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 …
Author Archives: Mikhaila Peterson
FAQ – November 2017
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 …
What Living with Depression and Anxiety Is Like (Throw Some OCD Symptoms in There Too)
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 …
Diary from 2014 on Depression – What Depression Is Like
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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How to Gain or Maintain Weight Weight On An Elimination Diet
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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What Vitamins and Supplements to Take
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 …
Top foods to avoid (if you don’t want to do an elimination diet)
If doing an all out elimination diet isn’t feasible for you, or if you’re relatively healthy and just looking to improve your energy or lose a few pounds, avoid these foods: Gluten – You know those stereotypical Californian girls who don’t eat gluten “because it makes you fat” but they don’t exactly know what it …
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Jordan Peterson’s Diet – September 2017
Dad suffered from a number of health problems. He had GERD, minor psoriasis, mouth ulcers, fatigue and had an extremely hard time losing weight. He stopped eating desserts, went without sugar, and tried exercising. The worst health problem was severe depression. It seems to run in our family. When I started figuring out my problems …
My Labour Experience – Seriously successful hypnobirthing homebirth
I wrote this the day I gave birth. So it was fresh in my mind. It’s pretty detailed so only read it if you’re super interested haha. It also needs to be heavily edited so take it with a grain of salt. Haphazardly written but here goes. So I started getting things that were pretty …
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Baby!!
I’ve been gone from the blog for over a month because I had a baby!! It’s been crazy and exhausting and wonderful. Elizabeth Scarlett Peterson Korikova everyone ( a pic from a couple of days old): She was born August 6, at 3:21 am. 7lbs 6 oz with a full head of hair. Me being …