• Food is Medicine

    I’ve been learning about different natural remedies and supplements that may help with specific issues. For example: I started taking stinging nettle at the recommendation of my doctor to help battle mast cell activation syndrome. He said it may also help with joint pain. It helped with both! I was ordering a refill when I Read more

  • The Burden of Good Intentions

    I get so much advice and many many emails about my health issues. This supplement, that diet, exercise, detox, brain training, etc etc. Sometimes it can be frustrating when others want you to try something that doesn’t feel right to you. This morning I got an email talking about vagus nerve activation. The vagus nerve Read more

  • Global Pandemic

    I’ve had some good days recently. I’ve been up most of the morning and have been able to accomplish some much needed cleaning around the house. But yesterday I work up feeling hungover with nausea, all over body aches, weaknsss, headache, low back spasms and seriously awful neck pain. Days like this can be incredibly Read more

  • Pain That Takes Your Breath Away

    The last few days have been rough – I just feel awful. I’ve slept a lot and when I try to get up, my bp drops and I start to feel like I’m gonna pass out. This morning I woke up feeling better, a little energy, brain function. I was sitting with my family having Read more

  • Treating Lyme+ is Complicated!

    I joined some Lyme groups in the hopes of learning what others are doing for long term, chronic Lyme-+. There is only one thing everyone agrees on – the testing is flawed and unreliable. Other than that, there seems to be a lot of bickering about treatment protocols. There are those who insist, that 6-8 Read more

  • Disabled a Decade – Finding Gratitude Every Day

    Just as birthdays and anniversaries come and go, I never forget July 10. It’s the day my life came to a screeching halt. I’d had back pain before, but never quite like this. My husband was out of town – my youngest daughter (13 then) was the only one home with me. I called our Read more