Thoracic Park 8.

Ophiuchus –

My Ophiuchus season kicked off with my follow-up doc visit. My health-and-wellness collaborator and I went over all my tests, my spine x-ray results and worked on my next steps. Since I had privy to most of my results info (courtesy of the patient portal) I had a head start on what most likely would be discussed and then ensuing at this point.

The big-kahuna: my spine, my back!

Well, for me it’s a big-one but for my doc, an outsider, it wasn’t. We talked about my misalignment(s)! She didn’t receive any imaging either – so, now, I really want my pics! (I am currently patiently awaiting them.) I know that she isn’t really the one to be going over spinal stuff with; it’s not her area of expertise. But her thoughts and advice for what she was interpreting is a nice discussion. She feels the ‘arthritis’ is actually ‘young’, mild, and we can do some work right now to keep this in-check. I love this!! Yes! Joint hydration is where it’s at!! Again, getting the misalignments tended to is the focus. She basically refers me out to a physical therapist or a chiropractor – I chose my chiro of whom I’ve already developed a relationship with. And just like a lot of my other issues… this is/will be an on-going dealio for me.

Onto my other tests:

We went over my food allergy results – ahhh, the food! I know I have been struggling with some inflammation and food definitely contributes to this. I also can’t eat the way I used to either; lots of foods just don’t sit right anymore (this is two-fold: menopause and ascension energies/shift of the vessel).

I had a feeling that I was most likely consuming something that is probably un-thought-of for me; what I mean by this is – a normal daily thing, been eating it forever, so I just don’t think of ‘it’. And because it’s something I just am eating… it could be a vast array of anything!!

The disruptions could have been building over time, subtle but compiling; and now… I am breaking! I just didn’t know what, or where to start in the grand-list of foods. I’m pretty in-tune with all the obvious stuff: dairy/eggs, and wheat/gluten, and even sugar – right, these are considered the ‘obvious’. It’s gotta be something that’s in my daily that I am just not clicking with. A ‘forever’ food… something I’ve been consuming for years!?? This is why I was seeking a food intolerance test to help me find what could be annoying to my body but to me – it’s all fine and great!

I actually had a little bit of a shocker hit me when I saw my results – onions are a no-no! What??!! OMG! Garlic… also a troublemaker. And tomatoes should be totally avoided! Whaaat??! 

We did the standard 96-er testing; a good place to start. This test is the most common foods – and I wasn’t red-flagging all over the place but the flags were definitely foods I have been eating forever, all days, every day!

In all seriousness – these main characters never crossed my mind that they would be the troubled ones! Tomatoes are not a big deal for me to drop – I don’t eat a ton of these anyways, but I love salsa and I put these in all kinds of cooking! Well, this is going to change. The first thing I thought of… I just gained real estate in the garden! I won’t be growing a hundred different tomatoes anymore!

As for the onions and garlic… this made me emotional, for sure! Yes, I did cry and shed a few tears (the irony ☺).

It’s a long story – and the core of it: I love these guys and have been eating them daily; I’ve stood up for them, promoted them, was an advocate for their health-healing properties! But I guess… just not for me. I’m working through this and will most likely still try to figure out how I can have them in my life. But first – I need to eliminate them for a while, then bring them back, and see how I do. I have hopes that down the road I will be able to enjoy them here-and-there. I found it interesting how a few food items had such an emotional reaction for me.

*** Let thy food be thy medicine! ***

I’m not technically needing a low-FODMAP kind of diet – it wasn’t suggested but I’ve looked into it. It’s pretty hard core and seems intense; I don’t need intense. I don’t need to avoid all nightshades either. So, I am currently just doing the elimination diet method as I work through my list of troublemakers. Start with at least one item and get to work at removing it! I have a multi-faceted thing going on here – there is relation to my digestion, food sensitivities, and my H pylori, EBV and any other critters I have been hosting.

I feel that getting these under control will open up my pathways to better nutrient absorption/assimilation; thus, over-all better functioning throughout all my systems.

I’ve been having thoughts of getting back on the Blood Type diet, because it appears there is some matching-up from my test results with the blood type foods. I’ve done this diet in the past, and yes, I did feel better on it. Mostly because it helped me realize bread/gluten was not my friend. Dairy has always been a known factor for me to be selective with as I have been lactose intolerant all my life. Surprisingly – the coffee can stay! My silver lining! LOL!☺

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Things, in general, are going well. There were no major body-systems-concerns to be panicking over as the doc and I go through and discuss all my labs. I like that.

