When I react to something, I use an infrared sauna. I’m super lucky to have access to one. I would say it improves my mood by about 20%, as well as energy levels, and gets rid of the itching I get from these reactions as well. I sit in there for 30-40 minutes. I’m not …
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Good news! Your feet aren’t dry. It’s not from wearing “bad shoes”, they don’t need moisturizer, and Lufa isn’t going to help. Fortunately, it’s easier than that. This actually wasn’t even a food problem for me. It was a chemical problem. Soaps made by the companies Palmolive (and I also believe Dove), seriously irritate my …
I used to scoff at filtered water, and I actually liked the taste of tap water better. I haven’t done much research into why you should drink filtered water but I can tell you from personal experience, it upsets my stomach. Even worse, I made a bunch of chicken broth when I was pregnant to …
The good news is, even though we are so sensitive to food, alcohol doesn’t seem to be a problem! Rejoice in small miracles. The bad news is its dependant on the type of alcohol. Here are the ones that are okay: Whiskey (Bourbon and American Whiskey labeled “straight” whiskey. Most other whiskeys have caramel colouring made …
Seriously. I’ve been taking this since I was binge drinking in University, you can go to pubmed and look at the studies on rats. If it works on rats, it works on me. I’ve had a difficult time sourcing it but when I can find it, it works. Dihydromyricetin. It completely removes nausea associated with …
What do you eat for breakfast? We don’t eat fruit, we used to but it wasn’t working out. It hits dad’s mood, and it 100% gives me arthritis. The more sugary the fruit, the worse it is (oranges and bananas seem to be the worst, but grapes were also really really not good). Bananas …
I was put on antidepressants at a young age. Severe depression runs in my family and thankfully my dad had realized what it was and saw it early in me. (It is controllable by diet but there seems to be a genetic component as well). I can barely control it with diet. Messing up is …
I wrote this after an argument with a friend where I was told having depression was basically whining. August 20, 2014 You know what sucks? Arthritis. Pain. Multiple joint replacements. Weekly injections. Chronic pain. Not being able to run or do sports. You know what’s worse? Depression. The depression I have feels like my close friend …
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I’ve had a number of people reach out to me asking about how to gain or maintain their weight on a diet that cuts carbs like this one. Here are some things you can do to make sure you get the calories you need. (I’m writing this post because I just counted the number of …
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I’ve had a bad reaction to a couple of multivitamins (most of them contain soy derivatives), so I don’t take a multivitamin. Beware of prenatal vitamins too. If you end up being extremely sensitive, steer clear of either. Just so everyone knows, unfortunately, none of these reactions are caused by low vitamins or minerals. I …
