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…
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…
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…
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…
Zucchini flour
Oversized zucchini is best. Peel with a carrot peeler, into thin even strips for less drying time. Or slide it through a mandolin for speed of prep. Set in a dehydrator until absolutely dry. If in doubt always dry it more, any moisture will ruin it during storage Run it through a food processor or…
Cilantro Pesto (for heavy metals)
Blend the following: 1-2 bunches of Organic cilantro 1 jalapeño 1/2 onion Juice of 4 limes Add another kind of pepper for different flavors - I like Orange bell pepper and switch with Anaheims 1/4 whole garlic clove Salt and pepper & cayenne Optional: add Avacado
Celebrate the Little Things (they’re not so little)
Last night, I had a little insomnia. Yes - I’m celebrating that. Not because I had insomnia, but because I haven’t had it in quite some time. You see, in the last 10 years, I’ve had insomnia more nights than not. I’ve gone months with very, very little sleep. At one point, I was getting…
Dysautomonia
My entire body is in overdrive right now. The other day I talked about Mast Cell Activation flaring up. Today I want to talk about dysautonomia and how it affects everything I do. Dysautonomia is an umbrella term for numerous conditions causing the disfunction of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). If you’ve had POTS or…
Mast Cell Flare
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome has been pretty well under control for the last year. Until recently. It’s allergy season so it’s not surprising that most cells are a little active. I’ve been getting bug bites that are extremely inflamed and having reactions to foods (throat tightening, scratchy throat and mouth, digestive distress) and various rashes…
Oven Baked Stew
Toss stew meat in flour (tapioca and corn) with salt and pepper Add veggies (tomatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes) Add broth (1 cup per lb of meat) Add seasonings (paprika, cumin, mustard, whatever you like) Bake in large baking dish at 400° until meat is cooked through
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