Bleghhh

 I'm really not feeling well this morning. However, the stew that turned into more of a pasta dish happens to have some Wolfgang Puck soup in it that, as it turns out, has cheese in the ravioli.
  Aside from that, I really do think it is the die-off reaction. If this frightens you, there are two things to keep in mind.
  The first is that not everyone has the same degree of bacterial or yeast overgrowth issues, so not everyone will have the same degree of die-off reaction. So, you may have a rather serious one, like I'm having, or you may have none at all.
  The second thing is that, if you are having a die-off reaction that means it is needed to help you on your way to being a healthier, happier person; but, you don't have to do the things that cause the die-off reaction, all day, every day. When I was working, after starting the yeast overgrowth diet, I stopped using the grapefruit seed extract, internally, every day, but, kept up, for a time, the avoidance of sugars, milk, white rice, and other things that were considered good to avoid. Instead, I focused on oatmeal, vegetables and lean meats.
  That is what positive thinking is about, vis a vis ways of eating. Focus on eating what you know is good for you and you don't have to focus as much on what is medicinal for you, and you won't have much room for what is less good or not good at all for you, so it won't be so much to worry about.
  Or, to say it in a positive way: focus on taking in what is good for you. The end.
  Now, I am in a situation where my work is from home and I really do not have to go anywhere, but to the grocery store. So, I can sit around with my giant lip of doom - because, yes, the thing on it is still there and has gotten bigger - and drink my acv water and wait for the die-off reaction to lessen. I am even eat a bunch of garlic and make it worse, to the point of rolling around on the floor in pain and farting up a storm, if I feel that is the best option, because there is no one here to object. However, I think I shall refrain!
  When I was doing the yeast overgrowth diet, I did things like that. One time, I made a terrible mistake of eating garlic and eating slices of turnips and doing other things.
   Everything I ate or drank was particularly antifungal. I thought I would explode and die! It was one of the most painful experiences of my life, and I have been in labor four times!
  There is no need, is my point, in making yourself miserable. It is enough to focus on positive enjoyment of tasty dishes that include more of what seems good for you and the use of one;s body for dance, walking and other exercises, because that is what brings joy to one's day.
  So, if the apple cider vinegar gives you a horrible die-off reaction, decide for yourself if you wish to drink a lesser solution or if you will only use it on the weekend. Just be honest with yourself and look toward your own best interest, rather than being overly concerned with what others think.
  This morning, for breakfast, I am having saltines, because my tummy feels a bit upset, a regular sized orange and another wee tiny clementine orange,  the tea that I made last night - that has a little cinnamon, ginger, a packet of stevia, some sugar and is made using black and green tea in bags - and, of course, the apple cider vinegar in water.
  I'm starting to get used to it! Where I actually enjoy the taste, I mean, to the point of looking forward to it. Weird!
  The other thing to think about, while you are reading about my die-off reaction and getting fretful, is that I tend to catch every passing cold and flu. It is incredibly seldom that one gets past me.
  My son was here, the other day, coughing up a storm in his room, That means, there was a sick person in this house, around the time I started taking the apple cider vinegar treatment, and before I started feeling particularly nasty and got this thing on my lip.  So, the thing on my lip and the tiredness and headaches could, in part, be a real cold or flu. I know the cheese is somewhat involved, as well, though. (sigh)
 ... okay... I say hours later ...
  I was wrong about breakfast. I just sat here and didn't eat anything, and only drank some of the acv water.  So, I heated up some water - in the teapot, which I had bought for my daughter because she begged me but which is still in my house because she left it here- and added that, plus powdered garlic, curry, cumin and some very unpowdered lemon juice to a lime-chili cup o'noodle, instead.
  There is an Ayurvedic recipe wherein one takes 1 tbsp of lemon juice; 1/2 tsp each of cumin, curry powder and olive oil; a minced clove of garlic; and three cups of water and mixes them together in a pot. Then, it is heated up, almost to the point of boiling, and then turned down to simmer. It should be stirred, often, and it is done when the three cups of water become two.
  This recipe is very good for helping you when you are ill and they say if you drink it three times a week you are much less likely to get ill. Or, is it three times a day, three times a week? I no longer remember.
  What I do know is that this recipe helped me over one of the nastiest illnesses of my life, but, much like with oil pulling, on the days when I am not that ill, it just irks me as to how much time it takes.
  A discovery that I made, though, is that if one increases it in size, puts it in a crock pot with some zucchini and other vegetables and maybe even slightly increases the amount of spice, then cooks it for several hours, it helps one to feel good, while tasting very, very yummy! Of course, other herbs and spices, and salt, are optional.
  I have also discovered that if one puts these same basic spices in a cup o' noodle soup, it doesn't seem to help, health-wise, as much as the slow heating process does, but, it sure tastes great! And, it does seem to help with upset tummies, all the same.
 Please note, I am not promoting Ayurveda, by mentioning this recipe. I am only saying that it is that sort of site where I found the recipe, when I was looking up recipes for colds, and it is only about medicine and food which I speak, not religion, philosophy or lifestyle.