More Results...

My family Results... 

More noticed after 2 weeks...

I start with my Hubby, Mark...

Mark is still a bit skeptical about the chocolate working so well.  Friday was going to be 2 full weeks eating it 3 times a day and if you've read here before you know he's been on Rx medication for heartburn and that he stopped it the day he started eating Xocai to see what would happen.  He fully expected to be running to the medicine cabinet to take his medication, or at least something over the counter to assist with heartburn and to his surprise he didn't need it.  Soon a few days had past, he'd even eaten Mexican complete with chips and salsa with no problem.  He noted some very mild burning a few times, but nothing that even made him want so much as a Tums.

This past Thursday... just shy of the two week mark, he decided to stop eating the chocolate to see what would happen.  He didn't tell me he was doing this and expected to have to take his heartburn med right away.  To his surprise he didn't have any increase in burning sensation until Saturday evening and he hadn't changed his diet to "be safe".  At that point he told me about what he was doing and said he was ready to start eating the chocolate again.  He came to realize that the chocolate was doing more than helping him with the heartburn so he didn't need his medicine.  He noticed an decrease in energy and an increase in his appetite, neither of which he desired.  We'll see if he decides to stop eating it again... :)


About me, Suzie...

I've had a persistant cold and had been taking cold medicine much of the time at night last week, so I started taking my allergy medication in the mornings so I would be able to wake up when I needed to.  Saturday evening we were on our way home from a church function and I said something about all the combines and harvesting going on... that's when I realized I hadn't been taking my allergy medication.  Since I'd been trying to take it in the morning, I had forgotten to take it & couldn't say when the last time was that I had, but I had no allergy symptoms at all.... None!  I admit that I'm bad about remembering it unless I'm having allergy symptoms and I often used to forget at night simply because I was too tired and then end up paying for it in the morning.  The next morning I got up and upon getting in the car Mark started to say something about getting my allergy medicine, because if I had forgotten it the night before ... I need it in the morning!   Before he said anything he noticed I hadn't picked up a Kleenex all morning and was fine.  He asked me when I took my allergy medication and I told him I didn't... not last night and not in the morning!  I was in better shape than if I'd taken my medication at either time and it is harvest season... one of the two worst times of the year for me!

I have half a mind to do what Mark did and stop eating Xocai for a few days and see what happens, but I'm loving the allergy free life too much to want to even spend a few days like that even with medication.  :)


My little guy....

I have to tell you it's harder to know what's going on with him as far as results, but I have noticed that like me, his allergies have seemed to stop as well.  I have a Rx allergy med that I give him in the evenings as he needs it, and this is one of those times of year.  I stopped giving him the allergy medication at about the same time I stopped taking it because he had the same cold I did.  I failed to give him any allergy medicine either shortly after our colds subsided as well and he is doing fine like myself... and I didn't realize we had stopped taking it.  No allergy medicine for I don't know how long... bad Mommy!  But... I wouldn't have known for awhile if I hadn't forgotten and he'd be taking unneeded medication.

I too think his appetite is picking up.  I'm not sure what to do with a kid that eats his meals, then asks for snacks all afternoon, and then eats dinner ok.  Could be growth spirt, we'll see if it continues or levels out. 

A realization...

The funny thing about doing this is that you don't often see all of the results right away.  When something doesn't hurt, you don't think about it.  It's when you realize that something that usually hurts doesn't that the Aha moment occurs.... that was my case with the allergies.

My aunt had a similar situation.  She didn't realize that her arthritis in her hands was no longer bothering her until my mom started asking her about things.

If you start eating Xocai...

I recommend you take a mental note of all your ailments, or better yet, write them down.  Then in a few weeks, go back to that list and see if anything's changed.... hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised like we have!