Wim Hof is a Dutch extreme athlete who has set world records in swimming and immersion in ice water and running a barefoot half marathon in ice and snow. His full method includes exposure to freezing temperatures and meditation, which he claims can help a variety of health issues. You can learn more about that…
I've been seeing a chiropractic specialist for about 5 years. NUCCA doctors specialize and only adjust the atlas (the first vertebrae at the top of the neck). However they do it in a non-invasive manner that you honestly barely feel. There's no manual cracking, there's no twisting of the neck and back, there's no popping…
"Every pressurized system needs a relief valve. There has to be a way to reduce the stress, the tension....there has to be a way to find relief, because if the pressure doesn’t find a way out, it will make one. It will explode. It’s the pressure we put on ourselves that’s the hardest to bear.…
I first started this blog partly because I couldn't find other Lyme stories that really talked about the bad times. I get it, we want to be seen as pillars of strength and we fight to focus on the positive things in life, helping others cling to hope. That's noble, but I want to know…
My least favorite interview questions are the ones about plans. "What’s your 5 year plan?" "Where do you see yourself in 10 years?" Good grief - I don’t know where I’m gonna be at the end of the day! Don't get me wrong - it makes sense that we should plan for the future, to…
My youngest daughter has always struggled with being overwhelmed by sensory things - sounds, lighting, smells, and even just the presence of other people in the same room. We never fully understood what she was experiencing - people would call her shy, quiet, even rude. She struggled in school not because the work was too…
It seem there has been a number of Lyme related deaths recently, mostly suicide. My heart hurts to know that so many people are in such despair that they choose death. The trailer below spoke to my heart - particularly the last words: Disappearing From Society Trailer
One of the hardest things about being sick is feeling useless. You don't have to have a chronic illness to understand what I am saying. If you've ever had a bad cold, the flu, a broken leg, a surgery, or any other impairment, then you know what it feels like to be unable to do…
I've been home almost 3 weeks and I am still noticing good improvement. I'm reluctant to say that because while it is true, I am improving, I am also still very sick and still have a lot of symptoms. I have had good days these past few years where I think I am improving…
At my last in office appt my doctor told us about a recent study at John Hopkins which combines multiple IV abx to attack various forms of Lyme. Doxy is a key one but I was on that last year and I did not tolerate it so that's out. I've been on rocephin for a…
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