For short term treatment, we recommend cocobiotics; I love Healthforce Nutritionals Olive Leaf Extract; colloidal silver, food grade H202, garlic enemas, grapefruit seed extract, garlic enemas and local parasite herbs (western formulas with cloves etc will not work here).

The lifecycle of different parasites may vary in length – what remains similar is the growth from egg – larva – pupae – adult. Most treatments won’t affect an egg, which can lie dormant until ready to hatch. Abdominal castor oil packs force the eggs to hatch, get zapped by the treatment, and speed your recovery.

Vermox and Combatrin are popular worm medications; and Flagyl, the most common antibiotic medication, is thrown at giardia and miscellaneous problems. It’s the machine gun technique.

“Roundworms: female roundworms lay eggs that pass into the environment with the host’s feces. Larvae: An ingested, fertlized roundworm egg hatches in it’s host’s small inrestine and penetrates the intestinal wall. Roundworm larvae mold twice before becoming an adult. Migration: some roundworm larvae migrate to the lungs where they mature for 10 days to 2 weeks. The larvae then ascend into the throat where the host swallows them after induced coughing. Adults: adult worms reach adulthood and start mating in about 2-3 months. Roundworms can live up to 2 years. Femals produce about 240,000 eggs every day” Ah.. welcome to life in the tropics!

Harder to diagnose and treat, is the parasite ‘blastocystus hominis’. If you have ongoing problems, it’s worth getting checked up at a clinic specializing in tropical bugs. Stool samples by mail won’t work for this diagnosis.

We like: The Centre for Digestive Diseases, Australia; Bumrungrad, Bangkok; Gleneagles, Singapore; NUH, Singapore. Genova Diagnostics, International.

I get it.

I recently snorkelled for the first time since Joachim died. He taught me to dive 10 years ago, and I’ve not dived much without him since. He chatted to me non-stop that day. And ever since he’s been very present. Flashing me moments, places & things I’d forgotten. His presence is loving, encompassing, encouraging, expansive and talkative! I have some regrets about things I never said, & think of ways we could have spent time differently – but he keeps showing up. And his presence is only Love. No disagreements, no problems, just un-competitive un-conditional love. I miss him keenly, in a way that surprises me. It hits me whilst riding the bike or listening to someone. I feel him next to me & hear him laughing. So if you see me talking to my invisible friend, it’s Jo.

I usually choose to spend NYE in, alone. Content to order, clean, write, light candles, sit quietly – did I mention cleaning?.. and silently slide breathe into the fresh year, listening to the sounds of fireworks & celebrations. Then awake early on January 1st, clear, sober & excited – to walk in the park, while setting intentions. Not this year. Ooh, change is afoot Sukes!

Wishing you all the most incredible, love-blasted, joy-filled, ecstatic year – do you feel the shift? Welcome 2012, we have been waiting.. ❤

Based on the original, sold by Donna Gates @ Body Ecology, our local brew was made by my friend Eric & gifted to Alchemy. With unlimited young coconuts in Bali, like loaves and fishes, it’s the gift that keeps on giving!

To start a new batch, pour 200ml of mature drink into a [preferably glass] bottle. Fill with coconut water. Loosely tighten cap or cork. It takes from 12-24 hours in this climate – you know it’s ready when it’s fizzy. And it can taste sulfurous too – this is a good thing. So buy a bottle from Body Ecology, or Alchemy as your starter, or find probiotics and make you own.

Initial side effects may be gas, bloating & loose stools. This means it’s working – this too shall pass. It’s worth it. Colonics help, but then you know that..

Ok, so why am I excited? Because people with candida, excema, psoriasis, gut disbiosis etc who aren’t able, for whatever reason to tackle their body ecology old styley, can drink this & feel & see immediate results: diminished cravings, reduced bloating [after the initial phase], skin clearing up, thrush disappearing – etc etc. Already my body feels better than it has in years – despite the horrid humidity, which suits me so poorly.

So Eric, being the scientist, had some Saccharomyces boulardii with him. But they weren’t proving potent. After a little research, he combined 1 capsule in fresh coconut water with 1 capsule of Lacto5 which we stock at Alchemy, and the rest is history.

Cocobiotic contains: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus delbreukii, Saccharomyces boulardii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Lacto5 contains:  Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bacillus subtillis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium longum, Streptococcus thermophilus

Which is all Greek to me! And check this – it’s the first time I’ve seen any company link bowel health with skin health. Bring it

I have a new yoni. Without going for some kind of scary & painful reconstruction. My friends here in Bali sell My Secret Ceres – which I call ‘my geisha stick’. Just reading the testimonials on the website was enough to spark my interest. So, cut to 3 weeks later & without gross details, my yoni is rejuvenated & transformed. I have a new relationship with my body. When I dance, my inner self is different – it’s subtle, but tangible.

The stick is an ancient recipe made of minerals and helps to correct or restore the right pH, or bacteria – clearing up thrush & vaginitis etc. Not just that, I feel it works on energetic levels – clearing & cleaning. The geishas had it down ✖

Update! Since posting this, I got my hands on a hard copy of the magazine. Seems a little editing was done to my words [they surely needing some helping] – but buffalo wings? I don’t even know what they are! Next time they will remain truer to yours truly…

“New to Ubud’s healing scene is the charming Alchemy Colonics Centre in Penestanan. Light, bright and airy, the downstairs section offers coffees and luscious raw desserts and a range of health products and fresh raw juices which can be delivered. Friendly staff and a light and airy ambience make it a desirable place to be. Upstairs, is the place for cleansing the body with colonics. With Suki in charge, her skillful hands are already helping people back to wellness – something she’s been doing, with love, for fourteen years. The treatments are reputed to cleanse the body, ridding it of toxins and gases.

In addition, they run detox programs of varying lengths which can be done at home, hotel or villa. If you listen to Suki, you will never want to smoke or eat meat again! But for some of us, that is an impossible dream. Even so, we can all benefit and walk away feeling lighter, cleaner and more at peace with the world..

The little sign downstairs “Sexy people tips” says it all! After all – clean is beautiful and sexy.”

I’m also mentioned in Rick Pursell’s Blog – Heart Mastery Series.

Colon or Semi-Colon? Posted on December 6, 2011 by Rick