That was my wake up call… and I vowed to take back control of my health. I celebrated my 30th birthday with a catheter going from my arm into my heart valve to administer broad spectrum antibiotics, the unintended result of a failed surgery I didn’t even need. I eventually had 3 surgeries that left me with staples in both lungs and a screw in my jaw. As a child, I was taught to always listen to the doctor and diligently take everything prescribed, but for some reason, my health never improved. I can barely remember a length of time when I wasn’t on antibiotics or steroidal creams and nasal sprays.
#HAUNTED CHUCK PALAHNIUK GERMAN SKIN#
Between trying to get into good schools and high paying jobs - before I knew it, I was completely immersed in the rat race.Īfter graduating from Harvard, my twenties was a rotating door into doctors’ clinics for respiratory infections and skin problems. After moving to America in my teens, life got progressively more intense.
Sampling different teas after meals was a sacred family ritual that continues today.
Born in the Far East, I’ve been steeped in the world of tea since I was a child.