Revisit, Refocus, Renew, and Recovery

Here I am, revisiting the blog after another year of blog-silence. This is due to the fact that I am refocusing on my eating habits because I need to renew my health recovery. (See how I came up with the title of this post? :-) )

If you aren't familiar with my story, let me recap my last 9 years for you. You are certainly invited to go back and read any/all of my previous posts, but let me save you some time for now...

In 2007, I began to experience some numbness in my right foot. Over the course of the next several months, that numbness expanded up my leg, into my waist, and then down my left leg. Additionally, the numbness grew in intensity to where I couldn't even walk without support from a cane and no more than 15 minutes at a time. Due to my lack of mobility and prednisone, I gained about 150 pounds to where I weighed 350+. Fun? I think not! I was prescribed Rebif for - what I was diagnosed with - Multiple Sclerosis.

Fast forward to October, 2008...

Using Rebif wasn't helping me at all. The side effects were making my life worse. It was killing me! (Sure, I may be exaggerating, but...)
At this point, I was introduced to a product called VIDACELL. After reading about it, I decided to give it a decent trial of three months. It only took two weeks to make a difference! I was more able to walk, climb stairs, and more...
In addition to VIDACELL, I changed my diet. I started to follow the plan as described in The Maker's Diet by Jordan Rubin. Also, I went through several cycles of The Master Cleanse. (All of my experiences with these phases are detailed in previous posts on this blog. If you want more details, contact me or check out the other posts - I'm more than happy to answer any questions.)

Long story, short: While I didn't experience complete recovery, I was able to improve my life.

Fast forward to January, 2011...

Certainly not an immediate improvement, but it was at this point in my life that I decided to try to go back to work. From childhood, I had a desire to be on the radio. I figured that pursuing this dream just made sense. My mobility wasn't perfect, so a job that required me to be on my feet didn't make a lot of sense. Also, my endurance wasn't all that strong... I figured that sitting at a microphone for 4-5 hours at a time just made sense for a job! So, I attended the Connecticut School of Broadcasting to pursue that dream. Things turned out pretty well!

Until May, 2012, when I experienced a stroke... Recovery from that was a lot of FUN! (sarcasm, maybe?)

Fast forward to today (well, maybe 3-4 months ago...)

Now, I'm experiencing the flare-up of the numbness. It has expanded into both arms and hands. My left hand is less numb than my right hand. In addition to the numbness, I will sometimes experience what I refer to as a 'buzz.' Basically, I blackout for a couple of seconds - up to a minute. Both the duration and the intensity of the buzz varies. Sometimes, I simply just lose the ability to focus my thoughts. Other times, I really do blackout - hence, the lack of ability to drive.

Are you still with me?

So today, I have decided to be more focused on my diet and activity. I am going back to a modified Maker's Diet. Basically, a low-carb Maker's Diet. I am also looking more deeply into the benefits of various spices and foods - like turmeric, ginger, bone broth, and all things coconut.

I'm hoping that my Journey to Wellness sees as much - or more! - success as I previously had and that you'll join me on this journey, too.

Time Is On My Side

Yes it is!  Time Is On My Side - Rolling Stones.  Well, I was down to my last packet of VidaCell this morning.  I thought I had more than enough so that I wouldn't run out before getting my next order.  As such, I decided to give a couple packets to a friend to see if she might be interested in using it.  As well, I started adding a little bit to my dog's food every morning - not a full packet, but about 1/4 of one.  As such, I ended up going through my supply quite a bit faster.  My regular auto-ship order processes on the 5th of the month - which happened to be Labor Day this month.  I was not expecting to get my order for another couple of days due to the holiday.  To my surprise, it arrived today!  Not that I would have trouble missing a day or two, but it is really nice that I don't have to.

Recently, another article was published regarding an athlete and VidaCell.  I wanted to reprint that article for you here.  Similar to Clint Musser, Nick Marinos is a MMA fighter.  VidaCell has become a regular part of his daily regimen.  Here is that article:

“Tricky” Nick Marinos is Ready to Rumble

Nick Marinos

The name “Tricky Nick” may not inspire fear in the average person – that is until they get an eyeful of Nick Marinos as he enters the ring to the sound of a deafening cheering crowd. Make no mistake about it, this Canadian-born MMA fighter is all about bringing his opponent down. With a masterful combination of unexpected kicks, strikes and good old fashioned freestyle slams, Marinos has proven time and again that he can live up to his nickname.
With GreatLife International as one of Nick’s sponsors, victories by KO are now the “modus operandi” for this 36-year old Battlefield MMA fighter. “Training daily at Vancouver’s elite Raw Academy gives Nick a great advantage over his opponents,” said Mike Hammoud, Marinos’ manager. “And, the ability to recover overnight and then train again the next day is a direct result of the phenomenal benefits of VIDACELL!
This ‘super powder’ enables him to train longer and harder than any of his competitors.” October 2nd marks the date for Nick’s next fight where he’ll enter the cage at the Pinnacle Hotel in North Vancouver for his toughest challenge yet. With a current 3-1 record, he’s working hard to make it 4-1 in front of his hometown fans.
GreatLife International is proud to sponsor such a talented young athlete as Nick Marinos and to have VIDACELL as part of his daily training regimen. Our congratulations on his wins!
We look forward to watching his MMA career as he fights again in October.

 I have only watched a couple of MMA events that happened to be on aired on NBC.  My neighbor is actually a trained MMA fighter - though he has had some health issues due to his being hit by a car.  I think, though, that with Clint Musser and Nick Marinos being sponsored by GreatLife International I just may try to catch some more events.