Re: loss of vitality after KF

Vernal,

I have been taking 3 tablespoons a day of ashwagandha, but only for the past two days so I supoose my situation may improve as I allow more time.

The eleuthero I took was in powder capsule form, from a brand I usually trust, but perhaps it would be more tolerable in a tincture mixed with other complementary ingredients. He Shou Wu is an example of an herb that I have never been good at tolerating in isolation, but it has done very good thimgs for me when taken in conjunction with other herbs.

I have not tried castor oil compresses or coffee enemas, perhaps I will try those in the next week. I would even be willing to become more devitalized than currently and just do the Liver Flush if I knew that by the end of it I would have overcome all these little sensitivities that I have developed in the last year or so. The difficulty is that I will probably need to do more than one Liver Flush to achieve such an effect, and I am worried that whatever flushing/cleansing I embark upon will be less effective with my adrenals and overall vitality so compromised.

As far as the hot/cold showers, I have read about those but have been reluctant due to my own sensitivity to cold water in general. I cannot take cold baths or it depletes my adrenal area. I even went into the ocean a couple of weeks ago on the eastern shore of Maryland on a fairly warm day with the water temperature moderate, and paid for it for a week. Do you think the hot/cold showers might induce a similiar kind of effect? That is what I'm worried about.

I have been on the IF #1 and #2 for almost three month solid, and have managed six scoops per day of the IF #2. Some days I have even done eight or more scoops when I have the time and the pesence of mind. It is worth mentioning that doing these two in combinamtion has been THE most helpful thing I have done in the past year, and has gradually witnessed me change into a calmer, more centered, and more clear-headed person. Even after almost three months, I can still feel subtle but nonetheless very distinct shifts in my perception, thinking and feeling every few days from taking the IF #2. I am frankly suprised that the effects are still continuing to unfold but my intuition tells me that I may not even be halfway done. I have noticed a gradual improvement in my adrenals over this period and have become more capable of activity and exertion, though clearly I am still rather limited and susceptible in this area. I have even thought that perhaps doing the IF #2 alone will eventually heal my adrenals to the point where I don't even need any other supportive tonics or supplements in order to do the rest of the cleansing routines. The only issue in that case would be the time frame, as the full benefits of the IF #2 could be months away.

Oh and as far as bowel movement, yes 3 a day almost every day except when I get sick or my adrenals are overtaxed. But even on a day like yesterday there were two, so throughout all the ups and downs of the past three months BM's have been pretty consistent.

I drink at least 5 12 oz glasses of water per day, and nothing else. I cannot tolerate anything cold, even ice water so the only thing I drink is lukewarm water. It is from a culligan reverse osmosis filter. Obviously during the KF I drank a lot more. Tweet