A Road To Recovery…

Never did I think this could be something….

I’ve thought long and hard how I would write this. Its been a few weeks since I wrote, typed and even sent emails out because I took a break. To be honest, I still feel the need to take that break. I’m not sure how long the break will be for, seems the Lord is up to something and I am learning to trust in Him through the pause + break.

But somehow I got a green light at this very moment to go ahead and write.

During the summer of 2021, I kept telling my husband how my body felt off and overloaded with toxic stuff. I couldn’t explain to Him very well at what I was feeling but inside I could feel my body crying out its done with. Done with the toxicity. Then comes November. We make a trip to go visit my family, but before we see them we decide to stop at this restaurant to have some lunch. Its a well known really delicious restaurant. I ordered my favorite chicken quesadillas from there and my original sweet tea drink. It was all good. Only to see two hours later, my stomach felt full of grease, overloaded worse than before. I never could tell what was happening.

I prayed and asked the Lord what was happening to my body and what can it be because it felt downright disgusting.

Do we ever stop to think when we pray, we ask questions, and He does indeed answer in ways we don’t expect? I know God answers prayers, but as for my health, I wasn’t ready to hear it like I thought. In order for my health to get better I needed to fast. He mentioned fast quite a few times since summer. Did I do it? Not necessarily. But I should have obeyed.

Come December I began to get worse, my skin on my face broke out in this nasty terrible rash that burned as if it were a second or third degree burn. Red patches and flakes. My body craved more and more sugar than before and I felt heavy. So heavy. I prayed more and each day He would tell me what it was. I could never believe it though.

How can this be? How is this possible? Is it even treatable?

Then suddenly my heart began to cave in my chest, tightening and closing in causing my arm to numb and partial of my face. The first time it happened I just opened the door to my daughters ballet for pick up, secondly it happened when I sat, thirdly, it happened while on vacation and again I was just sitting.

Fear crept in the thought of “where and what is this? Im too young!”

For the first time in a very long time I had to head to the hospital. Tests, scans, all the things were being done that frightened me. By the time I knew it, I had wires and stickers all over me. Thoughts flooded and raced only to have me worrying until I said the name Jesus. I looked up to the ceiling and began to call Jesus saying that no matter what I am going to praise Him and thank Him for the life I have been given knowing there has got to be an answer for this.

Two hours passed and I was told I am the healthiest person to be. Nothing in my blood tests, brain, chest, muscles, was abnormal. Okay now I freaked. If the dr has no answers as to why this happened three times in that week, who else will know?

Then it occurred. God. He already told me months ahead of time the name that was causing so many other things within the body.

In that time I knew I needed to trust God in what He showed me over the course of weeks and months ahead of time. Showing and speaking to me in what to take and what to get rid of.

“No more oils to the face.” “No more sugar.” “No more coffee.”

It was time to be serious and take this seriously. It wasn’t the oils that I was using on my face were causing it, it was the fact that God wants me to rely solely on Him and His healing as He is Jehovah-Rapha, my healer. This was where faith would be needed and trust. Trusting in Him as he teaches me to clean the body naturally and thoroughly.

Candida is a fungal overgrowth occurring within the body either by consuming too much sugar, toxic shampoos, lotions, etc. As I heard the Lord tell me this plenty times over and over each time I prayed and asked Him, I knew it was time to throw away the coffee, throw away the sugar, throw away the toxic items I was using.

Since doing so, I have been feeling alot better. My face cleared up within that week just by drinking lemon water, eliminating breads, eating vegetables only, cutting out sugar completely (and I mean all sugar including fruits), and using only coconut oil + coconut milk on my face to help hydrate it.

It isn’t easy. It is super hard. I admit, I just had pizza last night and totally regret it. But today, I am seeing grace. Grace He has poured over me and is showing me strength I have within that it can be done.

Candida fungal overgrowth can come back harshly and progressively worse than what you have now if you continue to feed it sugar or go back to your eating habits. What I am learning in this process is a “sweet tooth” actually is not a sweet tooth. It is the candida within the body wanting you to feed it. It thrives and lives off sugar. So each time my mouth waters for something sweet I quickly run to my water and drink away.

If you are wanting to naturally cleanse, here is what I am taking to help my body that has been working. This isn’t just a “candida diet” but a sugar detox! And I highly recommend this to anyone who feels they must have sugar within their daily intakes. *note: I am no doctor I am simply sharing what has been helpful and super beneficial for me.

• 1 tablespoon RAW organic apple cider vinegar (take it once a day by mouth) you can also (though I don’t recommend) water it down a bit with water. It isn’t as effective but can still help some. *note, it is gross and makes me gag each time*
• Drink at least 2 glasses of lemon water and 1 glass of water with peppermint oil. I use my Young Living Lemon and Peppermint oil to help flush out the toxics within the body, drink regular water the rest of the day.
• Eat only vegetables (no potatoes) either steamed or fresh
• Only meat (poultry, beef, fish but no pork) cooked thoroughly to kill bacteria
• FAST regularly (pray and ask how your fasting will look)
• STAY AWAY from fried foods
• STAY AWAY from dressings
• NO sugar
• NO starched foods (pasta, potatoes, etc.)
• NO breads
• NO dairy
• NO cooking oils ONLY coconut oil if you decide to cook using an oil
• NO other drinks besides water
• Eliminate all toxic cleaners and products used and go cleaner. I use Young Living products to help
• NO MORE WHITE SUGAR…… FOREVER.

Its best to do this for two weeks or until the Lord tells you how long. He has answers for everything. Like I said, He is the one who told me all this from the beginning, and I believe HE is the only one who can cure, heal, and diagnose.

It hasn’t been easy. Like I said, when I had pizza, I caved in, but then I felt my face burning wanting to itch and I knew, okay I cannot eat this again until my body is finally ready to receive it.

Having too many fruits still has sugar. Drinking “organic milk” from the store isnt really organic either and provides to nutrition to the body so it must be stayed away from. If you want milk, find yourself some raw milk from a farmers market or somewhere local. It is way more beneficial.

If we truly want to be healthier, taking action is the best thing to do and listening to what God has to say to us about our body. He knows what it needs. He knows more than we know, or anyone else for that matter.

I cried more times than I can think of just thinking this is happening in me. Crying knowing the dr’s and test found nothing. It wasn’t until I began to research myself that candida cannot be “found” because its hidden deep within the body as the ROOT of all things. It’s no wonder it couldn’t be found and only God could have told me many times over and over, over the course of weeks.

Friend, we must get to the root of our problem and take care of it abruptly.

Another word the lord brings up to me, root. Its important we get to the root of our problems friend. Finding the root of this problem, I began to see other things tied to it. It sounds funny this analogy that I am about to say but its almost like a spider web. So many strings attached to the center piece, center piece being the root cause and the spider strings attached are the effects coming from the root.

If you find yourself in a place of needing answers to whatever you are in, even if its health wise, pray and ask the Lord for an answer. He will give it! He is our Jehovah-Jireh, our Jehovah-Rapha!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not onto your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you, not to harm you, to give you a hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

Sis, He is FOR YOU! ALL FOR YOU! Not against you.