Endometriosis tried to control my life to the point where I was  terrified of my menstruation. Those seven days each month were  unbearable and I wanted no part of it.  Pain killers were useless, regardless of the dosages.  Then I learned of the side effects of pain killers and decided I no longer wanted them to be filtered through my body. I need my lungs and kidneys to be in tip top shape.  Surgery was a total flop. The pain seem to be never ending, even outside of my menstrual cycle.

I decided to heal myself through food. I’ve read many testimonials where people have healed themselves through food and by living a healthier lifestyle. I was tired of medication that was prescribed to ease the pain. They did nothing for the pain, but would have me sleeping for days.  I felt as if my life was becoming null and void. I wasn’t living. As soon as I awoke, I would fall back right asleep. I didn’t want to partake of that lifestyle either. I wanted to get up out of bed and live a normal life, like I used to.

Raw food heals. Fruits and Vegetables heals. Herbs heal.  I’ve learned that food is medicine. It has always been medicine. However, somewhere along the way, I was brainwashed to believe that food comes in the form of a can or box or prepackaged in the supermarket. I also believed that prescription drugs healed. Back then, I would run to the doctor for everything, because I thought they had all the answers. My medicine cabinet was ridiculous. I had meds to last a lifetime. Then came the  side effects. The one that had me stunned, was the feeling of a hole in the center of my chest, that burned so badly. I’d never experienced that feeling until I was given prescription drugs for swollen lymph nodes. I broke out in hives because of this drug. That was my boiling point. I didn’t want to see, let alone receive another prescription from my doctors.

I would embrace the pain and find another method of relief.  I embraced foods from the earth. Ginger became my pain killer and it worked. Berries are loaded with antioxidants, I know that they are good for me and I’m not quite sure what properties in them alleviates my symptoms but they do. I eat lots of fresh fruits and prepare visually appealing salad like this watermelon inspired fruit salad. Produce are my medicine and my vitamins. They are my source of water…alkaline water. I’m enjoying watermelon season and the various types of melons. When I’m in the mood for a drink, I just blend it all up: raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, watermelon, cantaloupe with a few leaves of mint. It’s nourishing and refreshing all at the same time, and I know it’s doing my body good.

I’m still learning. I’m not 100% healed but I’m much better than I was 3 years ago. I still prefer to lay in bed during my cycle, but at least I’m not bedridden for 7 whole days. I experience lower abdomen pain which is uncomfortable, but not as excruciating as the labor pains that I previously endured.  I’m still mobile. I prepare meals.  I move about, but it’s uncomfortable, especially whenever I drive over a speed bump. Uuggh, so I prefer to lay in bed, so as not to aggravate  my lower abdomen. Whenever I eat almost RAW, I don’t feel any pain at all. If I do, it’s minimal.

I refuse to surrender to endometriosis. I’m still recording my journey. I know earth food works…..and so….I continue to eat what God has provided and I know that I will be healed.

Are you recording your journey?