Health & ME/CFS

Coping: One Breath, One Moment

A post about getting through those moments you ask yourself: "What fresh hell is this?", or beg, "Not again, please!" and, "When Food Is The Enemy" Recently, yesterday I guess it was, but it seems eons ago, I managed to poison myself. Not in the typical, swallow something toxic way, of course. No, not me.… Continue reading Coping: One Breath, One Moment

Health & ME/CFS

Mama Knows Best

So, I've been reading and reading thru the very long Gerson Therapy book, and here are the highlights of what I've learned. The main premise behind the therapy is that all chronic degenerative illness is caused by the body having too many toxins and not enough nourishment - and by nourishment, I don't mean just… Continue reading Mama Knows Best

Health & ME/CFS

About Crap… Literally

Well, I've been so busy writing about my Aspergers that I haven't updated about the physical stuff. It's mostly crap. That is, right now, I'm focusing on getting my very poorly functioning gut to function, which is hard after being on opiate pain meds for years, which basically slows it to crawl, and after a… Continue reading About Crap… Literally

Health & ME/CFS

Gerson Institute

Here's a link to the Gerson Institute. They have more info. UPDATE: Here's the page with the most information on the full therapy, which is way beyond my ability, and is mostly for cancer patients. But I can give it a start as much as I am able. Gerson Therapy UPDATE AGAIN: The Gerson Institute… Continue reading Gerson Institute

Health & ME/CFS

The Problem, The Plan, via Dr Z

So, everyone has their own idea for fibromyalgia, Lyme, etc. You read about supplements, diets, etc., everywhere on the web. Then there's Dr Z, who has been my rhuematologist for like, I don't know, ten or eleven years, I guess. So she knows me very well. I've been a problem patient for her - she's… Continue reading The Problem, The Plan, via Dr Z