So this is a happier blog post for me to write as I am definitely getting closer to where I want to be. After the last blog post I carried on keeping things the same but after a little while the lysine started to affect me. I wasn’t sleeping properly and I was getting stomach aches, so I stopped it.
Just before xmas it had been suggested to me to take some zinc. I was having problems with vit A, in that every time I tried to supplement it, or I had liver, I would feel cross or not very good! Zinc is very important in vitamin A metabolism, so I ordered myself some zinc chelate. I took 1 tablet a day for a few days but then stopped as I didn’t want to take too much. I didn’t notice much from it so I didn’t think much of it. Then, a couple of weeks ago, when my fingers were getting really dry again, I remembered the zinc and started taking it again. After a few days of taking the zinc I decided to add in one drop (2500 iu) of vitamin A to see how things went. Things went pretty good! I didn't feel cross at all! My dry skin on my thumb and fingers started to clear up. Thinking this was mainly from the vit A I stopped taking the zinc. The dry skin on my fingers & thumb came back again! So at the moment I’m keeping on with one drop of vit A and one zinc capsule each day.
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Hopefully you can see from the above photos how much better my fingers & thumb have got.
Taking the zinc & vit A has made a HUGE difference to my food choices as well!! I started slowly, cautiously adding in a small glass (100 ml) of freshly squeezed orange juice from M&S (I love it!!) after my lunch. No problems (coldness or anxiety)! Then I suddenly craved potatoes again for my breakfast, so I added in just a handful of fried potatoes to my eggs. Again, no problems. I started to add in extra cups of coffee, until I was having one with every meal. No problems at all. Sleep was still good. So my calcium is increasing to a nice amount and not affecting my sleep anymore.
Today, for one of my meals I had cottage cheese with pineapple, some cooked apple (with a tiny bit of cream) and some M&S fresh lemonade. AMAZING! And my temperature after it was 36.9. Finally I feel like my problems are being sorted out. I know that was a good 36.9 & not a stress response as I actually feel pretty good right now. I have energy again! Although let it be said, I don’t waste it lol! No unnecessary running or exercises! I still like to stretch and my flexibility is coming along nicely, but that will be all for now.
Also I am so happy not to have to eat rice all the time anymore!! Although I try to stick to nutritious foods, at the moment nothing is off the table if I fancy it. It’s been so long since I actually craved anything that if the moment arrives then I seize it!! So the other day I enjoyed quite a few Cadbury’s mini eggs.
My main aim is to gradually increase the fresh orange juice and dairy products over the coming weeks. I can’t tell you how happy I am right now!
I am still taking thyroid, aspirin, pregnenolone, progesterone, vitamin E, D & K2, along with the vitamin A & zinc capsule. I also add some vitamin C to my juice sometimes.
I am still taking thyroid, aspirin, pregnenolone, progesterone, vitamin E, D & K2, along with the vitamin A & zinc capsule. I also add some vitamin C to my juice sometimes.
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s happy ramblings! I’ll keep you posted how I get on with the fruit juice & dairy and hopefully share some temperature/heart rate measurements with you (if I remember to take them consistently so you can see the changes in them!) As always, listen to your body (it’s taken me a while!!) and take care of you, Karen x
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