I quit drinking wine and am trying to rescue my liver!

Don’t worry, I didn’t give up alcohol, just wine! I have to say I seriously miss my Chardonnay but I needed to quit for several reasons. I have known for years that I shouldn’t be drinking white wine because of the high sugar content and my ever expanding menopausal waistline also agreed, but I still continued to chug a few big glasses every night. So what could have possibly gotten me to change my mind? My sweet hubby of 27 years, Louie.

Louie decided to stop drinking a few months ago for health reasons and I was so proud of him and still am, that I decided to make a change! I felt terrible drinking my wine in front of him when he just quit cold turkey, so I decided I needed to find a different drink. You are probably thinking what a wacko, just quit drinking all together Tiffani! Well, I’m a little too high strung for that option. Trinity has threatened me to never quit drinking because I tend to be really uptight. Anyways, I decided to try Vodka, fresh lemon juice, stevia and sparkling water. I love the taste, but it just doesn’t relax me like wine.

I was contemplating returning to my wine drinking when I came down with a case of Shingles. Yes, you heard me right. At 49 years old I came down with a condition that normally affects the elderly. Luckily I recognized what it was rather quickly and went to see my dermatologist and he put me on medication. I need to digress a bit at this point.

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If you used to read my blog in the past you might remember me talking about a rash I’ve had all over my body for many years. This rash is called granuloma annulare and I have had it for over 10 years. There is no known cause as to why someone gets it and there is no cure. Sometimes it is worse than other times and a few times in the past it started to travel to my face. Both times that happened I went and got a steroid shot, followed by a course of steriods. That worked. It’s a really ugly rash and I just pretend it doesn’t exist until it tries to attack my face.

Well after taking the shingle medication 3 times a day for 7 days I noticed that my rash was in a big flare-up and my face looked blotchy. My freaking rash had gone to my face and that is NOT something I can tolerate. Panic set in! I was on the phone with my BF, Laura, complaining about my tragic skin issue when she started talking about the Medical Medium again. She started his celery juicing program months ago to help with her thyroid issues and she is a true believer in the system! She told me to follow him on Instagram and start reading all his info. I listened. I bought his book, I read his posts and after a day of thinking about it, I purchased a juicer and have been on the program since April 22.

In a layman’s nutshell his theory is that our liver is the most ignored organ and yet the most incredible organ we possess. The main job of the liver is to break down any substance we intake either orally, inhale or touch which is detrimental to our body. Such as drinking alcohol, taking medication, overexposure to radiation, mercury poisoning, inhaling bleach, swallowing plastic particles, enduring stress, etc. The liver recognizes the danger, and tries to get rid of the dangerous invader. If the liver can’t find a way to get rid of the foreign invader it will store the dangerous substance to protect you from it being released into your blood stream. As we continue to accumulate all these toxins in our body, the liver gets bogged down and can do it’s job properly. This is usually referred to as a fatty liver. Once this happens we will usually begin to develop some serious medical conditions such as autoimmune diseases, cancer, thyroid issues, and skin conditions just to name a few. When I learned all this information, I knew Laura was right and I jumped into the program full board.

I reflected on all my past medical issues back to my teenage years. At 16 I was diagnosed with epstein- barr and mono. I’ve had chronic allergies since my teen years and have been on tons of allergy medication for the past 38 years. I developed 2 thyroid nodules in my late 30’sand have been taking synthroid every since. I also discovered I had mercury poisoning years ago and never really dealt with the issue. I have been exposed to excessive amounts of radiation because I was present during every one of Tiara’s x-rays. I am a known sugar addict and have been drinking alcohol since I was a teenager. And last but not least I have endured extreme amounts of stress while caring for Tiara and the rest of my family. So based on his theory my liver must be screaming and crying “Help me!”

So what is the program you might ask? Basically you drink 16 oz of fresh celery juice first thing in the morning. You can’t eat or drink anything else except water for 15 minutes after consuming the juice. That’s it! He also recommends different supplements based on the medical condition you are trying to cure. Well in typical Tiffani fashion, I went full throttle on everything he suggested, except giving up my alcohol. Clearly I’m an alcoholic and I know it. No need to discuss this issue any further.

Here is a list of my current supplements as suggested by the medical medium.

I have to say since starting the program I have lost my craving for sugar, which is huge for me. My fat rolls on my stomach are significantly decreased, which is probably from not drinking wine, and I think my rash may be getting a bit better. It could take a long time for it to clear up but my body is getting healthier in the process, so I am patiently waiting.

I also notice that I haven’t been eating much meat. I really never eat carbs but on this program I’m drawn to veggies, which has always worked best for my body.

Just to update since my last post. I did receive the medical records from UCLA and there was only 987 pages, not thousands and they sent me a bill for $9.77. So I didn’t end up getting them for free, oh well.

xoxo tiffani