1 year Off Norco Pain Pill-How is Life

I could not believe the one year mark is coming up soon. It was last year Memorial Day weekend that I knew I was going to have to go off my pain medication Norco and go through the detox process. This had been one of the most difficult things I had to do so far in my life, because I live with an auto immune inflammatory disease called Psoriatic Arthritis, I live in in chronic joint pain. I had it under control with the pain medication and or with Enbrel injections. March 2012,I had lost my job and my health insurance and no longer could count on going to my doctor for monthly visits to get a refill and have my blood work done. I knew I could not have the prescription called in, and it was time I got off the pain meds, and try to make the best of it. The detox was not physically hard on me, it was the lack of being able to fall asleep naturally that took some time. I soon discovered the supplement-5HTP, and after about 2 weeks of taking this supplement, I was in a good place and I could move forward. Here is a recap video I made about my journey and how learning about myself, my strengths and weakness that made me get through this and live life the best I can. I still will be going to my doctor, but not as often. I am still unemployed, and I need to keep my mind mentally well and think positive about living in this economy and searching for my next job,not just to give up..its been a tough year in 2012...but it is 2013 and moving forward, positive thoughts,keeping my mind open and proud of my accomplishments in life..it's a life journey to a better health..and gosh, did I get an education in survival when under stress, physical pain and trying to remain mentally stable when things just seem to keep happening..I am in control, it's just a learning experience to add to my collection to make me who I am today!

 1 Year off Norco Pain Pills- My Story

Why I Chose the Low Carb LifeStyle

For years I have enjoyed learning about how I can take control of my body and improve my health and not depend on some drug prescribed to me to "fix" my condition. I guess for most of us who have "high blood pressure", we go to the doctor, get our reading and walk out with a prescription. I knew there was something I could to do change this, and the eating plan I was on at the time was just "cutting back" on the calories, not watching which foods I was eating. I remembered that I had a paperback book on the "Atkin's diet"..it was old and I use to read and and think, wow, back then I cut out bread, pasta, rice and potatoes and I started losing the weight..but I only needed to lose about 20lbs back in 2001...but now fast forward to 2008, I had gained most of my weight due to an autoimmune inflammatory disease "called" psoriactic arthritis. I was put on medication-Enbrel to suppress my immune system and it was an immediate relief, but the weight came on like a vengeance! I had to find out more why I felt so bloated and what could I do about it, and this is where through trial and error, cutting back on the refined carbs, eliminating them from my eating and focusing on how the body could not possibly burn off all the sugar and how if I could just get the sugars out of my system and switch over to using the stored fat as my fuel..it sounded so impossible to me, but the minute I talked myself into living a low carb lifestyle instead of a low fat lifestyle..it was easy for me to get control of my health and my blood pressure and arthritis condition under control..today, 2013, I continue to eat a lifestyle that fits me, my body, and my health. Clean eating, non process foods, and shopping for fresh produce is the way it is for me, I can go out to eat, and choose which foods I know will benefit me the most. I am a fat burner, and most people would not know that "fat" is a healthy choice because quality fats and quality protein is what my body is design to work the best at. The "sugars" are just enough from the digestible carb I eat, then the stored fat is easier to get to because the sugar is just enough to balance me through out the day and night. I am not on NO CARB diet, that is not what works for me..I balanced my lifestyle, and the weight continues to come off, but it is fatloss that is going to take sometime and the muscle rebuilding is amazing to me, at any age, if you look into the food you eat, and the activity level you are at..burning off the sugar is fine, as long as the sugar is not stored into the fat cell to just sit there..so...I am living, controlling that carb monster and moving forward!!

 HERE IS THE VIDEO I MADE, EXPLAINING WHY I CHOSE THE LOW CARB LIFESTYLE

 

How to make Coconut Oil Toothpaste

Here is my video on how to make the coconut oil-baking soda toothpaste

Coconut Oil Natural Toothpaste and Teeth Whitening update

This is an update video on the coconut oil baking soda toothpaste, teeth whitening experiment I have been doing since Nov 2012. Coconut Oil Baking Soda Sea Salt Peppermint extract for flavor mix together into a paste