My sauna detox week

Hi Everyone,

I completed the sauna detox this past week. For those of you who don't know, I agreed to undergo a sauna detox week through my naturopathic doctor's clinic in Encinitas, CA (the Center for Advanced Medicine- if anyone wants to look at their website, it's www.solvingtherootcause.com
Anyhow, I survived it & am glad I did it. It was kind of torture at times, but also really good. Monday wasn't as bad as I thought- started w/ a blood draw and then a dr appt to go over my former bio-meridian testing, discuss what the goal is, what to expect, what my schedule for the week was, etc. I did four 15 min sauna sessions on Monday. Showers and changing cotton gowns in between each session. Tuesday- six 20 min sauna sessions with showers, taking blood pressure, and taking needed minerals and supplements in between each. Also an IV of minerals and a colonic. The colonic was torture for me- a big tube shoved up the rear and flushing out. I didn't think I could go through with it. Due to radiation and whatever, my rectum is quite narrow now and it really hurt. I don't think it would be painful for anyone without my problem. Anyhow, they wanted me to do another colonic Thursday and I bowed out of it- told them I have diarrhea anyhow so I feel pretty cleaned out. I actually had bowel movements after almost every sauna session. Probably the detox/cleansing process. Also had a lymphatic massage on Tuesday- that was actually very nice. Wed- six sauna sessions of 20-25 min each. Tues and Wed were the toughest days- felt ill most of the afternoon and evening those days. Thursday seemed much easier- still six 25 min sauna sessions and an IV, but I didn't feel sick at all that day. Friday- A little tougher again so far as how I was feeling (lots of detox- running to the bathroom a lot). Friday afternoon- met w/ another dr. there and he redid my bio-meridian testing. Retested everything (ranging from pesticides, chemicals, metals, allergies, parasites, minerals, vitamin levels, etc. No parasites this time- I believe I got rid of the crytosporidium and I forgot what the other was- I did some parasite cleanses a couple of weeks back and I guess they worked. Pesticides, chemicals, and metals all were reduced- in the three tested chemical sections, only one of the three even showed up anymore and it was also reduced. I formerly showed candida albicans (which is a form of yeast) and it no longer showed up.

This coming Wednesday, I'm going back for a follow up appt and I'm supposedly going to have my allergies treated. He said I have one of the highest reaction numbers to dairy he's ever seen. He'll work on that, as well as my airborne allergies, wheat, corn, and I think even my cat allergy. For the airborne and cats, I have to bring two baggies- one with some cat hair and hopefully some dander from the skin of one of my cats. For the other one, I am supposed to put a wet cloth outside for a couple of days beforehand to catch all the stuff floating in the air (we live in an area with lots of trees and pollens- you can actually see all the stuff flying around in the air). I feel a bit hesitant in if this will actually work but, if it does, I will be shouting it from the rooftops. I guess during the allergy "clearing", I hold the offending item in the palm of my hand and the doctor "treats" me by using some kind of electronic device along my back and on certain other "meridian" places on my body. Supposedly, in one or maybe two session max, my allergies for these items will be cleared. Years ago, I went for allergy shots- 3 shots a week for 3 years & it really didn't even help me. If this can really work, it will be amazing. It's not that much- $55 for each clearing, so I figure what do I have to lose trying it. I will let you all know how it goes!

I am actually going to do the sauna detox week one more time- the week after next (week of May 23rd). I am hoping all my metals, pesticides, and chemicals will come down to normal. The chemical will always stay a bit elevated due to the chemo, but there was so much chemical in me that it could have been a combo of past chemos, plus I remember my mom used to spray malathion all over our yard all the time as a girl. We used to flea bomb our house too, probably 2 or 3 times a year. The doctor told me all that is so bad and to only use organic insect killers from now on & to definitely never use anything like Raid again!

Oh- for all of you who believe in miracles (or even if you are skeptical), listen to this... Thursday afternoon, one of the nurses came running into the sauna room to tell us about the best friend of one of the doctor's wives. She was apparently diagnosed w/ colon cancer about a month ago (stage IV w/ numerous liver mets). She was told to start chemo right away, but she was hesitant and was wanting to get another opinion, so she still had not done any kind of treatment. She is apparently a strong believer in the Lord and so are several of her friends and all four doctors at this clinic I'm going to. Anyhow, it had been 4 wks since they found it was stage IV & so her onc wanted to do another PET scan. She was in the Center for Advanced Medicine clinic where I'm going that day and asked for her friends to pray over her, as she was very nervous going in for this scan. The results came back Thursday and NO CANCER anywhere in her body... the doctors were amazed, esp since she hadn't even started chemo yet or done anything at all yet. They all said it was a miracle! You know, when I used to hear things like this, I would be happy for them, but sad for myself and talk to God and say "Why not me, God? I'm a believer and have faith that you could heal me too". But you know, I didn't feel that way this time. I was truly excited for her- moved to tears over believing it was the awesomeness of God who healed her, but I really feel like I'm going to be okay and that God has a plan for me, even if it has been 3 yrs, 9 months since my stage IV diagnosis. I have a peace and actually even a joy about it all, I really do.

Well, I feel like I was led to this place where I'm going now & I'm going to keep working with them. One thing I also like is that the doctors, even though they're naturopaths, don't completely dis everything western like chemo, like many holisitic type practioners do. They're hoping I'll be able to get to a place where I won't need the chemo, but they recognize that I do need it right now. So, this Tuesday is a chemo week for me & then I'll do another sauna week the next week. Oh- I also get my CEA drawn again this week- should have my results on Thursday. I'm nervous, I'll definitely admit that. It was 295 last time. I will update you when I have more information.

Take care, everyone-
Lisa