Just because it's healthy doesn't always make it so

I had been sick for the past couple of weeks. Well, not exactly sick, but in lots of pain! I had an ulcer a few years ago and it reared its ugly head recently, bringing with it pain that was at times excruciating. My husband wanted to take me to the ER on numerous occasions because of the pain I was experiencing. And nothing helped to relieve it.

Initially, I wrote it off to stress. After all taxes were due on the 15th and then I was teaching not one, but two, workshops at a writers' conference on the 24th. A stressful time indeed. But normally, I don't react to stress this way. I became a nervous wreck...literally. I was having panic attacks as I missed a couple of deadlines with clients, tried to figure out how to legally pay less taxes, and research and prepare my two workshops. I wasn't myself at all. Sleep was eluding me between the pain and the panic.

And then one sleepless night as I lay in bed contemplating my current state, I realized I'd changed something in my diet about six weeks ago. In addition to drinking green tea, I added green tea supplements to my breakfast every day. After all, green tea was supposed to be good for you. It's known to lower cholesterol, regulate glucose and even help you lose belly fat. A wonder tea! Woo hoo!