(Illustration by MRhea) One of the trippiest and most pleasant treatments I've ever tried, the Harmonic Egg allowed me to get some peace of mind back after a long period of that good ole 2020s stress. Read More Five sessions in the Harmonic Egg
(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
(Illustration by MRhea using Leonardo.Ai.) (See also this post on iron-induced vertigo.) I developed vertigo after my second dose of DMSA treatment for lead chelation. For the next four weeks I had trouble moving quickly, standing up, going down stairs, etc., with no signs of it abating. Read More I tried to detox lead and all I got was this stupid vertigo
(Last updated in April 2023.) More and more health writers and bloggers, including the Low-Histamine Chef and Donna Jackson Nakazawa, author of The Last Best Cure, have found stress reduction to play a big part in their health recovery. Read More Three months of reiki
(Musicians and dancers on a fresco at Tomb of Nebamun, ca. 1400 BCE. British Museum.) After reading Alyssa Harad's Coming to My Senses, about her discovery of perfume, I was inspired to set forth my own approach toward arming oneself against the world with scent. I rank perfume up there with recorded music and books when it comes to tools for mental health. Read More Perfume therapy
I've mentioned this in passing a few times on the site -- the exposure length and timing of the bright light therapy I use to control carb cravings, insomnia, low mood, and zombie brain changes over the years. I used to need it only from October to April, for 30 minutes, and it wouldn't work after 9 am. Then I switched to 60 minutes for quite a while, until it started to make me antsy. Now I'm down to 20 minutes, it won't work after 7:15 am, and I seem to need it all year. I consider this further proof that some chicks are not meant to live further north than a palm tree. Here are a few references I've used to figure out timing and "dosage." Chronotherapeutics for Affective…
