Living with Endometriosis

This summer, after having a very unexpected surgery, I was diagnosed with endometriosis. Needless to say, I wasn't very happy at the thought of future surgeries but was thrilled that it wasn't life threatening. I immediately started researching and found a ton of info that said I should become a vegetarian. I don't know about you all, but I'm not the biggest fan of eating fresh vegetables. I will eat an apple or peach, grapes, etc but am very picky and don't eat them nearly enough. So, the more I thought about the benefits I would have of becoming a vegetarian, the more anti-veggie I became. What can I say… I love to eat hamburgers, tequilas, chicken….if it comes from an animal, I would probably eat it. 

One day, one of my student's parents invited me to a healthy living party.  I would like to say that I went the first time she invited me, but it wasn't until I was invited the fourth time that I actually felt guilty enough to go.  I told my mom and since she is the best mother ever, she went with me.  I was pleasantly surprised.  It hit home at once.  I jumped on the bandwagon and ordered some Juice Plus for myself and my husband.  Now, I can't say that I was able to notice a difference right away…I didn't. My husband, however, did notice changes. He had suffered from a mental fog (as he called it) that kept him from remembering things that he does daily, and wasn't remembering things.  He's always had poor circulation in his hands and feet.  He also suffers from depression.  Since he started taking Juice Plus, he said that the mental fog has gone away.  He can remember things and his hands and feet aren't freezing all the time anymore.  I've noticed his attitude is 100% better.  I guess fruits and veggies do help us have a better outlook on life.

It has taken me  a lot longer to notice changes.  I had been bleeding for 4 weeks and it wasn't until I started taking my Juice Plus faithfully (like I was supposed to) that I noticed changes.  My bleeding stopped.  The chronic pain I would feel daily in my abdominal area was gone.  I went to the doctor and was supposed to receive a new subscription for my meds (higher- AAAGGHHH) and they didn't change any of them.  I sleep better at night, my memory is improving, and I have way more energy.  

I can't say that Juice Plus will cure my endometriosis but I can say it seems to be helping.  I hope you will give it a try and attend a Healthy Living Party near you!

Poop Problems? Help is on the way!

Have you ever had one of those days where going to the bathroom is just not an enjoyable experience?  Unfortunately, I have to say that I have.  Some days, it's like this (luckily, I was able to find all these pictures on the internet thanks to yahoo images):

I know you know what I'm talking about!  Those days when it just seems like a faucet that is never going to shut off.  Then the smell hits and not only do you have to suffer through legs falling asleep from sitting so long, cheeks that burn from getting chapped by all the liquid, but now the stench wafting around the air is enough to set you off from the other end!  

Then there are those days when you practically need a slide rule (as my father says) to work out that dry, crusty brown log that doesn't seem to want to leave its warm home.  Thankfully, that doesn't happen every day in my case either.

Of course, we all hope and dream that every day will just be a regular pooping day- one where we don't spend an hour in the bathroom due to pooping issues.  

If you suffer from any of these conditions... your colon might look like this:

I think that most of us would prefer that our colon look like the one on the right.  You know a lil bit of poop piling up, staying nice and moist (but not too moist, right?) and when it's time, it slides right out with minimal residue left behind.  On the other hand, the picture of the colon on the left is probably what most of America's colon looks like- scary isn't it!  I'm pretty sure that is what my colon looks like. Nice and moist at the top (with an excessive amount due to all the "crap" I eat everyday (lets just say I'm not getting my 7 to 13 daily servings of fruits and veggies- are you?  Anyway, then we work down into the hard, crusty, impacted poop log that can't find his way into it's watery grave.  Just looking at this makes me want to take a laxative!

Luckily....

I recently discovered a great product!  Not only does it help regulate our colon issues without taking laxatives and other over the counter products that put a lot of other junk into our bodies, but it helps all parts of our body by helping us to get our daily 7 to 13 servings of fruits and veggies that we should be eating every day.  

I don't know about you, but I have never had that many servings of fruits and veggies.  I just figured that I needed to take a vitamin or multi-vitamin to make up for all the fast food I was eating.  Then I learned that vitamins really aren't that great for you after all.  I mean they only take a few minerals and vitamins from fruits and veggies not all of them.  An apple alone has 10,000 different vitamins and minerals that our bodies need.  Luckily, this new product, hasn't picked and chosen from the vitamins and minerals apples and other fruits and veggies provide.  They take all of them and put them into a little capsue (food in a capsule, fruits and veggies in a capsule) or a chewable that tastes just like a fruit snack.  

You're probably wondering what product is she talking about?  Well, it's Juice Plus+!  It's great, they have capsules, chewables, smoothie mixes and they all taste great!  Not mention that fact that even though it's not meant for weight loss, after dropping all that poop that has built up in your colon, you're probably going to lose a few pounds!  

All I can say is, don't wait until you have a blocked intesting or a ruptured intestine to look up Juice Plus+.  Be smart and help your colon out by locating a distributor in your area!

Good night and happy pooping!