Now that a heavy metals test has determined that my body is polluted with lead, tungsten, and mercury, it is time to get it out, so that I can go on with vibrant living. To remove the toxic heavy metals out of my body, my naturopathic doctor has put me on a chelation therapy which will take about two months.
Now two months sounds like forever, but there is no instant cure where you can stick a tube in somewhere and suck all the grossness out. There's no magic bullet pill, and there is no presto magic-o machine to make the metals vanish overnight. Detoxing is a process.
The chelation therapy consists of basically multiple cycles of removing the damaging metals from the body using DMSA, an agent that basically acts like a metal magnet and carries the yuckies out, and then replenishing the body with good stuff. I won't go into the gritty details of the actual chelation therapy as I am not a medical professional just a patient. If you want to know more about heavy metals removal, ask your doctor or a naturopathic doctor. In California, naturopathic doctors can get certification as general practitioners which is why I go to one, as the traditional western medical practice has helped me in limited ways. I'm the kind of patient who would go to the Oceanside Wellness Centre on Private Practice.
Now part of my metals detoxing includes emotional work.
The emotional work is not mandatory, but the whole advantage of holistic healing is the mind, body, spirit connection. Surprisingly the emotional work I have to do has nothing directly to do with my recent break up with my boyfriend & business partner, my moving, or other changes in my life; all the intense emotional stuff that has been happening to me lately which I thought was the driving force behind my night snacking, emotional binge eating, anxiety, and mood swings. Yes, all the recent emotional turmoil has had an affect on me, but there is something much deeper going on.
...there is something much deeper going on ...
I have something emotionally deeper to work on. My emotional work has to do with re-connecting with my inner 19 year old. Yes, surprising! My inner child is A-okay. It's my inner 19 year old that is crying for help and nurturing. Now, to the naysayers who are thinking, "Oh geez, here's some of that touchy-feely feelings crap," I have to tell you that since I started the chelation therapy and working with my inner 19 year old, the night snacking, the emotional food binging, and the anxiety about the future has virtually come to a stop. Night time, when all the craziness usually happens, has become much more calmer for me. The vital difference between before and now is the calmness. Things aren't rosey perfect, but they are 180 degrees better. I'm finding it really amazing. My type of treatment may not be for everyone, but it is working for me, and I am very happy.
So, how was it my doctor and I determined it was my inner 19 year old? Tomorrow, I'll share with you some of the major life things that happened to me when I was 19 that have affected me and my weight far more profoundly than I ever thought.
