Healing: Again, Everyday.

Greetings, my loved ones. I wanted to update you with how things are going recently, in regards to my journey towards health and wellness, ultimately learning how to take care of my body and its beauty. I mentioned my healing plans here, but I must tell you that they have changed completely.

In the middle of June, I did some blood work to see where the problem resides. I presumed that it would be my fluctuating thyroid hormone levels as well as all the other hormones I had problems with. When I got my results, I was surprised to see that my thyroid hormone levels were great, which made me relieved, because it’s so difficult to fix a raging thyroid.

The problem was my progesterone. I had extremely low levels, probably the same as three years ago, even though they were better last summer. Despite the frustration, I was also relieved to know the answer and the head-start, to do it all again, perhaps with more clarity.

Through my readings, I realised that many women struggle with low progesterone levels. And, unfortunately, MDs prescribe synthetic hormones to get them back to where they should be, but that doesn’t ever heal the body. In fact, it only worsens the situation because you urge your body to stop fixing itself, allowing itself to deteriorate and waste away, while covering up the symptoms that originally signalled the presence of some malfunction.

Because my mother is a doctor, she was kind enough to quickly get me progesterone pills, to help me and offer support. However, I declined them this time. I wanted to try, just to escape from those awful brain fogs, lack of clarity, water retention and fatigue. But I said no. I chose the hard way, the way that should heal me completely, for once and for all.

So, how am I getting my progesterone levels back? In other words, how am I healing my estrogen dominance?

To begin with, I changed all of my initial plans to adapt with the results. I need to switch from eating plain fruits and veggies to more fats and proteins, more foods that support the brain, nerves and cell receptors.

So, what am I doing? To anyone who is dealing with the same issues, I’m sure those baby steps will help you as well!

• I eat eggs every single day— I love eggs, and I used to eat them, but I kind of slipped last year. Egg whites are full of protein while the miraculous egg yolks are full of cholesterol and healthy fats! If you didn’t know, your cell membranes have cholesterol chains on them, which act as receptors that help hormones work on the targeted cells. Just one egg a day for one month now and I’m not dealing with those symptoms anymore, perhaps just a few days here and there, but so much better than 3 weeks per month, right? Oh and I need to mention that the eggs I eat come straight from the farm, so they’re golden and orange inside instead of the bland yellow. An indicator for nutrients!
• Avocados!— avocados are great sources of fat. Because they’re super expensive and not local, I just have a slice of the fruit per meal, so one avocado sustains me for a week or so. Avocados again have great amounts of fat, which is needed for a healthy cell membrane structure. Also, because progesterone is synthesised from steroids (which are fats), this inflow of nourishing fatty acids make the body less stressed to synthesise hormones. I’m so happy to be eating them. Please don’t forget to add some salt or lemon on top, to give it a bit of taste.

• Chamomile and green tea— ever since I stopped consuming sugar in 2015, normal black tea became very tasteless to my tastebuds. But, tea has so many minerals and antioxidants that I shouldn’t be missing out on so I choose the teas that support my issues. Chamomile is great for water retention, and it helps me considerably. Green tea is an antioxidant and it detoxifies the cells from all the trash and waste products of metabolism.

• Gratitude practice— here comes a holistic approach to the whole plan. It’s proven that the body, mind and soul are connected and such a fact is not something I want to ignore. I didn’t practise gratitude on paper for a long time. I thought I didn’t need it because it was already embedded within me, you know? I was already grateful. However, I picked up an empty copybook and started writing what I’m grateful for every single day and night, and I’m mostly grateful for the things I don’t have. My mind is always thinking of what I long for, but with some gratitude, I can act as if I already have it all. I manifest it into my life and it comes to me. The ideas, inspirations, plans and ideals seem so real with gratitude. I urge you all to try it out. It may seem bland to just write what you are grateful for but believe me, it’s different when you write it down. It will change your life.
• I am taking care of my mind— my mind never stops thinking, normally. My mind is a chain of thoughts and visions and ideas bouncing uncontrollably and it’s exhausting. It doesn’t make me mindful, because I’m always drawn away from the present moment. But I’m challenging myself this summer to stop thinking so much. When I’m cooking, cleaning or walking, I’m more mindful. I dream more than think. I am imagining and visualising more than letting ideas come and go— it’s more purposeful, more grounding, less stressful. Whenever I see myself thinking too much, I snap and almost put that angry face on and tell myself to be mindful. It works. I’m so grateful, it makes me feel better.

• I’m myself— I’m free. I realised that I’ve been putting that persona on for a very long time. I was somehow fooling myself to be an extremely kind and loving person. But not this time around. I’m assertive now, speaking up when something is not right, portraying my frustration and breaking the silence to even create a fuss. I like it. I realised that I love people because I want them to find their own significance, but I don’t them just for the sake of love. It’s different— and I’m not carrying this false identity around anymore. I’m free. I’m more honest, although there is a long way to go.
• Connecting to others— this is the most beautiful part, I think. I made it a priority to keep talking to others, sharing my weaknesses and shameful sides of myself. I made it a priority to somehow talk to my friends and not isolate myself in that bubble but to actually seek out conversations and.. open up. It’s challenging but I have to change. I can’t pretend that people are not important because they are. Why am I mentioning this on my healing plan? Because it is healing. It nourishes my soul and it fuels me with positivity and life— this kind of vibrating radiance that propels my dreams forward. I’ve been surprised to show that there are many nice people out there who like to connect. I’m so grateful.

• Demanding time alone— although I thought I would spend the summer with my family in an intimate matter, I cannot find myself authentically engaged. I’m silent in all conversations and time spent with my sister. I’m not so bubbly and floating like I was last year around her. In fact, I’ve seen myself telling her I need time to be silent, to think, to write. It hurts me not to be so close, but I pray for her forgiveness. I truly need this time to contemplate and make those puzzle pieces fit. It’s a responsibility.

It’s been one month just following this and I am feeling great, the best I’ve ever felt since last September. And I’m grateful to be working hard on this, because if I earn my body’s respect, if I earn its health and wellness, I’ll have so much. And I already have it— I visualise it and I imagine it, and anything the mind can conjure up could be real. I believe it.

My health is real. And I’m manifesting it with every single day that passes by.

So grateful for this journey! I hope this post helps you. Keep empowering yourself with knowledge on the pathway to your goals.

Have a wonderful day!