notes from Yogi Cameron

There's a channel that's called Veria Living and it is my world! I LOVE it!

One of the coolest shows on there, and there are quite a few, stars Yogi Cameron-- who's taught me so much! It'd be great to meet him.

He once did a show with a wonderful woman who was concerned her leukemia would come back...a concern of all cancer patients is that this will come back.

I jotted down a few notes from this episode and thought I would share them here...so thankful for this information.

• residue from chemotherapy needs to be released
• ayurvedic belief- cancer is caused by emotions and feelings
• fear brings on cancer
• a steam tent will help your skin expel toxins because you will sweat everything out. sweating is super-good for you and that's why exercising is good for you too! move and sweat, baby.
• stay in the moment!
• juice radishes and turnips-- i have only done this a few times but i juice everyday!
• stay worry free
• tightrope walking helps
• write down when you worry and what you worry about
• ayurvedic herbs to try-- bhring raj,  and purnar vang--drink twice a day, it clears out your urinary tract!

for more on and about Yogi Cameron, find it here!

love and light to you all!

the globetrotting gamine

a little about chlorophyll...

i should have paid more attention in science class but here goes....

Chlorophyll

• contains a powerful blood builder that's said to increase red blood cells
• improves circulation
• eases inflammation
• oxygenates the body
• counteracts harmful free-radicals

the higher your pH, the more alkaline your system is

alkaline definition as per wikipedia...

The term alkaline diet (also known as the alkaline ash diet, alkaline acid diet, acid ash diet, and the acid alkaline diet) describes a group of loosely related diets based on the belief that certain foods can affect the acidity of bodily fluids, including the urine or blood, and can therefore be used to treat or prevent diseases. Acidity is measured by the pHlevel of the bodily fluids.

heal your gut

do your work

namaste!

the globetrotting gamine

the anti-inflammatory diet

you are what you eat, right?

yep.

so when i was diagnosed i was going on 4 years with a mostly organic and meditteranean diet.
i was exercising, moving.
i was writing and doing other creative things.
i was traveling and taking pictures.
mostly stress free.

eat me, hodgkin's, you bastard.

and if that's not bad enough? the doctors try to scare the shit out of you so you don't even have time to go for other opinions before agreeing to their "protocol" of chemotherapy and whatever, as if your life and body is the same as everyone else's life and body.

that fact actually stresses me out.

here are a list of things i've researched that should definitely be a part of everyone's diet, and it's an anti-inflammatory one!

the anti-inflammatory diet

• red and yellow fruits and vegetables
• cauliflower
• leafy greens*
• pulverized grains
• walnuts
• cashews
• e.v.o.o*
• coconut oil*
• black cod/seafood (only every once in a while since mercury in our waters-- and in your teeth fillings!--run rampant and are not good for you all the time.)
• rosemary
• ginger*
• turmeric*
• cinnamon*
• curry
• brown basmati rice
• seaweed*

i starred the things i eat/and was eating! on a daily basis pre-diagnosis and post stem cell transplant.

what i think is flippin' HYSTERICAL?

my oncologists telling me that during chemo i was not allowed to have ANY of this stuff.

nothing organic--fruits and veggies were a no no unless they were cooked.

but i can eat candy and cake and anything processed because it won't interfere with the chemo.

what the result of THAT was? 

my "disease" stuck around in the main part of my body

and it was DOUBLE THE SIZE after 6 months of chemo.

obviously, because i wasn't eating as i was before.

what i wouldn't give to sue the asses off of everyone

but life has to go on.

writing about it and talking about it help.

for now, focus on your diet.

i am not a diagnostician 

but do what you feel is right for you.

ask questions.

don't give in to scare tactics.

love and light to you all!! 

the globetrotting gamine

to help your lymph nodes

what helps the lymphatic system? here are the things that i have read and researched about:

• acupuncture*
• lots of water*
• dry skin brushing*
• massage*
• exercise, especially rebounding. that's right. buy a trampoline.*
• yoga*
• breathing*
• oil pulling
• loose clothes*
• magnesium oil
• clay bath
• chiropractor appointments
• pooping!*
• lymphatic drainage massage

i have starred the ones i've tried. i'm totally wrapping my lifestyle around everything else. 

take every moment as it comes, we are never promised another.

please tell me if you've tried anything different and how it's helped you!

love and light to you all,

the globetrotting gamine

"c" is an inflammatory bitch

today, post-thanksgiving stupor (though I hope yours was WONDERFUL!) I decided to post some things I've learned this past year about health, wellness, and nutrition during this mess until you and me are in remission!

1. use food as medicine. research. i will help a long the way.
2. understand the stress connection!
3. heal your poor gut that's under pressure from our "american" diet. i quote "american" because in the last 30 years they've added just plain chemical-ridden slop into our foods.
4. support your liver--please research this, too!
5. Gluten is *believed* to cause auto immune disease. 
6. to support your immune system, you need vitamin D, vitamin A, selenium, zinc and healthy fats. you have nothing to lost except hunger, weight and stress. trust me.
7. turmeric is a miracle spice and one of the best anti-inflammatory ANYTHING you can use!! go for it!
8. prayer works
9. meditation works
10. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: examine your own life and look for unusual challenges that presented themselved and that seemed to go against the grain, more or less forcing you to make some changes you might not otherwise have made. can you imagine your life without these changes?

hope to hear from you soon!

stay toasty!

the globetrotting gamine

i don't know about you...

but doesn't having cancer just bring out the poet in you?

i used to write poetry all the time as i was growing up, especially when i was in high school. the words flowed through me and i could never write anything down fast enough.

there were times during my stem cell transplant that this happened constantly, but i was too sick to get up and grab a pen and paper.

the following poem was written a couple of months before my transplant. i was feeling lost about everything, as you'll be able to tell.

my advice about a harsh thing like this? whatever creative animal keeps harping at your brain-- just write, sing, dance, paint it out. there's a lot more about to flow through you...


"unnamed"

happiness ever fleeting
love never ending
like my heart betrayed me
i can't hear the music anymore.

how to work through the pain
when you're left helpless, bound
nothing anyone an do
just like you'll never be found.

your mind turns dark and cold
anger, fear, like being on the edge of despair
tears never stop flowing so it seems
and you're left gasping for air.

when will i taste my life again?
when will i once again be whole.

-written by me©, 6.12.13

my life so far...

hi.

i'm the globetrotting gamine.

i'm a daughter, sister, auntie and great-auntie.

i'm a greek-american new yorker, and a writer to boot.

this is my family.

i'm married to thisguy.

this is the first book signing i ever did with my first ever published book.

those are my niece and nephews with me.

last november, i was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma.

i think it's bullshit.

a year of traveling, and basically being carefree was robbed me,

and i had to learn how to dance in the rain.

i've been through hell since (and last december, my hubby shaved my hair off).

don't worry, it was falling out anyway.

 this is me and my great niece.

 i've created this blog as a central hub of my year with hodgkin's lymphoma.

i'll write about the good, the bad, the ugly, my saving graces, 

and weird life lessons i've learned along the way.

i'll try to make it as detailed as possible!

please e-mail me if there's anything you want to know!
whosthatgamine@gmail.com

love and light,
the globetrotting gamine