It's working!

About 6 months ago, I posted about my experience going to the naturopath. To give a little more background, last summer, I thought I was dealing with post-partum depression. It was awful--and, as a result, I discovered that my adrenal glands were out of whack and needed some "recovery time." (Which they have had and are now back to normal.) At that time, I also found out that I am allergic to lactating hormones, which run rampant in a woman's body during pregnancy and afterward as she breastfeeds her child. After having 2 kids fairly close together, I was dealing with the effects of having lactating hormones in my body for much longer than it appreciated.

The great news is that I won't have this allergy forever. Through homeopathic remedies from the naturopath, I will be able to become "un-allergic" to these hormones. But, there is a process associated with this. When we first discovered the allergy, I started taking homeopathic drops on my wrist. You're supposed to start out with one drop, one time each day on your wrist. You gradually work up to doing that three times per day, then you start taking the drops under your tongue, and keep progressing until you're taking three drops three times each day under your tongue until you overcome your allergy.

The plan was that I was going to start taking drops under my tongue in December--but it was still too strong for my body. So, I reverted to the previous moderate dosage I'd been using on my wrist. When I went in for a "check-up" in February, the nutritionist noticed that I was holding steady at the same dose I'd been on for 2 months straight. Come to find out that because dairy products all contain this lovely lactating hormone, I was throwing things off by eating milk, cheese, sour cream and any other dairy products you can imagine. So, for the last month, I have eliminated all dairy products from my diet. It has certainly been a challenge for me--especially when you realize how many foods contain dairy!

So, today, I went back to the naturopath for another check-up and discovered that I can finally start taking the drops under my tongue! I realize this may not be miraculous and amazing to anyone else--but I am SO glad that the challenge of changing my diet has worked. It means the last month of saying no to ice cream, milk, and yogurt has been totally worth it! It definitely makes it easier to make changes like this when you can see positive results from them.