no alcohol. Lots of water & coconut water. Regular exercise of hot yoga, boot camp, jump-roping and hiking. Acupuncture, detox salt soaks with sea algae. Herbs, vitamins & juicing. Body scrubs (akasuri), dry brushing, reiki, detox foot pads and massage. Laughter, painting, and most importantly rest. When my white blood cell count dropped, I brought them up by eating lots of garlic, drinking a “green food” mix and having shots of diluted cranberry juice. I also snack on goji berries throughout the day. I still have my hair, my skin and nails have never looked better! I realize that everyone’s situation is different but this is what makes me feel good, so I do it. I’ve also have not had to take any anti nausea/or stool medications. I crave greasy food on the treatment days but as soon as the cold sensitivity wears off, I’m eating tons of fruit and fiber. I plan to go back to eating S.O.S. vegan (no sugar, oil, or salt) once my treatments are over. It was what helped my body release symptoms for me to find out about my tumor in the first place. My whole life I had been trying diets to stay lean, with Atkins and Paleo type trends. I was also vegetarian but mainly a junkfood vegetarian. I finally learned to eat a whole food, unprocessed diet that is not only great for fighting disease (dis-ease) but ethical and critical for the improving the environment. There is so much conditioning that happens from years and years of nonsense food fads for health and fitness, it makes me wonder about the health of future generations. As a believer of miracles, the type of pharmacies I see for the future could vary well become the right kind. The right kind meaning Farmacies, where we go back to basics and eat the live foods to live. Live plants to heal. 🌱










