October 8, 2010

I was able to get a good night sleep last night. I have found that I average about 8-9 hours of solid sleep. But, I do wake up at around 3am. I’ve had a friend tell me that this could possibly have to do with my lungs. That this is the time that lungs begin to replenish their energy. I don’t know at this point in time what to make of it. Maybe this is a result of my having smoked for over 20 years in my life. I quit the second time five years ago. I’ll have to keep and eye on that.

This morning I started my day with a nice warm cup of my Chinese herbal tea mixture with a touch of molasses and some shilajit.

Late morning I made a wonderful smoothie. It consisted of

1 cup water

½ cup coconut milk

3 soaked prunes

1 Tbsp. chia seeds

1 Tbsp. bee pollen

2 raw egg yolks

1 scoop of Clearvite.

Clearvite is a rice flour supplement that was recommended to me. Since I’ve added it into my diet I have found that my burning tongue symptoms have reduced. The burning sensation hasn’t completely gone away but I find that when I add Clearvite to my morning smoothie, it reduces the symptoms. The burning tongue symptoms started after I had knee surgery this past year. I’m not sure if it had to do with an attack on my immune system or if my body is depleted in one of the minerals in the protein powder. All I know is that my body feels great after adding it into my smoothies and I don’t have an adverse reactions to it.

I did exercise today. This is the first time that I have exercised in a long time. I have been so drained and unmotivated for the last month that I haven’t had a desire to get out and do my daily walks. But, for some reason, today I went out and walked 4 miles. It felt good to get out again. I’ve missed it. I just haven’t had much energy since my recent bout of flu/cold that I caught while traveling. I hope this is a good sign of things to come

For lunch I ended up having about 3 cups of the leftover leek/celery soup that I made yesterday. I sprinkled a couple tablespoons of pumpkin seeds on top. Delish.

For dinner I had an 8oz cup of chicken broth and a large salad. The salad consisted of mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, green onions and my favorite coconut/olive oil/tahini dressing. I also ate a 4oz ahi tuna steak.

In the future, once I become a little bit more savvy at posting, I'll start adding some photos of the foods that I am eating.