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14Feb 2022 by Marjorie No Comments

How to speed up your health research

(Illustration by MRhea using Leonardo.Ai.) I first started my self-experiments with nutritional therapy two decades ago, when internet searches for "XYZ deficiency symptoms" landed me on sites featuring iguanas, Yorkshire terriers, cockatiels, and, on one auspicious day, a Colin Farrell sex tape. Read More How to speed up your health research

06Oct 2020 by Marjorie No Comments

Therapies I’ve tried

other therapies

(Illustration by MRhea using Leonardo.Ai.) (Last updated Mar 2023.) This website originally focused on self-experimenting with nutritional therapy, using supplements available at healthfood stores. Eventually I widened my horizons and tried out these modalities or approaches. Read More Therapies I’ve tried

01Jun 2019 by Marjorie No Comments

Amusing effects of correcting nutritional deficiencies

self-experiment, specific health issue

I've found that repleting certain vitamins and minerals can have weird effects on your mind and body. Read More Amusing effects of correcting nutritional deficiencies

03May 2019 by Marjorie No Comments

Scary leg pain resolved with calcium

self-experiment, nutritional therapy, specific health issue

(Illustration by MRhea) Before my gluten-freedom (which commenced April 4, 1998) I became aware of a constant, aching bone pain in my legs that didn't seem to be a tissue or a muscle or a joint thing. It was most noticeable when doing the dishes or standing in line at the airport. Read More Scary leg pain resolved with calcium

23Apr 2019 by Marjorie No Comments

Another early nutritional therapy success: hypoglycemia

self-experiment, specific health issue

I had this for years without knowing what it was. At its worst, I had to eat every 45 minutes or my brain would do that revving/screaming/wheels spinning thing (silently, I mean; I'm pretty sure no one else could hear it). Read More Another early nutritional therapy success: hypoglycemia

08Feb 2019 by Marjorie 2 Comments

My very first nutritional therapy success: carpal tunnel syndrome

nutritional therapy, specific health issue

(Illustration by MRhea using Leonardo.Ai.) (Last updated April 2023.) One of my first experiments in nutritional therapy, and one of the most straightforward, was directed at that bane of the data entry worker, carpal tunnel syndrome. Read More My very first nutritional therapy success: carpal tunnel syndrome