A new lesson about broccoli
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:24 pm
Recently I made a post on this discussion board about the miraculous relief from RLS symptoms which I have achieved by eating raw broccoli. In that post I shared that, by daily eating 4 ounces of raw broccoli with 1 tsp. of vinegar and 3 tsp. of olive oil, I have been able to achieve complete relief of RLS symptoms which were strongly affecting me every day. This relief has been virtually constant for more than two months with one exception. That exception has led me to understand that there is another critical component necessary to my obtaining relief.
Several days ago my “remedy” seemed to be losing its effectiveness. I was concerned because, although I was able to work at my desk all day, I began to have the old discomfort in bed at night. The day before yesterday I ate more than my usual amount of broccoli in an effort to stave off the increase in discomfort. That afternoon I was unable to continue working in my chair. By bedtime my discomfort was as bad as it ever was. I was writhing my legs in bed and had to use all my old coping strategies to fall asleep. When I woke up several hours later I was still in extreme discomfort but I managed to get back to sleep. When I woke up again at 4am I gave up on trying to sleep and got out of bed. I spent the rest of the night trying to figure out what could be happening.
It seemed unlikely that I had become resistant to the beneficial effect of the broccoli because a complete change in response over a few days seemed to be too rapid. It also seemed highly unlikely that I had acquired a chemically deficient bunch of broccoli. I considered the fact that I had, beginning about 5 days before, changed my supper time beverage from red wine to white wine. I then thought about a friend of mine who takes a very strong medicine for a different medical condition. He is under doctor’s orders to have a glass of red wine every day to enhance the effectiveness of his medicine. Although it seemed unlikely that some chemical in red wine is required for my broccoli “remedy” to work, I decided to give it a try. For the first (and hopefully last) time in my life I had a glass of red wine with my broccoli for breakfast. Within several hours I had complete relief of symptoms with no trouble sitting all day and no discomfort in bed last night. As I write this in the morning I’m still feeling perfectly OK sitting for a long period.
I believe the beneficial chemicals persist in the body for several days so it is not necessary to consume the red wine at the same meal with the broccoli. My next experiment is to go back to white wine with supper and use red wine vinegar instead of the white wine vinegar I had been using on the broccoli. It will be interesting to see if this provides enough of the mystery catalyst to help the broccoli keep my symptoms away. I will let you know how it goes.
The terrible discomfort I experienced the night before last was a reminder to me what an awful affliction this is and how important it is that I share my information in the clearest possible way. I do sincerely wish you all wellness and joy in your lives.
Several days ago my “remedy” seemed to be losing its effectiveness. I was concerned because, although I was able to work at my desk all day, I began to have the old discomfort in bed at night. The day before yesterday I ate more than my usual amount of broccoli in an effort to stave off the increase in discomfort. That afternoon I was unable to continue working in my chair. By bedtime my discomfort was as bad as it ever was. I was writhing my legs in bed and had to use all my old coping strategies to fall asleep. When I woke up several hours later I was still in extreme discomfort but I managed to get back to sleep. When I woke up again at 4am I gave up on trying to sleep and got out of bed. I spent the rest of the night trying to figure out what could be happening.
It seemed unlikely that I had become resistant to the beneficial effect of the broccoli because a complete change in response over a few days seemed to be too rapid. It also seemed highly unlikely that I had acquired a chemically deficient bunch of broccoli. I considered the fact that I had, beginning about 5 days before, changed my supper time beverage from red wine to white wine. I then thought about a friend of mine who takes a very strong medicine for a different medical condition. He is under doctor’s orders to have a glass of red wine every day to enhance the effectiveness of his medicine. Although it seemed unlikely that some chemical in red wine is required for my broccoli “remedy” to work, I decided to give it a try. For the first (and hopefully last) time in my life I had a glass of red wine with my broccoli for breakfast. Within several hours I had complete relief of symptoms with no trouble sitting all day and no discomfort in bed last night. As I write this in the morning I’m still feeling perfectly OK sitting for a long period.
I believe the beneficial chemicals persist in the body for several days so it is not necessary to consume the red wine at the same meal with the broccoli. My next experiment is to go back to white wine with supper and use red wine vinegar instead of the white wine vinegar I had been using on the broccoli. It will be interesting to see if this provides enough of the mystery catalyst to help the broccoli keep my symptoms away. I will let you know how it goes.
The terrible discomfort I experienced the night before last was a reminder to me what an awful affliction this is and how important it is that I share my information in the clearest possible way. I do sincerely wish you all wellness and joy in your lives.