I know January the start of a new year and everyone is proudly and
boldly declaring their Resolutions. Personally I really dislike that
word. It has become synonymous to failure in my mind as most people do
just that; they over think or over pledge themselves to making radical changes
without understanding the impact that those changes can have on their personal
life, personal time, family, etc -and in the end the resolutions are the first
thing to drop off the must do or even the general to do list.
That is one of the
reasons I love doing these monthly challenges. Beyond keeping me fresh
and looking for something new and exciting to do, it forces me to constantly
change my perspective of myself and my life. 30 days of change is nothing
compared to the whole-hearted pledge to "Quite Smoking!" "Lose
10, 20, 30 pounds" or whatever resolution people are making this year.
At most resolutions are kept for maybe 8 weeks, 12 if you have a very
strong constitution or made rather simple resolutions. The truth is the
first "big" thing that comes along that disrupts your life, even the
tiniest ripple, and so much for that "fill-in-the-blank."
Enough of my
tirade on New Year's Resolutions. My challenge this month? Well
since I will be finishing this round of high-dose antibiotics which I've been
on for a whooping 3 weeks, I would like to Reboot my system. Antibiotics
even for the normal 10 day stints wreak havoc on the intestinal system beyond
generally being hard for the kidneys and liver which have to process and filter
them. Antibiotics are a non-discriminatory killer of all bacteria -the
good, the bad, and the ugly. While getting rid of the bad and ugly helps
our bodies to heal or recover faster from whatever bacteria has invaded our
otherwise perfectly closed system, we need to restock and replenish the good in
order for everything to get back to a semblance of normal. And,
yes, I have been taking a daily probiotic -but after 3 weeks, I just don't feel right.
The term Reboot
may be similar, you may have heard it on an infomercial or if you watched one
of those anti-food industry documentaries. In simple terms the
process of rebooting your body’s natural system is very simple. There are
several ways one can go about it. Fasting is probably one of the fastest
(no pun intended) ways, but if you have never fasted before it can be
dangerous. There are quite possibly hundreds of books devoted to the
lemon water fast, or the juice fast, or some such fast. Simply put, if
you do NOT know what you are doing when it comes to fasting -please don't fast!
Then similar to my summer challenge there is
the elimination technique and while I enjoyed that diet I need to
consume yogurt at least to help rebuild intestinal flora (the good kind that
is).
While I am not
sure yet which method I will go with -most likely a combination of several
different types- I do wonder if when I visit the hand surgeon next week if he
will put me on yet another round. I of course am hoping that he will give
me the all clear.
To your health in
the New Year! May you find a challenge to enjoy for 30 days -it may just
change your life!
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