Hummingbird update
Several
of you have asked for a followup on my health. I'm pleased to report that
after 2.5 weeks on imodium combined with a very low fiber and fat diet,
I'm doing a lot better.
As proof of healing, my
body is slowly letting me add more fat into my diet, which in turn
allowed me to increase my calories back to the recommended level as
long as I eat in small meals every two hours. Almost instantly my
energy and brain power returned.
The next step is to
slowly wean myself off imodium. I'm taking this week by week --- last
week I cut back to 67% of the previous imodium dose and today I'm down
to 50%. Let's hope that sticks!
In the meantime, I'm
gradually adding the "safest" fruits and vegetables back into my diet
to replace the juices and teas
which I'd been using as sources of vitamins and minerals previously.
It's a slow add --- for example, last week, I started by trying half of
a peeled plum as the day's total additional dietary intake. That
worked, so I increased to a whole peeled plum the next day, which also
stuck. Soon, I'll try peeled and boiled-to-death carrots, then perhaps
some raw lettuce or citrus (with membranes removed).
I appreciate everyone's
well wishes and I hope you know that I couldn't have kept my spirits up
without you. Kayla and Mom particularly --- you have been rocks in the
turbulent sea of my life this summer and I get so much out of your
frequent doses of love. Thank you all for being on my team!
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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