Yesterday was a turning point for me, and I now have the hope that I will be fully recovered by this weekend. I have never experienced a headache/neckache like I did for the last week. At first I thought it was a migraine, but my ears were also killing me, and it lasted for 8 days. Do migraines last that long?? No pain medicine was touching it, but thankfully, a friend from church recommended a natural remedy that worked wonders. Before I tell you about it, a little background.
I have always been immensely interested in health and the human body. My favorite book as a child used to be the Reader's Digest volume The ABC's of the Human Body. And now you know I've always been this boring. :) My Mom had one of my sisters at home when I was almost 14 years old, and that sparked an even greater interest in natural health and birth. We've since had all our babies at home, and that is the option we are most comfortable with and it works for us. When I was in highschool I even took a few intro to pre-med classes and bought a pre-med textbook to see if it was something I was really interested in. The time commitment was the clincher, since I was sure I wouldn't have enough time to commit to med school (nevermind that I seriously lacked the science requirements) if I was going to get married early. Little did I know that I would actually have time to complete that before God sent along my husband. But I digress.
So, interest in health, especially natural health, brings me to today. I am not convinced there is one right health solution for everyone, whether it be drugs or natural remedies. I think I was able to get over an ear infection and something else (who knows what) through a heavy dose of vitamin C, garlic, grapefruit seed extract, and acidolpholus (with some kefir added in for good priobiotic measure). My father-in-law is in the hospital with pnemonia and I know he is really grateful to be able to treated and know he is on his way to recovering (as is all of his family!). Health and health solutions can never be a one-size fits all because God has made our bodies so intracate and then throw in there all varieties of diseases and illnesses and it's complicated. So I would be hesitant to say, "This always works..." (about drugs or natural remedies) and I really don't believe in any kind of natural miracle cure or health food. God is sovereign over sickness and health, and this last week has been such a reminder that it is God who gives and takes away illnesses. As much as I was doing to promote wellness, it is all in His hands and we are at His mercy all the time. There's nothing like being sick for a week to make that clear.
All those thoughts had been swirling around in my (aching) head. And then a friend from church who is not able to take ibuprofen or tylenol because of how it interacts with some of her other medications gave me this tip. If you have ever had a migraine or headache and couldn't get relief, you know that you are willing to try just about anything. She gave me this little suggestion: Try 1 Tablespoon raw apple cidar vinegar in about 6 oz of water with a little honey to sweeten it. Within an hour my headache was gone. I had to do it about every 6 hours, but I was amazed and I feel like I owe her a week of my life I'm so grateful! It may or may not work for you, but apple cidar vinegar has a lot of other health benefits so I don't think there is harm in trying it. Hope someone finds relief from this little suggestion!
So there you have it. God worked through something really simple this week, but taught me some big lessons about His control and sovereignty.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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It makes perfect sense that God in his mercy would give us things within nature to help the failing body. (Interesting little side-conversation about that in the Outlander books.)
And, we as moderns also get the benefit of cars, internet, and modern medicine - also gifts from the very same God. (And require discernment in their use; just like the natural stuff...)
Brite, I have friend at church who suffers from debilitating migraines off and on. She's been enduring this (along with all kinds of treatments that have not worked very well) for a couple of years now. I will definitely give her this little tip and perhaps it will be a great blessing to her. Thank you so much! I'll have to let you know what she says.
i always take a bit of apple cider vinegar when i get really bad heartburn. works within seconds every time for me.
Moriah, you said in a few sentences what took me paragraphs to express. :) Sarah R. (hi!), I'd heard it worked for heartburn, too. Will have to give it a try.
I had just been reading (actually Matty had been reading to me while I layed on the sofa :o) about using Raw Cidar Vinegar for heartburn....
I'm really curious the technics of how it works on head pain, I understand how it would counter acid and help heartburn, but head and ear pain?! So glad it worked and I'll keep it in mind. I never feel like Tylenol helps my preg headaches very much.
I think it may work because of electrolytes (although I have no idea HOW it works). Some headaches are caused by imbalance in body chemistry...esp. b/c of sickness, exhaustion etc. Just a guess.
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