Unexpected toxins can wreak havoc!

Last Saturday I was hit with some very unexpected toxins - in the form of multiple yellow jacket stings. I've never been allergic before, so this was a shock. In the past, I'd feel pain for a short while and then forget about it. Not this time.

The yellow jackets attacked my ankles, and in spite of a quick dose of Benadryl and a baking soda pack, my ankles began to swell and burn - and itch. Each felt like someone was holding a hot match to my skin. Instead of getting better, they got worse, so I barely slept that night.

I tried everything in the medicine cabinet to sooth the heat and stop the incessant itching. None of it worked.

The next night I sat with my feet in a bucket of cold water before bed, and that calmed them down enough for sleep. Meanwhile, going up and down stairs was awful because they hurt when I bent them.

Then, after 3 days of misery, I thought what to do. My husband regularly drinks detox tea, so I went to the refrigerator and poured myself a glass before bed. And it worked - by morning my ankles were their normal size and the burning had ceased.

We're exposed to toxins every day, and most of the time don't notice them. They come from vehicle exhaust, dry cleaning chemicals, plastics, teflon, our carpeting, and often from pre-prepared foods, not to mention pharmaceuticals. And they take a toll that's so incremental that we don't notice that either.

It took a dramatic episode for me to realize that the detox tea isn't just for my husband (because he still takes a couple of prescriptions)but for me as well. I'll go for prevention over cure any day...

Yours for good health,
Marte