My First Sickness Since Starting Be Well! 🤧🩷

Well, I knew it was bound to happen eventually! 🙈

A couple of weeks ago, I was on a girls' beach trip, and the first morning, my roommate woke up sick. Sneezing, coughing, stopped up, sore throat…the whole nine yards! The SECOND morning, guess who woke up at 1 AM feeling cruddy?! 🙋‍♀️😑 Of course! 🤣

This was my first time getting sick since starting Be Well, and I decided to put some of what I've been learning into practice.

I didn't take any conventional medicine. Not even Tylenol! I used Breathe tallow, my Be Well roller, Be Well tea, Breathe inhaler, elderberry syrup, saltwater gargles, and hot showers. I even did a castor oil pack on my neck early on, and I never did get a sore throat! 🙌 Now I'm drinking elderberry syrup every day! 💪

Oh, and here's something else! My ears were stopped up, so I put Everywhere Tallow on a Q-tip and applied it inside my ears. Y'ALL! The next morning (this is gross 🤢), crud came out of my ears, and they were open again!

***This was NOT recommended by Aleiah or Be Well, and I'm NOT recommending anyone try it!***

Just sharing what happened! 🤪

Growing up, Mama didn't take us to the doctor unless we were DEAD! 🤣🤣🤣 She used home remedies for everything! Tepid baths for fever, or cool, wet rags under my arms and behind my neck. She even made cough syrup with whiskey, honey, and lemon…or whiskey and peppermints! She kept it in a little jar in the kitchen window. I can still picture it! 🥰 Not related to having a cold, but she would feed my sister and me prunes about once a month to "clean us out." 🙃

Now, fast forward to DAY NINE!

Randy (hubs) SUMMONED me to the living room for a TALK! 🤣🤣 He's been very supportive of my Be Well journey, but apparently he'd had gotten concerned that I hadn't taken any medicine, not even Tylenol.

We talked about how we both grew up with home remedies. I assured him that I was getting better every day and that I'm NOT against medicine! I just wanted to give my body a chance to fight this off on its own, as long as I was improving. I wasn't opposed to medical care if I needed it! And I think that little talk actually opened his eyes a bit! He's even made a few changes himself AND watched Barbara O'Neill with me! 😳🤣 He's not totally on board yet, but I'm still working on him! 🤪🩷

The whole thing lasted 12 days. TWELVE! 🙈 But I survived!!! I rested, nourished my body, drank water, and stayed away from others so I wouldn't spread whatever I had.

I'm not saying everyone should handle sickness the way I did. I'm just sharing my experience.

One of the biggest things Be Well is teaching me is to be intentional about my health, listen to my body, and understand the WHY behind my choices.

And apparently, Mama was teaching me a few things all those years ago, too! Although I doubt Aleiah will be recommending her whiskey and peppermint cough syrup anytime soon! 🤣🤣🩷

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My First Sickness Since Starting Be Well! 🤧🩷