Stephanie! ha! That is funny about being chicken to do the cleanses...Well, in a little bit you won't be having those chicken dreams anymore, nu-uh! You'll be a veteran cleanser! You should start to write down all the dreams you have (sounds like you're having some goodies! verrrry helpful ones - you probably are writing them down already!)...because it will be interesting to see how they develop as you start stirring things up and healing...supercool!

Oh yeah and I was just browsing through my Chinese Herbal book (because I remember, yes, kelp is fantastic!) ...but what caught my eye was that it said that kelp was: cold; salty; and it affects the stomach & spleen. (the 'overthinking' 'pensive' organs) and that it's Properties are: Clears heat, moistens dryness, tonifies yin, softens hardness.

So, I immediately thought about your 'low grade fevers'!! Kelp COOLS! Clears Heat! That's pretty interesting eh? Did you know about that? Very very neat that you dreamt that word! (I do that too - I have learnt soooo much by paying attention to my dreams)

It also says that if you tend towards dampness (scalloped edges on your tongue) then you shouldn't take kelp.

Let me know about this...how it goes...

T