Apologies to anyone noticing the long gap between posts . . . One of the lessons of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (combined with being “highly sensitive”) is that you never know what minor experience might throw your life for a loop.  For me it was a simple, routine, colonoscopy . . . or rather the sedation they used during it.  The procedure went fine, but I’m STILL recovering from the Midazolam and Fentanyl they gave me.  Most people walk out of the procedure after about an hour, “loopy” but okay.  I was immobilized for two days and still having bouts of light-headedness and upset stomach almost a week later.

So two days ago I decided to take some measures to try to clear out my system.  For me this involves yoga (including meditation) and diet.  The yoga is helping my body (1) “ground” itself again, (2) work out any lingering “air” stuck in my GI track and/or absorbed in my system which might be making me feel like a giant floppy helium balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, and (3) coax my system into resuming normal activities.  The meditations involve visualizing healing and balancing my chakras (more grounding).

Many “detox diets” are floating around on the interwebs (i.e., http://www.pureinsideout.com/detox-foods.html ) but I knew that what I needed most was lots of water, fruits, and vegetables.  I also was craving SPICE (remember I was on a low-roughage diet for five days before the procedure, so now it had been over a week since I had anything tasty).  SOOO, I decided to combine the yoga with some spicy Indian dishes full of veggies, especially onions, garlic, kale, and ginger.  I also drank lots of green tea with lemon and ginger.  So far it seems to be doing the trick.  I’m not fully recovered, but I’m getting there.

No recipes to post, but below are some pics.  I should also emphasize that, due to my CFS, I never cook multiple-course meals all on one day.  Tuesday night I made Cauliflower-Carrot Curry and had it over Basmati Rice.  Last night I made some basic Dal to go with them and a version of Saag Paneer that uses potatoes instead of cheese (and kale instead of spinach).  The curry recipe I made up (basically sautéed onions, carrots, cauliflower, ginger, and garlic simmered in a little water with Penzey’s Sweet Curry Powder).  The Saadi Masoor Dal and Paalak Wallae Aloo (spinach/kale with potatoes) came from Indian Home Cooking by Suvir Saran.

Enjoy the pics!