Sore throat?

I have a fever now and should be in bed, but I feel compelled to write this.

When I was growing up, every winter, I would get "sick" - a fever, sore throat and a lot of mucus at the end. If I had a fever, my mom would leave a thermos with hot water next to my bed - that's all I had until I felt better. I remember, I had so much mucus at the end, I couldn't breathe with my nose - it drove me insane. I would go under a blanket and breathe in warm air. The mucus would go away by the morning. One good thing about it - I stayed home from school for 2 weeks! A doctor would visit me to make sure I was not faking it and give me a note for the school. Even when I felt fine already, I was required to stay home for another 3 days to get my strength back.

Another flashback - to my working at a medical clinic. In the winter, we wore surgical masks to supposedly protect us from the patients. I also remember that no-one in my family got sick when I got sick - maybe because they didn't wear short skirts and thin pantyhose in the winter (those young girls :) ) Anyways, it was not that long ago :) relatively speaking :)

So this time, as I got out off balance from self-inflicted stress and otherwise, pushing myself when I was exhausted, eating some food devoid of nutrients, I decided to let my sophisticated body handle it, instead of using essential oils to support my body's various functions.

When my throat got sore, my immediate reaction was to suppress the pain - one time I licked myrrh, another time, Ortho Ease massage oil, which has many essential oils to support many healthy cellular functions. Initially, when I felt sick, I took the CardioGize capsules to support my cells, and had a raw goat milk drink with frankincense, fennel and Eucalyptus Globilus ( Radiata would have been better) essential oils mixed into the sea buckthorn essential oil.

Then I thought - why am I doing anything - let my body handle it. Sore throat - pain (communication) - I have to trust my body, as it has all I need to stay well. Yes it's painful, but I had a worse pain before. I was also happy I had a high fever, reaching almost 103F (39.4 C) at one point - my body was burning toxins! I would be rejuvenated at the end!

The next day

I AM ALIVE AND IN A LOT OF PAIN! My throat felt as if someone scolded it with acid. Getting up and having hot water with fresh lemon helped a lot. I didn't have much phlegm, but enough to irritate my throat. I kept on drinking - felt good. Swallowing my own saliva helped my throat pain instantly - I just had to drink enough to make more saliva :) I have to confess that after 2 days of such pain, I finally took at night a little myrrh internally, diluted in the sea buckthorn oil. The sore throat was history by the morning. Not that I did the right thing...

My mom used to make a mixture of aloe, honey and fresh lemon for my throat. And we used to gargle with salt water. I wouldn't do any of it now - I do not want to suppress anything my body is doing. This is how I thought initially. I decided to let my body have the lead - I craved pickles - I had a few; then marinated tomato. I did have honey too. Licorice root, peppermint and other herbal teas felt great. I haven't eaten much the first day - mostly had hot water, hot water with lemon, some tangerines and lemon by itself.

And then, I felt a strong grip on my throat and ears, followed by a wave of emotions from the past - memories of taking care of my father, who was dying at my home. My son gave him his room. Every day, for the most part of the day, it was me and my father. It was not easy on me, emotionally. I couldn't eat. Thinking now - if I focused on how my father felt, instead of centering on my emotions, I may have handled the situation better. I'm crying now, releasing the past hurt. I know, I did a lot for my parents, but maybe not enough. When my grandpa was dying, he was in his bed, his family taking turns by his bedside. I wish, I weren't alone with my father either...

Sorry for sharing this - just wanted to keep the record of my rejuvenation :)

Back to what I did to get better - I enjoyed immensely taking hot baths. A few times, I finished with a cool water. I broke up some sweat. My mom used to wipe us under a blanket with a towel dipped and wrung in hot water with apple cider vinegar diluted. She did it when we broke up a sweat. I would do this for a high fever too, if need be - use hot water instead of cold, not to shock the body.

We have an electric radiator - I keep on hugging it every time I feel like warming up my chest. I didn't get much mucus this time - I guess, my body is not that much intoxicated as I am a raw vegetarian.

My friend called me - she got sick too - too much mucus, no fever. Even though she was getting better, she was concerned that she would get worse. I re-assured her, and explained that her stomach and digestion were the cause of all the mucus. She did have a lot of gas in her stomach initially - a sign of fermentation, and I'm sure her fear was a contributing factor as well. She wanted to get rid of her mucus right away, not comprehending that mucus was how her body was getting rid of toxins. When it's the right time, I tried to explain, the mucus would come out. Similar to how our body sheds the skin after it heals a wound. However, my friend's symptoms were too much for her to handle - the cough was exhausting her. She went out and bought some expectorant liquid and I gave her a rub with eucalyptus and other essential oils. Simple things I suggested to get the mucus out were to cut fresh onion ( I had some myself with a salad and one steamed potato). I told my friend she could try what I did for my son when my he was young - I sat him next to a hot radiator and did a few compresses with a towel I soaked and wrung in hot water with cayenne pepper. Depending on what your body needs - either more moisture or dry heat - that's what we can do to assist the body. For example, my mom used to put dry mustard sheets on our chest and lungs as we were getting better. I did quite a few of these for my young son in the past too.

Another "case" of the seasonal imbalance lasted 3 days for someone I know. Interestingly, a bowl of unhealthy clam chowder gave the person diarrhea - and a quick resolution of the similar symptoms. Staying positive didn't take out any energy either. Which is a great thing!

It feels like the history is being re-written with false labels and fear nowadays. Not for me - I do not lose my mind!

I will never forget being a kid and spending the whole day outside in the summer, swimming, looking for frogs with my brother, and catching pikes with our bare hands. I would get burned and my brother even had bobbles on his shoulders. And no - I didn't get that bad - he didn't give me bubbles :) Nor did he get my mucus in the winter :)

This time, as I calmly analyzed my lifestyle, I decided to stay off computers as much as possible. They take my energy and valuable time.

My drink with raspberries, cherries and hibiscus tea never tasted better!