Healing Plans.

I had mixed feelings upon writing this post but I was determined to write everything out so truthfully. Other than that, I am aware that writing my plans and reiterating my journey as a human being does make people feel like they aren’t alone, if they are experiencing similar issues. Many people are, and most of them are hiding within the shadows of their struggles, ashamed to speak up.

But speaking up is a part of healing, dearest ones.

I must have mentioned the health issues I’ve been facing the past year— the recurring symptoms, bloating, brain fog, disrupted digestion, headaches, etc. I have literally spent every weekend researching on the causes of my problems and found a million answers, but I’m grateful for the research and this open sea of knowledge. There are more opportunities to heal in such a vast basket of probabilities.

However, for months, I didn’t heal— and I tried everything.

I’m pretty sure it’s my Hashimoto’s thyroiditis flaring up. My intuition tells me that— my immune system just attacking my thyroid and causing all of those symptoms. Last year, I thought I nailed it. I thought I was healed completely, but I think because of that major stress I went through last August, my body relapsed. The thyroid is located in the throat, and according to Ayurveda and holistic health theories, its health is largely contributed by speaking up, releasing emotions and being truthful. I think, last August, I wasn’t that. My feelings, doubts, worries and sadness were all hidden underneath a smile as the days flew by.

But now I have some plans which I do intend to implement those coming months in order to heal, in order to take care of my body.

• Support my immune system by ditching all processed and histamine-packed foods and head towards fresh fruits and vegetables and light, lean sources of protein.
• Drink herbal teas like oregano, cinnamon, ginger, chamomile and peppermint to reduce inflammation and support my gut.
• Completely remove cheese from my diet. I love cheese but, it’s not so good for my thyroid. Cold foods in general aren’t.
• Reduce carbohydrate intake to fuel my body with ketones rather than glucose, because it’s healing, brain-boosting and very good to limit inflammation. I feel my best eating less carbohydrates, generally.
• Have as much fruit as possible to load up on phytonutrients, minerals and natural sources of energy.
• Take fish oil supplements. Because eating fat in fish and nuts is a little bit difficult to digest, I think I will need to have an extra dose of omega-3. I remember taking them 2 summers ago, and they did make me feel better. It was even a part of my self-care ritual.
• I already do exercise a lot, so I think this summer I might try to change my exercise routine through more random and unplanned ones like dancing, walking, hiking, cycling, roller-skating— sports I practise to rejuvenate rather than to feel tired and expend energy.
• Be emotionally truthful. I don’t think I’ll ever fall into the trap of smiling and forcing myself to be positive when things are pretty messed up and poignant. If circumstance requires me to feel sad then I might as well shed some tears if necessary instead of bottling all up.
• Immerse myself into excitement and thrill— I must say that being excited and positive about things happening in the future give me this indescribable energy that makes me the best version of myself.

That’s it for now. I want to end this post by saying that health is basically everything, and whatever comes next is just a bonus. Whenever I feel healthy, I believe that I can do everything and have this energy and mindset to accomplish my goals and keep dreaming on. I think my illness is there to remind me that I’m also powerless and that I can’t have everything working for me all the time. It’s okay. But because this life is a gift and a responsibility, I want to live every moment of it manifesting my purpose, to help my little world in any way possible. It is verily my obligation, and a very honourable one. But.. I can’t do that without being healthy.

I’ll surely document this process to see how it will turn out. Hopefully, magic will happen. :)