Thank you so much guys!! I found something that helped yesterday as well.
Just plain old exercising.. I didn't feel much like doing anything but when I got to the pool and started doing my water exercises (Water Ranger) I found that I had to stop and get out to go about 4 times in one hour!
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I will definitely try the dandelion tea Bonnie and I think that the sweet potatoes have a high amount of beta carotene and fibre too so that's good for reducing sugar cravings I have heard.. Vitamin B.
Mimi, lemon juice is definitely good. When I did the lemonade diet, for about 4 days one time, the first day I lost 4 lbs of water weight from constantly peeing..
As for the "damp promoting" thing Bonnie, in Chinese Traditional medicine, all ailments are based on an imbalance of elements..
Too much dampness, or dryness, or heat, or cold.. etc.. I'm wondering why wheat would cause more internal dampness, but I will try to limit wheat then as well, and go for other grains. Usually dampness conditions affect the stomach and spleen. The spleen is very involved in our period actually, because it's function is to transform food into blood.
I like cucumbers and actually have been craving them more than chocolate these past few days.. haha, but also spare ribs!! Had some last night and so I'm thru that craving.
Another thing which in the past had a major diuretic effect on me, well actually not sure if it was releasing excess fluid, but it made me pee non stop, was when I tried eating nothing but watermelon for two days, to do a detox.. Oh my God!!! Never had anything make me go so much.
I went about 20 times in one day!!
Of course I didn't want to look at watermelon again for a few days after that.
I think I'll just try to avoid very salty stuff, and add some of these remedies. I have a friend who has a vitamin store here and probably has some dandelion tea, so I'll give that a go..
I love sweet potatoes, so I'll also try to make some kind of plain soup with that.
Thanks everyone!
Have a great weekend!
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