Tofu

Tofu

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Albuquerque, NM, United States
Just a freelance working vegetarian mom. I thought it would be fun to create a place where vegetarian moms can share their ideas, recipes, good places to shop, money saving ideas and funny stories.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The Eyes Have It!

They say the eyes are the windows to the soul but are they the windows to our bodies as well?

I have been fighting the weirdest eye issue the last couple of months.  Just when I think I've got it figured out, it comes back.  It appears to be a contact dermatitis which basically means, something I am allergic to is coming into contact with the skin of my eyes and they are reacting.  First they feel dry, then the skin starts to redden and get sore and usually by the next day, they are swollen and red.  I've been using "Rescue Cream" to treat the symptoms while I try to figure out the trigger.....the whole time believing it was topical.

Today I am thinking it's more than that.  I think my eyes are trying to tell me something about the toxins I am consuming, not the toxins that I am coming into physical contact with.  I believe that a cleanse is in order.  I've never done a cleanse so any advice would be greatly appreciated.  I have a tendency, especially when I am working to have a drink after work.  I believe that this combined with the crappy junk food I have been consuming at work for the last few months have taken a toll on the balance in my body.

Therefore, today is the beginning.  No more drinking for a while.  Changing my diet to include a whole lot less junk and a whole lot more organics.  After all the years of eating organic, I think my body just doesn't like to consume so many pesticide ridden foods.  It looks like my eyes are the canary in the coal mine of my body.  I need to listen.

I will keep you all posted on my progress as I attempt to be strong, resist the temptations and make a change.  Check the twitter!  I'll keep posting.

Please comment and let me know your thoughts, suggestions, advise or similar stories.

Thanks for listening!

Kasandra


3 comments:

  1. Hi! Stopping by from MBC. Great blog.
    Have a nice day!

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  2. I have narrowed down the main trigger of the eye reaction. The strange thing is it's a "clean" eye cream that I've been using for months. There has got to be more to this but, for now, taking a break from drinking (another possible agitator) and eliminating the eye cream.

    Thanks for listening,

    Kasandra

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  3. Update: I spoke to a friend who is a Make-Up Artist and healer. She recommended Rescue Cream and it helped! Rescue Cream will be in my medicine cabinet from now on. Thanks Victoria!

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