To all of our dear blogger friends, here is a post, finally, from us. Well, really just me, Alia. On my run this morning I had all of these wacky and witty things to say to inagurate myself as a true life-inspired blogger - because I was, completely life-inspired. And now I sit dumbfoundedly at my computer not remembering a witty thing I thought (or thing I think I thought I thought). Now we will be known for posts about trees and garlic. If that doesn't win the boring award I don't know what does! Well, buckle your seat belt, (or should you take it off?), here comes the story of ... "The Mystery of the Ear Infection" - written, by yours truly.So two months ago I had a raging ear infection in my right ear. I was home for four days from work - it was crazy. Ever since I've had crazy itchiness (everything's crazy these days) and still slight pain. Well, I went back for my six week check-up (cheers to all the newborns :) two days ago and he said everything was fine. The audiologist said my hearing was fine - everything looked great! Well, great! Except for the fact that my ear did not feel completely normal. Well, the next day (yesterday) I woke up and found myself unable to touch my ear without pain. Not a good sign. The pain increased throughout the day and was disconcerting. At the softball game I told Jaime about my ailments and she told me about a friend of hers who fed her son garlic for a week to rid him of his ear infection and, "though he smelled like garlic for a week, it worked!" Well, Jaime, I so appreciate your advice. Little did you know that my family can eat garlic like potato chips! So I went home and diligently ate three whole cloves of roasted garlic (not to mention fish oil, echinacea, vitamin C and sudafed - but I really think it was the garlic). I woke up this morning fresh and refreshed! My ear is still sore but not nearly as sore as yesterday. Though I am suffering from some slight stomach cramps, a continuous burning sensation in my mouth, and a forever garlic flavor, I will continue to eat garlic to ward off my pending ear infection. Perhaps it is all of the new ailments eating three cloves of garlic gives you, that cures you! There's too much else to think about. So I'm seriously wondering, what's causing these ear infections?
I will say this, I was on that yeast-free diet thingy for like 80 days, no sugar, no dairy, no yeast and wouldn't you know it. The weekend I got my ear infection was the weekend that I consistently ate off of my diet for like three days. I ate carbs, cheese, lattes, sugary desserts. I can't help but see a connection somehow (though my dr. just laughed). I saw in a detox plan that itchy ears and ear infections were signs of being "toxified" (say it in a loud, boomy voice, it's fun). Even before the YF diet I have suspected milk as a culprit for me in getting sick. Well, since school has been out just a week now, I have consistently been drinking Starbuck's Lattes (not to mention the three bowls of cocoa puffs I had for dinner last night). I don't think milk does my body good. It is long overdue that I see an allergist, and I will. Until then, friends, garlic and dry cocoa puffs will have to do.
Well, we're off to Salt Lake in the morning and I will keep you posted (or will I?) on how my ear does with my intense garlic and milk-free treatment. Adios!
