This incontinence-thing has kept me occupied more than I ever imagined. One night, I found myself soaking wet. "This can't be happening," I thought. I decided to return to the incontinence aisle at my local market and grabbed pads that boasted 4 drops.
I used them with Knix leak-proof panties. Thankfully, I never experienced another night like that. In addition, I had also been transitioning myself away from coffee for the better part of a year. I had been "mixing" my instant espresso with an instant grain-type beverage, the taste was pleasant, but hardly robust. Then somehow, I remembered a Korean place in Vegas that had matcha (Japanese tea)
soft-serve ice cream.
I loved the taste of it and loved its dense green color. Later, I returned to find that they no longer had the matcha flavored soft serve. My taste buds wanted matcha, and it hung heavy on my mind. I called Herbally Grounded, a store here in Las Vegas that has an impressive bulk section of leaf and powdered herbs to see if they carried matcha green tea. They did. I was willing to try an ounce or two. Their certified organic matcha was pricey, but I knew it would help me.
I also got powdered ginger and used both of them to make a hot drink
that I topped off with heated nutpods coconut & almond creamer (or half & half). The taste of the matcha and ginger are strong and a bit bitter. So I added raw honey and/or brown sugar Splenda, which turned it into a magnificent, soothing, robust beverage that now has become my robust morning and bedtime drink.
Curiously, within a day or two after starting this new ritual, I completely forgot that I had this incontinence thing going on. I no longer had the urgent urgency that happened once or twice a day--and without accident. It has now been 18 days since I started drinking matcha and I've only experienced a single episode of urinary urgency as opposed to over 30 of them. My body is much calmer.
The most important thing I also do is listen to the small subtle signals my body urges at me every couple of hours and I make sure I act on those urges, not do something else. Those signals are my priority to listen to and take care of before anything else. So I don't do "something else" and my body is so much happier.
HOT MATCHA TEA
Add 2-3 Tbsp hot water into glass or mug, then add
1-1/2+ teaspoon matcha powder
(by itself or with 1/2 tsp powdered ginger)
1-1/2+ tsp sweetener, raw honey or both. Stir thoroughly.
Heat 8 oz nutpods original almond+coconut creamer (original)
Pour into glass or mug and stir like crazy. A foamer tool works well too. Then, voila! This is a beverage with robust taste and benefits far beyond a daily perk-up.
Herbally Grounded has mail order. Email them at: info@herballygrounded.com
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