We then get to my actual ‘red flag’ item… the H Pylori/Parasite results. The critters from the depths-below! I’ve been pouring over information about H pylori, EBV and all that stuff for a while now… I’m pretty certain everyone on the planet has got one or more of these (at some level). And everyone on earth definitely has some sort of parasite. Those that think they are pure and un-touched by these are fooling themselves and doing themselves a big disservice.

I really feel like I didn’t do my EBV protocol long enough. It was for 6 weeks with varied levels of intensity for certain supplements/herbs. The initial run was 6 weeks at the beginning of the year. Then, during the summer, when we got back home from Europe (July-ish) I decided to do another round of the EBV protocol – but a shorter stint, just 3 weeks. I was feeling a bit ‘off’ and know that I can do this protocol whenever I deem it necessary.

Here’s the thing – I’ve been doing my deep dives and researching and what I am realizing is that I need to be on this for probably 2 years! Truly knocking back the EBV takes about 2 years of dedicated work! Well then!! I am understanding why things are coming and going like waves for me. It’s not that I would need to be hitting the hard-core protocol aspects for a solid 2 years – but the maintenance needs to be a constant. I'm also thinking that the core of ones diet has a lot to do with duration; diet has a lot to do with a lot of stuff!! Mixing this info with the H Pylori (and parasite info) – it sounds like I just need to zap myself with some Rife sessions!

I am finding that H. Pylori seems to the critter the medical world brushes off as – it is what it is; if you don’t have stomach problems and ulcers – you’re fine. I guess they do that with just about everything though. No obvious pain… well, then, you’re fine. Ugh! How are we going to get anywhere if we keep ignoring all these elephants in the room? And H. Pylori is an elephant!

I’m pretty sure I’ve been hosting this guy since I was a kid; my dad was packing this around and spreading it to all of us family members. Spreading within a family is the most common, popular route. And as I look at my timeline from then to now – there has been quite a few missteps on my part to allow the dysbiosis within me to get comfortable and make some messes. The difference between me and my pops… I have the awareness, the body connection, the desire to correct and heal. The information is out there to learn a whole-lotta stuff about ones microbiome; times have changed, and they will keep changing.

So, along with the elimination diet that will now be a thing for me for several months – I will be approaching the H pylori eradication also in a natural way. No traditional western med route for this gal. I will be taking the long road… the ‘Dimholt road’ if you will. (giggle) ☺ 

Even though the eliminating of some foods has already begun, in a casual but consciously aware way, the protocol for any and all critters will begin after the new year. I can start then and be dedicated, diligent and consistent.

A lot of information to absorb and mentally sift through; but with my paperwork in-hand – I got this! I have my homework, and like a good student, I want to excel and get an A++ on this test!

More research and doing my own math; gathering all my stuff and getting set-up and ready for my 2026!

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So, here it is – the time of the zodiac where the magnum opus would be occurring! Ophiuchus - the

wound healing, unification...

All my ‘roads’ have been leading me to ‘here’ (for the last handful of months, if not years). With my hard evidence, my tangible black and white results, the council of my doc, and my own inner-works/guidance and processing – I am at a particular ‘peak’ for this particular cycle of Self. And I thank God and my body for getting me to here! I will now be heading up the next ridge, on a new mountain, ascending to its multifaceted peak!

The work continues on, I’m just getting started (all over again) with correcting, repairing and healing. Not just my spine and back issues but other internal system(s) as well. If 2025 was all about the why, what and where… 2026 will be about the who, what, and action steps! The most obvious 'who'... Me!

Time to go to work is always an understatement! The year of 2025 is a 9 year and completion is the name of the game! Closing up shop on a few things… I feel this! 2026 is a 1 year – and I will be starting a new-cycle of Self, there is no doubt.

And since this writing-journal series is in relation to my thoracic spine, traveling down and stopping at each vertebrae, my here and now is at the T8.

I’ll be brief:

T8 is spleen (and the diaphragm) = chronic infection issues (EBV, h pylori (parasites)); seems like I am right on task!

Need I say more?

Nope.

*Pic courtesy Pixabay