Since it’s just us girls can we talk straight for a moment? There is something that hits my life on a regular basis and knocks me to my feet every single time. My world stops, productivity drops, and activities come to a screaching hault. This thing is so powerful that it rules me physically by inflicting relentless pain on my entire body. It is a regular occurrence and while I feel beat down, if it didn’t show up I’d be completely distressed. Despite how critical (and imposing) this thing is to my life and to lives of so many other women, we are not supposed to talk about it, make mention of it, or even allude to it. It’s just not socially acceptable especially in the presence of men. I’m sure by now you know exactly what this thing is, but some will still be offended that I decided to talk about it here. So for the purposes of this conversation, let’s just call it “ladies’ days” (plural, although I will refer to it in the singular).
For years, no decades, my ladies’ days have ruled my life. Why? Because too many times I have found myself out living my life, and in a split second I am curled up in a ball, writhing in pain. School, church, work,….. it doesn’t matter. Ladies’ days have no mercy. Can you imagine how embarrassing it has been to have to tell my pastor, my boss, my professors (all men at one time or another) that I am in pain and attempt to explain why? You know it’s bad when you suddenly disappear off of the pulpit in the middle of service, and the entire congregation is aware of why. I’m telling you, every 26 days I just want to open-hand slap the mess out of Eve for biting the apple!
After doctors determined that I’m perfectly healthy, I thought I simply had to deal with it until I started a family. (I was told that this issue would dissipate after I had children.) That was until I was introduced to one of the most miraculous things to happen to me in the last two decades (yes folksit’s that serious!)- Bragg’s apple cider vinegar. Not too long ago my mother-in-law was in town, touting the benefits of apple cider vinegar. It completely went in one ear and out the other since my mother-in-law is known for her homeopathic remedies for every ailment (altough most of them work). She neglected to mention once specific benefit that would have certainly had me hanging on her every word. A few weeks later while chatting with a couple of fly divas about fly diva things, this topic came up and so did the mention of Bragg’s. Could it really be true that somewhere between a couple of teaspoons and a couple of tablespoons, my life could be changed forever?
Although I was a mission to try this new miracle cure, I must admit that my first encounter with Bragg’s was not a happy one. It was so yucky that I gagged trying to sip a couple of teaspoons in a glass of water. It is definitely an acquired taste. Dissapointment set in because I thought I was sunk, but my brilliant hubby had an ingenious idea- blend it in my smoothie. Every morning I drink fruit smoothies for breakfast, so I started adding a tablespoon to my smothie. At first I was worried about the taste, but really all it did was add the taste of sour apple to my smoothie. (Eventually I did work up to drinking it in water.) The results have changed my life forever! I won’t go into great detail because some of you can’t beleive I am still talking about this four paragraphs later, but suffice it to say that I’ve been able to leave the house without an enormous bottle of pain-killers and a full change of clothes in the trunk. I’ve also read online that apple cider vinegar has also been helpful to ladies suffering from fibroids.
Let me just say that I’m not a dooctor and this is not medical advice. I’m just passing along a little information about my experience and this liquid miracle that has improved the quality of my life. Many benefits of apple cider vinegar have been reported. After researching online, I only use Bragg’s because of issues concerning processing and all that jazz, but do your your own research. For some of you reading right now, this is just TMI. However if you’re like me, you understand why I’m sharing this little tidbit, and I pray it works as well for you as it has for me.
Good information. Nothing to hold back on.
This stuff works. My ladies days got better without taking that was essentially prolonging my ladies days, not making the pain go away. It’s good for all sorts of things. I’m not a doctor but I say try it. You never know.