- Being able to sleep in any position I want. Not having to worry about tearing or hurting wounds while switching positions. It was so frustrating before when I wanted to sleep on my side.The wounds on the side of my knee were so deep that I couldn't put one leg on top of another. I would occasionally accidentally do this while in a half-sleepy state and the pain would jolt me wide awake - felt like I got hit by lightning.
- Being able to stretch my limbs fully and reach with my arms, walk properly with my legs instead of limping around.
- Having the privilege of sharing my recovery story with people on the Internet. Internet is seriously the best invention in the entire world imo. No internet = a lifetime of suffering for me, unless I'm lucky enough to have someone I know recommend raw paleo, uropathy, coffee enemas to me! But that possibility....is almost zero.
- Feeling as free as a bird (not quite, although I would love to try skydiving or hang gliding sometime) - freedom to go anywhere, do anything (sports) without being afraid of germs. The only freedom I don't have is to eat outside restaurant food, but the benefits of peak physical and mental health is so worth it. No cravings, 100% satisfied after finishing meals. Socializing isn't about the food anyway, or for some it might be, but for me, it's more about the people and the conversation and having FUN. Food is definitely not an obstacle to having a great time.
- To feel happy without any special reason, is such an incredible feeling.
Another post on things to be grateful for.
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Pharmaceutiful companies are buying out and corrupting the most important regulation agencies in the world. Even the Hong Kong government follows FDA guidelines. What has this world come to? Money is blinding the eyes of pharmaceutical executives. I wonder when their consciences will start acting up on them. By the time they realize that their decisions to manipulate, corrupt government agencies have resulted in deaths and excruciating pain and suffering of so many fellow Americans, fellow human beings, it will probably be too late to reverse the damage done. Big respect to those scientists that spoke out despite the risk of losing their jobs and having their reputations smeared by the powerful drug companies. A group of scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday sent a letter to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team pleading with him to restructure the agency, saying managers have ordered, intimidated and coerced scientists to manipulate data in violation of the law. The nine scientists, whose names have been provided to the transition team and to some members of Congress, say the FDA is a "fundamentally broken" agency and describe it as place where honest employees committed to integrity can't act without fear of reprisal. "There is an atmosphere at FDA in which the honest employee fears the dishonest employee," according to the letter, addressed to John Podesta, head of Mr. Obama's transition team. The letter will likely increase pressure on Tom Daschle, Mr. Obama's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, to make sweeping changes at the agency. The scientists' main concerns are with the agency's scientific review process for medical devices, which they characterize as having been "corrupted and distorted by current FDA managers, thereby placing the American people at risk." They sent a similar letter in October to the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, but the latest one provides more detailed allegations about problems at the agency, such as the threat of disciplinary action against scientists who dissent from management. Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123142562104564381.html The letter made headlines when it was sent last year to John Podesta of Obama's transition team. Written by a group of scientists on FDA letter head -- but with their names blacked out for fear of retaliation -- the letter describes a nightmare of bungling and self-dealing among higher-ups at the drug safety agency. It begs Obama to step in and reform the shop: ... many other FDA managers who have failed to protect the American public, who have violated laws, rules, and regulations, who have suppressed or altered scientific or technological findings and conclusions, who have abused their power and authority, and who have engaged in illegal retaliation against those who speak out, have not been held accountable and remain in place. The letter cites three dark chapters in FDA history:
More evidence of the insane lengths the federal government will go to against whistleblowers has been revealed in the form of a lawsuit from a group of FDA scientists and doctors. The group had been trying to blow the whistle on fraud and abuse in the FDA, in the form of approvals for medical devices that didn't actually meet health and safety standards. The scientists reached out to Congress to blow the whistle... and in response, the FDA started spying on their personal emails. Yes, it does appear that these scientists were accessing their personal Gmail accounts from work computers, and using them to work with Congressional staffers to craft their whistleblowing complaint, but does that give the FDA the right to spy on their personal communications? The doctors, via their lawsuit, believe the answer is no. The FDA is defending its actions by claiming that this whistleblowing involved "improperly disclosed confidential business information about the devices," and it wanted an investigation of the doctors involved. That sounds ridiculous. Or, perhaps, all too typical. It seems clear that the FDA bosses just didn't like the fact that some folks there blew the whistle on what they were doing and took vindictive actions. This is exactly the kind of thing that a Whistle Blower Actshould protect. That it doesn't do so already is really a shame. http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120201/01043517616/whistle-blowing-scientists-trying-to-prevent-dangerous-products-reaching-market-sue-fda-snooping-their-personal-email-accounts.shtml I just weighed myself this morning after being on RPD for a little more than a month. I was 114 pounds. I was at 100 or under when I was still on the 80 10 10 diet. I started around Dec 18, 2011 so that makes it a little more than 2 months. Gained 14 pounds in 2 months! My parents have commented that my arms have gotten bigger but I have yet to notice it myself.
I have been doing High Intensity Exercise for about a couple weeks now. Here's all the articles I've been reading about it on Dr. Mercola's website. http://fitness.mercola.com/ The cool thing about it is it doesn't require a lot of time, and supposedly is even better than doing a couple hours of cardio exercises - something to do with how it stimulates your body to naturally produce HGH (Human Growth Hormone), which promotes muscle growth, fat burning, and also builds up your immune system. A couple nights ago, I was studying for exams and I got a bit too carried away with my fruit meal at dinnertime. I didn't realize until I had eaten way too much and it was also very late when I finished eating - 9:30pm. I went to bed thinking it would be okay to sleep on a full stomach once in a while. I did fall asleep without any problems, but woke up at ~4 a.m. with a very uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. Many hours had passed since my fruit meal so I was sure there wasn't any food left in the stomach, but I felt like vomiting.
I went to the toilet and tried to get myself to vomit it out so the uncomfortable feeling would pass. Nothing would come out. I was desperate. I've never felt so uncomfortable since I've started RPD and uropathy. I've been spoiled these couple of months with the incredible feeling of optimal physical and mental health. I then downed around 1 cup amount of fresh midstream urine while sitting on the toilet. It took a couple minutes for the uneasy feeling in my stomach to go away and during those couple minutes, I did have my doubts on whether uropathy really had its limits! I guess it proved me wrong again! Have to say again, that it is really "Your Own Perfect Medicine". Still hard for me to believe in sometimes, that something so simple, so easy, with zero cost, yet so effective and powerful. Mind-boggling. I'm grateful for:
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